Needless to say I agree completely with this sentiment as expressed by Boris Gelfand. And it’s very important to believe this when entering any contest either as the underdog or the favourite: Very many chess games are lost either by a player being overconfident or cowering in terror. The right approach is to steer a [...]

Σε τηλεφωνική του συνέντευξη στην εσθονική εφημερίδα Postimees ο 13ος παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής Γκάρι Κασπάροβ εξέφρασε την άποψη ότι το έλο που είχε το 1972 ο Μπόμπι Φίσερ ήταν «πολύ πιο σημαντικό» από το τρέχον έλο του...

Ο παίκτης φοράει ένα ειδικό κάλυμμα με ηλεκτρόδια στο κεφάλι του, κάθεται ακίνητος και, ως δια μαγείας, τα κομμάτια του κινούνται στον ηλεκτρονικό πίνακα. Τα εγκεφαλικά κύματά του αξιοποιούνται ώστε να μπορεί να...

Thailand is celebrating its joyous and rowdy Songkran Festival when Thais and tourists throng in the streets and splash each other with water to cool off from the fierce summer heat.

The Russian Team Championships are underway at Sochi. It's great to see Alexander Morozevich at his best but he plays so determinedly for a win, he sometimes comes unstuck. Morozevich lost his first game but then defeated European champion Dmitry Jakovenko and Emil Sutovsky. Jakovenko took him on in a sharp line of the Slav Defence which looks incredibly risky against an attacking...

Municipality of Karposh and Chess Club Gambit Aseko-See organized the Open Karposh 2012 from 7th to 14th April in Skopje, FYR Macedonia. The 9-round Swiss open featured the prize fund of 17500 EUR: 1) 3500 EUR, 2) 2500 EUR, 3) 1500 EUR, 4) 1200 EUR, 5) 1000 EUR, 6) 800 EUR, 7) 700 EUR, 8) [...]

FIDE has approved new titles at the 2nd quarter Presidential Board held in Elista, RUS from 5 to 7 of April 2012. Among them are 2 GMs, 4 WGMs, 19 IMs, and 2 WIMs. More news from the PB in Elista are here, including the Caissa Award for Women’s Chess for Hou Yifan , a [...]

The 7th edition Chess Evolution Weekly Newsletter by GM Arkadij Naiditsch and GM Csaba Balogh is already published. It contains 30 pages of great chess material including: - the top games of Neckar Open - an amazing game review from the ongoing Russian Team Chess Championship - a mate in the middlegame (27 moves) with [...]

Το "Σκακιστικό Καφενείο" εύχεται από καρδιάς Καλή Ανάσταση σε όλους! Υγεία, αγάπη, χαρά, δημιουργικότητα και ουσιαστική ευτυχία! Και καλό σκάκι φυσικά! Ένα σκακιστικό πρόβλημα του Sam Loyd. Παίζει ο λευκός και κάνει μάτ σε...

The 30th Tournoi International de la Ville de Metz is taking place from 14th to 21st April at the gymnase d’Hannoncelles in Metz, France. The organizer is chess club Metz Alekhine. The tournament format is 9-round Swiss and the players will be divided in two playing Groups – Open A (rated 1900 and above) and [...]

The Icelandic Championship 2012 takes place 13th-23rd April 2012. Hannes Stefansson and Henrik Danielsen are the top seeds.

            Ακολουθούν μερικέςωραίες φωτογραφίες από το διαδίκτυο με θέμα το σκάκι και το Πάσχα.            Την επόμενηεβδομάδα θα μάθουμε πώς να σουβλίζουμε, αλλά όχι...

The Icelandic Championship 2012 takes place 13th-23rd April 2012. Hannes Stefansson and Henrik Danielsen are the top seeds.

The University of Texas Tech has a strong Chess tradition with 18 GM and IM players having played for them since 1996. They are looking for a new Director of their Chess Program. https://jobs.texastech.edu/postings/43725 is the detailed posting.

The University of Texas Tech has a strong Chess tradition with 18 GM and IM players having played for them since 1996. They are looking for a new Director of their Chess Program. https://jobs.texastech.edu/postings/43725 is the detailed posting.