The Alwan Fannia Chess Association of Chefchaouen organizes the 17th Edition of Chefchaouen International Chess Festival from 23 to 29 July 2018 at Complex Mohamed 6 in Chefchaouen. 279 players took part in the tournament! The winner is GM Sergei Tiviakov with 8,5 points out of 9. Second is GM Aleksa Strikovic with 7,5 points [...]

The Sitges Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 22-29 July 2018 in Sitges, Spain. In group A 105 players took part in the tournament. The winner is GM Gadir Guseinov with 7,5 points out of 9. Six players have shared the second place with 6,5 points. Best tie-break was for IM Rolando [...]

Austrian Championship was held from 22 to 29 July in Vienna. It was 9 round Swiss system and 95 players took part. The winner is GM Nikolaus Stanec with 8 points. Second is GM Valentin Dragnev with 7 points and third is Florian Schwabeneder with 6,5 points and best tie-break. WIM Veronika Exler was the [...]

The Andorra Open, a traditional tournament in the heart of the Pyrenees, is celebrating its 36th edition from 21-29 July 2018. The 9-round Swiss tournament boosts a prize fund of 10,000 euros, with 2,100 for the winner. 139 players took part in the tournament. Dutch IM Miguoel Admiraal has been the champion of this 36th [...]

The Xtracon Open is a huge 10-round tournament taking place in Elsinore, Denmark which was held from 21-29 July 2018. It was previously known as the Politiken Cup before acquiring its new Danish IT company sponsor. 397 players took part in the tournament! Xtracon Chess Open has ended with lots of fighting chess and drama. [...]

The Czech Open was a 9-round Swiss tournament which took place from 12-28. July in the Tipsport Arena in Pardubice as part of the massive International Chess and Games Festival. There were 1218 players from 48 countries registered by 30th June 2018 in different sections. In group A 309 players took part! The winner is [...]

Open Championship of Quebec chess was held from July 21 to 28, 2018 at Sandman Hotel Montreal-Longueuil. It was divided in 5 categories. In group A 51 players took part. The winner is Canadian GM Razvan Preotu with 7.5 out of 9. Second is GM Romain Edouard with 7 points and third is GM Bator [...]

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Most of the time gambits aim at getting an early initiative and an attack, though here is one that is different. In the Benko Gambit Black often gets a favourable endgame as Lev Alburt explains here: Sam Davies

Most of the time gambits aim at getting an early initiative and an attack, though here is one that is different. In the Benko Gambit Black often gets a favourable endgame as Lev Alburt explains here: Sam Davies

By the time you’ve read this I’ll have caught up with my friend Martin Smith, who is currently writing a history of chess in the South London suburb of Streatham. Now I have several local chess histories on the shelves of the Chess Palace. My favourite is undoubtedly Brian Denman’s history of chess in Brighton, … Continue reading "Social History"

By the time you’ve read this I’ll have caught up with my friend Martin Smith, who is currently writing a history of chess in the South London suburb of Streatham. Now I have several local chess histories on the shelves of the Chess Palace. My favourite is undoubtedly Brian Denman’s history of chess in Brighton, … Continue reading "Social History"

Season 13 of the Top Chess Engine Championship is going to start this August 3rd. A total of 32 engines will compete for the title in the premier computer chess event. This will be the 3rd season where TCEC is going to use a league system with divisions. The defending champion Stockfish (winner of Season [...]

The 2018 British Chess Championship is an 9-round Swiss tournament taking place at Hull City Hall, Hull, England from 28 July to 5 August. In case of a tie for first a rapid and blitz playoff will take place. The top prize is £10,000, with £1,000 for the British Women’s Champion. The time control is [...]

The 2018 Asian Nations Cup is a team event for Asian chess federations taking place in Hamedan, Iran from 28 July to 3 August. The 7-round Swiss tournament features teams of 4 players with 1 reserve The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with [...]