Πριν λίγες μέρες κυκλοφόρησε το νέοδωρεάν μάθημα από τον GM Ίγκορ Σμίρνοβ. Σε αυτό το μάθημα περιγράφει πώς μπορούμε ναεπιτεθούμε στους αξιωματικούς και πιο συγκεκριμένα στον αξιωματικό β7. Την ιδέα που περιγράφει ο...

Σκάκι δρόμου σε κεντρική οδό της Βαρκελώνης. Η πρωτεύουσα της Καταλωνίας είναι μια από τις γοητευτικότερες πόλεις του κόσμου. Πολύ πρόσφατα εκδόθηκε από το Μεταίχμιο ο συγκεντρωτικός τόμος “Η Βαρκελώνη του...

Εκατοντάδες μαθητές, νηπιαγωγείου, δημοτικού, γυμνασίου και λυκείου θα λάβουν μέρος και φέτος στα Πανελλήνια Σχολικά Πρωταθλήματα 2012 που θα διεξαχθούν στην Καλλιθέα Χαλκιδικής από το Σάββατο 7/4 ως τη Δευτέρα 9/4.  Το...

My son’s liking for a dog training DVD advocating the John Fischer methodology (it suggested an understanding of dog psychology rather than things such as ‘choke chains’) got me thinking about incentives. I think that systems based on punishment are deeply flawed in that the anxiety they create is likely to inhibit performance. Reward versus [...]

It has been a long while since my last viewer games show, and the result is that this one is a doozy! No fewer than eight games are covered, and while it's a long video I do try to keep things moving along, and viewers will be compensated by getting a rich variety of topics. The focus is more on openings (including the old Lasker-Pelikan, the Modern Benoni, the Veresov and the Norwegian Variation...

IM Malcolm Pein in a press release below confirms that the 4th London Chess Classic will take place 1st-10th December 2012. Further announcements as to venue and players will follow.

IM Malcolm Pein in a press release below confirms that the 4th London Chess Classic will take place 1st-10th December 2012. Further announcements as to venue and players will follow.

The 4th London Chess Classic 2012 takes place 1st-10th December 2012. The field is expected to be at least as strong as the 3rd classic.

The 4th London Chess Classic 2012 takes place 1st-10th December 2012. The field is expected to be at least as strong as the 3rd classic.

The tournament director of the 4th London Chess Classic announced it will run again in December this 2012.

The tournament director of the 4th London Chess Classic announced it will run again in December this 2012.

The 35th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament is taking place from 31st March to 7th April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia – San Sebastián (Frontón Karmelo Balda). The tournament is played over 9 rounds of Swiss system, with the top prize being 1500 EUR and Txapela. GM Igor Rausis and [...]

Open Internacional Semana Santa Lab is being held from 4th to 9th April at the Centro Alto Rendimiento in Bogota, Colombia. The 9-round Accelerated Swiss event features 156 players from four countries. Top rated are Cuban Grandmasters Aramis Alvarez Pedraza and Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, and Colombian GM Sergio Barrientos. In addition, there is a 7-round [...]

Video by Vijay Kumar from the last round and the prize giving

The 16th Int. Neckar-Open will take place on 5-9th April at the Gemeindehalle in Deizisau, Stuttgart, Germany. The biggest chess open in Germany attracts more than 700 players in three groups and offers a prize fund of 15.000 Euro. With nearly 100 titleholders and more than 20 Grandmasters the A-Group will be this year the [...]