While Oktoberfest is best known for beer, pretzels, and Bavarian music, there’s another tradition worth celebrating this season - sharpening your mind. As the weather cools and the evenings get longer, it’s the perfect time to settle in with a cup of hot cacao, open Chess.com or Lichess, and give your brain the same joy that your taste buds get at the festival.

Whether you’re an ambitious player climbing the ELO ladder or a casual enthusiast enjoying strategic chess games between friends, autumn’s cozy atmosphere is the ideal backdrop for thoughtful moves and checkmates. And if you’re serious about improving, there’s no better companion than the Opening Master Chess Database - our humble collection of over 10.3 million human-played chess games from around the world. We started this journey in 2004, with our passion from 1990s. And we are still here. For young generation of 1500+ but also for those Grandmaster with 2500+.

Why Play Chess During Oktoberfest?

Because chess and celebration have more in common than you think. Oktoberfest is about tradition, skill, and friendship (and beer) and so is chess. Both reward patience, creativity, and a good sense of timing. Plus, playing online means you can join a global community, compete in real-time, and keep your mental reflexes sharp while others are nursing their steins.

How Opening Master Can Help You Win

The Opening Master database gives players access to one of the richest resources ever compiled in chess history. From grandmaster games to deep positional studies. You can:

• Study openings from the best players on Earth.
• Analyze your games with reference positions from real tournaments.
• Discover trends and patterns that will help you anticipate your opponent’s next move.
• Pair that with the convenience of Chess.com or Lichess, and you have the ultimate Oktoberfest combination. Using intelligence, comfort, and a touch of friendly competition.

So this season, lift your mug (or your mouse), toast to strategy, and let every move count. Because while beer may warm the spirit, chess strengthens the mind.

Play smart, stay cozy, and let Opening Master guide your next brilliant move.

 

October 2025 updates

OM OTB = 10,384,589 official human chess games played over-the-board

OM CORR = 2,286,842 official human chess games played on correspondence level

OM GOLEM = 31,623,074. This is our all-in-collection. It simply the biggest. 

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