Το σκάκι, στην ταινία του Σαμ Πένκιπα «Αδέσποτα Σκυλιά» (Straw Dogs), του 1971, με πρωταγωνιστές τον Ντάστιν Χόφμαν και την Σούζαν Τζωρτζ. Είναι ένα σκοτεινό, ψυχολογικό δράμα καθημερινότητας βασισμένο στο μυθιστόρημα του...

Grandmaster Eugene Torre’s strong finish in the 2012 National Open Chess Championships didn’t go unrewarded. The 60-year-old brand new grandfather will make a record 21st appearance in the World Chess Olympiad as GM Julio Catalino Sadorra begged off to continue his studies at the Texas Tech University where he is taking B.S. Applied Mathematics. This [...]

 Κείμενο: rotten  Είμαστε μόλις 3 ημέρες πριν από την έναρξη του 1ου ανοιχτού σκακιστικού τουρνουά Ανωγείων “Ιδαίον Άντρον”. Οι συμμετοχές, όχι μονάχα σε ποσότητα, αλλά κυρίως σε ποιότητα, έχουν ξεπεράσει τις...

Here’s another great Youtube documentary, this time on the complex and controversial genius Alexander Alekhine:

Informant 114, reviewed by Dennis Monokroussos.   It's not your father's Informant. In fact, the staff has made so many changes the last few years it's not even your older brother's Informant. The meat of this periodical is a collection of recent games annotated with non-text symbols; that has remained consistent over the publication's 46 year history. And the other traditional features...

Gawain Jones won but David Howell was held to a draw by James Adair of 4NCL team White Rose in the first round of the British Chess Championships now underway at the Parks Leisure Centre in North Shields. Danny Gormally won smoothly. White's 10th move was discredited in the 1980s. 9.h3 or 9.Kh1 are critical and if 9...Nb4 10.Be2 or Bc4.

Gawain Jones won but David Howell was held to a draw by James Adair of 4NCL team White Rose in the first round of the British Chess Championships now underway at the Parks Leisure Centre in North Shields. Danny Gormally won smoothly. White's 10th move was discredited in the 1980s. 9.h3 or 9.Kh1 are critical and if 9...Nb4 10.Be2 or Bc4.

The 30th Andorra Chess Open is taking place from 21st to 29th July 2012 at the Hotel Sant Gothard, Ctra. d’Arinsal s/n. Erts (La Massana), Andorra. The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Federació d’Escacs Valls d’Andorra. The tournament is played according to FIDE rules and is will be valid for title norms. Grandmasters [...]

The 38th International Chess Open Vila de Sitges is taking place on 20-28th July at the Casino Prado Theatre Hall in Sitges, Spain. The tournament is organized by the Penya d’Escacs Casino Prado Suburense and Hotels & Apartaments Sunway Playa Golf. Tournament system: FIDE Swiss System 9 rounds in two groups. The tiebreaker system will [...]

Οι Ουγγαρέζες κολυμβήτριες Ντορίνα Σέκερες και Εστέρ Ποβασζάι παίζουν σκάκι σε σκακιέρα δαπέδου που βρίσκεται στο ολυμπιακό χωριό του Λονδίνου.  Στους αγώνες του σκεπτικισμού για τα θηριώδη μέτρα ασφαλείας, την...

Ξεκίνησε χθες το πιο ισχυρό τουρνουά σκάκι της Ελλάδας! Συμμετέχουν κορυφαίοι αθλητές απ’ όλο τον κόσμο όπως είναι οι Petrosian T., G. Shekhar, Gupta A. κ.α., καθώς και κορυφαίοι Έλληνες παίχτες, όπως Μαστροβασίλης Δ., Παπαιοάνου Γ...

The 81st Ukrainian Chess Championship is set to take place from 26th July to 7th August in the President Hotel in Kiev. Twelve players will compete in the round robin tournament. Practically all the top national players, with exception of Vassily Ivanchuk, participate. Top seeded is defending champion Ruslan Ponomariov. With the average elo of [...]

With less than 6 months to go until Christmas, here’s the perfect unwanted present for the chess player in your life. Unwanted? Yes indeed, because real chess players overwhelmingly prefer Staunton pattern chess sets. For them the beauty of the game lies not in the external appearance of the pieces but rather the thought that [...]

The biggest story in today's action at Biel was a story of inaction. Alexander Morozevich, who started with two losses, withdrew pleading illness. (The nature of that illness hasn't been publicly specified; we wish him the best.) He didn't play in round 3, but his third round game will be made up on Sunday (the scheduled rest day) by his substitute, Viktor Bologan, who will play in Thursday's...

Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), a new charity that uses the ancient game of chess as a learning tool in classrooms across England and Wales have been shortlisted and highly commended in the annual Community Sport and Recreational Awards, formerly the Sports Club of the Year Awards, for 2012. The judging panel, chaired by the BBC’s Eleanor Oldroyd awards sport and recreation...