15/08/2025 – El cuarto torneo del Grand Chess Tour 2025 es el Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz. Celebrado del 11 al 15 de agosto, la competición inicia con 9 rondas de rápidas, seguidas por 18 rondas de blitz. Entre los participantes se encuentran los tres líderes en la carrera por ganar el Grand Chess Tour de este año: Alireza Firouzja, R Praggnanandhaa y Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Sigue las partidas en directo a partir de las 19:00 hora de Madrid (14:00 Buenos Aires, 11:00 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 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. FRITZ is more than just a chess engine – it’s a training revolution! 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.
El torneo Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz es la cuarta etapa del Grand Chess Tour 2025. El torneo incluye partidas de rápidas y blitz.
El torneo se disputa del 11 al 15 de agosto con el ya conocido formato empleado en el circuito: 9 rondas de rápidas jugadas en los tres primeros días de acción, seguidas de 18 rondas de blitz en los dos últimos días.
El control de tiempo en la sección de rápidas es de 25 minutos para la partida más 10 segundos de incremento por jugada. En la sección de blitz, es de 5 minutos para la partida más 2 segundos de incremento por jugada.
El evento cuenta con una bolsa de premios de 175.000 dólares, de los cuales 40.000 están reservados para el ganador. También se otorgarán puntos para el Grand Chess Tour.
The course is designed to provide a deep yet practical repertoire for Black, balancing solid foundations with aggressive counterplay. The Classical Sicilian has stood the test of time as one of the most principled and fighting defences against 1.e4. With its rich history spanning world championship matches and modern elite tournaments, this opening remains a favourite among players who seek a dynamic, counterattacking approach without venturing into extreme theoretical battles like the Najdorf or Sveshnikov.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: 6.h3
In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Boris Spassky. Let them show you which openings Spassky chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were and much more.
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.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
“Mate is great!” – Tactical training with Oliver Reeh, “The 8th rank” – Andy Woodward analyses his game against Magnus Carlsen from TePe Sigeman 2026, “A modern Nimzo-Indian” – Andrei Volokitin introduces readers to "his" system and much more!
Chess is a concrete game. There is no way around training your calculation skills. Improve your visualization, pattern recognition and learn calculation techniques such as reciprocal thinking with this course.
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.
9,90 €
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