Vladimir Epishin is the winner of the third edition of the Festival “Land of the Elimi”, which was held in Erice (TP) July 25 to 29, 2012. The Russian GM lost only half a point in seven rounds and claimed the gold with 6,5/7. The female participation was excellent: the Georgian player Sopiko Guramishvili finished [...]

Tomte Asbjorn wins the B group

The 8th Open Internacional d’Escacs actius de Cervelló took place on 29th July at the Salón de actos del Ateneu, carrer Santa Anna in Cervelló, Spain. 96 players from 7 countries competed in the 8-round rapid tournament with the time control 15 min + 5 sec. IM Miguel Mosquera (Colombia) wins the tournament after edging [...]

The 13th Obert Internacional d’Escacs Ciutat d’Olot was held on Sunday, 29th July, at the Casino Olotí (Pg. d’en Blai 6) in Olot, Spain. The 8-round Swiss tournament had a rapid time control of 15 min + 5 sec per player. The top four prizes are 400€, 250€, 200€ and 150€. IM Jorge Gonzalez Rodriguez [...]

It was been quite a while now, but after about two years FIDE has leaped into action, suspending Arnauld Hauchard for three years, Sebastien Feller (the beneficiary of the cheating) for two years and nine months, and Cyril Marzolo for a year and a half. Much more about this, including links to the backstory for those who forgot or are new to it, here.

50 titled players in the competition

Θέλετε να κερδίζετε πολλές παρτίδες σκάκι;Θέλετε να μάθετε πώς σκέφτονται οι καλοί παίχτες κατά τη διάρκεια μιας παρτίδας;Θέλετε Να μάθετε πώς να χρησιμοποιείτε την τακτική και την στρατηγική υπέρ σας;Τότε καλώς...

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Σε ένα πρωτάθλημα σκακιού μπορεί να συμμετέχει είτε ένας ζυγός αριθμός σκακιστών, π.χ. 18 άτομα, ή ένας μονός αριθμός σκακιστών, π.χ. 17 άτομα. Όταν συμμετέχει μονός αριθμός, αναπόφευκτα, κάποιος θα κερδίζει βαθμό χωρίς...

Παρτίδα σκακιού κοντά στο Μουσείο Πούσκιν, στο διστακτικό καλοκαίρι της Μόσχας. Οι σκακιστές χαίρονται το παιχνίδι όχι μόνο με καλές καιρικές συνθήκες. Η ξύλινη σκακιέρα του πάρκου συγκεντρώνει κόσμο ακόμα και τις...

Έπειτα από έξι γύρους, στην κορυφή της βαθμολογίας, με πέντε βαθμούς βλέπουμε τους Ganguly, Gupta και Petrosian. Αν και ο τελευταίος λέγετε Tigran στο μικρό του όνομα, δεν είναι ο κλασικός παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής. Πρόκειται για...

The Dutch Open takes place in Dieren 24th July to 2nd August 2012. Jan Smeets, Alon Greenfeld and Vyacheslav Ikonnikov are the top seeds. Plenty of good coverage on the official site.

The word ‘dinosaur’ is occasionally bandied around in reference to older players, yet I think we still have something to offer. Here, for example, is a line that was discussed in the British Chess Championship commentary room: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3. Now [...]

The Chess Federation of Azerbaijan has come up with a rich offer to host the 2016 Chess Olympiad and 2015 World Cup in Baku. The proposed venue is the Baku Crystal Hall, a new multi-functional indoor complex that was built in order to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The budget for the 2015 World [...]

Didn't see that one coming, did you? Okay, you probably did, but during the game few spectators expected that Magnus Carlsen would defeat Viktor Bologan. A Moscow/Rossolimo Sicilian hybrid turned into a sort of Ruy Lopez, and with White Bologan came out of the opening in great shape. His position was a little more comfortable, and he had a huge lead on the clock. After 17 moves Bologan had more...