Chess whispers

Magnus Carlsen is rapid chess world champion for the fifth time. In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Norwegian once again became rapid chess world champion with 10 out of 13, half a point ahead of Vladim...

Hopes were high for Vincent Keymer, the reigning vice world champion in rapid chess for just under 18 hours, when it was announced yesterday at 11 a.m. German time: "The 2023 Rapid Chess World Cham...

The Rapid and Blitz World Championship will take place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand from December 26th to December 30th. The German hopeful Vincent Keymer, who surprisingly became Vice World Rapi...

Hinweis: Der nachfolgende Text erscheint in der Ausgabe Januar 2024 des Schach-Magazin 64. Am 9. Dezember fand ein außerordentlicher Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes statt, der auf dem Twitc...

In the last few days and weeks, chess tournament organizer has been a sought-after profession. In order to have a chance of making it to the Candidates Tournament in the final stretch, supporters o...

There has never been anything like this before. The Wagner couple wins the German Master. Dinara and Dennis are the strongest German chess couple. Dinara Wagner, now the German number one in the li...

The German Masters for men and women started on December 11th. According to a recent decision by the Federal Congress, the tournament, which is played as a round-robin tournament with 10 players, ...

It's no real surprise that Viernheim, Deizisau and Baden Baden would be at the top of the table after 4 of 15 rounds. But there is one team that no one would have expected to be in these regions of...

At the Tournament of Peace in Zagreb, Croatia, Niemann did not let up in the final rounds. At the end he had a fantastic 8 out of 9. In the meantime, as during the tournament, the first players exp...