On to a visit to the recently revitalised Hammersmith club for game 13. I had the black pieces and was again matched against a higher rated opponent in the shape of Chris Skulte. Would it prove unlucky? 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 Another Scotch Four … Continue reading "2017-18 Season (8)"

Here’s a game in which White shows how to win with an outside passed pawn in the endgame, basically using it as a decoy so that he can get his king in on the other side of the board. With just pawns on this is very easy but when other pieces are on the board … Continue reading "Winning with an Outside Passed Pawn"

The mind will follow. Exercise the body and the mind will follow. What do I mean by this? If you seriously exercise, you’ll increase your ability to concentrate. Your brain will function at a higher level. I’m not saying you’re going to suddenly be able to do calculus and cure cancer while binge watching something … Continue reading "Exercise the Body and…"

Με το δεξί η έναρξη της αγωνιστική σεζόν 2018-2019. Η ομάδα μας συμμετέχει και φέτος στο κύπελλο “Σπύρος Μπίκος” όπου κέρδισε στην πρεμιέρα της διοργάνωσης την ομάδα του Κότινου Χολαργού με σκορ 3,5-4,5. Επόμενος αγώνας...

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The three Divisions of the Counties and District Correspondence Chess Championships 2017/18 have all but finished. There is just one game left to adjudicate in the Ward-Higgs Division 1 between West Wales A and Warwickshire A. The leaders are Yorkshire A with 10.5 / 16 (+5, =11, -0) with West Wales A on 9.5 / … Continue reading "Counties and District Correspondence Chess Championships...

Τους αγώνες διοργανώνουν από κοινού την Κυριακή 14 Οκτωβρίου οι σκακιστικοί σύλλογοι των νομών Ηλείας και Ζακύνθου - ΑΕ Λεχαινών, ΑΣΑ Κόροιβος Αμαλιάδας, ΣΣ Ζακύνθου και ΣΑ Πύργου.Οι δηλώσεις συμμετοχής γίνονται...

Σκάκι στους “Τρεις Σωματοφύλακες”, ταινία του 2011. Ήταν η πολλοστή φορά που το πασίγνωστο μυθιστόρημα του Αλέξανδρου Δουμά γνώρισε μια κινηματογραφική μεταφορά. Οι εποχές άλλαξαν, έγιναν τρισδιάστατες και αυτό από...

Ένα από τα προβλήματα του διαγωνισμού Ματ σε 4 κινήσεις (#4) Ch. Gilberg, The N.Y. Clipper, 1863 Όλα τα προβλήματα θα τα βρείτε σε αρχεία pdf στο ιστολόγιο του Ε. Μανωλά για το καλλιτεχνικό σκάκι. Αν και ο «Ζορμπάς» φαίνεται πως αποθάρρυνε...

Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia) is re-elected President of the European Chess Union for another term of four years. In the ECU General Assembly that was held in Batumi the Presidential Ticket of Zurab Azmaiparashvili got 44 votes out of 50 present federations. 4 ballots were blank and 2 invalid. Members of the ticket also elected into [...]

When I was younger I played some interesting gambits and sacrifices … by accident. I would really “blunder” but tried to stay optimistic about what could come about after losing the piece and often it made for some interesting ‘sacrifices’.  Unlike others who’s fascination for the attacking style was brought about by the King’s Gambit … Continue reading "Attacking...

Arkady Dvorkovich is elected new FIDE President at the General Assembly that took place on 3rd October in Batumi, Georgia. Members of the Presidential Ticket of Arkady Dvorkovich are elected into office: Bachar Kouatly – Deputy President Sewa Enyonam Fumey – General Secretary Mahir Mammedov – Vice President Julio Granda Zuniga – Vice President Zhu [...]

Η στιγμή που ανακοινώνεται το αποτέλεσμα της ψηφοφορίας στο Μπατούμι της Γεωργίας και τα φλας πέφτουν στον νέο εκλεγμένο πρόεδρο Ντβόρκοβιτς. Η ομιλία του νέου προέδρου μετά τη γνωστοποίηση του αποτελέσματος. Πριν...

Recently I have been going through lots of Marshall Attack games and here I would like to share few of them. The first one was played by Aronian against Shirov in 2006 where Aronian was the exchange up but for two pawns. On move 44 Shirov played h6 leaving his Bishop on d6 en prise, … Continue reading "Two Marshall Attacks"

“Errare humanum est…” Seneca Two previous articles about bad ideas can be revisited HERE and HERE In the first article I finished Seneca’s quote: “… sed in errare (errore) perseverare diabolicum” and did not offer a translation. The internet has it at your fingertips: “To err is human, but to persist in error (out of … Continue reading "Bad...