Arturs Neiksans on Quitting Chess, Coaching Levy and Moving On
Few grandmasters have a path as crooked as Arturs Neiksans'. In a long ChessBase interview recorded during his first visit to the company's studio, the Latvian…
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Sindarov's Seconds: Abdusattorov, Vidonyak and Likely Madaminov
The World Championship match between Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov runs from 24 November to 12 December in Cologny, near Geneva, over 14 games at the…
Rafael Vaganian at 75: The Armenian Who Reached No. 4
Rafael Vaganian was born on 15 October 1951 in Yerevan, and turns 75 this week. His career spans the Soviet school, the post-Soviet scramble and a long second…
Fifteen Chess Tourists, Eight Days and One Bronze Medal for Monika
Most Olympiad coverage stays inside the playing hall. This ChessBase travel diary by Axel Eger steps outside it, following a group of fifteen amateur players…
Tokayev Receives Turlov, Who Pitches Kazakh Chess as a Model
Kazakhstan's head of state has formally welcomed the new head of world chess. According to a FIDE press release carried by ChessBase, President Kassym-Jomart…
Germany's Bronze Traces Back to Bernd Vökler's Chess Princes
Germany's bronze medal at the Samarkand Olympiad is its first for a men's team in 26 years. A feature in the Thüringer Allgemeine, republished by ChessBase,…
Speelman Hunts Samarkand's Miniatures, 40 Games in 25 Moves
Every Olympiad produces a few thousand games, and the ones that get remembered are usually the long, grinding fights. In his latest Agony column for ChessBase,…
Jon Speelman at 70: The Candidates Run Behind a Quiet Career
Grandmaster Jonathan Speelman turns 70 on 2 October 2026. ChessBase marks the birthday with a career review of a player who reached the Candidates semifinals,…
Timur Turlov on Chess as a Business: Sponsors, IDs, Olympics
In an interview with American Chess Magazine, conducted by video link in early August before the vote and republished by ChessBase, Timur Turlov described…
Detained Twice on a Stalker's False Claims: Hanna Sayce's Story
Melbourne chess streamer Hanna Sayce has spoken about a stalking case that led to her being detained in Qatar, and again when she tried to enter Iceland, after…
The Anti-Motivator and the Silent Killer: Inside Uzbekistan's Gold-Medal Team
After the closing ceremony in Samarkand, Uzbekistan's five gold medalists sat down with ChessBase India's Sagar Shah, and the resulting interview is less a…