The arts-based institution will present exhibitions of artistic and historical significance from collectors and nationally and internationally recognized artists. It will also offer interpretive programs, such as dance, music and art performances, that lend context and meaning to chess.

64-Chess Review organises a revived "Chess Oscar" with voting taking place on the journalists player of the previous year about this time. In voting I always take into account both the player's results, the quality of their games, their contribution a favourable image for the game and all round entertainment value. This year Magnus Carlsen just edged out Viswanathan Anand, only the second time a...

64-Chess Review organises a revived "Chess Oscar" with voting taking place on the journalists player of the previous year about this time. In voting I always take into account both the player's results, the quality of their games, their contribution a favourable image for the game and all round entertainment value. This year Magnus Carlsen just edged out Viswanathan Anand, only the second time a...

Vladimir Kramnik on Saturday won the Sparkassen Chess Meeting for the 10th time. The Russian quickly drew with Anish Giri to secure first place. Hikaru Nakamura won his first game, against Georg Meier. Ruslan Ponomariov and Le Quang Liem drew. More later. General info The 39th Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place July 21-31, 2011 in [...]

Magnus Carlsen won the 2010 Chess Oscar. The prize is a result of votes by international chess journalists and awarded by Russian chess magazine 64. Last year Carlsen won his first Oscar. Magnus Carlsen with his first Oscar in Moscow, November last year Sixteen years ago Alexander Roshal and 64 Chess Review magazine revived the [...]

The games will take place in a circular room in Ajeto and the viewers will be able to watch the battle from the comfort of the restaurant, which is separated by a round glass wall from the "arena". Grandmaster Marek Vokáč along with many other guests will provide live commentary in the separate room.

Πώς να δείτε ζωντανά παρτίδες σκάκι…Μόλις πριν λίγα λεπτά ξεκίνησε το διεθνές τουρνουά της Καβάλας και θα ήθελα να σας δείξω πώς μπορείτε να δείτε τις παρτίδες ζωντανά…Θα υπάρξει και αναλυτική παρουσίαση του...

Στο Παγκόσμιο πρωτάθλημα Εθνικών ομάδων, που πραγματοποιήθηκε Ningbo της Κίνας από 15 έως 26 Ιουλίου, την πρώτη θέση κατέκτησε η Αρμενία με 14 βαθμούς. Ακολούθησε η Κίνα με 13 βαθμούς και τέλος η Ουκρανία με 12 βαθμούς.Η κάθε...

The World Junior Chess Championship 2011 will take place 1-16 August in India. It is one of the strongest WJCC ever, featuring over 80 titled players among the juniors and girls.

World Junior Chess Championship 2011, the strongest young stars begin the WJCC in India

Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2011 starts July 21st in Germany. It is a double round robin with GM Vladimir Kramnik, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Anish Giri, GM Ruslan Ponomariov, GM Le Quang Liem, and GM Georg Meier.

Ακολουθεί η ανάλυση και η απάντηση στην χθεσινή ερώτηση. Τα σχόλια είναι του γκρανμέτρ κ. Ίγκορ Σμίρνοβ.Πηγή εδώ.Πατήστε το κουμπί διαβάστε περισσότερα για να δείτε ολόκληρο το κείμενο.

As I've already reviewed these three issues of the Informant there's little sense in repeating myself - you can find the reviews of each, in ascending order, here, here and here. So I'll just note that if you are a database user interested in the Informant but don't yet have those volumes, you might wish to consider buying the three-in-one volume on disk. All the material from the books is...

Vladimir Kramnik had to show a little care in drawing with black against second placed Le Quang Liem but he is playing so well it hardly seemed likely he would lose and the game was drawn in 56 moves. This leaves him two points clear with just two rounds to go and a certainty to claim his tenth title in this, the 39th Dortmund Chess Meeting. Hikaru Nakamura went down to his second loss to...

Vladimir Kramnik had to show a little care in drawing with black against second placed Le Quang Liem but he is playing so well it hardly seemed likely he would lose and the game was drawn in 56 moves. This leaves him two points clear with just two rounds to go and a certainty to claim his tenth title in this, the 39th Dortmund Chess Meeting. Hikaru Nakamura went down to his second loss to...