20th International Chess Open Trieste will be held from 1 to 8 September at the Hydrodynamic plant Porto Vecchio-Trieste, Italy. The event includes two tournaments. Group A above 1900 and Group B under 1900. In the group A 68 players are expected. The top seeded are GM Sergey Tiviakov, GM Jaime Santos Latasa, GM Jiri [...]

With Hugh away, here’s a nice video of the Sinquefield Cup which we now know was shared by Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana: Nigel Davies

FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2018 (open & girls under 20) will be held in Kocaeli-Gebze,Turkey from September 04th to 16th 2018. The venue will be Ramada Plaza Istanbul Asia Airport Hotel. Each National Federation can enter one player born on or after 1st January 1998 in each of the boys (open) and girl categories, [...]

The 2nd Aftab Cup Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 25-31 August 2018 in Khomein City, Iran. In the Group A 56 players took part. The winner is GM Parham Maghsoodloo with the impressive score 8,5 out of 9. Second is GM Konstantine Shanava with 7,5 points. Third is IM Mousavi Seyed [...]

It has been an year since TCEC switched to league format – 32 participants in four qualification divisions with relegation and promotion, a Premier division and a Superfinal to determine the TCEC Champion. The league format has proven superior to any other stage system tried in the computer championship before, bringing balanced chess and keeping [...]

The European Youth Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 20-29 August 2018 in Riga, Latvia. Players compete in six age groups from U8 to U18, with Open and Girls sections. The venue of the tournament will be International Exhibition Centre Kipsala, which is located on Kipsala Island, less than 2km from Riga [...]

Pawn Parade is a normal chess game played with all other pieces removed except the pawns. Its pretty instructive and emphasizes calculation, as even a slight inaccuracy can mean a loss. I haven’t seen any examples of a draw after an inaccuracy is made, although if both players play best moves a draw is pretty … Continue reading "Becoming a Pawn Master!"

After the first double round robin of TCEC’s First Division, Chiron and Ethereal are sharing the lead with a convincing lead ahead of opposition. Bot have 9,5/14, leaving Fizbo full two points behind. More about S13 of TCEC: Official website of TCEC / Test beta GUI for TCEC / Full participants list / Leela Chess [...]

The 2018 Spanish Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 20-28 August in Linares, Spain. The winner receives € 3,000 and the title of Spanish Champion, while the highest-scoring female player becomes the Spanish Women’s Champion. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for Spain in the European Championships. 125 players took part [...]

Recently I played in a FIDE National Open and scored 7 out of 10 with 6 wins, two draws and 2 losses. Overall the tournament went very well apart from last round in which I lost quickly & badly and thus lost the chance to make the top five. One of the key weaknesses I … Continue reading "Confidence & Fear"

The tradition of no repeat winners in the Sinquefield Cup ended in the most unexpected fashion. At the end of the day, there were three winners! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place in the Grand Chess Tour standings with Wesley So. According to [...]

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement” Bo Bennett (businessman) The Pirc defense is directly associated by Canadians with GM Duncan Suttles. He played several masterpieces at the highest level and one can always enjoy them in his excellent 3 volumes book “Chess on the Edge“. Those lucky enough to have … Continue reading "Need Sure...

15th Malaysian Chess Festival was held from 17-27 August in Cititel Midvalley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DAT Chess Centre) with endorsement from the Malaysian Chess Federation were the organizers. In the Open section 153 players took part. The winner is GM Wang Hao with 8 points out of 9. [...]

After another peaceful day in Saint Louis, American Fabiano Caruana remains half a point ahead of the field. He is still being chased by a pack of players, including World Champion Magnus Carlsen. In the final round, he will be facing off against his Olympic teammate Wesley So, while his other teammate Hikaru Nakamura will [...]

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