Μετά από πολλές ώρες εργασίας και προσπάθειας, το κανάλι του διεθνή μετρ και προπονητή Ανδρέα Τζερμιαδιανού στο YouTube: “Chess Training”. Θα βοηθήσει κυρίως σκακιστές ηλικίας άνω των 20 ετών και με αξιολόγηση (έλο) 1600-2200. Τα...

Live games with analysis

Live games with computer analysis

3o  ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ «ΖΑΠΠΑΣ» ΣΤΗ ΛΥΣΗ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΩΝΤην Κυριακή 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 (ώρα 11.00-13.30) θα  πραγματοποιηθεί το 3ο Κύπελλο «Ζάππας» στη Λύση Σκακιστικών Προβλημάτων, το οποίο είναι αφιερωμένο στον κορυφαίο...

European Rapid&Blitz Chess Championship 2018 will take place from 5th-9th December 2018, in hotel Aleksandar Palace, in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia. The event will start with European Blitz Chess Championship 2018, which will take place on 6th and 7th of December, and will be played according to the Swiss system, in 11 paired rounds, with [...]

Before computers were so dominant, chess books were the number one source of finding analysis of important games. When computers did come out, and tore holes in old analysis, many people wondered whether analysis from older publications had any value at all. Some Class players would question whether or not it’s useful to read the … Continue reading "The Curious Case of Analysis and Style"

Over four days of exciting Chess 960, also known as Fischer Random, fans enjoyed watching ten of the strongest chess players in the world dazzle with their creativity and skill during 6 rapid and 14 blitz games. During the event, each player faced the same opponent in head-to-head matches, including former world champions Garry Kasparov [...]

Houdini ahead in the race for silver

Ο Αθλητικός Σκακιστικός Όμιλος Ναυπάκτου( ΑΣΟΝ 'ΕΠΑΧΤΟΣ'), στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού της Ναυμαχίας της Ναυπάκτου, διοργανώνει το 10ο Τουρνουά BLITZ «LEPANTΟ» το Σάββατο, 06 Οκτωβρίου 2018.

Last Sunday, one of my friends asked my help for arranging kids tournament for his academy. I had to look after the under 7 category and I observed some interesting things. First of all I noticed that beginners often tend to keep their pieces loose and play with only a single piece, trying to attack … Continue reading "Observations from Beginners Games"

International chess festival “M.Chigorin Memorial”, part of the Russian Cup Stage, will be held from October 26 – November 5. The venue is “Park” hotel (metro station “Krestovsky ostrov”, Severnaya doroga 12, St. Petersburg, Russia). Prize fund is 1650000 RUR. Time control: 90 minutes and 30 seconds increment per move from move 1. Last year [...]

“I can see the combinations as well as Alekhin, but I cannot get into the same positions.” Rudolf Spielmann This week I am proposing an interesting checkmate in 3 puzzle composition. Based on the task at hand and material balance White needs to focus on tactics alone. You can of course jump right ahead and … Continue reading "100% Tactics"

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17th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev “ was held from 06.09. – 15.09 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. The venue was Park hotel Continental. The tournament was divided in 3 sections. In group A 62 players took part. The winner is IM Radoslav Dimitrov with 7 points out of 9. Six players have finished with 6,5 points. Second is [...]