chessexpress

 While there has not been a lot of chess activity in 2020 (for obvious reasons), there was still enough for me to select the 2020 Chessexpre...

 The opening move 1.a3 is a much underrated weapon, and continues to claim victims. While I have often used it to play a reverse Scotch syst...

 FIDE have just (re)announced amended regulations for next years World Cup, which is likely to be held in Sochi, Russia. The event has been ...

 The last big event of 2020 (or the first of 2021) is the Airthings Masters which is being played online on chess24.com. The format is a 12...

 While I haven't quite solved my computer problems (and they may be more widespread than just Chessbase), I did manage to get a copy of ...

 As it is Christmas Day, I had hoped to choose a game with a Christmas connection to show you. Unfortunately, the game I planned to show you...

 I have just finished another stint as an online arbiter, this time for the 2020 World Youth and Cadets. When mentioning this someone the ot...