KAPPA-54 TOURNAMENT                           Round 3 on 2011/11/14 at 18:00                           Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo. 1 12 Arben Gjergaj 2 1  -  0 2 Samartzis Mihail 7 2 [...]

Οι διαγωνισμοί σύνθεσης σκακιστικών προβλημάτων έχουν τα καλά τους και τα άσχημά τους.Στα καλά περιλαμβάνονται η χαρά της δημιουργίας, οι έπαινοι των φίλων συνθετών όταν έχεις κάνει κάτι πραγματικά καλό, η γνωριμία με...

Hello all. Apologies for not updating during the tournament but I had very little time and the internet was sporadic at best. I started this before the last round, which I didn’t think I was going to play, but the situation changed and in the end I played all nine. I had the 4ncl straightaway [...]

Με το απόλυτο των 5 νικών ο ΣΟΠ εξασφάλισε και φέτος την πρώτη θέση στο Διασυλλογικό Πρωτάθλημα Παίδων Κορασίδων της ΕΣΣΠ, κερδίζοντας την απευθείας πρόκριση για την τελική φάση του Πανελλήνιου Πρωταθλήματος που θα...

H Miyoko Watai (渡井 美代子) γεννήθηκε στις 8 Ιανουαρίου του 1945 στην Ιαπωνία. Είναι ΙΜ γυναικών και υπήρξε πρωταθλήτρια σκακιού στην Ιαπωνία, διεθνής διαιτήτρια σκακιού, καθώς επίσης πρόεδρος και γενική γραμματέας της Ιαπωνικής...

This concept has been immortalised throughout history via legends such as Robert the Bruce’s spider. I had my own version of it when I got my first GM norm just months after scoring 3.5/14 in the Hastings Premier, not to mention countless other disasters. But that’s nothing compared to this: Nicholas Vujicic is right, we’ve [...]

The Opening Ceremony took place at 7pm local time on Sunday 13th November in Tirana, Albania. The main point of interest was the draw for colours. Humpy Koneru drew the white pieces for game one of the match. There was a press conference involving sponsors and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press officer reports. Play starts Monday at 2pm GMT 14th November 2011.

The Opening Ceremony took place at 7pm local time on Sunday 13th November in Tirana, Albania. The main point of interest was the draw for colours. Humpy Koneru drew the white pieces for game one of the match. There was a press conference involving sponsors and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press officer reports. Play starts Monday at 2pm GMT 14th November 2011.

Women's World Champion Hou Yifan will have the black pieces in game one (of ten) against her challenger, Humpy Koneru. Play begins today - Monday - at 3 p.m. local time in Tirana, Albania. (That's also 3 p.m. CET; 9 a.m. ET in the USA.) Official site here.

The World Chess Championship for Women between Champion Hou Yifan and Challenger Humpy Koneru has taken place. The opening ceremony and draw for the colours takes place on Sunday at 7pm local time in Tirana, Bulgaria. Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press officer sent this press release with some photos and technical details.

The World Chess Championship for Women between Champion Hou Yifan and Challenger Humpy Koneru has taken place. The opening ceremony and draw for the colours takes place on Sunday at 7pm local time in Tirana, Bulgaria. Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press officer sent this press release with some photos and technical details.

Είναι κάποιες στιγμές στο σκάκι οι οποίες απαιτούν υπερπροσπάθεια από τον έναν παίχτη για να πραγματοποιήσει μια πολύ καλή κίνηση…Στην αμερικάνικη εκπομπή big bang theory το προσδιορίζουν με έναν δικό τους μοναδικό τρόπο…...

Congratulations to Graham Morrison, whose performance in the recent European Team Championship netted him his third and final International Master norm - on his 53rd birthday! Now he just needs to get his rating to 2400, and the job will be complete. Obviously it's easier to win chess titles when you're young: for one thing, you have more energy, and for another, fewer responsibilities. But for...

#1 Botvinnik http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2010/10/1-botvinnik.html#2 Soltis, Soviet Chess, 1917-1991 http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2010/11/2.html#3 Εθνικά Πρωταθλήματα http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2010/12/3.html #4 Sosonko http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2011/01/4-genna-sosonko.html#5 Korchnoi http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2011/03/5-victor-korchnoi.htmlΟ...

(φωτ. Το Tirana International Hotel, στο κέντρο της πρωτεύουσας της Αλβανίας, όπου θα διεξαχθεί το ματς ανάμεσα στη Χου Γιφάν και τη Χούμπι Κονερού. Χτίστηκε κατά τα χρόνια της διεθνούς απομόνωσης της χώρας και αποπέμπει μια αίσθηση...