Gennadi Sosonko was born in and grew up in the Soviet Union, in a golden age of chess. He emigrated in 1972, became a successful player and then an even more successful chess journalist and author. On 18 May he celebrated his 80th birthday. | Photo source: livelib
Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 81st instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues to talk about pawn majorities. | Photo: Pascal Simon
As chess tournaments go, Tata Steel Chess has run pretty much forever it has been held annually since 1938 with just one missed year. In that time, it became one of the strongest chess competitions in the world. How to watch the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament You can watch the 2022 Tata Steel Chess.
Anatoly Karpov is one of the World Champions who is featured in the ChessBase NFT series. The 12th World Champion is a passionate stamp collector and immediately understood the idea. In an interview Karpov talks about NFTs, the story behind his brilliant win against Viktor Kortschnoi in the Candidates Final 1974, the World Championship match Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi, and Carlsen's statements about defending the title.