Chess whispers
Weltmeister in 10 Jahren? Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş
Der 12-jährige Türke Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş dominiert die Weltrangliste in seiner Altersklasse und erzielt bereits achtbare Resultate gegen Topspieler.
Offene Schachtreffs: Wo gibt es sie? Und für wen eignen sie sich?
Auch außerhalb der Schachvereine wird Schach gespielt: In Büchereien, Kirchen, Cafés oder Begegnungszentren. Viele dieser Einrichtungen bieten sog. offene Schachtreffs an.
Wo gibt es überall solch...
100 Jahre SC Frankfurt West mit drei hochkarätigen Schachveranstaltungen
Mit drei fulminanten Schach-Events feiert der SC Frankfurt West Ende Juni sein 100-jähriges Jubiläum.
Filling in the gaps | New podcast with Niklas Rickmann, 1st Chairman of the Chess Youth
A podcast interview by Michael Busse with Niklas Rickmann, the 1st Chairman of the German Chess Youth
The 10 best chess films
Films about chess have a special fascination for us chess players. In this article we take a look at the ten best chess films in history.
The creator behind chess-results, Heinz Herzog
Almost everyone who has ever taken part in a chess tournament knows the Swiss Manger draw tool and the chess-results tournament website. But who is actually behind it?
The only chess shop in Berlin | new video
The only chess shop in Berlin is in Charlottenburg. It is the former "Lasker's", today known as "Chess Tigers Shop".
IM Jonathan Carlstedt guides his customers through the store in this video an...
Checkmate in chess (40 checkmate patterns)
"Modern chess is too concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it, checkmate ends the game."
(Nigel Short)
The 5 largest chess clubs in Germany - and what we can learn from them
Clubs play an important role because they can convey a sense of togetherness. Michael Busse has investigated what the 5 largest German chess clubs do particularly well.