The 6th World Team Championship 50+ & 65+ took place from the 7th to the 15th of July 2018 in Radebeul near Dresden in Germany. Venue was Radisson Blu Parkhotel, Nizzastraße 55. In the group 65 + Open section 61 teams took part. Team Russia was too strong for the rest. Consistently, every encounter was [...]

The Slovakian Championship – GM wass a 10-player round-robin tournament which took place from 7-15 July 2018 in Banska Stiavnica. The winner is GM Christopher Repka with 6,5 points. Second is IM Tomas Petrik and third is IM Marian Jurcik, both with 5,5 points. Final standings 1 Repka Christopher 6,5 2 Petrik Tomas 6 3 [...]

This is a rare endgame which I lost over the weekend when I was very tired (I played over 340 moves in the 4 games!). Here’s a video showing some of the drawing techniques: Sam Davies

The 2018 Norwegian Championship took place in Sarpsborg from 6-14 July. It was divided in 2 groups. The Elite group was intended for players rated above 2350, and has 24 players. After 9 rounds the winner is GM Jon Ludvig Hammer with 7.5 points. Second is GM Aryan Tari with 6,5 and third is FM [...]

38th Benasque Chess Open was a 10-round Swiss tournament which took place from 5-14 July 2018 in Benasque, in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees. 431 players took part in the tournament. After 10 rounds the winner is GM Peter Prohaszka with 8,5 points. Seven players have shared second place with 8 points. Second is [...]

As you saw last week, traditional chess leagues such as the London League, are still surviving with a reasonable amount of success, although works-based leagues such as the London Commercial League are dying. At the same time, new leagues are starting up which take a very different approach to club chess. Take, for instance, the … Continue reading "Summer Chess League"

Paracin Open was held from-July 6th -13th 2018 at Hotel “Petrus” in Paracin. It was divided in 3 sections. In the A group 150 players took part. The winner is IM Justin Tan with 7.5 points. Second is GM Denis Kadric with 7 points and third is GM Shahin Lorparizangeneh with 7 points also. Replay [...]

Ξεκίνησε σήμερα στο Ντόρτμουντ το Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2018, το πολύ ισχυρό τουρνουά που διεξάγεται κάθε Ιούλιο από το 1984 στην πόλη της Βεστφαλίας. Στο κλειστό τουρνουά 8 σκακιστών συμμετέχει ο πρώην παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής...

From years of coaching young chess players, I’ve learned that honesty wins out over getting one’s hopes up. One of the phrases I’ve often said to my chess teams when faced with an opposition team that’s much stronger is “man up boys, things are going to get worse.” Reading this, you might think this an […]

The Czech Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 12-28. July in the Tipsport Arena in Pardubice as part of the massive International Chess and Games Festival. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. There [...]

Μια σκακιέρα στις «Άγριες Φράουλες» του Ίνγκμαρ Μπέργκμαν. H ταινία ξεκινά μ’ έναν φοβερό εφιάλτη, όπου ο γηραιός καθηγητής Ιατρικής ο οποίος πρόκειται να τιμηθεί από την Ακαδημία για την προσφορά του στην επιστήμη...

Pursuant to the authorization provided by the FIDE Presidential Board by virtue of its decision at the 2018 1st Quarter Presidential Board meeting held 6 – 9 April, in Minsk, Belarus, a Report has been submitted to the FIDE Ethics Commission against FIDE President Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov under the provisions of the FIDE Code of [...]

Within the specified deadline the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) Secretariat has received only the Continental Ticket of Mr. Jorge Vega, nominated by 21 national federations. The ticket consists of: Jorge Vega GUA – President Darcy Lima BRA – Deputy President Russell Smith TTO – Secretary General Allan Herbert BAR – Treasurer Ricardo Dos [...]

The 4th Xátiva Open is a 7-round Swiss tournament taking place from 16-20 July 2018 in Xátiva, Valencia, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine Championship [...]

Jyväs-Shakki chess club organizes the 28th open Heart of Finland -chess tournament in Jyväskylä, Finland at 16.7.-22.7.2018. The tournament will be played in 9 rounds according to Swiss system. The first two rounds have accelerated pairing and the tournament is Elo rated and there are possibilities to reach FIDE title norms. Players receive 90 minutes [...]