Ένα αγόρι και ένα κορίτσι που νοσηλεύονται στην ογκολογική μονάδα του παιδιατρικού νοσοκομείου της Μόσχας ασχολούνται με μια παρτίδα σκάκι σε έναν καναπέ, στο διάδρομο. Φωτογραφία του πρακτορείου AP που...

A major factor in chess at scholastic level is to be able to spot captures, so we’re still not quite up to Sicilian Najdorf level. The little girl at 2.49 could have taken the rook with her queen, but then she was also in check from the queen on c8. Did her opponent say that [...]

Bulgaria enjoyed the clear lead after round 5 and remained tied for first after six rounds, but their dream of a title were blown up after a 3.5-.5 rout by the Azerbaijani team in round 7. So the Azeris were sure to win, right? After all, they had beaten Russia (in round 6) and Armenia before that, and outrated their eighth round opponents, the Germans, by a healthy margin. Not healthy enough...

Germany will play Armenia for the title in the final round of the European Team Championship in Porto Carras. Germany shocked Azerbaijan who outrated them on the top three boards. In form Teimour Radjabov had a very bad day. His opening allowed Arkadij Naiditsch to at least equalise in only a handful of moves and when he pushed on the kingside too early his centre was disintegrated by Naiditsch...

(φωτ. Όμορφη η νίκη του Αλεξάντερ Γκριστσούκ επί του Ετιέν Μπακρό, η Ρωσία κέρδισε τη Γαλλία, αλλά δεν ήταν αρκετό. Η χώρα με την μεγαλύτερη παράδοση στο σκάκι δεν μπορεί να διεκδικήσει μετάλλιο στον τελευταίο γύρο). Η...

Bulgaria beat Germany 3-1 in the 5th round of the European Teams after Azerbaijan vs France was drawn quickly following a sudden illness from Vugar Gashimov. Malcolm Pein looks at Delchev's win against Morozevich.

Δημήτρης ΤσομήςΤην παρτίδα του FM Δημήτρη Τσομή (μαύρα) με αντίπαλο τον Σέρβο FM Zoltan Simonyi (λευκά) θα παρακολουθήσουμε σήμερα. Η παρτίδα παίχτηκε στην Αθήνα το 1983. Ο Δημήτρης Τσομής είναι ένας από τους αξιολογότερους...

Carlo DomeniconiΜε την σύνθεση "Koyunbaba" του Ιταλού κιθαριστή και συνθέτη Carlo Domeniconi (1947) ερμηνευμένη εξαιρετικά από τον Βούλγαρο κιθαριστή George Vassilev θα ξεκινήσει μουσικά η ημέρα μας. Η λέξη Koyunbaba είναι τουρκική και σημαίνει "ο...

Simultaneous displays, in which a strong player plays against a number of opponents at the same time, are a popular chess spectacle. But can they also help improve your chess? Probably not more than any game against the ADJUSTED rating of the simul giver which could be something like 300-400 Elo points lower than his [...]

Υπέροχη υπαίθρια σκακιέρα σε πλατεία στο Πίλζεν της  Βοημίας, στη Δημοκρατία της Τσεχίας. Όπως θα προσέξετε, τα πιόνια έχουν το σχήμα μπουκαλιού μπύρας. Καθόλου παράξενο, αφού η πόλη είναι γνωστή και για το εργοστάσιο...

Is today or was yesterday, depending on your time zone. Mikhail Tal was born on November 9, 1936, and while he hasn't been with us since 1992, his incredible games will be celebrated as long as there are people who care about chess. On the occasion of what would have been his 75th birthday, Tal's old friend and sometime second Gennadi Sosonko has written a brief memorial piece, with many...

A movie is in the works about I.S. 318 in Brooklyn, one of the traditional powerhouses of scholastic chess. You can watch a trailer here, and if you're interested in helping the producers raise money for the film, have a look here.

Azerbaijan moved a point clear of the field after defeating Bulgaria 3.5-0.5 in the 7th Round of the European Teams. Teimour Radjabov was impressive in drawing with black on board 1 against Veselin Topalov. The rest of the team were ruthless in their own way, for example Vugar Gashimov brushed aside Ivan Cheparinov's attacking efforts with ease. It looks to me like the event is now Azerbaijan's...

(φωτ. Ο Λέβον Αρονιάν, ο τρίτος καλύτερος παίκτης του κόσμου σύμφωνα με τους πίνακες έλο -τον ξεπερνούν ο Κάρλσεν και ο Ανάντ- αγωνίζεται στην πρώτη σκακιέρα της Αρμενίας. Η εθνική ομάδα της χώρας του είχε ένα μέτριο...

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