This game from the last round of the European Team Championships (won by Germany) reminds me of why I hate Benoni formations. Radjabov, being a brilliant tactician, is no doubt attracted by the latent dynamism of such positions. But underlying it all is the inherent lack of space. In the end White lashes out with [...]

The Max Euwe Memorial commemorating the former World Chess Champion and President of FIDE who died 26th November 1981 takes place in Amsterdam 13th-20th November 2011. A men's and women's 4 player double round robin and various events including Jan Timman's simul on Sunday 13th.

The Max Euwe Memorial commemorating the former World Chess Champion and President of FIDE who died 26th November 1981 takes place in Amsterdam 13th-20th November 2011. A men's and women's 4 player double round robin and various events including Jan Timman's simul on Sunday 13th.

The Women's World Chess Championships between champion Hou Yifan of China and Humpy Koneru of India starts at 2pm GMT on Monday 14th November 2011 in Tirana, Albania.

The Women's World Chess Championships between champion Hou Yifan of China and Humpy Koneru of India starts at 2pm GMT on Monday 14th November 2011 in Tirana, Albania.

The European Team Championships can never have been as dramatic as they were in Porto Carras in 2011. Various teams looked like they might win it, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Bulgaria all led at one point or another. It was however the unfancied 10th seeds Germany that held their nerve to win their 7th match dispatching Armenia 2.5-1.5 for a fantastic result. Azerbaijan finished second after beating...

The European Team Championships can never have been as dramatic as they were in Porto Carras in 2011. Various teams looked like they might win it, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Bulgaria all led at one point or another. It was however the unfancied 10th seeds Germany that held their nerve to win their 7th match dispatching Armenia 2.5-1.5 for a fantastic result. Azerbaijan finished second after beating...

It is scarcely believable that it is 10 years since English Chess lost its first Grandmaster Tony Miles who died at the age of 46 on November 12th 2011. A creative and original player he blazed the trail for English chess which didn't have a tradition of professional players. Read Malcolm Pein and Mike Fox's tribute from a decade ago.

It is scarcely believable that it is 10 years since English Chess lost its first Grandmaster Tony Miles who died at the age of 46 on November 12th 2001. A creative and original player he blazed the trail for English chess which didn't have a tradition of professional players. Read Malcolm Pein and Mike Fox's tribute from a decade ago.

White generally meets the Dutch Stonewall with a dark-squared strategy, and that makes sense. Black has pawns on c6, d5, e6 and f5, so the idea of trying to infiltrate by outposting on squares like e5 and f4 isn't exactly rocket science. But it's possible to go for another plan, one that goes into the teeth of Black's stronghold and tries to win it over; namely, a plan involving e4. In this...

Coming into the 2011 European Team Championship the German team was only the tenth seed, and their average rating of 2666 was 92 points below that of the top seeded Russian team. Only Arkadij Naiditsch was over 2700 - or for that matter over the team's average rating. Their chances didn't look fantastic after a draw with Israel in round 2 and a 3-1 loss to Bulgaria in round 5, but after that they...

John Saunders looks forward to the London Chess Classic which starts in less than a month. The final ratings for the event have been established with the publication of the FIDE November Rating list. London boasts a field of four 2800 players after Kramnik's gradual improvement in rating over the course of 2011.

John Saunders looks forward to the London Chess Classic which starts in less than a month. The final ratings for the event have been established with the publication of the FIDE November Rating list. London boasts a field of four 2800 players after Kramnik's gradual improvement in rating over the course of 2011.

Από τη συνάντηση Γερμανία – Αρμενία 2,5-1,5 του τελευταίου γύρου που έκρινε το χρυσό μετάλλιο. Η τελική επικράτηση των Γερμανών στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Εθνικών Ομάδων που ολοκληρώθηκε στο Πόρτο Καρράς αποτέλεσε...

Malcolm Pein looks at Vugar Gashimov's Round 7 European Teams win against Ivan Cheparinov in Azerbaijan's victory over Bulgaria and compares it to an earlier win by Luke McShane against the same opponent.