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• Christian Gloeckler wins Limburg Open, crosses 2500 rating mark

  Christian Gloeckler's tournament victory at the Limburg Open has taken him past the 2500 rating mark, confirming his status as one of the world's best players in his age group. At the end of the tournament, eight players were tied on points at the top. The best tiebreak score gave Gloeckler overall victory. | Photos: Frans Peeters /Limburg Open

• Norway Chess - Live!

  The 14th edition of the Norway Chess super-tournament is taking place from 25 May to 5 June at Deichman Bjorvika in Oslo. An open event and a women's event are being played concurrently with an identical number of players, the same format and an equivalent prize fund. In round two, early leader Alireza Firouzja plays white against Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while Magnus Carlsen will try to bounce back from his round-one loss in his encounter against VIncent Keymer. | Follow the games live starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 ET, 20.30 IST) | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

• European Women's Championship - Live!

  The 25th edition of the European Women's Chess Championship is taking place from 25 May to 5 June in the Georgian city of Batumi. The tournament is played over 11 rounds using the Swiss system. More than 150 players from 32 European federations have registered to participate. Ten players have an Elo rating above 2400. | Follow the games live starting at 13.00 CEST (7.00 ET, 16.30 IST)

• Norway Chess: Firouzja obtains first-ever classical win over Carlsen

  Alireza Firouzja opened Norway Chess in Oslo with his first-ever classical win over Magnus Carlsen, defeating the defending champion despite playing with an injured ankle. The remaining two matches went to Armageddon after draws i the classical games, with Gukesh Dommaraju beating Vincent Keymer following a 144-move struggle, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeating Wesley So to complete a strong first round for the players with the white pieces. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

• European Women's Championship: A few upsets on opening day in Batumi

  The 2026 European Women's Chess Championship kicked off in Batumi with 165 players from 32 federations competing for the continental title and ten places in the next FIDE Women's World Cup. The opening round saw several higher-rated players defeated, including Klaudia Kulon and Irina Bulmaga, while four games on the top ten boards were drawn after the favourites failed to convert or had to defend difficult positions. | Pictured: Oliwia Kiolbasa (Poland) | Photo: European Chess Union

• The board that refuses to help you

  There is a famous photograph of Mikhail Tal hunched over the board during a tournament game, eyes burning into the pieces. Somewhere behind that stare, an entire mating attack is unfolding. Every chess generation, from Morphy to Magnus, has been defined by one skill: extraordinary calculation. The pieces move on the board - but the game is won and lost in what you can visualize. Let us show you how Fritz 21 trains the one skill every great chess player has lived or died by.

• Super Chess Classic Romania - Live!

  The second event of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour is the Super Chess Classic Romania, which is taking place on 14-23 May in Bucharest. Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana enter the final round tied for first place, while Javokhir Sindarov, Wesley So and Jorden van Foreest stand a half point back and still have chances of taking the title. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting two hours earlier than usual, at 13.00 CEST (7.00 ET, 16.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes

• Super Rapid & Blitz Poland - Live!

  Kicking off the 2026 Grand Chess Tour is the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, the first of three speed chess events, which is taking place on 5-9 May in Warsaw. Ahead of the final day of action, Hans Niemann is the sole leader, with Wesley So standing close behind, at a mere half-point distance. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 12.00 CEST (6.00 ET, 15.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes

• TePe Sigeman - Live!

  The TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament is taking place on 1–7 May in Malmö, Sweden. World number one Magnus Carlsen heads the field, as he faces ambitious opposition that includes Tata Steel Masters winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and rising star Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who recently became the youngest player to ever cross the 2700 rating mark. The event is an eight-player single round-robin. Follow the games live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST) | Photo: Peter Doggers / Official website

• Problem Challenge April

  Were you able to handle the four rook endgame studies we showed you recently? They were a little bit harder to solve than they looked. We now bring you all the intricacies and subtleties in short videos by IM Gauri Shankar, who works as a chess trainer in Chicago. And of course we give you full analysis in a ChessBase replayer, where you can switch on an engine to help resolve any residual questions.