The year was 1970, we were in St. John’s, Newfoundland playing in the Canadian Open. I put the above question to GM Bent Larsen of Denmark at the banquet held toward the end of the tournament. The winner of this and many other events said: “Study the games of strong players annotated by strong players!” [...]

Fifteen year old Nasik youngster Shardul Gagare shocked experienced GM Abdulla Al Rakib of Bangladesh in the end of the fifth round of the NIT International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament, organised by Nagpur Improvement Trust at Naivedhyam recreation Centre, today. He joined top seeds Aleksandrov Aleksej of Belarus, Kravtsiv Martyn of Ukraine and Andrei Deviatkin [...]

Gawain will be back in Kilkenny, Ireland to defend his title. You can see the report below by Gerry Graham from last’s years event. If you have never been to an Irish weekender I highly recommend visiting Kilkenny. Kilkenny has a lovely castle, some nice shops and of course some pubs. Last time I visited [...]

Interview with the first Asia GM and record holder

Στη σκακιστική στήλη του “Οδηγητή” τον  Οκτώβρη  η παρτίδα Παπαϊωάνου-Κράμνικ σχολιασμένη από τον ίδιο τον Έλληνα γκρανμέτρ ειδικά για τον Οδηγητή. Η σκακιστική στήλη του Οδηγητή ξεκίνησε τον Γενάρη του 2011 και παρά...

Ο Ντάβιντ Ντάλεκ, συγγραφέας και δημοσιογράφος, αντιμετωπίζει ένα κορυφαίο πρόβλημα: Πώς να περιγράψει τη ζωή του Πωλ Ντιράκ (1902-1984), αυτού του σχεδόν άγνωστου πρωτοπόρου της σύγχρονης φυσικής. Η ιστορία αυτού του...

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So far the new slate of writers here at The Chess Improver have merrily done their ‘own thing’ and provided interesting, insightful pieces about chess and improvement. There hasn’t been much point/counterpoint among us, but today I provide some. Time Hanke’s excellent Is Age Relevant to Chess Improvement? from last Tuesday touched on something I [...]

Από Τετάρτη 28 έως Παρασκευή30 Νοεμβρίου 2012 θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην Αθήνα (Booze Co-operativa Κολοκοτρώνη 57) Σεμινάριο Πιστοποίησης και Κατάρτισης Προπονητών της FIDE με συνδιοργανωτές τη FIDE , τη επιτροπή προπονητών της FIDE (TRG) ...

The World Chess Hall of Fame is proud to announce that Alex “Yermo” Yermolinsky will be officially inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame on October 23, 2012. Yermolinsky becomes only the 48th person named to the Hall of Fame, joining luminaries such as Bobby Fischer and Benjamin Franklin. “We are thrilled to honor [...]

Seven players share the lead with 3 points in as many rounds of the NIT International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament, organised by Nagpur Improvement Centre at Naivedhyam Recreation Centre, Nagpur today. Twenty three players are trailing by half a point. IM Udeshi Aditya of Maharashtra scored an upset win over experienced GM Saidali Iuldachev of [...]

The Kings Chess Tournament, originally scheduled to start on 23rd June but then postponed due to financial crisis, local elections and turmoil in the sponsoring company Romgaz, will eventually take place from 7th to 17th November at the National Library in Bucharest. So far the Italian star Fabiano Caruana, who recently shared the first place [...]

The final round of the 2nd Indonesia Open Chess Championship saw Ivan Sokolov opt for the exchange variation of the Slav and attempt to squeeze out a win against tournament leader Yu Yangyi who was happy with a draw and with accurate defence he easily got it. On the other board played on the stage, [...]

Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan has returned to Amsterdam for an extended hiatus, but he will return to the Chess Club on November 20. While he is away, two GMs who have extensive knowledge of Saint Louis and the Chess Club will fill in in his absence. From October 16 through October 22, and then again from [...]

Από τον Νίκο Περγιάλη έρχεται κι άλλος ένας εξάσφαιρος (όπως τον λέει) άθλος με Βασιλική Μπαταρία. (Ο προηγούμενος εδώ)(Στην Βασιλική μπαταρία μετακινείται ο ένας Βασιλιάς και αποκαλύπτει ένα κομμάτι που δίνει σαχ στον...