This last weekend I played in my first long play tournament since 2009, the Open section of the Bolton Congress. I managed to come first on my own with 4 wins and a draw, half a point ahead of a rising star, 14 year old Joseph McPhillips. The result confirmed that my rust removal attempts [...]

Ameet Ghasi was one of England's most promising juniors before he disappeared from the chess scene for a few years.

Ameet Ghasi was one of England's most promising juniors before he disappeared from the chess scene for a few years.

The 43rd Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament was held from 31st March to 7th April at the Centro Asturiano in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The legendary event is this year named as “Torneo Ciudad de Mar del Plata-Marcel Duchamp”. The 9-round Swiss event has attracted 235 players from 8 countries with seven Grandmasters in [...]

SHSM-64 and Ekonomist will be with average ELO above 2700 in the Russian Team Chess Championship 2012 that starts tommorow. For SHSM-64 the players on the board will be Caruana, Hao Wang, Peter Leko, Anish Giri, Riazantsev, Grachev, Potkin, and Najer, with ELO average of 2708. Ekonomist will be represented by Morozevich, Tomashevsky, Nepomniachtchi, Moiseenko, [...]

3 παίκτες του συλλόγου μας συμμετέχουν στην τελική φάση των σχολικών πρωταθλημάτων που διεξάγονται στην Καλλιθέα Χαλκιδικής. Πρόκειται για τους: ΜΠΟΥΜΠΟΥΛΗΣ ΣΠΥΡΙΔΩΝ – ΟΔΥΣΣΕΥΣ ΤΡΟΥΜΠΟΥΝΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ...

Από την Δευτέρα του Πάσχα έως και την Κυριακή του Θωμά, στον Πολυχώρο Πολιτεία θα διεξαχθούν τα φετινά Ατομικά Νεανικά Πρωταθλήματα της ΕΣΣΠ σε 10 ξεχωριστές κατηγορίες . Το παράβολο συμμετοχής ορίστηκε στα 10 ευρώ και...

Καλούνται τα μέλη του Δ.Σ της ΕΣΣΠ σε συνεδρίαση την Τρίτη 9/4/2012 και ώρα 20:30 στη ΝΕΠ, για να συζητηθούν θέματα σχετικά με τον απολογισμό των σχολικών πρωταθλημάτων, την εύρεση μόνιμης αγωνιστικής έδρας , την διοργάνωση...

 Σερβία: 12 σκακίστριες συμμετείχαν στην τελική φάση του πρωταθλήματος Σερβίας Γυναικών 2012. Ανάμεσά τους 5 WGM και 4 WIM. Πρωταθλήτρια αναδείχθηκε η WIM Marija Rakic, η οποία συγκέντρωσε 8 βαθμούς σε 11 αγώνες. Στη δεύτερη θέση...

I discovered today that my blog has been the victim of a ‘spam injection attack’. So I’ve had to reinstall WordPress and put everything back together bit by bit. Fortunately I’ve got fairly good backups so hopefully not too much damage has been done. This reminds me that one of the best ways to stay [...]

With 40 players from 8 countries including 7 Grandmasters, 5 International Masters and 3 FIDE Masters, the Brunei Campomanes Grandmaster Open 2012 gets underway today. Organised by the Brunei Chess Federation from 7-12 April under the leadership of its President Hj Zainal Ali with Vice President Pg Abdul Rahman Yussof the Tournament Director, the latest [...]

Drunken Knights vs. Cavendish in the London League was a very strong match played at The Plough pub near the British Museum. The top two boards were occupied by GMs and those games were drawn but Drunken Knights prevailed on the lower boards.

Drunken Knights vs. Cavendish in the London League was a very strong match played at The Plough pub near the British Museum. The top two boards were occupied by GMs and those games were drawn but Drunken Knights prevailed on the lower boards.

The 35th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament took place from 31st March to 7th April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia – San Sebastián (Frontón Karmelo Balda). Czech Grandmaster Igor Rausis defeated French IM Cyril Marzolo in a nice tactical game in the final round and took a clear first place [...]

The 2012 China Chess Championships for men and women were held concurrently from 27th March to 7th April in the city of Xinghua. Both groups were 12-players round robin tournaments. Xinghua is the birthplace of the Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan, who competed in the men’s section. Last year champion Ding Liren took an early [...]