Chess whispers

Every month the new Elo numbers are published on www.fide.com . A fixed date for many ambitious chess players to see how far up or down they have gone this month. After a strong tournament perform...

There was a double success for Germany at the European Youth Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships. The European Championships took place from September 28th to 30th in Terme Catez, Slovenia, in var...

Since the beginning of the year, the German Chess Federation (DSB) has registered 5,000 new registrations in the clubs organized under the DSB. This means that the number of members is breaking thr...

The European Club Cup (ECC) is the chess equivalent of the Champions League in football. The strongest teams in Europe and the best players in the world compete in the seven-round race in order to...

From September 19th to September 28th, 2023, the Senior World Team Championship took place in North Macedonia, divided into 2 age groups, Seniors 50+ and 65+. A number of German teams were present...

From September 25th to 29th, the AI ​​Cup will take place online as part of the Champions Chess Tour. The Champions Chess Tour is the most important online tournament or tournament series, for whi...

At the end of August, news broke that the dispute between chess.com/Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann had been settled. But the issue seems to be moving into the next round. In September 2022, Niema...

Es ist nie zu spät, um mit Schach anzufangen - aber auch nie zu früh! Kitakinder, die die Grundzüge des Schachspiels lernen, profitieren in vielerlei Hinsicht davon. Schach fördert nicht nur die a...

Reinhard Ahrens is an institution in Hamburg chess. Treasurer of the Hamburg Chess Club since 1991, and team captain of the first Bundesliga team since 2008, he and Christian Zickelbein are the de...