The 5th Anogia “Capablanca Memorial” GM-norm tournament is held from 11-19 September 2018 in Anogia, Crete, Greece. The tournament is part of the Heraklion IT Grand Prix, which is in its 8th year, and is part of a series of closed norm tournaments. It is a 10-player invitational round-robin event. Players receive 90 minutes for [...]

The 3rd Anogia “Capablanca Memorial” IM-norm tournament is held from 11-19 September 2018 in Anogia, Crete, Greece. The tournament is part of the Heraklion IT Grand Prix, which is in its 8th year, and is part of a series of closed norm tournaments. It is a 10-player invitational round-robin event. Players receive 90 minutes for [...]

    Μια ακόμα προπονητική κι αγωνιστική χρονιά ξεκινά για τον Σκακιστικό Όμιλο Καλλιθέας! Μετά από μια επιτυχημένη χρονιά με άνοδο στον Προκριματικό Όμιλο της Α Εθνικής, την κατάκτηση του τίτλου Διεθνούς Μετρ από...

“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...

The Chess House GM tournament is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 8-16 September 2018 in Aarhus, Denmark. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draws are allowed before move 30. Live game with analysis [...]

Here’s a nice model game in the Closed Sicilian which my Dad used in his DVD on this opening. White just won in positional style, taking space in the center. Sam Davies

Με αφορμή το ματς για το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα που γίνεται φέτος τον Νοέμβριο στο Λονδίνο ανάμεσα στον Νορβηγό Μάγκνους Κάρλσεν (τον τωρινό παγκόσμιο πρωταθλητή) και τον ιταλικής καταγωγής Αμερικανό Φαμπιάνο Καρουάνα...

01 - 08 Σεπτέμβρη έγινε στην Οχρίδα της FYROM το 61ο Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Σκακιστικής Σύνθεσης (WCCC, World Congress of Chess Composition), μαζί με το 42ο Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Λύσης Σκακιστικών Προβλημάτων (WCSC, World Chess Solving Championship).Η επίσημη σελίδα...

The Croatian League 1A is a 10-team round-robin tournament taking place from 8-16 September 2018 in Biograd, Croatia. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess [...]

It’s time to take a break from looking at my games from last season and update you on the Chess Heroes project. The first two books, Checkmates for Heroes and Chess Tactics for Heroes are currently being proofread. My friend and former Richmond Junior Club colleague Ray Cannon has come up with a lot of … Continue reading "Openings and Endings for Heroes"

40th “Rashid Nezhmetdinov Cup” will be held from 11-21 September in Kazan. The venue is the Central Chess School in Kazan, Butlerova str. 7, Kazan, Russia. As the part of the festival there are going to be two big events. Rapid tournament – September 11-12. 11 rounds Swiss. Time control: 15 minutes + 10 seconds [...]

16th Chess Festival Amantea will be held from 9-16 September in Amantea, Italy. Playing venue is Hotel “Marechiaro” – s.s. 18 Campora S. Giovanni-Amantea (CS). 3 different tournaments will take place within Amantea Chess Festival: Main: reserved to players holding F.I.D.E. or F.S.I. ELO higher than 1850. Open B: reserved to players holding F.I.D.E. or [...]

The question I’m asked the most is, how can I get better at chess? It’s a simply enough question that should have a simple answer. However, improving your game can become a complicated task due to the various ways in which you can achieve your goal. In the end, it comes down to a combination … Continue reading "So You Want to Get Better?"

Ανακοίνωση - Ενημέρωση προς όλους τους αθλητές του συλλόγου.Σύμφωνα με απόφαση του Υπουργείου Υγείας και του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού καθιερώνεται η Κάρτα Υγείας Αθλητή (πληροφορίες εδώ). Η Κάρτα...

Το Σάββατο 8 Σεπτεμβρίου στις 7.00 μ.μ. στο ξενοδοχείο Holiday Inn της Θεσσαλονίκης, θα γίνει η παρουσίαση από το Νίκο Ντίρλη και τo Θοδωρή Ρωμανό του πρώτου βιβλίου στα ελληνικά του GM και προπονητή Jacob Aagaard «Μαθαίνοντας τα...