The Week in Chess's 14-year run under the auspices of the London Chess Centre is coming to an end (HT: Brian Karen), and that's a pity. So now it looks like the question is whether its founder and prime mover, Mark Crowther, will be able to raise subscribers to continue the work at a new site. If he can, that would be great. I will certainly subscribe, and if only out of gratitude for all the...

A very important conference “Chess and Education” organized by the TCF and FIDE took place in Polat Renaissanse hotel in Istanbul on the 30th of August. This initiative, sponsored by Rosneft which is a sponsor of FIDE Chess in Schools, will be followed by a series of such conferences in the future. The conference was [...]

The first of the series of FIDE Chess in Schools conferences “Chess and Education” sponsored by “Rosneft” was held today in Istanbul in Polat Renaissance hotel. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov opened the conference with his passionate speech dedicated to spread of chess in schools movement around the world. FIDE CiS Commission Chairman Ali Nihat Yazici [...]

Irina Krush about the performance of the USA team, possibilities of getting GM norms, definition of chess professional, and more. Questions by Anastasiya Karlovich and Goran Urosevic, video by Vijay Kumar Chessdom.com

¨Τιμή στην Εθνική Αντίσταση"Με συμμετοχή 312 σκακιστών (108 στον α΄ και 204 β΄ όμιλο) ξεκίνησε την Κυριακή 26 Αυγούστου το 20ο Διεθνές Τουρνουά Νίκαιας, που είναι αφιερωμένο στην Εθνική Αντίσταση κατά των δυνάμεων κατοχής...

I came back yesterday from a brief trip to Paris with my son Sam. Top of our agenda was visit Alexander Alekhine’s grave at Montparnasse Cemetery, which along with the promise of seeing a few railway stations won out over Euro Disney. OK, we march to a different beat… It’s not easy to persuade one’s [...]

The Week in Chess website and weekly on-line magazine and game file collecting together the leading games and results is created and edited by Mark Crowther. The London Chess Centre particularly through Malcolm Pein has sponsored and encouraged its production since 1998. This agreement has now come to an end although both sides will continue to cooperate for some time. "14 years is a very long...

The Week in Chess website and weekly on-line magazine and game file collecting together the leading games and results is created and edited by Mark Crowther. The London Chess Centre particularly through Malcolm Pein has sponsored and encouraged its production since 1998. This agreement has now come to an end although both sides will continue to cooperate for some time. "14 years is a very long...

The 40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul Round 2 started at 2pm local time on Wednesday 29th August. Some updates below. Live Video - Pairings - Live Games Official. Sorry for the lack of updates this afternoon. Been working on the round 1 games. Men's done. Men's Pairings: QAT vs UKR, USA vs LTU, AZE vs IRL, PER vs FRA, IND vs TUR16, CUB vs ICSC, CRC vs POL, GRE vs RUS, CHN vs ITA, ENG...

The 40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul Round 2 started at 2pm local time on Wednesday 29th August. Live Video - Pairings - Live Games Official. Sorry for the lack of updates this afternoon. Been working on the round 1 games. Men's and women's both done. Added top 20 matches from the round 2 Men's section now. Men's Pairings: QAT 0-4 UKR, USA 3.5-0.5 LTU, AZE3.5-0.5 IRL, PER 0.5-3.5 FRA, IND...

Ukraine, the defending champion defeated Qatar with a 3-1 score despite the loss by first board GM Vassily Ivanchuk to GM Mohamad Al-Modiahki. Ivanchuk was slightly better with black but he carelessly allowed the enemy queen to sneak into the back rank. Ivanchuk immediately resigned, not declining attempts to seek compensation for the piece. The [...]

Press conference conducted by Anastasiya Karlovich and Goran Urosevic

Η ελληνική εθνική ομάδα των ανδρών αντιμετώπισε στο 2ο γύρο τη Ρωσία (νο1 στην αρχική κατάταξη των ομάδων) και ηττήθηκε με σκορ 3-1: Παπαϊωάννου – Κράμνικ 0,5-0,5, Γκριστσούκ – Μαστροβασίλης Δ. 1-0, Μπανίκας – Καριάκιν...

Η 40ή Ολυμπιάδα Σκακιού άρχισε την Τρίτη στην Κων/πολη. Οι συμμετοχές έσπασαν κάθε προηγούμενο ρεκόρ φτάνοντας τις 158 στους Άνδρες (Open Section) και τις 124 στις γυναίκες (Women Section). Φτάνοντας την Δευτέρα στην Πόλη (περίπου 4:30 το...

A Chess and education conference, organized by the Chess in Schools commission, TCF, and FIDE, will take place during the 2012 Chess Olympiad at Polat Renaissance Hotel in Istanbul, 10:00 – 17:30 on 30 August. The conference will be opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Professor Dr. Caner Acikada and President of TCF, FIDE CiS [...]