The World Chess Champion at ChessBase - Review of the Mega 2024 - Trading cards - Quiz

[#8 January 2024](#) ChessBase Newsletter // [ChessBase 17 Training for the world chess champion]( On his way from the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk ann Zee to Freestyle Chess in Weissenhaus, world chess champion Ding Liren made a stopover in Hamburg. Developer Mathias Feist and ChessBase founder Frederic Friedel showed the world champion in an expert workshop how he can work even better with ChessBase. [Click here to read more!]( [Train like a world champion - order ChessBase 17 now!]( [MegaBase 2024: Chess marches on!]( MegaBase 2024 is chess history in action. Regularly updated every month, the main database currently offers 10.6 million games, many of them with commentaries. Our columnist Nagesh Havanur offers a look back with a focus on chess in the 21st century. [To the review]( [More information about the Mega...]( [Chess trading cards: swap, trade, have fun]( The ChessBase trading card exchange is a nice field of activity for all chess fans who enjoy chess topics. And there are so many themes and new things to discover. And it's especially great when you have a complete series. You don't necessarily have to buy trading cards with ducats, you can also swap them. [Click here for the article on ChessBase.com]( [New: Robert Ris Calculation Training - Sharpen Your Game!]( Calling all ambitious players who are up for improving their calculation skills! In Calculation Training – Sharpen Your Game! a total of 73 examples have been selected, the vast majority containing multiple questions, and more than 160 questions of varying difficulty. The course kicks off with some relatively simple tactics (max. 1-2 moves) featuring well-known tactical motifs discussed on earlier video courses of the Calculation Training series. But then the difficulty level increases! Short forcing variations must be calculated very precisely, and opponent’s errors need to be refuted. In ‘’Spot the Weakness’’, it helps to first determine which specific point needs to be targeted before looking at concrete moves. In the sections ‘’Defend’’ and ‘’Brainteasers’’ you will need a bit more time coming to the right conclusion, as even some of the World’s best players have failed to deliver! More than 5 hours runtime! [34,90 € - Order now!]( // [Bundle offer: 4 Fritztrainer-Courses by Robert Ris: Calculation training in attack & defence Vol.1 & 2 + Calculation training for 1000-1400 & 1400-1600 players]( Do I have to defend against my opponent’s threat or can I simply ignore it and look for my own chances? A typical question which has often been asked during practical play. This two volume series on Calculation in Attack & Defence is the ideal guide to develop a good sense for attacking play, while keeping an eye on your opponent’s defensive resources and possible counterplay against your own king. At the same time you’ll be challenged to defend against your opponent’s threats and, given the chance, turn the tables by launching a devastating counter- attack yourself. [4 Fritztrainer courses: only €99.90 instead of €119.90 in a bundle]( // [ChessBase magazine on the iPad Free reading sample: active play against Catalan!]( To get active play and fresh positions against the Catalan, you have to come up with something. GM Yago Santiago succeeded in doing just that in his search for his own Black repertoire. Already with the fourth move - 4...Nc6!? - Black steers the game into largely unexplored territory, and after 5.Bg2 Bde6!? 6.0-0 0-0 the starting position of his analysis in ChessBase Magazine #217 is reached. You are invited again this week: Have a look at the article with all our author's analyses as a free reading sample - directly via your web browser in the new ChessBase Books format. CBM #217 is the first issue to include full mobile access. So, you can load it directly in your web browser on your iPad, tablet or Mac. Have fun! [Click here for the free reading sample!]( [Order ChessBase Magazine #217 now!]( // ChessBase bestseller [ChessBase 17 Mega package]( [Fritz 19]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [Opening Encyclopaedia 2023]( [Mega Database 2024]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [ChessBase Magazine 217]( [Premium annual membership]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // You're a subscriber to the ChessBase newsletter. If you no longer want to receive the chessbase newsletter, [click here.]( © 2023 ChessBase Schachprogramme Schachdatenbank Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Registered: Osterbekstr. 90a, 22083 Hamburg Telephone: 040-63 90 60 0 - Fax: 040 630 12 82 Directors: Matthias Wüllenweber and Rainer Woisin HR Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 40336 Value added tax identification number DE 118644875 Local tax office tax number 49/711/00031ChessBase, All rights reserved