Wesley So won the rapid portion of Paris Grand Chess Tour after drawing all his games today. However, unlike in Leuven where he had a three-point lead over the field going into the blitz, he only has a one-point lead now, thus putting himself in a more vulnerable position. Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru Nakamura are [...]

European Amateur Chess Championship 2018 was held from 13-21 June in Niksic, Montenegro. Montenegro Chess Federation in association with City of Niksic and under the auspices of the European Chess Union were the organizers. Venue was hotel Onogost. Prize fund was 5000 euro. The tournament was divided in 4 sections- Open under 2300, under 2000, [...]

22nd International Chess Festival “Voronezh-2018″ (Alekhine Memorial) was held in Voronezh from 10.06.2018 till 21.06.2018! The festival takes place yearly, it is supported by Voronezh region governor, Voronezh region government, Association of Chess Professionals. 130 players took part in the Masters section. Four players have finished with 7 points out of 9. The winner is [...]

Από τις 30 Ιουνίου έως τις 7 Ιουλίου θα γίνει στον Άλιμο (Ευπαλίνειο Επαγγελματικό Λύκειο Αλίμου, αίθουσα εκδηλώσεων) το τουρνουά Royal Chess με συνολικά χρηματικά έπαθλα 1.000 ευρώ -με την υποστήριξη του Σκακιστικού Συλλόγου...

13th HSG Open tournament, will be held in Hilversum from Friday 22 June to Sunday 24 June 2018. 6 rounds of Swiss tournament with: Group A> 1900 (Fide rating) Group B> 1550 and

After three more days of rapid, Wesley So emerged as the sole leader of the tournament. He is now a full point ahead of the field, with Levon Aronian and Sergy Karjakin trailing him closely. Both So and Karjakin had an excellent showing today, scoring 2.5/3 points. The Russian grandmaster expressed that his rival is [...]

Three days after the conclusion of Your Next move, the players continued on to Paris for the second leg of Grand Chess Tour. The wildcard for this event is former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who was also a wildcard in last year’s edition. After three rounds of rapid, Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand [...]

This was a game in our Summer Tournament. I was White against a Leningrad Dutch. I misplayed the opening and didn’t give myself a clear pawn lever plan to play for. Nigel’s comments on the possible lever play later are worth studying. Once I had got my bishop to f3 I was back on with […]

This article is aimed at beginners only. Building a pattern bank is a very important step towards your chess improvement because we play what we know. But sometimes these patterns backfire too. Here is an example: Position is taken from a game played on chess.com Black sees a typical opportunity to win a pawn & […]

The Czech Women’s Championship is a round-robin tournament of 10 players taking place from 21-29 June, 2018 in České Budějovice. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the [...]

The 11th Karen Asrian Memorial is taking place in the Armenian mountain spa town of Jermuk from 21-29 June 2018. The 9-round Swiss Open is held in memory of Karen Asrian, the 3-time Armenian Champion who died in 2008 at the age of only 28. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then [...]

Objective is to educate and certify Organizers on an international basis. The seminars is organized by the FIDE Event´s Commission (EVE).

Εγκαίνια περιοδικής έκθεσης  «Ο Αλφόνσο διδάσκει Μπρόνσταιν!» στο Μουσείο Βυζαντινού Πολιτισμού, την Τετάρτη 27 Ιουνίου 2018, ώρα 20.00. Ζωγραφικά και χαρακτικά έργα του Νικόλα Σφήκα με θέμα το σκάκι παρουσιάζονται στο...

The Chinese Team Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 19-25 June 2018 in Hangzhou, China. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine Championship – [...]

The 19th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships 2018 is now underway following a grand opening ceremony at the Royal Mandaya hotel in Davao City, Philippines. With 566 players from 12 countries, this year’s championship is the fourth biggest in history and once again the battle for bragging rights as the overall winners will be very much [...]