The Tal Memorial goes into its only rest day on Monday with five draws in the 5th round. There was something of interest in all the games and three games went on a long time but there didn't seem to be any clear winning chances for anyone. Both Levon Aronian and his opponent Nakamura thought he was better in their draw but didn't demonstrate any missed chances afterwards. Peter Svidler was the...

The Tal Memorial goes into its only rest day on Monday with five draws in the 5th round. There was something of interest in all the games and three games went on a long time but there didn't seem to be any clear winning chances for anyone. Both Levon Aronian and his opponent Nakamura thought he was better in their draw but didn't demonstrate any missed chances afterwards. Peter Svidler was the...

Έχω την εντύπωση πως η ελεύθερη μέρα έρχεται την κατάλληλη στιγμή αφού οι σημερινές 5 ισοπαλίες δεν ήταν ίδιας μαχητικότητας με τις χθεσινές. Βέβαια αυτό μπορεί και να σημαίνει ότι έγιναν λιγότερα λάθη αφού η μόνη...

Στα Χανιά (στο χώρο του Γιαλί Τζαμισί) θα διεξαχθεί από 27 Νοεμβρίου ως τις 7 Δεκεμβρίου το 61ο Πανελλήνιο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα που θα είναι συνδιοργάνωση της Σκακιστικής Ακαδημίας Χανίων και της Ελληνικής Σκακιστικής...

1. As in yesterday's play at the Tal Memorial, there was no want of trying in round 5. The games have been interesting and full of fight; it's just that they're ending in draws. The least interesting game was the battle between the last two world champions. With Black in a QGD, Kramnik needed to solve the problem of developing his queenside pieces, and once that was accomplished shortly after...

Ακολουθεί δισέλιδη επιστολή που εξέδωσε το ΙΚΑ για το νέο θεσμό του εργόσημου: εδώ  Επίσης υπάρχει αναλυτική παρουσίαση  στο link http://www.tanea.gr/ellada/article/?aid=4656398 Επειδή η εγκύκλιος αναφέρει ότι ο θεσμός ισχύει και για...

Euwe Memorial reports for rounds 4-5 by Monique van de Griendt. In Group 1 all the players are tied on 2.5/5. Group 2 Robin van Kampen and Monika Socko had 3.5/5.

Euwe Memorial reports for rounds 4-5 by Monique van de Griendt. In Group 1 all the players are tied on 2.5/5. Group 2 Robin van Kampen and Monika Socko had 3.5/5.

Σας ενημερώνουμε ότι λόγω τεχνικού προβλήματος δεν είναι προσωρινά δυνατή η αποστολή Φύλλων Αγώνων με φαξ στην τηλεφωνική γραμμή της ΕΣΣΝΑ 2121219014. Έως ότου αποκατασταθεί η λειτουργία της γραμμής παρακαλούνται τα...

Here’s a tough struggle between the youthful Nigel Short and one of the best players in the World at that time, Vlastimil Hort. One funny thing about this video is Hort’s expression ‘more happier’, which is something that my 9 year old son might say (despite constant reminders from me). Has he been watching Vlastimil [...]

The 4th round of the Tal Memorial could and probably should have seen four decisive games, instead the games were all drawn. Viswanathan Anand seems short of form and disengaged from the event. Today he got into bad trouble against Levon Aronian (who is in patchy form himself) before the latter let him off the hook. Magnus Carlsen missed a fleeting opportunity to set up a decisive advantage...

The 4th round of the Tal Memorial could and probably should have seen four decisive games, instead the games were all drawn. Viswanathan Anand seems short of form and disengaged from the event. Today he got into bad trouble against Levon Aronian (who is in patchy form himself) before the latter let him off the hook. Magnus Carlsen missed a fleeting opportunity to set up a decisive advantage...

It wasn't as close as the score suggests, but it wasn't dominating either. But a win's a win! Notre Dame's up to 8-3 now, with two wins to go, including the bowl game. Next victim: Stanford.

All five games were drawn at the Tal Memorial, but they were all hard-fought and at least three of the games could easily have had a different result. Co-leader Aronian established a bind in the opening after an inaccuracy by the world champion. Anand surrendered a pawn to break the bind, but Aronian maintained good winning chances deep into the ending. Perhaps he should have played 46.Bf3...

KAPPA-54 TOURNAMENT                         Round 5 on 2011/11/21 at 18:00                           Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo. 1 4 Poulos Georgios 3   3½ Vazelakis Dimitrios 6 2 2 Sienczewski Zbigniew [...]