Round 8 of the European Individual Chess Championship saw a change of leaders. The R7 sole leader Sergei Azarov lost his game to Vladimir Malakhov to hand him a joint first place with Maxim Matlakov and Vladimir Akopian. They are with 6,5/8 three rounds before the end of the championship. The leaders are closely followed [...]

Pairings from the European Individual Chess Championship

After six rounds of the 2012 European Individual Championship there was a ten-way tie for first, but after round seven Sergei Azarov lead all by his lonesome, though with 12 players just half a point behind. All the top boards were drawn except his - he defeated Arkadij Naiditsch on the white side of a Berlin endgame. For his insouciance he was punished in round 8, getting ground down on the...

This is good news for the Bilbao and London Chess Classic tournaments, both of which were imperiled by FIDE's original decision to hold the next Candidates' event in London from October 24-November 12 of this year. With Linares and the Amber tournaments no longer holding that slot on the calendar, the move to March 13-31 of 2013 is uncharacteristically sensible of the international chess...

Σκάναρα τη φωτογραφία από ένα παλιό σκακιστικό βιβλίο για παιδιά, γραμμένο στα ρώσικα, που εκδόθηκε στην Τασκένδη το 1957. Πρέπει να εικονίζει κάποιο μάθημα σκακιού σε σκακιστικό σύλλογο της ασιατικής πόλης.  Στην...

FIDE has postponed the Candidates matches for 2013. After the initial announcement of the Chess Calendar 2012-2014, various protests from organizers have been emerging. In an official publication today we read that the Canditates tournament will take place in London 2013. FIDE announces, “Following publication of the draft calendar two weeks ago and after evaluating [...]

Παίζουν τα μαύρα και κερδίζουν!Το έχουμε πει πολλές φορές αλλά ηεπανάληψη κάνει πάντα καλό! Ένα από τα πιο γνωστά ρητά είναι το «όποιος το ροκέτου κάνει την παρτίδα δεν την χάνει».Αν και σχεδόν όλοι οι παίχτες...

Part 2 plus another great Fischer win, this time against James Sherwin. Sherwin is now living in the UK and still plays a fine game.  

Της Αργυρώς Αληθεινού για το skakistiko.com Καταρχάς, θα ήθελα να επισημάνω ότι η σύνδεση του έργου με το σκάκι εντοπίστηκε πρώτα από τη σκηνοθέτη μας Κατερίνα Σαβράνη, η οποία έχει την τύχη να γνωρίζει τους κανόνες των...

Gawain Jones played solidly against the Russian international Nikolai Vitiugov and remained in the lead of the European Individual Championships at Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

Gawain Jones played solidly against the Russian international Nikolai Vitiugov and remained in the lead of the European Individual Championships at Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

GM Sergei Azarov jumped into sole first position at the European Individual Chess Championship after he defeated the 2700 club member GM Naiditsch in round 7, scoring the only win on the top boards. GM Azarov prevailed in a Berlin defense, where after a few inaccurate moves by black in the middlegame, he reached a [...]

The ECU and Slovenian Chess Federation organize the 11th European Senior Teams Championship, from March 26th to April 5th, 2012, in Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia. The teams may represent a national federation or any regional structure of a national federation. Each team consists of four players; in addition one reserve player may be nominated. Russia is [...]

Live games with analysis / Pairings round 7 /Results and standings round 7 / Pairings round 8 EICC pairings round 8 1 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2705  - GM Azarov Sergei 2667 2 GM Korobov Anton 2679  - GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2695 3 GM Istratescu Andrei 2633  - GM Fressinet Laurent 2693 4 GM Matlakov Maxim [...]

Σεμινάριο διαιτησίας θα πραγματοποιηθεί το Σάββατο 31 Μαρτίου και την Κυριακή 1 Απριλίου. H διάρκεια του θα είναι 12 υποχρεωτικές ώρες (σεμινάριο και εξετάσεις) με παράβολο συμμετοχής 10€. Ο χώρος διεξαγωγής θα...