{"id":2418,"date":"2023-02-19T18:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T18:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=2418"},"modified":"2023-03-12T02:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T02:09:09","slug":"news-summary-chessbase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/news-summary-chessbase\/","title":{"rendered":"Chessbass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-dates has-authors has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/anastasia-corotcova-vs-mikhail-tal-level-strong-club-player'>Anastasia Corotcova vs. Mikhail Tal (Level = Strong Club Player)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T20:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Anastasia Corotcova challenged the virtual version of Mikhail Tal in Fritz 21, hoping to experience the legendary attacking style that made the former World Champion famous. After gaining a promising position, she and Arne Kaehler struggled to find a series of critical defensive moves, allowing Tal\u2019s relentless sacrificing attack to take over. The game was full of tactical fireworks and captured the feeling of facing the real \u201cMagician from Riga,\u201d making it an entertaining and memorable experience.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/jan-henric-buettner-to-run-for-fide-president'>Jan Henric Buettner to run for FIDE President, with Malcolm Pein on ticket<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T13:30:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Jan Henric Buettner has announced that he will run for President of FIDE, with Malcolm Pein standing on his ticket as candidate for Deputy President. Buettner, a German entrepreneur and co-founder of Freestyle Chess, has become active in elite event organisation in recent years. Pein, an International Master, organiser and journalist, previously stood for FIDE Deputy President in 2018. | Photo: Freestyle Chess<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/wadim-rosenstein-to-run-for-fide-president'>Wadim Rosenstein to run for FIDE President<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T12:50:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Wadim Rosenstein has announced that he will run for President of FIDE. The German entrepreneur, founder of WR Chess, has become involved in elite events, team competitions and club chess in recent years. His candidacy follows a period in which he has built a profile as a sponsor, organiser and promoter of the game. | Photo: Wadim Rosenstein&#039;s X account<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/kcf-friendship-festival-2026-opens'>KCF Friendship Festival opens<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T12:46:32+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Kasparov Chess Foundation Friendship Festival 2026 officially got underway on Thursday in Radenci, Slovenia, where more than 180 players from over 30 countries gathered for one of the strongest international chess festivals ever organized in the country. The tournament combines top-level competition with educational activities, featuring the Open Tournament, Kasparov Day, the International Trainers Conference and the KCF Chess Camp.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/us-olympiad-teams-announced'>US Olympiad teams: Niemann and Liang to make debuts in open squad<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T11:30:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The United States has named its open and women&#039;s teams for the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Levon Aronian return in the open section, joined by debutants Hans Niemann and Awonder Liang. The women&#039;s squad includes Carissa Yip, Alice Lee and Irina Krush, alongside Rose Atwell, who will make her Olympiad debut, and Tatev Abrahamyan. | Photos: Saint Louis Chess Club \/ Lennart Ootes<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/shenzhen-welcomes-fide-cooperation'>Shenzhen welcomes FIDE: Strengthening global chess cooperation<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T07:45:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">26\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">FIDE has opened its new Shenzhen Office in Qianhai, following an inauguration ceremony attended by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Chinese sports official He Fengxiang. The two sides discussed further cooperation in event organisation, youth training, cultural exchange and chess development, with Shenzhen set to serve as a hub linking FIDE&#039;s work with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and broader chess activity across China. | Photo: Liang Ziming<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/surrealists-and-chess'>Surrealists and chess<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-22T19:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">22\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Lyon Olympique \u00c9checs club has just sent out an alert to 17,500 chess players and 2,500 other contacts. The message reads: &quot;Surrealists and Chess \u2013 for \u20ac40, help us save a 19th-century workshop right in the heart of Lyon!&quot; A support committee has been set up, which comprises writers, poets, painters, photographers, gallery owners, doctors, politicians, lawyers, bankers and more. Now it&#039;s time for the chess community to join.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/a-game-that-outlasted-the-day-7'>A Game That Outlasted the Day (7)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T18:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">10\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">In the comments on Part 5 of the series, readers pointed out that this was not a \u201cmaster game\u201d (as stated on the Guinness page), since Arsovi\u0107 had an initial rating of 2200 (which by today\u2019s standards may correspond to a rating of 1400), while Nikoli\u0107\u2019s rating was only 15 points higher. Now in Part 7 the author examines the remaining \u201ccompetitors\u201d to the Gorkov\u2013Golubenko game for the title of the longest game by number of moves.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/under-the-hammer'>Under the Hammer<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-08T08:32:34+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">08\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">It isn&#039;t easy to weave Sotheby\u2019s, Queen Isabella of Spain, Fischer-Spassky 1972, Michael Caine and a vigilante killer into the same article. But that is exactly what John Henderson does, in this piece that appears in the June issue of CHESS magazine. He tells us how the vast collection of chess memorabilia of GM Lothar Schmid, considered to be the largest and most important of its kind in private hands, went under the hammer recently at Sotheby\u2019s in London. You will not believe the prices they received.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/upcoming-tournaments-and-events-2'>Upcoming tournaments and events<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T11:50:53+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">03\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Looking for an interesting over-the-board chess tournament to play, attend, or simply watch? There are plenty being staged all over the world, and we will bring you regular overviews of the most interesting of them. We do this in cooperation with MyChess.events, a global platform that helps players discover upcoming events, check dates, venues, formats, prize funds and registration details. In our selection we highlight selected events from around the world that may interest players, coaches, parents and chess fans.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/super-classic-romania-2026-live'>Super Chess Classic Romania &#8211; Live!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T13:50:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">23\/05\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The second event of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour is the Super Chess Classic Romania, which is taking place on 14-23 May in Bucharest. Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana enter the final round tied for first place, while Javokhir Sindarov, Wesley So and Jorden van Foreest stand a half point back and still have chances of taking the title. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting two hours earlier than usual, at 13.00 CEST (7.00 ET, 16.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/super-poland-2026-live'>Super Rapid &amp; Blitz Poland &#8211; Live!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T12:50:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">09\/05\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Kicking off the 2026 Grand Chess Tour is the Super Rapid &amp; Blitz Poland, the first of three speed chess events, which is taking place on 5-9 May in Warsaw. Ahead of the final day of action, Hans Niemann is the sole leader, with Wesley So standing close behind, at a mere half-point distance. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 12.00 CEST (6.00 ET, 15.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2418","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473,"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2418\/revisions\/2473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/necl.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}