Manuel Weeks ha sido árbitro internacional, entrenador nacional en varios Campeonatos del Mundo Juveniles, jefe de prensa y director en varios torneos y ha atendido a once olimpiadas de ajedrey como capitán de equipo para el equipo de Australia. Manuel nació en España, vivió en Australia y ahora es residente de Londres junto con su esposa alemana, Brigitta.
18/10/2016 – Desde 2007, Judit Polgar organiza un gran festival de ajedrez en su ciudad, Budapest. Comenzó con unas simultáneas en 100 tableros a cargo de las tres hermanas Polgar, pero cada año han ido aumentando el espectáculo y las actividades, con lo que el "Global Chess Festival" se ha convertido en un gran acontecimiento. Se suman estrellas del deporte, músicos, artistas de todas las disciplinas y una cantidad alucinante de niños. Manuel Weeks estuvo allí y nos ha enviado un amplio reportaje ilustrado ...
06/10/2016 – Algunos días hay rondas tranquilas, en las que los favoritos hacen su trabajo son mucho esfuerzo, pero en la ronda 5 algunos nombres importantes sufrieron contratiempos dignos de mención: Hikaru Nakamura, Peter Leko y Axel Bachmann encajaron derrotas en favor de rivales con menos Elo en partidas muy agudas. Manuel Weeks nos pone al día. Crónica de la ronda 5 y visor para seguir la prueba en directo...
04/10/2016 – Manuel Weeks nos ofrece algunos de los mejores momentos de la ronda 3, en la que ya se empieza a endurecer bastante la prueba. Aunque es imposible estar al tanto de todo en un abierto de estas características, su ojo clínico nos ayuda a separar el grano de la paja. Vidit y Shirov lideran con 3/3. Julio Granda está con 2,5 puntos en el grupo de perseguidores y hoy se enfrenta con Wesley So. Crónica de la ronda 3 y visor para seguir la ronda 4...
03/10/2016 – Los capitanes de Hungría (Polgar) y de Australia (Weeks) se encontraron en la Olimpiada de Ajedrez en Bakú y Manuel entrevistó a Judit. Nos comenta que se notaba que la magiar no sólo había ido como icono, sino que se tomó muy en serio su labor. Si alguien necesitaba un café, se lo llevaba la capitana. Si alguien tenía una posición complicada, sufría con él. No solo hablaron de la olimpiada sino también de las otras grandes pasiones de la húngara, por ejemplo, sobre el Festival Global Chess. La entrevista (en inglés)...
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
This compact course is designed specifically for practical play. Instead of overwhelming you with endless theory, it focuses on the critical lines, typical plans, and recurring tactical ideas.
Slav and Semi-Slav Powerbase 2026 is a database and contains a total of 11 766 games from Mega 2026 or the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 1136 are annotated.
For the Slav and Semi-Slav Powerbook 2026 the ratings average was set again at 2400. 2.24 million games from the engine room of playchess.com met this threshold, to which were added over 130 000 games played by humans.
In this volume, we dive into core aspects of chess technique. Smyslov taught the principle of tactical hierarchy, “checks, double attacks, and unprotected pieces”, and Mikhalchishin demonstrates how this method of calculation is vital.
Videos: Nico Zwirs examines two Petroffs from the 2026 Candidates. Robert Ris has a tip against the Caro-Kann Advance Variation with 3…c5. Fiona Sieber reveals a surprise weapon against the Najdorf. ‘Lucky Bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, L'Ami et al.
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
This compact course is designed specifically for practical play. Instead of overwhelming you with endless theory, it focuses on the critical lines, typical plans, and recurring tactical ideas.
Slav and Semi-Slav Powerbase 2026 is a database and contains a total of 11 766 games from Mega 2026 or the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 1136 are annotated.
For the Slav and Semi-Slav Powerbook 2026 the ratings average was set again at 2400. 2.24 million games from the engine room of playchess.com met this threshold, to which were added over 130 000 games played by humans.
In this volume, we dive into core aspects of chess technique. Smyslov taught the principle of tactical hierarchy, “checks, double attacks, and unprotected pieces”, and Mikhalchishin demonstrates how this method of calculation is vital.
Videos: Nico Zwirs examines two Petroffs from the 2026 Candidates. Robert Ris has a tip against the Caro-Kann Advance Variation with 3…c5. Fiona Sieber reveals a surprise weapon against the Najdorf. ‘Lucky Bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, L'Ami et al.
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