Η ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΣΤΕΓΗ ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙΟΥ και η Σκακιστική Ακαδημία Κορινθίας «ΑΡΓΟΝΑΥΤΗΣ» με συνδιοργανωτές την  Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου και το Δήμο Βέλου Βόχας διοργανώνουν στο ξενοδοχείο «ΑΛΚΥΩΝ» στο Βραχάτι Κορινθίας...

Two strong Dutch open tournaments are currently taking place. In Leiden English grandmaster David Howell and GM Deepan Chakkravarthy of India are sharing the lead with 4.5/5. In Amsterdam six players are in shared first place with 3.5/4. Leiden The 5th ‘LCT’ (Leiden Chess Tournament) takes place July 8-17 in Leiden, The Netherlands. The city [...]

Η Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Πελοποννήσου διοργανώνει σκακιστικό τουρνουά με την ονομασία ¨΄Ισθμια 2011¨το διάστημα 22 - 24 Ιουλίου, στην Πολιτεία. Ο πρώτος της γενικής κύπελλο και την πρόκριση για το Διεθνές τουρνουά...

Malcolm Pein takes a look at the new FIDE rating list for July where Nakamura moved up after a correction.

Malcolm Pein takes a look at the new FIDE rating list for July where Nakamura moved up after a correction.

The 5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011 took place Thurday 7th Jul 2011 - Sunday 17th Jul 2011. Sergei Tiviakov took clear first place on 7.5/9 with a final round win against leader Predrag Nikolic. Tiviakov also beat David Howell in Round 8 who then went on to win in the final round to finish level with Nikolic on 7/9.

Συνεργασία του middlewave Ποτέ μου δεν κατάλαβα το νόημα της κλισέ φράσης «με μεγάλη επιτυχία ξεκίνησε το (Χ, Υ, Ζ…) 3ο Διεθνές Σκακιστικό Τουρνουά του Ρεθύμνου…», με την οποία αρχίζουν όλα τα πρώτα δελτία τύπου των...

Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin are the leading players in a strong field gathered for the World Team Championship which start in Ningbo, China on Sunday 17th July. There is at the time of writing no official site nor official team listings but all but the Egyptian team is known. A couple of players caught my eye. Peter Leko returns to chess after a long break. Yasser Seirawan continues his...

Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin are the leading players in a strong field gathered for the World Team Championship which start in Ningbo, China on Sunday 17th July. There is at the time of writing no official site nor official team listings but all the teams are known. A couple of players caught my eye. Peter Leko returns to chess after a long break. Yasser Seirawan continues his return to...

Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin are the leading players in a strong field gathered for the World Team Championship which start in Ningbo, China on Sunday 17th July. There is at the time of writing no official site nor official team listings but all the teams are known. A couple of players caught my eye. Peter Leko returns to chess after a long break. Yasser Seirawan continues his return to...

The 8th World Team Championship takes place in Ningbo, China with 10 teams of 5 players competing for the title. Round 1 Sunday 17th July. Last Round Tuesday 26th July. Top playersL Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Vassily Ivanchuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vugar Gashimov, Alexander Grischuk, Teimour Radjabov, Gata Kamsky, Peter Svidler and Nikita Vitiugov.

Συνέχεια της συζήτησης που γίνεται στα τελευταία σχόλια αυτής της ανάρτησης: http://www.skakistiko.com/?p=4892. Πριν λίγη ώρα έλαβα το παρακάτω email που στάλθηκε προς όλα τα μέλη του ΔΣ της ΕΣΟ από τον σύμβουλο Χρήστο Πιλάλη. Καθώς...

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The Turkish Team Championship took place 28th June - 9th July 2011. There were two divisions in play and indeed some strong players in the second league. ISEK AQUAMATCH took the title

The Turkish Team Championship took place 28th June - 9th July 2011. There were two divisions in play and indeed some strong players in the second league. ISEK AQUAMATCH took the title