Your key to fresh ideas, precise analyzes and targeted training!ChessBase is the personal chess database that has become the standard worldwide.Now with the new databases Mega 2022 and the correspondence chess database Corr2022!Also new in the mega package: 1 voucher for a professional Powerbook of your choice + 250 ChessBase ducats!Guided – touched!The new way to glorious games.Fritz, the "most popular German chess program" (Der Spiegel), offers everything a chess friend needs.In the first six rounds of the Candidates Tournament, six games ended in a decision.Nepomniachtchi has three of those wins, two of which Caruana has won and one Nakamura - while the remaining five participants in the tournament have yet to claim a single win.Nepomniachtchi's third win came in Round 6 against Duda and it was a comfortable win.With good preparation, Nepomniachtchi got into a promising position, which he won with a well-played attack.Before the start of the Candidates Tournament, many had seen Alireza Firouzja, who celebrated his 19th birthday at the start of the tournament, as one of the favourites.This can inspire, but also exert pressure.World Champion Magnus Carlsen added to the pressure when he said his only intention was to defend his title if Firouzja won the Candidates Tournament and became his challenger.But Firouzja hasn't found his rhythm in the first six rounds of the Candidates Tournament and against Caruana he looked tense and too determined to win.And that's rarely a good recipe against a player of Caruana's experience and strength.Looking for counterplay: Alireza Firouzja |Photo: Stev BonhageHikaru Nakamura and Ding Liren delivered a theoretical duel and an entertaining exchange of blows.Nakamura was very well prepared and played the first 25 moves at lightning speed, but despite his deep preparation, struggled to prove an advantage in the position that then appeared on the board.He tried an attack on the kingside, but it only resulted in a perpetual check.In his evening analysis of the game, Nakamura also said: "Ding played perfectly."Teimour Radjabov has not won a game in classical chess since October 2, 2019.With his draw against Richard Rapport in Round 6 of the Candidates Tournament, Radjabov has a streak of 35 draws in a row.However, the draw against Rapport was hard fought and exciting - and just before the end of the game Radjabov had a chance to break his draw streak.After six of 14 laps, Nepomnichtchi and Caruana have pulled away from the field."Nepo" is alone in the lead with 4.5 out of 6, Caruana follows in second place with half a point.Nakamura and Rapport share third and fourth place, another point behind.With a round to go in the Candidates Tournament, the Nepomniachtchi vs. Caruana race seems set to end.But nothing has been decided yet, because there are still eight rounds to play.And in the past, Nepomniachtchi suffered a slump in several tournaments - and not least in the world championship fight against Magnus Carlsen 2021 - after a good start in the second half.The new Komodo Dragon 3 engine has gained 100 Elo points in playing strength compared to its predecessor when using one processor core at lightning time.A huge step forward for a program that is already at an Elo level of over 3500 perThis video course is intended as a tactical guide for Black and shows the typical combinations for structures in the French Defense.This video course is intended as a tactical guide for Black and shows the typical combinations for structures in the French Defense.This video course is intended as a tactical guide for Black and shows the typical combinations for structures in the French Defense.The Stonewall Attack (d4 followed by e3 and possibly f4) is an old-fashioned, almost forgotten opening that is not believed to give White any advantage at all.Nevertheless, the opening is tough and not so easy to vertWhite gains space on the queenside, forcing the opponent to use his own resources right at the start of the game and creating a complicated position.SCHACH PROBLEM is a chess book that is fun: over 100 chess tactics problems from "easy" to "Bundesliga" level.We use cookies and similar technologies to provide certain functions, to improve user experiences and to display interest-based content.Depending on their purpose, analysis cookies and marketing cookies can be used in addition to technically required cookies.Analysis cookies and marketing cookies are used as long as you do not object by making a corresponding setting.Please note that your selection may affect the functionality of the offer.You can find more information in our data protection declaration.