Chess Base

• ChessBase Mobile – Now with Automatic Updates and Many Improvements

  More convenience, better clarity, greater performance: ChessBase Mobile now comes with numerous improvements for even more efficient work at the chessboard — whether at home or on the go. And best of all, the app updates itself automatically, without requiring an update from the App Store. Just launch it and benefit immediately.

• Tata Steel Chess India - Live!

  The seventh edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament is taking place in Kolkata on 7-11 January, featuring separate rapid and blitz tournaments in both the Open and Women's sections. The rapid tournaments are played from 7 to 9 January, with three rounds per day. The blitz sections follow on 10–11 January, featuring nine rounds per day. | Follow the action live, with expert commentary starting at 15:00 local time (10:30 CET, 04:30 ET).

• The first FIDE Freestyle World Championship in Germany

  The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Freestyle Chess Operations GmbH have agreed to stage the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Weissenhaus, Germany, from February 13–15, 2026. There are eight players in the event, six qualified (Carlsen, Aronian, Caruana, Keymer, Erigaisi, and Sindarov), with one nominated (Niemann) and one to be still determined. Weissenhaus is just an hour's drive from Hamburg – in case you want to attend.