Two more World Champions and a European Champion also on the pages of CEWN

Τα τελευταία 30 χρόνια διατηρεί τη σκακιστική στήλη στο περιοδικό «Λ’ Εξπρές», όπου συχνά γράφει για οτιδήποτε άλλο εκτός από το σκάκι: «Με ενδιαφέρει το φιλοσοφικό παιχνίδι, η αμφιβολία, το διφορούμενο. Όταν...

A good sign for any chess player is if they respect their opponents. There are some who might regard the opposition as nothing more than obstacles to one’s competitive glory, but there’s an altogether different way of looking at this. If chess is primarily a means of personal development then the opponent must be a [...]

Russian grandmaster and trainer Yuri Razuvaev died on Wednesday after a long illness at the age of 66. Razuvaev wasn't a member of the super-elite in his day, but he was strong enough to make the 1984 Russia vs. the Rest of the World Team in 1984 and to draw all four games there with Robert Huebner, then one of the world's best players. His achievements as a trainer may have been even greater, as...

The Law Academy of Ukraine “Yaroslav the Wise” is organizing the 14th International Chess Tournament Rector Cup from 26th March to 3rd April. Ten female players will compete in the round robin tournament. With participants from Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Ukraine, the event provides the opportunity for FIDE title norms. Top seeded player is Aleksandra [...]

IM Malcolm Pein gave a simultaneous exhibition in the Barclays Bank Chess Club in Canary Wharf.

IM Malcolm Pein gave a simultaneous exhibition in the Barclays Bank Chess Club in Canary Wharf.

The 6th Annual Philadelphia Open will take place over the Easter week from April 4-8, 2012, at the upscale, luxury Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated Four Diamonds by AAA, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia. The event has a $80,000 projected prize fund with $60,000 guaranteed. The event has 8 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, [...]

Grandmaster Yuri Razuvaev has died at the age of 66. Razuvaev's playing career peaked in the mid-1980s when he appeared for the Soviet Union in their match against the Rest of the World in London 1984. A historian by profession he was later one of the most respected chess coaches in the world (Alexandra Kosteniuk and Evgeny Tomashevsky won European titles) and was recently heavily involved in...

Grandmaster Yuri Razuvaev has died at the age of 66. Razuvaev's playing career peaked in the mid-1980s when he appeared for the Soviet Union in their match against the Rest of the World in London 1984. A historian by profession he was later one of the most respected chess coaches in the world (Alexandra Kosteniuk and Evgeny Tomashevsky won European titles) and was recently heavily involved in...

Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin (1850-1908).To "Σκακιστικό Καφενείο" μετέφρασε και σας παρουσιάζει το κείμενο που έγραψε η κόρη του Mikhail Chigorin, η Olga M. Kusakova-Chigorina το 1958 γιά να τιμήσει τα πενήντα χρόνια από τον θάνατο του πατέρα της. Το κείμενο...

Μία φωτογραφία από τις αρχές της δεκαετίας του '80 που δείχνει τον Mikhail Botvinnik μαζί με μαθητές της περίφημης σκακιστικής του σχολής. Διακρίνονται μεταξύ άλλων ο νεαρός Garry Kasparov και οι πιτσιρικάδες Vladimir Kramnik και Sergei Tiviakov.

The Serbian Women Chess Championship 2012 will take place March 22 – April 1. It is a round robin including 12 players of which 5 WGMs and 4 WIMs. Top seeded is WGM Andjelija Stojanovic, see full list of participants and pairings below. Participants 1 WGM Stojanovic Andjelija 2324 9 WGM Manakova Maria 2315 5 [...]

Ο φίλος του site Σπύρος Ιλαντζής έστειλε σχολιασμένη την παρτίδα Κουτουκίδης (2151) – Ιλαντζής (2118) 1-0 που παίχτηκε χτες στο όπεν του Σκακιστικού Ομίλου Αμπελοκήπων. Μπορείτε να δείτε την παρτίδα τόσο με τον pgn viewer (κάτω...

Στην φωτογραφία φαίνεται ότι όλατα κομμάτια έχουν φαγωθεί, αλλαχθεί και απομακρυνθεί από την σκακιέρα, όμως οιδύο βασιλιάδες είναι περήφανοι και χαρούμενοι για την ισοπαλία.Ίσως αντιπροσωπεύει και το σύγχρονοπνεύμα...