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• All new releases in September!

  The latest releases offer fresh ideas for opening preparation and regular chess training. In two volumes, Michael Kotyk presents a practical repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5, while Fabien Libiszewski introduces the dynamic Chigorin Defence against the Queen's Gambit. ChessBase Magazine 233 rounds off the selection with up-to-date opening ideas, annotated games by top players and a wide range of training material. The products combine practical recommendations for tournament play with suggestions for independent analysis. | All photos: ChessBase

• Barcelona to host the MOVE Cup

  The cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region will host the MOVE Cup, a new elite chess tournament, with Magnus Carlsen first in the line-up. Launched together with the MOVE Foundation and powered by BETBY, the tournament will bring eight of the world’s top grandmasters to Barcelona from 18 to 20 January 2027.

• European Club Cup: Novy Bor and SuperChess remain perfect

  Novy Bor and SuperChess Romania remain the only teams with perfect scores in the open section of the European Club Cup after five rounds. The co-leaders will face each other in Thursday's penultimate round, with three teams following one match point behind. In the women's competition, CE Gambit Bonnevoie secured their fifth consecutive victory and now hold a two-point lead over Monte-Carlo and Odlar Yurdu with two rounds remaining. | Pictured: SuperChess' Jorden van Foreest and Nodirbek Abdusattorov | Photo: Gerd Densing

• Emin Ohanyan and Jiang Haochen outperform rating favourites, top final standings at Atyrau Masters

  Armenian GM Emin Ohanyan won the Atyrau Masters in Kazakhstan after finishing tied for first place with Chinese IM Jiang Haochen on 7/9. The 20-year-old Ohanyan, seeded 20th, claimed the title thanks to a superior tiebreak score, while 15-year-old Jiang, seeded 30th, secured three consecutive wins to catch the leader. Baadur Jobava took third place on 6½/9. | Photo: Kazakhstan Chess Federation

• US Championships - Live!

  The US Championships are taking place on 9-21 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Each tournament is a 12-player single round-robin with a classical time control. Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Levon Aronian are the highest-rated players in the open, while Carissa Yip, Alice Lee and Irina Krush head the women's field. | Follow the action live starting at 19.00 CEST (13.00 ET, 22.30 IST) | Pictured: Grigoriy Oparin | Photo: Lennart Ootes

• Vahap Sanal and Team Türkiye triumph at NATO Chess Championship

  Vahap Şanal won the 2026 NATO Chess Championship in Jūrmala with a perfect 7/7 score, while Türkiye took first place in the team competition. Slovenia's Laura Unuk finished second overall and was the event's top woman, with Germany's Robert Stein claiming bronze on tiebreaks. The championship brought together 148 military players from 18 NATO countries and also featured a blitz event won by Dutch IM Mark Timmermans. | Photo: Vladimir Lionter / @the_lionter

• FIDE President Timur Turlov meets Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia

  FIDE President Timur Turlov met Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia to discuss the country's growing chess infrastructure and future cooperation with FIDE. Cyprus has hosted several major international events in recent years while also expanding domestic tournaments, youth training and permanent facilities. The meeting highlighted the island's development as an emerging European chess centre and its potential as a model for combining elite events with long-term national growth. | Photo: FIDE

• European Club Cup: Favourites set for direct encounters

  Eleven teams remain tied for first place in the open section of the European Club Cup after three rounds, with tenth seeds Beer Sheva the only top-twelve team to have dropped a match point. The fourth round will see SuperChess facing Bayegan Pendik, with a potential battle between Anish Giri and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (pictured) on the top board. In the women's competition, Monte-Carlo and Gambit Bonnevoie are the only teams with perfect scores and will meet on Tuesday. | Photo: Gerd Densing

• My 70th Memorable Game

  On 17th October 1956, a sensational sacrificial game played in New York City by a 13-year-old chess upstart from Brooklyn shot across the globe. It was a game that literally took the chess world by storm. It contains a stunning sacrificial onslaught and is regarded as one of the most famous games of chess that has ever been played. In the October issue of CHESS magazine John Henderson recalls the game that made 13-year-old Bobby Fischer famous. It was played seventy years ago, today.

• ChessBase´26 – Tips for Beginners, part 32: Training with style

  It’s once again time to think about aesthetics in ChessBase´26 training: Have you ever noticed the “Style” option? If not, in this episode we’ll explain briefly and concisely how you can better adapt your screen display to your own taste.