Niklesh Jain of India proposes to Angela Franco of Colombia minutes before the start of 2nd round of the Batumi Olympiad 2018! It was a surprise for Angela, while Niklesh had planned it all! An amazing moment not just for Niklesh and Angela but the chess community in general. A Colombian got engaged to an [...]

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement” Bo Bennett (businessman) Caro-Kann defence is used by Black as an alternate to French Defence if they don’t like having their Bc8 blocked for lengthy periods of time. Black’s game is solid but not very dynamic. It could lead to pretty dull positions … Continue reading "Need Sure Points? Caro-Kann...

Από τη χτεσινή τελετή έναρξης στο Μπατούμι. Αρχίζει σήμερα, στις 2 το μεσημέρι ώρα Ελλάδας, η 43η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, στο Μπατούμι της Γεωργίας. Στο όπεν μετέχουν 185 ομάδες από 183 χώρες και στο τουρνουά γυναικών 151 ομάδες...

Η Ένωση Αθλοπαιδιών Πατρών διοργανώνει τουρνουά κανονικού χρόνου 6 αγωνιστικών με διεθνή αξιολόγηση για σκακιστές μέχρι 1600 έλο. Οι αγώνες θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο καφέ Μεσημεριανή τις Κυριακές 30 Σεπτεμβρίου, 7...

Την Κυριακή 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 (ώρα 11.00-13.30) θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο Παμπελοποννησιακό Στάδιο το 3ο Κύπελλο «Ζάππας» στη Λύση Σκακιστικών Προβλημάτων για την περιοχή της Πάτρας.

The Benko Gambit is quite a fun opening as Black often gets counter play instead of being tortured by White. One of the greatest experts was Lev Alburt, and here he wins with it against a well known chess author and trainer: Sam Davies

Το αθλητικό κέντρο έχει τη χαρά να σας ενημερώσει ότι ξεκίνησαν οι προπονήσεις για τη σεζόν 2018-2019. Αναλυτικά το πρόγραμμα των αναπτυξιακών τμήματων: Τμήμα Α'(νέων εγγράφων):   Τετάρτη 6.30-7.30 Τμήμα Β'(αρχάριοι):      ...

The NNLE and The Organizing Committee of the 2018 World Chess Olympiad are pleased to announce the special “Olympiad Brilliancy Prize” awards. The prize for the most brilliant game will be awarded after each of the 11 rounds. All players are encouraged to submit their game for consideration for the daily prize to BatumiOlympiad@gmail.com Every [...]

Another game, my ninth of the season, and yet another match against Surbiton. This time I was facing another tough opponent, Chris Briscoe, a friend and former Richmond Junior Club member with an IM norm to his name. At least I had the white pieces. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. … Continue reading "2017-18 Season (6)"

The 40th Rashid Nezhmetdinov Memorial, a stage of the Russian Cup, finished in Kazan. 108 chess players from 7 national chess federations, including 20 grandmasters, took part in the tournament. Vladislav Artemiev from Kazan won the tournament having scored 7 points out of 9 and edged out Tigran Harutyunian (Armenia) who took the second place. [...]

At an ECF Board meeting held on 20th September the ECF Board decided by a clear majority to support the Presidential ticket of Georgios Makropoulos in the FIDE Presidential elections to be held alongside the Chess Olympiad at Batumi on 3rd October. The Board felt it was paramount to support a strong ticket with English [...]

A great philosopher once said that a single moment defines our future. I’d have to say that I agree with that statement in that we all have a defining moment that charts the course we travel on our life’s journey. The single defining moment that brought me to where I am today happened in 1977 … Continue reading "A Single Defining Moment"

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with members of Russian national chess teams who are currently training in Sochi ahead of the Chess Olympiad. The President wished the players success at the upcoming 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi. They also had a short conversation about promoting chess in Russia and training a new generation of chess [...]

For the first time in history, World Championship with neural network

Ένα πρωτότυπο happening γύρω από το σκάκι και τη μουσική, που θα ξεκινήσει στις 20:00 και θα ολοκληρωθεί μετά τα μεσάνυχτα, διοργανώνουν την Παρασκευή 5 Οκτωβρίου η Μουσική Βιβλιοθήκη «Λίλιαν Βουδούρη» του Συλλόγου Οι Φίλοι...