ChessBase Magazine Extra is the ideal supplement to ChessBase Magazine. The new Extra #217 starts the new video series "Mikhalchishin's Miniatures" - the first part focusses on the Queen's Gambit Accepted. In addition, Nico Zwirs examines the Najdorf Variation with 6.h3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.g4 b5 in his video contribution. The “Lucky bag” this time contains 48 analyses by Anish Giri, Ivan Saric, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Romain Edouard, Michal Krasenkow and many others!
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Hans-Joachim Hecht, a Grandmaster since 1973, was a member of the successful German national team in the 1960s and 1970s, became German team champion eight times with his clubs SG Solingen and Bayern Munich and won the European Cup once. Today he celebrates his 85th birthday. Congratulations to him! | Photos: German Chess Federation, Münchener Schachakademie
On 12 October IM Dinara Wagner sat down with international chess journalist Tatiana Flores to talk about her chess career and personal interests. Wagner also shared her impressions of the European Chess Club Cup and gave interesting insights into the support she receives from her surroundings. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Magnus Carlsen’s Offerspill had a stellar performance at the 2023 European Chess Club Cup. The tournament took place in Dürres, Albania at the start of October. GM Karsten Müller found plenty of endgame highlights to share with us ChessBase readers. Find here thirteen instructive positions, with helpful, to-the-point analyses perfect for those looking to improve their endgame abilities! | Pictured: David Anton | Photo: Niki Riga