05/07/2026 – El Super Rapid & Blitz Croacia se celebra en el Hotel Westin de Zagreb del 1 al 5 de julio. El evento, con 10 jugadores, consta de tres días de ajedrez rápido (sistema de todos contra todos a una vuelta), seguidos de dos días de blitz (todos contra todos a doble vuelta). Entre otros, participan el campeón mundial Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer y Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Sigue las partidas en directo a partir de las 15:00 hora de Madrid (10:00 Buenos Aires, 7:00 Ciudad de México). | Foto: Lennart Ootes
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.
In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian.
39,90 €
Blitz: Rondas 10-18
El Super Rapid & Blitz Croacia, la tercera etapa del Grand Chess Tour 2026, se celebra en Zagreb del 1 al 5 de julio. Llega tras los dos torneos iniciales del circuito, disputados en Varsovia y Bucarest.
El torneo de Croacia utiliza el conocido formato de rápidas y blitz. Comienza con un todos contra todos a una vuelta entre 10 jugadores a ritmo de rápidas, con nueve rondas de partidas de 25 minutos más 10 segundos de incremento desde la primera jugada. Las partidas rápidas cuentan doble: la victoria vale 2 puntos, las tablas 1 punto y la derrota 0 puntos.
La sección de blitz consistirá luego en un todos contra todos a doble vuelta, con 18 rondas distribuidas en dos ciclos. El ritmo de juego será de 5 minutos más 2 segundos de incremento desde la primera jugada. En la sección de blitz, la victoria vale 1 punto y las tablas ½ punto. El jugador con la mayor puntuación combinada en rápidas y blitz ganará el torneo.
1-3 de julio: rápidas
4-5 de julio: blitz
Las partidas comienzan cada día a las 15:00 (Madrid), excepto en la jornada final del 5 de julio, que empezará una hora antes, a las 14:00 (Madrid).
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. Looking for an opening that gets your opponents thinking on move one? Grandmaster Andy Woodward has relied on 1.b3 for years in blitz and bullet, using it to defeat strong masters and grandmasters who underestimated its hidden venom. While many players dismiss the opening as harmless, they often find themselves caught in unfamiliar positions, tactical traps, and uncomfortable middlegames. 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 that matter most when the clock is ticking.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: King's Indian Setup
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. Calculation is at the heart of practical chess. Every chess concept builds on proper calculation technique therefore, all chess players should continuosly train the fundamental techniques, concepts and patterns this course will present. The goal isn't only to teach you to calculate, but to give you the tools and insights to keep improving long after the final lesson.
Free sample video: Introduction
26/06/2026 – El prodigio argentino Faustino Oro, de 12 años, viajó a Lima, la ciudad natal de su rival José Martínez, y lo venció en su propio terreno de experticie: el ajedrez rápido. Faustino y José disputaron un match a seis partidas: dos encuentros rápidos y cuatro partidas blitz. El marcador final fue 4-2 a favor de Oro. | Foto: ChessBase India / Amruta Mokal
25/06/2026 – Del 25 al 28 de junio de 2026, el hotel Sheraton de Lima (Perú) se convierte en el escenario de uno de los festivales de ajedrez más inusuales del año. Ocho torneos, exhibiciones de simultáneas con jugadores de élite, un gran duelo estelar, una bolsa de premios de US$100.000 y un reloj que, en esencia, no se detiene durante cuatro días y cuatro noches. Esto es todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el «World Record Chess Marathon».
‘New ideas in the Najdorf – a Power Play 18 Update’ aims to complement Daniel King’s popular DVD from last year ‘The Sicilian Najdorf - a repertoire for Black’. Such a dynamic and popular opening as the Najdorf is developing the whole time. On this download, Daniel King updates lines that were included on his DVD but also responds to viewers’ requests, considering lines that he omitted from his original repertoire. The lines examined on this update are:
• 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 h3 e5 7 Nde2
• 5….a6 6 Bc4 in combination with the English Attack (Be3, f3 etc)
• 5…a6 6 Be3 and the …a5 variation
• 5…a6 6 Be2 and 9 Re1
• 5 f3 (instead of 5 Nc3)
It isn’t necessary to have seen the original Najdorf DVD to understand the lines examined here – but it would help as they form part of a complete repertoire.
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 Benko Gambit is back at the very highest level - and it's easy to see why. Black sacrifices a pawn to seize the initiative on the queenside, obtaining long-lasting pressure, active pieces and open files that make life difficult for White.
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.
19,90 €
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