The chess world is in a crisis. In tournaments like Biel and Dortmund, all the public gets is games full of mistakes. Something must be done to end this situation which is scaring away sponsors, organizers and potential young talents from becoming professional chess players. I am proposing a startling solution. Ronald Reagan: “Mistakes were [...]

CJ de Mooi opened the British Chess Championships in Shefflied. The favourites all won apart from Nick Pert. Mark Hebden finished very quickly.

CJ de Mooi opened the British Chess Championships in Shefflied. The favourites all won apart from Nick Pert. Mark Hebden finished very quickly.

Want to improve your chess? Thinking about subscribing to ChessVibes Training? This week make available for download two more sample pages of CVT, which means you’ll have a complete free sample issue to decide! Want to improve your chess? See more combinations, understand middle game plans, hear about useful endgame motifs? Receive the best chess [...]

Ένα βίντεο από την αναμέτρηση μεταξύ του Garry Kasparov και του Nigel Short από το 1987. Ζωντανή μετάδοση από το Hippodrome της τελευταίας παρτίδας που παίχτηκε στην διοργάνωση London Docklands Speed Chess Challenge Trophy. Ο Garry Kasparov με τα μαύρα παίζει την...

Lake Sevan 2011 is one of the strongest invitational events for this summer. Top seeded is the 2700 club member GM Jobava. He is joined by Sergey Zhigalko, Ildar Khairullin, Tigran Petrosian, Hrant Melkumyan, Arman Pashikian, Avetik Grigorian, Zaven Andriasian, Zhou Jianchao, and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan.

Ensemble Sarband Την Gnossienne Νο. 1 του Γάλλου συνθέτη Erik Satie διασκευασμένη και ερμηνευμένη υπέροχα με όργανα και ηχοχρώματα από την ανατολική Μεσόγειο, από το μουσικό σύνολο Ensemble Sarband θα ακούσουμε τούτο το πρωινό! Ήχοι μαγικοί...

Την πρώτη μέρα του Essent Chess Tournament, στην Ολλανδία, τον Οκτώβριο του 2003, η Judit Polgar κέρδισε τον πρώην παγκόσμιο πρωταθλητή Anatoly Karpov με τη «θυσία του Lasker» [διπλή θυσία αξιωματικών στα τετράγωνα h7(h2) & g7(g2)]. Η εξαιρετικά...

The average team rating of the Queens is 2548 FIDE and the King’s average rating is 2558 FIDE. This will be a Scheveningen-paired tournament, in which each of the five team members will play each of the opposing team members twice: once in a Fischer Random (Chess 960) and once in a rapid game.

Magnus Carlsen continues to score heavily at the 44th Biel Chess Festival after beating Alexei Shirov with black. Shirov seemed content to subdue Carlsen but nevertheless the Norwegian found some tricks which were sufficient to get Shirov to blunder. Alexander Morozevich had a fairly straightforward win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana ground down Yannick Pelletier. Round 8...

Magnus Carlsen continues to score heavily at the 44th Biel Chess Festival after beating Alexei Shirov with black. Shirov seemed content to subdue Carlsen but nevertheless the Norwegian found some tricks which were sufficient to get Shirov to blunder. Alexander Morozevich had a fairly straightforward win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana ground down Yannick Pelletier. Round 8...

The seventh round of the Accentus GM tournament in Biel saw three decisive games. Magnus Carlsen beat Alexei Shirov with Black, but runner-up Alexander Morozevich kept pace with a win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In the last game to finish, Fabiano Caruana defeated Yannick Pelletier. More later. General info The 44th Biel Chess Festival takes place [...]

But not only Carlsen. All three of today's games had a winner, but Carlsen's ensured that he remained in clear first. His game with Shirov was a good battle, with both sides trying hard to win. Shirov in particular was pressing hard, but erred with 46.e5. It's a logical move, of course, with ideas of e6 and/or Bxg6 someday, but unfortunately for him it was a blunder. After 46...Qa2 47.Qe4, Black...

Armenia won the 8th World Team Championship in Ningbo China. They scored 14 points and were the only undefeated team winning five matches and drawing four. They were a point clear of China who in turn were a point clear of Ukraine. Russia lost to India in the final round and finished outside the medals. Final Round report and event round up below.