29/03/2026 – Los Torneos de Candidatos constituyen la fase final de clasificación del ciclo del Campeonato Mundial de la FIDE. Cada torneo, el abierto y el femenino, cuenta con ocho de los jugadores más fuertes del mundo. Se juega bajo un formato de todos contra todos a doble vuelta a lo largo de 14 rondas. En la primera ronda se enfrentan los dos contendientes mejores rankeados en la sección abierta: Fabiano Caruana, que lleva las piezas blancas, y Hikaru Nakamura. | Sigue las partidas en directo a partir de las 14:30 hora de Madrid (9:30 Buenos Aires, 6:30 Ciudad de México)
novedad: Fritz 20
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Throughout the video course, Sasikran shows various examples from his career to explain sacrifices for initiative, an attack, a better pawn structure and much more.
49,90 €
Ronda 1
Los Torneos de Candidatos (abierto y femenino) constituyen la fase final de clasificación del ciclo del Campeonato Mundial de la FIDE. Cada torneo reúne a ocho de los mejores jugadores del mundo, que compiten en un sistema de todos contra todos a doble vuelta a lo largo de catorce rondas de ajedrez clásico.
Al término de los torneos, los ganadores obtienen el derecho a disputar el Campeonato del Mundo y el Campeonato Mundial Femenino, respectivamente. Gukesh Dommaraju y Ju Wenjun son los campeones vigentes.
Controles de tiempo
Absoluto: 120 minutos para las primeras 40 jugadas, seguidos de 30 minutos para el resto de la partida, con un incremento de 30 segundos por jugada a partir del movimiento 41.
Femenino: 90 minutos para las primeras 40 jugadas, seguidos de 30 minutos para el resto de la partida, con un incremento de 30 segundos por jugada desde el primer movimiento.
En caso de empate por el primer puesto tras catorce rondas, se disputará un desempate para determinar al ganador.
In this Fritztrainer: Attack like a Super GM, with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Data, plans, practice – the new Opening Report In ChessBase there are always attempts to show the typical plans of an opening variation. In the age of engines, chess is much more concrete than previously thought. But amateurs in particular love openings with clear plans, see the London System. In ChessBase ’26, three functions deal with the display of plans. The new opening report examines which piece moves or pawn advances are significant for each important variation. In the reference search you can now see on the board where the pieces usually go. If you start the new Monte Carlo analysis, the board also shows the most common figure paths.
18/03/2026 – Está previsto que el Torneo de Candidatos comience a finales de este mes y el director ejecutivo de la FIDE, Emil Sutovsky, ha dado declaraciones sobre las preocupaciones relativas a la seguridad, la logística de los viajes y los preparativos organizativos en una entrevista con Sagar Shah. Aunque reconoció que existen tensiones regionales, Sutovsky subrayó que los planes para el evento en Chipre permanecen sin cambios, con medidas de contingencia y una estrecha coordinación con las autoridades locales. | En la imagen: Sutovsky en el Campeonato Mundial Corporativo de Ajedrez 2024. | Foto: FIDE / Rafal Oleksiewicz
21/02/2026 – Los emparejamientos del Torneo de Candidatos y del Torneo de Candidatas de la FIDE han sido confirmados tras la ceremonia oficial del sorteo de colores celebrada en Pafos, Chipre. Programados del 28 de marzo al 16 de abril, ambos torneos determinarán a los aspirantes a los títulos del Campeonato Mundial. Con los enfrentamientos ya definidos, los preparativos entran en su fase final.
On this 60 mins video we are going to concentrate on a simple, very solid idea in the main line Scandinavian, which even Magnus Carlsen has used to win games. Black focusses on making his life easy in the opening and forces White to work very hard to get advantage – but it is doubtful if White can get an advantage. Club players are always on the lookout for effective, time-saving solutions and here we have just that. Accompany FIDE Senior Trainer and IM Andrew Martin on this 60 mins video. You can learn a new opening system in 60 mins and start to play it with confidence on the very same day!
Opening videos: Open Spanish (Sipke Ernst) and Classical Sicilian (Nico Zwirs). Endgame Special by Igor Stohl: ‘Short or long side’ – where should the defending king be placed in rook endgames? ‘Lucky bag’ with 35 master analyses.
YOUR EASY ACCESS TO OPENING THEORY: Whether you want to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entire opening theory on one product.
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation with 5.Bf4 has a great balance between positional play and sharp pawn pushes; and will be a surprise for your opponents while being easy to learn for you, as the key patterns are familiar.
After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qd3, White sidesteps mainline theory and steers the game into less explored, strategically rich positions.
In this course, you will learn the foundations and key ideas of the Vienna Game and discover a variety of systems that make you extremely difficult to prepare for.
Tata Steel 2026 with analyses by Bluebaum, Giri, L'Ami, Woodward and many more. Opening videos by Kasimdzhanov, Marin and Zwirs. 10 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
In this course, Dutch Grandmaster Jan Werle presents a modern and practical repertoire in the French Advance Variation, focusing on the critical line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3.
9,90 €
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