Dutch no. 1 Anish Giri was in fine form when he played Banter Blitz yesterday, both with his blitz chess – he won all 16 games against chess24 users – and with his banter, where topics ranged from humour in chess to the likely future World Chess Champion and whether the title still matters. It’s “a golden era of Banter Blitz”, as Anish said, and today, to mark chess24’s 7th Birthday, we’ve got Hand and Brain shows with Radjabov & Giri and Nepomniachtchi & Dubov, as well as a special show with chess24’s own Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet.
Magnus Carlsen admitted he was “soundly outplayed” and “crushed” in Game 1 of his Banter Blitz Cup Round 4 match against Ivan Cheparinov, but from there on he powered to wins in the next 7 games in a row as he cruised to an 8.5:1...
In the latest instalment of Jan's Opening Clinic, chess openings guru Jan Gustafsson answers more chess24 premium member questions. This episode has all the necessary ingredients - a King's Gambit mini rant ("it's no longer the...
16-year-old Alireza Firouzja, the hottest of many very hot young talents in world chess, will be in Banter Blitz Cup action today when he takes on Ukrainian GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko for the right to play Famous French Legend Laure...
If you've missed Jan Gustafsson's last two Opening Clinics you're in for a treat. In his replies to chess24 Premium member questions, Jan, a regular Magnus Carlsen second, addresses such issues as why 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6!? isn't the so...
Newcomers Sam Shankland, Gata Kamsky, Aleksandr Lenderman and Irina Krush join old favourites Jan Gustafsson, Peter Svidler and many more as we celebrate the 6th anniversary of chess24’s launch with 18 hours of non-stop Banter Bl...
When I started working with chess24 after a long hiatus from the chess world, I familiarized myself with all the original content available on the site. Digging deep in the archives, I found three amazing video series from former Wo...
The Prague Masters is all set for an exciting finish this week, while the super-strong Aeroflot Open starts Wednesday in Moscow, with Vladislav Artemiev the top seed. It’s another Chess Bundesliga weekend as the teams come to ter...
5-time US Champion Gata Kamsky and 3-time Chilean Champion Cristóbal Henríquez are playing a Banter Blitz Cup rematch this Monday 17 February at 19:00 CET. The match won’t change the outcome of the official match, which was won b...
Jan Gustafsson starts his first weekly show of Season 25 of Jan's Opening Clinic by wondering if he's being trolled with questions on 1.f4!? and 1.d4 d6 2.Bf4 f5!?, since he's never been a great fan of early pawn advances in front o...
Magnus Carlsen second and all-round chess openings guru Jan Gustafsson is back to answer your questions in Season 25 of the long-running Jan’s Opening Clinic show. Don’t miss the chance to get personal tips on any aspect of chess...
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