Chess whispers

Since the beginning of the year, the German Chess Federation (DSB) has registered 5,000 new registrations in the clubs organized under the DSB. This means that the number of members is breaking thr...

The European Club Cup (ECC) is the chess equivalent of the Champions League in football. The strongest teams in Europe and the best players in the world compete in the seven-round race in order to...

From September 19th to September 28th, 2023, the Senior World Team Championship took place in North Macedonia, divided into 2 age groups, Seniors 50+ and 65+. A number of German teams were present...

From September 25th to 29th, the AI ​​Cup will take place online as part of the Champions Chess Tour. The Champions Chess Tour is the most important online tournament or tournament series, for whi...

At the end of August, news broke that the dispute between chess.com/Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann had been settled. But the issue seems to be moving into the next round. In September 2022, Niema...

Es ist nie zu spät, um mit Schach anzufangen - aber auch nie zu früh! Kitakinder, die die Grundzüge des Schachspiels lernen, profitieren in vielerlei Hinsicht davon. Schach fördert nicht nur die a...

The Chess Tigers team has had some exciting weeks. First of all, a big thank you to everyone who has followed our project with goodwill. But who do we actually do what we do for? For you, of cours...

Reinhard Ahrens is an institution in Hamburg chess. Treasurer of the Hamburg Chess Club since 1991, and team captain of the first Bundesliga team since 2008, he and Christian Zickelbein are the de...

There are two highlights for the German national players in October and November. The first will take place at the end of October on the Isle of Man. The strongest Swiss system tournament in the w...