In his “Game of the Week” show #554, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a fantastic attacking game that was played in the German Bundesliga last weekend, and in which Daniel Yuffa defeated Frederik Svane with a number of surprising sacrifices. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target=" blank">register a Premium account here</a>.
Nineteen players are sharing first place on 3 out of 3 points in the main event of the Sunway Sitges Festival. Kushal O, a 17-year-old Indian player with an 1801 Elo rating, is among the leaders, as he stunned players in the 2250-2500 rating bracket on the first three days of competition. Big guns Yu Yangyi, Hans Niemann and Jorden van Foreest (pictured) are also sharing the lead. | Photo: Amruta Mokal
German Chess Summer in Magdeburg took place from 12-24 August, featuring German Individual Chess Championship, German Women’s Individual Chess Championship, German Senior Chess Championships 50+ and 65+, National Blitz Chess Championship, and the most prestigious German Masters event – a ten player round-robin tournament with the best German players in the strong line-up. 17-year-old GM […]
In his “Game of the Week” show #530 Merijn van Delft looks at a fine attacking game by the young German Grandmaster Frederik Svane. At the German Masters Svane won against Daniel Fridman, a player who is notoriously hard to beat. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target=" blank">register a Premium account here</a>.
Arne and Karsten look at opposite-coloured bishops endgames, one of the most intriguing setups in the final stage of the game. When more pieces are left over the board, the attacker tends to have an edge. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a <a href="https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/chessbase account premium year abo">ChessBase Premium account</a>.