Washington Square Park is one of the most famous chess historic venues for chess, ranking alongside the Cafe de la Regence. I’ve played there a few times but not during its glory days. In films such as Searching For Bobby Fischer it was portrayed as being frequented by famous players such as Israel Zilber and Kamran [...]

Με άφθονο παιχνίδι και αρκετή διασκέδαση ολοκληρώθηκε και η σημερινή εκδήλωση του Συλλόγου Ιωαννιτών Σκακιστών στην κεντρική πλατεία. Για περισσότερες από τέσσερις ώρες μέλη του Συλλόγου, και μη, έπαιζαν παρτίδες...

Ο Γιώργος Γκούμας νίκησε πέρσι, στην εκπνοή των αγώνων, τον διαρκώς προπορευόμενο Ουζμπέκο γκραν μετρ Ζαγκρεμπέλνι και ισοβάθμησαν στην πρώτη θέση!ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΟΣ ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΙΚΑΡΙΑΣΔελτίο Τύπου 29 Ιουνίου 2012Αγωνιστικό...

Σημαντικές επιτυχίες κατάφεραν οι νεαροί σκακιστές και σκακίστριες της περιοχής στα Πανελλήνια Νεανικά Πρωταθλήματα που ολοκληρώθηκαν σήμερα. Η Κυριακή Καλύβα πήρε την 2η θέση στην κατηγορία των Κοριτσιών Κ10. Η...

A new name in Russian chess made his mark this week in the Russian Higher League which, slightly misleadingly, is the second tier of the Russian Championship and acts as a qualifier for the Superfinal. Five places were at stake and 28GMs including five rated 2700 or above travelled to Tyumen, an ancient Siberian settlement, to play for the big bucks.

A new name in Russian chess made his mark this week in the Russian Higher League which, slightly misleadingly, is the second tier of the Russian Championship and acts as a qualifier for the Superfinal. Five places were at stake and 28GMs including five rated 2700 or above travelled to Tyumen, an ancient Siberian settlement, to play for the big bucks.

The ACP and Science Park Amsterdam Chess organize the “ACP Golden Classic” that will take place in Amsterdam from 14 to 22 July, in the same venue and at the same time as the Dutch Championships and the SPA Open. Seven great players will be battling for the ACP Golden Classic title in an unprecedented [...]

The Russian city of Samara is paying a tribute to the legendary Grandmaster Lev Polugaevsky. The 2nd Memorial tournament is scheduled to take place from 5th to 13th July as a 9-round Swiss competition. The total prize fund is 11.000 EUR and the tournament is a qualifier for the 2012 Russian Cup. The winner will [...]

The chess match between the national teams or Russia and China will take place 1st-9th of July 2012 in Sankt Petersburg, Russia. This is a traditional match between the two countries, from the establishing in year 2001, the matches took place in 2001 in Shanghai, 2004 in Moscow, 2006 in Argun, 2007 in Nizhni Novgorod, [...]

Σπουδαίοι παίκτες της νέας ελληνικής σκακιστικής γενιάς θα αγωνιστούν με προοπτικές διάκρισης στο Διεθνές Τουρνουά «Ίκαρος 2012». Κυριότεροι εκπρόσωποί τους  (σε παρένθεση το σωματείο τους, ο διεθνής βαθμός...

This sad story about a chess player with mental issues prompted me to address the difficult subject of chess and mental illness. The chess scene certainly has its share of ‘characters’ and is certainly well represented by people on the autistic spectrum. But is there is a link between chess and mental illness? My take [...]

After taking some time off from the "Quick Ruy" series, this week I've resumed with the final episode on the Neo-Archangelsk system (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5). It looks like it isn't doing very well in the main line at the moment, but sooner or later I'm sure Shirov or Caruana (or both) will come to its rescue. In the meantime, this week's video should give you a...

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis has increased both the size of the field and the prize fund for the 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship, scheduled from July 10 through July 15. Organizers increased the field from 10 players to 16 due to a misunderstanding on current regulations. The U.S. Chess Federation [...]

The 4th Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez Carlos I is taking place from 23rd June to 1st July at the Hotel Carlos I, in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), the most exclusive beach resort in Galicia, Spain. The 9-round Open with 109 participants offers 7000 EUR in prizes, with 1100 EUR dedicated to the winner. After six rounds five [...]

The first Scottish Blitz Chess Championship was staged on June 16 at the Quicentenary Building, Edinburgh. The championship was supported by Skyscanner.net and a some local sponsors. A healthy prize fund attracted a strong and international field including the Germans number one Arkady Naiditsch.