The Panamerican Youth Championships are 9-round Swiss tournaments taking place from 22-28 July 2018 in Santiago de Chile. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine Championship – [...]

Ο GM Γιάννης Παπαϊώαννου έτοιμος να αντιμετωπίσει κάθε αντίπαλο! - GM Giannis Papaioannou is ready to face every opponent!Ο GM και Πρωταθλητής Ελλάδoς Γιάννης Παπαϊωάννου, ο οποίος βρίσκεται στην Ικαρία σας επισκέπτη και θεατής του φετινού...

The FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) is pleased to announce the tenth FIDE-TRG Trainer Awards Results for 2017. The final results were decided (voted) by the following Experts’ Panel, consisting of seven members, with reputation and knowledge in the field of training:   Experts’ Panel: 1. Nigel Freeman (Bermuda) – FIDE Executive Director (Chairman) 2. Israel [...]

The traditional Biel Chess Festival will be held from July 23 – August 1, 2018. It will be 9 rounds Swiss system. Time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Around 140 [...]

The Andorra Open, a traditional tournament in the heart of the Pyrenees, is celebrating its 36th edition from 21-29 July 2018. The 9-round Swiss tournament boosts a prize fund of 10,000 euros, with 2,100 for the winner. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, [...]

The Lev Polugaevsky Memorial was a 9-round Swiss tournament which took place in Samara, Russia from July 10-18, 2018. The event is part of the Russia Cup series. The winner is IM Alexey Mokshanov who scored 7.5 points out of 9. GM Evgeny Shaposhnikov (2nd place), IM Andrey Drygalov (3rd place), IM Vitaly Shinkevich (4th [...]

This was a recent game in our club championship. Richard is a tough opponent. The game didn’t end at move 41. We both were in time trouble and stopped recording. I fortuitously managed to win the tense endgame. What was interesting was my desire to avoid simplifications rather than play the best moves particularly with … Continue reading "Dustin Brown Chess"

This was a recent game in our club championship. Richard is a tough opponent. The game didn’t end at move 41. We both were in time trouble and stopped recording. I fortuitously managed to win the tense endgame. What was interesting was my desire to avoid simplifications rather than play the best moves particularly with … Continue reading "Dustin Brown Chess"

Η Ικαρία το καλοκαίρι σημαίνει πανηγύρια! Στις 17/7 στην επαίτειο απελευθέρωσης του νησιού οι σκακιστές είχαν την ευκαιρία να πάρουν μια γεύση από το Ικαριώτικο πανηγύρι που διοργανώθηκε στον Άγιο Κηρυκο.Με συμμετοχή...

Chinese Individual Championships Group B is 11 rounds swiss and will be held from July 18-23 in Jiangmen. Three players will qualify for next year 2019 championship. 240 players are taking part in the open group: Players list 1 Dai Changren 2 Peng Xiongjian 3 Xiang Zeyu 4 Chen Qi B 5 Zou Chen 6 [...]

Since the accidental fall in Norway on May 31, the Chinese chess “one brother” and the World Cup runner-up Ding Liren temporarily stopped the international chess with the rating of 2800 points. The doctor recommended a recovery time of about 3 to 6 months, for which he had to give up a series of competitions [...]

Тhe 9th Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament in Hainan, China, which will begin on July 26, 2018, will also be held at the China Chess Association Hainan Zhangzhou Training Base. It will be 8 players round-robin. Players: Yu Yangyi, Duda, Wei Yi, Le Quang Liem, Shankland, Vidit, Bu Xiangzhi, Fedoseev. Last year between July 8th [...]

Russia-China Junior Match of Friendship was held at the Siberia Sanatorium (Altai Krai, Belokurikha) from July 14th till July 18th. The competition included: • A match between junior teams of Russia and China. Each team consists of 8 chess players (including at least 2 girls) born in 2004 or later. Time control was 15 minutes [...]

This game is highly instructive & teaches a very important lesson in terms of flexible strategy. First Mikhail Botvinnik prevented Black from freeing his game by blocking the c5 lever. White’s idea relied on attacking the weak pawn on the half open file and on top up of that Black’s light squarebishop was just a … Continue reading "A Lesson from Botvinnik"

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer” Bruce Lee A quick reminder about how to do it: Have a look at the position for 1 minute (watch the clock) Think about the choices in front of you and pick the one you feel … Continue reading "“What Say You?” The 1 Minute Challenge (14)"