The 13th Poti Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 13-20 July 2018 in Poti, Georgia. 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. The Main – A Open Tournament will be held at the Chess [...]

The best female U.S. junior chess players return to Saint Louis, the “nation’s Chess Capital”, this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosts the U.S. Junior Closed Championship from 12-21 July 2018. The event is the most prestigious chess tournament in the country for junior players under the age of [...]

The St. Marti Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 13-21 July 2018 in Barcelona, 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 – [...]

The best U.S. junior chess players return to Saint Louis, the “nation’s Chess Capital”, this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosts the U.S. Junior Closed Championship from 12-21 July 2018. The event is the most prestigious chess tournament in the country for junior players under the age of 21. [...]

The 10th Vellmar Chess Days are held from 12-15 July 2018 in Vellmar-Frommershausen, Germany. The format is 7-round Swiss in three rating groups. The A-Open is broadcast. Players receive 90 minutes for the whole game, plus 30 seconds per player per move starting from move one. The open is divided in 3 sections. 67 players [...]

The Orbis GM is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 14-20 July 2018 in Paracin, Serbia. 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. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software [...]

The European Youth Team Championships of the age groups open u18, girls u18, open u12 and girls u12 are 7-round Swiss tournaments taking place from 12-18 July 2018 in Bad Blankenburg, Germany. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from [...]

The Lev Polugaevsky Memorial is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place in Samara, Russia from July 10-18, 2018. The event is part of the Russia Cup series. Players have 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. Live games with analysis will [...]

The Swiss Championship is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 12-20 July 2018 in Lenzerheide. 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. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing [...]

The Iraqi Women’s Championship is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 11-17 July 2018 in Baghdad. 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 – Komodo, [...]

Time is short for most of us. So when I go through my games with Nigel one key thing in my mind is to get clear on where I first go wrong. It won’t usually be a blunder but rather an error in the opening or early middlegame that I can improve on next time. … Continue reading "Pawn Imbalances – What Capablanca Would Aim For"

A traditional Russia-China Junior Match of Friendship will be held at the Siberia Sanatorium (Altai Krai, Belokurikha) from July 14th till July 18th. The competition includes: • 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. • A [...]

The skilled and competitive new generation of chess talent will compete for the U.S. Junior and U.S. Girls’ Junior Chess Championship titles at the Saint Louis Chess Club from July 11-21, 2018. The two 10-player fields are filled with young prodigies who are ready to test their mettle in 9 rounds of classical chess. For [...]

A true global celebrity, architect of the Arab World Institute in Paris and the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Frenchman Jean Nouvel presented the Chateau la Grace Dieu des Prieurs reconstruction project, his latest project in Saint-Emilion (France). Located in one of France’s most ancient wine-growing areas, the historic vineyard La Grace Dieu Des Prieurs underwent a [...]

Here’s another great Lucas Anderson video, this time on Paul Keres. Keres has been one of my favourite players over the years and his games collection is one of the best ever written. There have been times when I carried the Arco edition around with me! Nigel Davies