{"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\/norway-chess-2026-live'>Norway Chess &#8211; Live!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T17:45:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">05\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 14th edition of the Norway Chess super-tournament is taking place from 25 May to 5 June at Deichman Bjorvika in Oslo. An open event and a women&#039;s event are being played concurrently with an identical number of players, the same format and an equivalent prize fund. Wesley So, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Alireza Firouzja enter the final round with chances to take the title. Key pairings: Firouzja v. So and Pragg v. Keymer. | Follow the games live starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 ET, 20.30 IST) | Photo: Norway Chess \/ Michal Walusza<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/european-women-ch-2026-live'>European Women&#039;s Championship &#8211; Live!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T12:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">05\/06\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 25th edition of the European Women&#039;s Chess Championship is taking place from 25 May to 5 June in the Georgian city of Batumi. The tournament is played over 11 rounds using the Swiss system. More than 150 players from 32 European federations have registered to participate. Ten players have an Elo rating above 2400. | Follow the games live starting at 11.00 CEST (5.00 ET, 14.30 IST) | Pictured: Adhara Rodr\u00edguez | Photo: European Chess Union<\/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><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/tepe-sigeman-2026-live'>TePe Sigeman &#8211; Live!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T12:50:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">07\/05\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament is taking place on 1\u20137 May in Malm\u00f6, Sweden. World number one Magnus Carlsen heads the field, as he faces ambitious opposition that includes Tata Steel Masters winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and rising star Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who recently became the youngest player to ever cross the 2700 rating mark. The event is an eight-player single round-robin. Follow the games live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST) | Photo: Peter Doggers \/ Official website<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/problem-challenge-april'>Problem Challenge April<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T16:44:02+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">20\/04\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Were you able to handle the four rook endgame studies we showed you recently? They were a little bit harder to solve than they looked. We now bring you all the intricacies and subtleties in short videos by IM Gauri Shankar, who works as a chess trainer in Chicago. And of course we give you full analysis in a ChessBase replayer, where you can switch on an engine to help resolve any residual questions.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/regulations-for-2026-fide-team-rapid-and-blitz'>Regulations for FIDE Rapid and Blitz<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T17:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">16\/04\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Preparations are fully underway for the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 in Hong Kong from 16 to 22 June. In previous editions, the tournament has featured numerous top players competing alongside amateurs and rising talents, producing a dynamic atmosphere rarely seen in traditional elite events. Magnus Carlsen is expected to participate in Hong Kong, adding further star power to the competition.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/candidates-tournament-2026-live'>Candidates Round 14 &#8211; Live!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T15:15:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">15\/04\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Candidates Tournaments form the final qualifying stage of the FIDE World Championship cycle. Each tournament features eight of the world&#039;s strongest players competing in a double round-robin format over fourteen rounds of classical chess. No fewer than six players (out of eight) enter the final round with mathematical chances of winning the Women&#039;s Candidates Tournament. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 14.30 CEST (8.30 ET, 18.00 IST) | Photo: Michal Walusza<\/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-4'>A Game That Outlasted the Day (4)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T12:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">14\/04\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">It should be clearly emphasized that the longest chess game of all time can only arise by chance. Any prior agreement between the opponents before the game\u2014such as, &quot;Let\u2019s play the longest game in history today!&quot; \u2013 or any such understanding reached during the game, automatically turns them into cheaters, with all the ensuing consequences. Estonian chess expert and trainer, Valery Golubenko, tells us about the struggle to regulate very long theoretical endings.<\/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-3'>A Game That Outlasted the Day (3)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T20:00:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">06\/04\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Two months ago Valery Golubenko played what may well have been one of the longest chess games ever seen, measured by number of moves, under the rather restrictive conditions of modern chess life. At move 88, with queen and b-pawn against queen, Golubenko&#039;s opponent held for 37 moves, until he missed an only move, and it was theoretically a mate in 47. | Photo during the game by Chess Club Kaksikodad \u2013 from the right, GM Aleksandr Volodin and the chief arbiter Askold Nassar<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/en.chessbase.com\/post\/the-birth-of-a-journey'>The Birth of a Journey<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:49:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">23\/03\/2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Praful Zaveri is the founder of Indian Chess School, where he has trained more than 5000 students. In 2023 he began writing a book, Shat Shat Vande Chess, on the cultural, historical, and philosophical journey of chess, on the 15,000\u2011year \u201codyssey\u201d of the game. Now he has decided to make it into a film. Here is the first trailer \u2013 and Praful&#039;s thoughts on the enterprise.<\/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}]}}