12/08/2026 – Dieciséis jugadores compiten en la Esports World Cup 2026 en un torneo de rápidas con un control de tiempo de 10 minutos, sin incrementos, que combina una fase de grupos de doble eliminación con playoffs a eliminación directa. Magnus Carlsen defiende el título frente a una nómina de figuras internacionales, con ocho plazas en juego para la fase decisiva y una final dividida en tres sets. | Sigue las partidas en directo con comentarios desde las 12:00 hora de Madrid (7:00 Buenos Aires, 4:00 Ciudad de México)
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GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
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Fase de grupos
El ajedrez forma parte por segundo año consecutivo de la Esports World Cup, cuya competición de 2026 se disputa en París del 11 al 15 de agosto. El torneo reúne a algunos de los principales especialistas del circuito internacional y se juega íntegramente a un ritmo rápido de 10 minutos por jugador, sin incremento. Magnus Carlsen llega como campeón defensor, tras ganar la primera edición en 2025.
Playing styles in chess are an important and thus often discussed topic. GM Dr. Karsten Müller and GM Luis Engel take up a model by GM Lars Bo Hansen based on 4 player types.
La fase de grupos, programada para el 12 y 13 de agosto, cuenta con 16 jugadores repartidos en dos grupos de ocho. Cada grupo utiliza un cuadro de doble eliminación y los cuatro mejores avanzan a los playoffs. Los encuentros constan de dos partidas y no se permiten ofertas de tablas antes de la jugada 40 de las negras.
Los playoffs se celebran el 14 y 15 de agosto con los ocho clasificados en un cuadro de eliminación directa. Los cuartos de final se juegan a cuatro partidas, mientras que las semifinales y el encuentro por el tercer puesto constan de seis partidas.
La final adopta un formato distinto, con tres sets de cuatro, cuatro y dos partidas, respectivamente. El torneo concluirá el 15 de agosto y el ganador recibirá 250.000 dólares de un fondo total de premios de 1,5 millones.
Comentarios a cargo del equipo de chess.com en español
12/03/2025 – Magnus Carlsen representó a su equipo, Offerspill, el pasado fin de semana en la final del Campeonato Noruego por Equipos de este año y ganó las tres partidas que disputó. Sin embargo, no fue suficiente para que su equipo ganara el campeonato. Vålerenga (en la foto) se proclamó campeón noruego por equipos, por delante de OSS y Offerspill. | Foto: Kaido Kulaots vía Facebook
05/03/2025 – Hoy en día hay que tener cuidado con la ropa vieja, pues uno podría estar infringiendo las leyes de sostenibilidad. Lo mejor es regalar tu ropa vieja a un familiar o amigo. O puedes venderla en internet. Eso es lo que hizo Magnus Carlsen, y el noruego probablemente haya quedado contento con las ganancias.
This entry into the 60 minutes series concentrates on the Modern variation of the Italian game where White opens the centre early : 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5!. This line can be reached by various move orders, most frequently from the Scotch 3 d4 exd4 4 Bc4. It's a sharp variation and Grandmasters such as Evgeny Sveshnikov have used it frequently,with very good results. It's a perfect line for club players to adopt which is relatively easy to learn and which contains many traps. All the main responses are covered here, including 5...d5, 5...Ng4 and 5...Ne4 and the conclusion is that is is difficult for Black to equalize in a straightforward way. Problems are being posed, which over the board might prove tough to solve.
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IM Andrew Martin shows why this 19th-century opening weapon still is a fantastic choice for club players. The Evans produces exciting chess and teaches the art of attack.
The major part of the material on which the Petroff Defence Powerbook 2026 is based comes from the engine room of playchess.com: 357 000 games. This imposing number is supplemented by another 17 000 from Mega and from correspondence chess.
Petroff Defence Powerbase 2026 is a database which contains 6475 high class games from Mega 2026 and the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 682 annotated.
Videos: Felix Blohberger presents the surprise weapon 4…a6 in the Four Knights Game. Mihail Marin analyses the English Opening with 1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nc6. Plus the ‘Lucky bag’ featuring 37 analyses by Berg, Radjabov and others.
Renowned for its solidity and strategic soundness, it has been a cornerstone of the repertoires of elite grandmasters including Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who relied on it successfully in the Candidates Tournament.
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