Chess Base

1. Pranks, hoaxes and fakes in chess

   For decades we rigorously celebrated April Fool's day. But our pranks became progressively more difficult over the years. If we were able to construct a fake story, one that was genuinely funny, our friends at Google made it possible to check it in seconds. So we abandoned the tradition. Today, however, we present you with hoaxes and counterfeits in the history of chess. We had expert assistance in doing so.

2. European Women's Chess Championship - Live

   The 25th European Women's Chess Championship is taking place from 31 March to 11 April in Rhodes, Greece. The Championship features 136 players representing 34 European federations battling in an 11-round Swiss open for prize money and spots in the Women's World Chess Cup. The top seeds are Nino Batsiashvili, Teodora Injac and Meri Arabidze. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CET (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

3. Susan Polgar's Rebel Queen excerpts

   Susan Polgar's book, Rebel Queen, describes the trials and tribulations of a super-talent at odds with her federation, and how she overcame it to rise to the very top of women's chess. Today we excerpt passages from this remarkably well-written book that we predict will at some stage be turned into a "Queen's Gambit" type Netflix series.