The Governor's Cup takes place in Saratov, Russia 7th-20th October 2011. Ponomariov, Morozevich, Leko, Vitiugov, Moiseenko, Shirov, Tomashevsky, Andreikin, Eljanov, Ni Hua, Roiz and Alekseev play. Play starts at 12pm UK time. Morozevich started with 6/7 including an astonishingly exciting draw with Alexei Shirov. He's busy reminding us precisely why his return to form is one of the best bits of...

Garry Kasparov attends an event at Westminster Hosted by Rachel Reeves MP. Nigel Short conducts a simultaneous display. The aim of Chess in Schools and Communities [CSC] to teach every child how to play chess gathers pace as Garry Kasparov, the greatest ever player of the world's most enduring game, joins the organisation to celebrate its first birthday at the House of Commons on Tuesday. John...

The 15th Unive Tournament takes place 14th-22nd October 2011. The Crown Group takes place 16th-22nd Oct with Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Judit Polgar. The Open started Friday 14th with Sergei Tiviakov, Vladimir Baklan, Sipke Ernst, Ukrainian rising stars Yaroslav Zherebukh and Illya Nyzhnyk. Vladimir Kramnik made impressive use of the white pieces in the first two...

Ξεκίνησε στην Ολλανδία, στη βιομηχανική πόλη Χοοχεφέεν (που βρίσκεται κοντά στο περιλάλητο Βέικ ααν Ζέε)  ένα πουλ διπλών συναντήσεων, κατηγορίας 20, με τη συμμετοχή του Ρώσου πρώην παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή Βλαντιμίρ...

1. Unive (Hoogeveens): Vladimir Kramnik played lively chess with Black as well, but Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was up to the challenge and the game was a relatively short but interesting draw. Judit Polgar - Anish Giri was also a relatively short draw, but it wasn't very interesting at all. The Scotch Four Knights gives White next to nothing - nothing is probably more accurate - but maybe she hoped...

Garry Kasparov attends an event at Westminster Hosted by Rachel Reeves MP. Nigel Short conducts a simultaneous display. The aim of Chess in Schools and Communities [CSC] to teach every child how to play chess gathers pace as Garry Kasparov, the greatest ever player of the world's most enduring game, joins the organisation to celebrate its first birthday at the House of Commons on Tuesday.

Malcolm Pein takes a look at a Sergey Karjakin win against Viktor Laznicka in the 12th Karpov International at Poikovsky in Siberia.

A hilarious comment on one of my YouTube videos makes me want to broach an awkward topic; what are the appropriate levels of material for different strengths of players? My take is that most modern top GM games are going to be beyond average club players and totally incomprehensible to beginners and rainy day players. [...]

Το λευκό πιόνι θέλει μόνο δύο τετραγωνάκια για να προαχθεί σε βασίλισσα. Τα μαύρα υπολογίζουν να παίξουν το πιόνι τους μια θέση εμπρός έτσι ώστε ο αξιωματικός τους να σταματάει το λευκό πιόνι.Τι πρέπει να παίξουν τα...

1. The Unive Crown Group (Hoogeveen): Vladimir Kramnik, who has been playing very aggressive chess for quite a while now, struck again. He absolutely flattened Judit Polgar in round 2 to move to 2-0. Polgar's position was unpleasant, but the natural 21...b5, bidding for some play, proved a fatal error. I'm not sure what happened at the end of the game, after 31...Re8: maybe she moved and then...

Malcolm Pein takes a look at Alexander Morozevich's win against Alexander Moiseenko on the way to a 5/6 start at the Governor's Cup in Saratov.

Malcolm Pein takes a look at Alexander Morozevich's win against Alexander Moiseenko on the way to a 5/6 start at the Governor's Cup in Saratov.

Από τις εκδόσεις Κέδρος κυκλοφόρησε το βιβλίο του Ιταλού δημοσιογράφου Βιτόριο Τζακοπίνι “Βασιλιάς σε καταδίωξη” (τίτλος πρωτοτύπου: «Re in fuga», 304 σελίδες, τιμή: 16.00€, μετάφραση: Παναγιώτης Σκόνδρας).  Στο...

Την πρώτη της νίκη ,με σκορ 6-0, πέτυχε η Σκακιστική Άνοιξη στο Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Παίδων-Κορασίδων καθώς όλοι οι σκακιστές της ομάδας μας επικράτησαν των αντιπάλων τους. Για την ομάδα αγωνίστηκαν οι Χρήστος...

Δείτε στους παρακάτω συνδέσμους τις προκηρύξεις των διοργανώσεων της Ε.Σ.Σ.Ν.Α. που ξεκινούν στις 6 Νοεμβρίου 2011: Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Παίδων(εως 16 ετών) Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Παμπαίδων(έως 12...