The final sprint in the boys section of the World Junior Chess Championship began today with the top 6 boards finishing in decisive games. GM Richard Rapport made an important step, as sole leader he won his game to stay at first place with 8,5/10. However, GM Alexander Ipatov reacted on the second board and [...]

Ο Σκακιστικός Όμιλος Περιστερίου διοργανώνει το 4ο Παπαναστάσιο τουρνουά σκάκι με διεθνή αξιολόγηση. Το τουρνουά θα διεξαχθεί στο ΚΥΒΕ Περιστερίου 3-11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012. Πληροφορίες για το τουρνουά μπορείτε να λάβετε από...

Spain got an unlikely hero in FIDE Master Desnjose Candalija who helped them upset top seed and defending champion Russia in the third round of TATA 14th IBCA World Chess Olympiad for Blind 2012 at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai here today. Spain, United Kingdom and Germany moved into shared lead with 6 match points [...]

Τελικά ο Μπολτ δεν είναι ο μοναδικός άνθρωπος στο κόσμο ο οποίος μπορεί να κάνει ρεκόρ… Ρεκόρ συμμετοχών είχαμε στη Παραμυθιά! Η Δημοτική κοινότητα Παραμυθιάς σε συνεργασία με το Δήμο Σουλίου συνδιοργάνωσαν ένα...

 Μάρλον Μπράντο και Σοφία Λόρεν σε σύντομη σκακιστική σκηνή από την κωμωδία «A Countess From Hong Kong» (σκηνοθεσία: Τσάρλι Τσάπλιν, 1967, ελληνικός τίτλος: η κόμισσα του Χονγκ Κονγκ). Μια πρώην Ρωσίδα κόμισσα -και νυν κολ-γκερλ...

Πλησιάζουν στο τέλος τα πρωταθλήματα Ρωσίας ανδρών και γυναικών. Στους άνδρες, 6 σκακιστές, δυο γύρους πριν τη λήξη, προηγούνται με 4/7:   Grischuk,  Karjakin, Jakovenko, Andreikin, Alekseev και Potkin. Ο περσινός πρωταθλητής Svidler ακολουθεί με 3,5/7...

The 4th Mediterranean Boys & Girls Chess Championship, for Juniors under 20, takes place in Chania, Crete, from 27th August to 4th September 2012 in Iolida Beach Luxury Resort Hotel, in the region of Saint Marina. Co-organizers are the Kydon Sports Club, the Mediterranean Chess Association – MCA and the Smile Hotels – Karabarakis S.A. [...]

Here’s a very interesting interview with Susan Polgar and Lisa Suhay on the benefits of chess. Of course this doesn’t mean that making chess compulsory in schools is a particularly good idea (I much prefer Richard James’s idea about establishing centers of excellence) but it is certainly a wonderful promotion for the game.

The International Chess Festival of Imperia, the longest running open event in Italy, will see its 54th edition on 2-9th September, 2012. The Festival was established in 1959, with the legendary Enrico Paoli (later a Grandmaster) winning the first edition. Other former winners in Imperia are prominent names like Milan Matulovic, Borislav Ivkov, Vlastimil Hort [...]

The 15th World Individual Chess Deaf Championships will take place from 27th September to 7th October 2012 at the Hotel & Resort Altyn Kargaly in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Championships include various events: - 15th ICSC World Individual Deaf Chess Championship (11 rounds Swiss) - 5th ICSC World Individual Ladies Deaf Chess Championship, - 3rd ICSC [...]

Congratulations to those readers who entered the British Chess Problem Society problem solving competition and made it through to the postal round. If you found the solution given below, you will shortly receive a set of more difficult problems.

Congratulations to those readers who entered the British Chess Problem Society problem solving competition and made it through to the postal round. If you found the solution given below, you will shortly receive a set of more difficult problems.

The Geneva Chess Club hosted a match between themselves and a group of legends 4th-10th August 2012. Viktor Korchnoi who played in a wheelchair recovered from a terrible performance in the Swiss Championship to score 7/10 as did former Candidates Zoltan Ribli and Kevin Spraggett. The legends won easily 33-17 but at least Lars Rindlisbacher made an IM norm. Detailed report in French by...

The Geneva Chess Club hosted a match between themselves and a group of legends 4th-10th August 2012. Viktor Korchnoi who played in a wheelchair recovered from a terrible performance in the Swiss Championship to score 7/10 as did former Candidates Zoltan Ribli and Kevin Spraggett. The legends won easily 33-17 but at least Lars Rindlisbacher made an IM norm. Detailed report in French by...

The 87th French Chess Championships are taking place on 13-25th August at the Palais Beaumont in Pau, near the Pyrenees National Park. The Championships consist of eight sections: National Tournament, National Women’s Tournament, Accession tournament, Veterans tournament, Open A tournament, Open B tournament, Open C tournament and Open D tournament. Nearly 800 players from all [...]