For the fifth straight match, and the third straight where he hasn't (or hasn't yet) won with White, Peter Svidler has won with the black pieces. As usual when playing Black, however, he had some trouble in the opening, but with resilient play and some help from his opponent he escaped and then some. Alexander Grischuk simply missed Svidler's 18...Nb6, trapping his rook, though even after that...

There is a two day 10 board match between St Petersburg and Moscow in St Petersburg on Saturday 16th - Sunday 17th September 2011, this traditional event is back after a 5 year break. Interest in chess sponsorship (this time Gazprom) seems to be really quite high in Russia at the moment. Moscow are the Elo favourites. Moscow: 2700+ players Morozevich, Nepomniachtchi, Jakovenko, Dreev, Malakhov...

IM Malcolm Pein examines Peter Svidler's win against Ruslan Ponomariov in game two of his Semi-Final of the World Cup. This also qualifies him for the FIDE Candidates. The Ivanchuk - Grischuk match goes to a playoff.

IM Malcolm Pein examines Peter Svidler's win against Ruslan Ponomariov in game two of his Semi-Final of the World Cup. This also qualifies him for the FIDE Candidates. The Ivanchuk - Grischuk match goes to a playoff.

Ο Grishuk και ο Svidler ήρθαν αντιμέτωποι για την κατάκτηση του παγκόσμιου κυπέλλου. Ο Αλεξάντερ έκανε μια πολύ ωραία θυσία πιονιού με την κίνηση 10.ε5. Αν τα μαύρα αποδεχτούν το πιόνι ο πύργος στο α8 θα έχει προβλήματα.Ο...

I think that we GMs are supposed to pour cold water on games like this by saying that the defense was below par etc. But the purity and beauty of Morphy’s combination appeals to my aesthetic sense on a very deep level.

Malcolm Pein reports on the first days play of the World Cup Semi-Finals. He also shows another one of Vassily Ivanchuk's wins against Bu Xiangzhi.

Malcolm Pein reports on the first days play of the World Cup Semi-Finals. He also shows another one of Vassily Ivanchuk's wins against Bu Xiangzhi.

The London Chess Classic is a festival of events that takes place 3rd-12th December 2011. This includes two weekends so amateurs only need a week of work to play the FIDE Open. There are many Chess in Schools and Communities events, Korchnoi simuls, blitz events. Of course there is the Classic with Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, Kramnik, Nakamura, Adams, Short, McShane and Howell. There will be...

The London Chess Classic is a festival of events that takes place 3rd-12th December 2011. This includes two weekends so amateurs only need a week off work to play the FIDE Open. There are many Chess in Schools and Communities events, Korchnoi simuls, blitz events. Of course there is the Classic with Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, Kramnik, Nakamura, Adams, Short, McShane and Howell. There will be...

The Kings secured first place in their match against the Queens with a round to spare. They won the Rapid and Chess960 matches 3-2. Hikaru Nakamura again won his mini-match 2-0 against Kateryna Lahno

The Kings secured first place in their match against the Queens with a round to spare. They won the Rapid and Chess960 matches 3-2. Hikaru Nakamura again won his mini-match 2-0 against Kateryna Lahno

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Η Σκακιστική Πολιτιστική Κίνηση Φυλής προκηρύσσει το 3ο ΦΥΛΗκό Ατομικό Τουρνουά Σκάκι με διεθνή αξιολόγηση. Το τουρνουά θα διεξαχθεί στο εντευκτήριο του συλλόγου, Κοίμησης Θεοτόκου & Ίωνα Δραγούμη από 16 Σεπτεμβρίου...

(15 – 16 - 17 Σεπτέμβρη, Πάρκο Τρίτση στο Ίλιον)Όπως κάθε χρόνο, έτσι και φέτος το σκάκι θα έχει ξεχωριστή παρουσία στο Φεστιβάλ της ΚΝΕ. Συγκεκριμένα, το πρόγραμα των σκακιστικών εκδηλώσεων έχει ως εξής:Παρασκευή 16/9 20.00...