Άποψη του Αγίου Κηρύκου από ψηλά - A view of Aghios Kirykos from above(* Non-greek speaking visitors, please scroll forward) Οριστικοποίηση προγράμματος Το αγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα θα τηρηθεί όπως ακριβώς είχε ανακοινωθεί με την αρχική προκήρυξη. Η ναυτιλιακή...

The 2nd European Chess Union Board meeting in 2018 took place on the 7th of July in Bucharest, Romania. The meeting was held under excellent conditions in the Marshal Garden Hotel. The President of the Romanian Chess federation Mr. Sorin-Αvram Iacoban and the ECU Deputy President Mr. Ion Dobronauteanu welcomed the ECU Board members to Bucharest [...]

The Baltic Zonal-Liepaja is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 9-15 July 2018 in Liepaja, Latvia. This is the third of three Baltic Zonal tournaments and the overall winner qualifies for the 2019 Chess World Cup. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games [...]

“…Ride on, standing on the edge of the road Ride on, thumb in the air Ride on, one of these days I’m gonna Ride on, change my evil ways Till then I’ll just keep ridin’ on…” AC/DC, Ride On In the previous article you could follow my play down a risky road intended to lead … Continue reading "Ride On"

Η Κυριακή Καλύβα και ο Κωνσταντίνος Στεφάνου είναι οι σκακιστές που διαμένουν στην περιοχή μας και κατάφεραν να κερδίσουν κάποιο μετάλλιο στην τελική φάση των Πανελληνίων Ατομικών Νεανικών Πρωταθλημάτων.

Την πολύ τιμητική 4η θέση κατέλαβε ο ΑΣΟ Αιγίου στο Final 8 του 36ου Πανελλήνιου Ομαδικού Κυπέλλου που πραγματοποιήθηκε το διήμερο 8-9 Ιουλίου στο ξενοδοχείο Porto Rio.

Αρχίζει την Τρίτη 10 Ιουλίου στο Ρίο της Αχαϊας η τελική φάση του πρωταθλήματος Α’ Εθνικής 2018 με συμμετοχή 34 συλλόγων από όλη τη χώρα, με δεκαμελείς συνθέσεις σε κάθε αγώνα. Θα διεξαχθούν συνολικά 7 γύροι με το...

The Dutch Championship was an 8-player round-robin tournament taking place from 2-8 July 2018 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After six rounds, Sergey Tiviakov has already secured the title of Dutch Champion Chess 2018. By a convincing victory over Loek van Wely, he was 5 out of 6 and can no longer be overtaken by the [...]

The 46th Annual World Open was held from July 3-8, 2018 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 9 sections. In group A 200 players took part. GM Illia Nyzhnyk is the winner with 7.5/9 and this is his 4th title, he beat top player Le Liem Quang in round 8. [...]

The European School Chess Championship 2018 took place from 29th June-8th July in Krakow, Poland. It was played in 6 age categories (open and girls): Under 7, Under 9, Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17, The winners are girls under 7 1. LEVITAN, Liel 6 points, 2. ISMAYILOVA, Salbinaz 5 3. LAJDAMIK, [...]

A player my Dad admires a lot is Anatoly Karpov. He was the World Champion after Bobby Fischer and held the title for 10 years before losing to Garry Kasparov. Karpov is really good at endgames and grinding away in better positions. Here is an example from this year: Sam Davies

The A-Open of the Najdorf Chess Festival is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place in the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre, Poland from 8-16 July. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with analysis will be [...]

The Slovakian Championship – Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 7-15 July 2018 in Banska Stiavnica. 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 [...]

The Scottish Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 7-15 July 2018 in Paisley, Scotland. 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 [...]

Asian Chess Federation received following letters of nomination for the Asian Presidential ticket of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan: 1. Nomination by UAE Chess Federation president 2. Nomination by All India Chess Federation president 3. Nomination by Chinese Chess Association president 4. Nomination by National Chess Federation of the Philippines president. 5. Nomination by [...]