This was Boris Gelfand's last chance to make something happen with the white pieces, but while he had been achieving success in his two previous white games he didn't get anything this time. Champion Viswanathan Anand varied from game 9 with the rare 8...Bd7, which came as a big surprise to Gelfand, who spent 38 minutes on his reply. After 9.a3 Ba5 10.Qe2 Bc6 11.Rd1 Anand produced the novelty...

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Ένα ζευγάρι παίζει σκάκι στο πάρκο της Ισπανίας που βρίσκεται  στο Σαν Χοσέ της Κόστα Ρίκας. Το αξιόπιστο περιοδικό «Forbes» στο ετήσιο δημοψήφισμά του για τους δημοφιλέστερους προορισμούς του κόσμου, περιλαμβάνει την...

Καλά είναι τα μαθήματα, αλλά τίποτα δεν μπορεί να συγκριθεί με μια παρτίδα σκάκι! Επειδή δεν είναι δυνατόν να βρίσκεται κάποιον διαθέσιμο αντίπαλο συνέχεια, μπορείτε να παίξετε με σκακιστικό πρόγραμμα στο διαδίκτυο.Τα...

Question to Kasparov: What would you say to playing a match against one of the competitors, Anand and Gelfand? Kasparov’s Answer: I think every professional understands that even a chess player of my class cannot just sit down and play at top level. It is not so much about your proficiency in opening; it is [...]

Perhaps this is so Yasser Seirawan can justify a second edition of Chess Duels? (Kidding.) Unfortunately, Anatoly Karpov and Yasser Seirawan are going to play a three-stage match in St. Louis from June 9-13. First, a pair of classical games (40/90, SD/30+30") worth three points apiece. Second, two rapid games (25' + 5") worth two points apiece. Finally, ten blitz games (5' + 2") worth a point...

The London Chess Centre is offering a 20% discount during the World Chess Championships. Read the latest newsletter of 25th May 2012 below to take advantage of the offer. Ends 31st May.

The London Chess Centre is offering a 20% discount during the World Chess Championships. Read the latest newsletter of 25th May 2012 below to take advantage of the offer. Ends 31st May.

GM Leinier Dominguez Perez won the 2012 edition of the Cuban Chess Championship. Dominguez won against Lazaro Bruzon in the final match with the score 1,5-0,5, taking the full point with white in a 38 mover Ruy Lopez game. This is the fourth title for Dominguez after his succeses in 2002, 2003, and 2006. It [...]

The Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2012 will be held from 30th May to 6th June at the Sheraton Hotel, Batumi, Georgia. The event is organized and conducted by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation and approved by FIDE. Format Rapid Swiss, 11 rounds Blitz Swiss, 15 rounds Time control Rapid 25 min [...]

Ισόπαλες έληξαν η 9η και 10η παρτίδα του μάτς γιά τον τίτλο του Παγκόσμιου Πρωταθλητή μεταξύ του Viswanathan Anand και του Boris Genfald. Και οι δύο παρτίδες ήταν όμορφες και οι ισοπαλίες ήρθαν μετά από καλό σκακιστικό αγώνα. H...

Two ChessDom videos from Round 10. A game report by Vijay Kumar and analysis by GM Henrik Danielsen.

Two ChessDom videos from Round 10. A game report by Vijay Kumar and analysis by GM Henrik Danielsen.

Αρκετοί είναι αυτοί που παραπονιούνται ότι στην περιοχή μας, Δυτική Ελλάδα, δεν έχουν την ευκαιρία να παίξουν σε πολλούς αγώνες. Έτσι λοιπόν πήραμε την απόφαση να διοργανώσουμε ένα τουρνουά με διεθνή αξιολόγηση ΕΛΟ. Ο...

The World Chess Championship is tied 4.5-4.5 with three to play at Moscow after game 9 saw a tense 49 move draw that saw the champion Vishy Anand sleepwalk into a bad position before showing characteristic resourcefulness to engineer an escape. Playing black, Anand looked unprepared in the opening and was clearly worse when he foresaw a queen sacrifice that gave him a solid structure...