The Superfinals of 71st Russian men’s championship and 68th Russian women’s championship took place from 24th August till 6th September 2018 in Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast. The venue was Magnezit Palace of Culture. The final eleventh round of the Russian Championship Superfinals was played on September 5th in Satka. In the open event, Dmitry Andrekin defeated [...]

I’ve been trying to find the perfect training regimen for as long as I can remember. Through the years though I’ve come to find no one thing works best for everyone, but if one thing many swear by is getting your butt handed to you and “learning” from your loss. One major problem I seewith … Continue reading "Study vs. Practice"

The World Girls Junior Championship is an 11-round Swiss open taking place in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey from 5-15 September 2018. The winner becomes the World Girls Junior Champion and receives 2,000 Euros and the WGM title. The 2nd and 3rd placed players receive the WIM title. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves [...]

The World Junior Championship is an 11-round Swiss open taking place in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey from 5-15 September 2018. The winner becomes the World Junior Champion and receives 3,000 Euros and the GM title. The 2nd and 3rd placed players receive the IM title. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 [...]

Chess is 99% tactics – Richard Teichmann I do believe that a weak king and loose pieces are behind most tactics. Another thing I see quite often is when you place two or more pieces on single line, you are inviting tactics. Here we will see how Karpov forced Spassky to place his knights on … Continue reading "The Cause of Tactics"

34th European Club Cup and the 23rd European Women Club Cup will be simultaneously held from 11th-19th October 2018 in Porto Carras, famous Greek seaside resort in Halkidiki. The playing venue of the Championships will be the Congress Center of the Porto Carras Grand Resort and the official hotel of the event will be 5 [...]

The Santiago Masters is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 5-13 September 2018 in Santiago Compostela, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine Championship – [...]

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer” Bruce Lee A quick reminder about how to do it: Have a look at the position for 1 minute (watch the clock) Think about the choices in front of you and pick the one you feel … Continue reading "“What Say You?” The 1 Minute Challenge (17)"

Όπως κάθε χρόνο έτσι και φέτος θα πραγματοποιηθεί το ετήσιο τουρνουά μνήμης Νίκος Καραπάνος. Οι αγώνες θα πραγματοποιηθούν το τριήμερο Παρασκευή – Σάββατο – Κυριακή 14 – 15 – 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 στην Πάτρα.Δηλώσεις...

Σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 16 του Ν. 4479/ 2017 και την ΚΥΑ των Υπουργών Υγείας και Υφυπουργού Πολιτισμού, η διαδικασία της πιστοποίησης της υγείας των αθλητών - αθλητριών από την αγωνιστική περίοδο 2018 - 19 και εφεξής τροποποιείται ως...

Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης στο σκάκι στην ηλικιακή κατηγορία έως 18 ετών αναδείχτηκε ο 17χρονος Ευγένιος Ιωαννίδης του ΑΜΟ Γαλαξίας Θεσσαλονίκης, στο Πανευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Εφήβων 2018 που διεξήχθη στη Ρίγα της Λετονίας από 20...

It surprised me a lot that my Dad wanted us to go through a lot of games from this tournament featuring an old defence to the Ruy Lopez. But he said it provides a good background in one of the little center positions (a White pawn on e4 vs a Black pawn on d6) which … Continue reading "St. Petersburg 1909"

26th International Chess Open Nikaia was held from 25.08 -2.09 in Athens, Greece. Organizer was the Municipality of NIKAIAS-AG. I. Penti and co- organizers: Ε.Ο.Α.Ο.Ο. “FYSIOLATRIS” NIKAIAS, Hellenic Skactic Federation The venue was Cultural Mansion “Manos Loizos”. The tournament was divided in two groups. In Group A 122 players took part. The winner is GM [...]

International Chess Festival Monastir will be held from 2-9 September at the Hotel Monastir Centre in Monastir, Tunisia. The festival is divided in 3 events. Under 16, Closed Women and Open tournaments. In the Open 143 players are expected. Live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the [...]

Game 5 of the season was yet another match against Surbiton. This time I had black against a 2200 strength opponent. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 The Exchange Lopez seems, if my very small sample of games is anything to go by, to be very popular even at … Continue reading "2017-18 Season (4)"