Μετά από απουσία πέντε ετών, το ιστολόγιο πρόκειται να λειτουργήσει και πάλι. Η ανάρτηση αυτή είναι δοκιμαστική και έχει σκοπό να ελέγξει αν υπάρχει κάποιο πρόβλημα με τον μπλόγκερ. Περισσότερα σύντομα.

In my article on studying the games of Paul Morphy, I mentioned that beginner’s should study the games of master players as part of their chess education. Beginners should also study their own games, especially those in which they lose. However, simply playing through numerous games, be it those of the masters or those you’ve … Continue reading "Anatomy of a Chess Game"

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The HERMES International Chess Tournament is a 9-round Swiss open tournament taking place in Trikala Korinthia, from August 19th to 25th, 2018. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live game with analysis will be provided daily [...]

The 8th Gibraltar Junior International Chess Festival features 6-round opens in Under 16 and Under 12 sections taking place in the Caleta Hotel from 17-20 August. The total prize fund is £15,000. Players have 110 minutes for all their moves, with a 10-second increment per move from move 1. Live game with analysis will be [...]

Ο ΑΣΟ Αιγίου διοργανώνει το διάστημα 4-9 Σεπτεμβρίου ελβετικό τουρνουά κανονικού χρόνου στην Ακράτα με διεθνή αξιολόγηση και με συνολικά έπαθλα 1100 ευρώ στην περίπτωση ικανού αριθμού συμμετοχών. Λεπτομέρειες για το...

Hamadan Chess Association under the auspices of the I.R. Iran Chess Federation has the honour of inviting all players of national chess federations to participate in the 15th International Chess Festival “Avicenna Open” to be organized in Hamadan, Iran from 17th August to 24th August 2018. General Regulations & Rules The Tournament shall be governed [...]

For the 7th consecutive year Anogia become an attraction of chess players from around the world to the international tournament “Ideon Andron” which this year moved in August instead of July, from 17 to 24 August. It is organized, of course, by the Overactive Chess Club of Anogia and the newly founded Sports-Cultural Association of [...]

The fate of the tournament was sealed in the penultimate round when the two frontrunners, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura, faced off. The Azeri grandmaster was a point behind and desperately needed a win to keep his chances of winning the tournament alive. Having the white pieces put him in an ideal position to achieve [...]

Η Σκακιστική Ακαδημία Πύργου διοργανώνει το διάστημα 24-26 Αυγούστου ατομικό τουρνουά rapid 9 γύρων, με χρηματικά έπαθλα στο Καφέ Επαρχείον στην Κεντρική πλατεία Πύργου. Επιπλέον της ατομικής βαθμολογίας θα υπάρχει και...

In the endless sea of study material it can be difficult to decide where to start off. Even worse it can be harder to commit to any one study when there’s so much out there you may feel be better than what you’re currently doing. It’s also possible that you may be on the right … Continue reading "Are Opening Books Scams ?"

The French chess championship will be held in Nîmes from 18 August to 26 August 2018. Nearly 1000 players from all over France are expected, with the prestigious title of French champion at stake. In fact, there are nine tournaments that will be played, each player participating in the tournament that corresponds to his level [...]

Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club is organizing the Abu Dhabi chess festival in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Sports Council and under the Patronage of H.H Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan from 6-16th August in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the UAE. In Group A 158 players took part. Before the last round [...]

VI Torneo Internacional Ciudad de Pontevedra was held from 8 to 14 August in Pontevedra,Spain. The tournament was divided in 2 groups. In the Group A 64 players took part. The winner is GM Anton Demchenko with 7,5 out of 9 and better tie-break from the second GM M.R. Venkatesh. Both players were dominating and [...]

Chinese no. 1 Ding Liren returns after injury in his home city of Wenzhou with a 4-game match against former World Champion Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria. The match is accompanied by a match between former Women’s World Champion Tan Zhongyi and Nana Dzagnidze from Georgia. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then [...]