Malcolm Pein looks forward to the London Chess Classic which he directs where four players rated over 2800 are competing.

Malcolm Pein looks forward to the London Chess Classic which he directs where four players rated over 2800 are competing.

Gawain has confirmed his attendance for another Irish Weekender. Having been over to Ireland for Bunratty,Ennis as well as Galway this year (and I believe coming 1st in all of them..). Kilkenny has a strong line up including GMs Ivan Cheparinov, Sebastien Maze,Fabien Libiszewski, Alex Baburin and Mark Hebden. Next up will be the London [...]

Παίζουν τα λευκά και κερδίζου.Αυτή είναι μια πολύ τυπική θέση στα φινάλε πύργων. Για πρώτη φορά είχε αναλυθεί από τον Λουτσένα και έτσι πήρε το όνομά του. Η γνωστή τεχνική που λένε τα βιβλία είναι η γέφυρα. Δηλαδή ο...

Αρχίζει το μεσημέρι στη Μόσχα, στη 1 ώρα Ελλάδας, το κορυφαίο 6ο Tal memorial (κατηγορίας 21!) με τις συναντήσεις: Aronian – Carlsen Kramnik – Nepomniachtchi Ivanchuk – Svidler Anand – Karjakin Nakamura – Gelfand. Επίσημο site το...

I seem to have missed some of the Master Game clips including this encounter between two great personalities. Raymond Keene was a player with a wonderful understanding of chess whilst Walter Browne was known for his theoretical knowledge. So this game became something of a ‘theoretical battle’, at least in the terms of the 1980s. [...]

14 Νοεμβρίου 2011 στο πάρκο Ζουκότι, που βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στα δυο μεγασύμβολα της δύναμης αλλά και της τρωτότητας του παγκόσμιου καπιταλισμού: το Χρηματιστήριο της Νέας Υόρκης και το World Trade Centre. Δυο μέλη του κινήματος...

That is to say, Wednesday. This year's ridiculously strong edition of the Tal Memorial, taking place in Moscow, Russia, features the following players (ratings and their pairings numbers are given in parentheses): Magnus Carlsen (2826, 10)Viswanathan Anand (2811, 4)Levon Aronian (2802, 1)Vladimir Kramnik (2800, 2)Vassily Ivanchuk (2775, 3)Sergey Karjakin (2763, 7)Hikaru Nakamura (2758, 5)Peter...

Hou Yifan achieved nothing on the white side of a Petroff Defence. In fact if anything Koneru had the edge but never enough to cause Hou problems. Game 3 is on Thursday 17th November following a rest day where there is an excursion into the Albanian mountains.

Hou Yifan achieved nothing on the white side of a Petroff Defence. In fact if anything Koneru had the edge but never enough to cause Hou problems. Game 3 is on Thursday 17th November following a rest day where there is an excursion into the Albanian mountains.

Monika Socko took the lead in Group 2 with the first win of the event beating Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant with black. Stuart Conquest drew Robin van Kampen after missing some chances. Fridrik Olafsson had some medical problems and had to see a doctor rather than play.

Monika Socko took the lead in Group 2 with the first win of the event beating Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant with black. Stuart Conquest drew Robin van Kampen after missing some chances. Fridrik Olafsson had some medical problems and had to see a doctor rather than play.

Σε πρόσφατο αφιέρωμα του CNN για το σκάκι στο Αζερμπαϊτζάν, παρουσιάστηκε σε καλλιτεχνική απεικόνιση το υπό ανέγερση εντυπωσιακό φουτουριστικό κτίριο που θα στεγάσει τη «σκακιστική ακαδημία» της χώρας της Κασπίας...

And again, one where challenger Humpy Koneru had the better chances, despite playing Black. Or maybe because of it, thanks to a very interesting novelty. Hou Yifan played the 5.Nc3 line against the Petroff, and after 5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2, Humpy uncorked the excellent 8...Qe8! After 9.0-0-0 Qa4 (the point!) Black's attacking possibilities at least as strong as White's, and just a...

Μία νίκη και μία ήττα ήταν ο απολογισμός της ομάδας μας την Κυριακή που μας πέρασε στα Πρωταθλήματα της ΕΣΣΝΑ. Στον Παπάγο , η ομάδα μας , παρά την κενή σκακιέρα στην 5η επικράτησε με 3-2.5 του ΑΣ Παπάγου. Νίκησαν οι Χρήστος...