Chess Base

• Dorian Rogozenco: How a Grandmaster Uses the New ChessBase 26 Monte-Carlo Analysis

  Dorian Rogozenco demonstrates how ChessBase 26’s Monte-Carlo analysis can rapidly generate thousands of short engine games to obtain a statistically reliable evaluation of an opening line. In the example, it becomes clear that a previously promising surprise weapon for Black performs objectively much worse, providing a second, more realistic perspective to decide whether the line is practically worth playing.

• Freestyle Chess South Africa - Live!

  The quarterfinals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals took place on Tuesday, leaving four players still in the fight for the tournament title. In the semis, Magnus Carlsen faces an in-form Javokhir Sindarov, while Vincent Keymer battles against Levon Aronian. The remaining participants have not been eliminated, as they continue to play in the lower-bracket to decide who gets fifth to eighth place. Follow the games live with commentary. | The matches start at 12.00 CET (6.00 ET, 16.30 IST)

• Freestyle Chess South Africa: Carlsen comes from behind to beat Caruana

  The second day of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals in South Africa marked the start of the knockout phase, with four quarterfinal matches played under a 30+15 time control. Two encounters were settled in the first pair of games, while the other two required blitz tiebreaks. Magnus Carlsen, Javokhir Sindarov, Vincent Keymer and Levon Aronian advanced to the semifinals, while the defeated players moved to the lower bracket to compete for fifth to eighth place. | Photo: Freestyle Chess / Lennart Ootes