Inspired by a data analysis of the style of play in American basketball, Roger Lorenz has carried out a similar analysis for top-level chess. There have indeed significant changes over the last few decades not necessarily positive ones.
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ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. Our columnist Nagesh Havanur takes a look at our recent issue, CBM 218. 540 games from Tata Steel Chess and Chessable Masters 2024, 12 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, 6 demo lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Wei Yi, Anish Giri, Nordibek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, Vidit Gujrathi and Praggnanandhaa among others. The icing on the cake is a special feature on Richard Rapport, with 28 annotated games. | Pictured: Gukesh D playing white against Ding Liren in Wijk aan Zee | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024
Alexander Donchenko was the rating favourite at the third edition of the Sunway Formentera Open and lived up to the role at the end of the event. Before the final round, he was tied for first place with Vasyl Ivanchuk. Doncehnko scored a full point in the last round, while Ivanchuk only managed a draw. | Photos: Sunway Formentera Chess Festival
"Eurochess" is the apt name of the European banks' chess tournament. From 11 to 14 April, the tournament was held in Athens with 69 participants and 14 banking institutions. The National Bank of Belgium won the team competition, Radu Liviu the individual tournament. Gerd Densing represented the Bundesbank and reports.