Ο Δήμος Νίκαιας σε συνεργασία με τον Ε.Ο.Α.Ο. ΦΥΣΙΟΛΑΤΡΗ Νίκαιας διοργάνωσε το 31ο ανοιχτό τουρνουά rapid (Γρήγορο σκάκι 30 λεπτών για τον κάθε παίχτη) 7 γύρων με χρόνο 15 λεπτά για  κάθε παίκτη, αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη των...

1. The Metropolitan Open: Michael Adams took clear first with 7.5/9 in this strong open Swiss in Los Angeles, finishing a point ahead of six players with 6.5. (Scroll down on the linked page to see the crosstable, and note that - oddly - the results are given in seeding order rather than order of finish.) 2. The Manhattan Open: Across the continent, another strong open Swiss took place, and this...

IM Malcolm Pein takes a look at Michael Basman's British Land UK Chess Challenge Terafinal which took place this weekend.

IM Malcolm Pein takes a look at Michael Basman's British Land UK Chess Challenge Terafinal which took place this weekend.

Alexey Dreev is a once and once again 2700 player who is as anonymous as a player of that caliber can be. There's not so much to read in this (excerpted) interview, but his thoughts about the significance of being over 40 are worth noting. Worth a quick look. (HT: Brian Karen.)

The name of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was mentioned in worldwide mainstream media on Tuesday, and again it was related to Muammar Gaddafi. According to Russian press agency Interfax, the FIDE President spoke on the phone with the Libyan dictator, who said he was still in Tripoli. Ilyumzhinov and Gadaffi playing chess on June 12th, 2011 Like [...]

Ο ΑΣΟΝ Ναύπακτος διοργανώνει νεανικό τουρνουά rapid για σκακιστές και σκακίστριες εώς 16 ετών στις νεροτσουλήθρες της Ναυπάκτου την Κυριακή 28 Αυγούστου στις 10.00 π.μ. Η είσοδος στις εγκαταστάσεις θα είναι δωρεάν και η...

Favourite Michael Adams won his second event in a row scoring 7.5/9 a point clear of Loek van Wely amongst others in the first Metropolitan FIDE Invitational. Ankit Gupta and the Metropolitan Chess Club in Los Angeles have organised many rated events this year but this was by far and away the strongest. Sadly whilst videos were produced, games were not published during the event. However I...

Ο Richard Teichmann γεννήθηκε στις 24/12/1868 στην πόλη Lehnitzsch bei Altenburg της Θουριγγίας. Γερμανός σκακιστής γνωστός με το παρατσούκλι "Ριχάρδος ο Πέμπτος" καθώς συχνά καταλάμβανε την 5η θέση στα σκακιστικά τουρνουά που ελάμβανε μέρος...

Li Chao and Tan Zhongyi are the winners of the chess section at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. This huge event can easily be described as the Olympic Games for students, and for the first time chess was included. On-the-spot report by GMs Daan Brandenburg & Robin Swinkels. Host country China was very [...]

Ίσως το ξέρετε…Ίσως το έχετε ξαναδεί…Αναμφισβήτητα είναι το πιο γνωστό ματ στο σκάκι…Γνωρίζετε όμως από πού πήρε το όνομά του;Γνωρίζετε ποιος διάσημος σκακιστής το έχει χρησιμοποίησε ως κυρίως επιθετικό...

I've been a bit busier lately, which has meant less time for blogging. I do have enough time to take on a couple of new students, however, and those who are interested in having some opening files and videos done for them may wish to inquire as well. Those who would like to pursue this should contact me via the contact link on the right sidebar.

For a variety of reasons, last week's show was posted much later than usual. That was the bad news. The good news is that I decided to post not one but two shows: one covering an important and spectacular line in the Schliemann (aka Jaenisch) I had unintentionally neglected while covering that part of the Ruy, and the second is a pretty thorough (but not quite exhaustive) overview of the Exchange...

The centenary of Mikhail Botvinnik's birth is being celebrated by a number of events. Malcolm Pein looks at a win by Korchnoi over Zaitsev.

The centenary of Mikhail Botvinnik's birth is being celebrated by a number of events. Malcolm Pein looks at a win by Korchnoi over Zaitsev.