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  • 39th Greek Teams 2011 - Games and Results

    www.chess.co.uk | 03/07/2011 23:27:00 | Reads: 81
    The Greek Team Championship takes place in Eretria 3rd-8th July 2011. 7 round team event over 8 boards. Each team has 3 men, 1 woman, 2 juniors (U-18 and U-12) and two girls (U-18 and U-16). Up to two foreigners (non-Greek) are allowed. Last year's champions of P.S. Peristeri are the big favourites again, with GMs Ivanchuk (2768), Judit Polgar (2699), Halkias (2600), Kotronias (2588) and...
  • Albena Chess Open - GM Ivan Cheparinov takes the trophy on better tiebreak

    tournaments.chessdom.com | 03/07/2011 18:04:33 | Reads: 158
    The Albena Chess Open with a massive participation of 274 players and generous prize fund of 40000 EUR was held from 25th June to 3rd July in the sea resort Albena in Bulgaria. The first prize in Albena was the impressive 8000 EUR, but what is even better for the chess enthusiasts, there were 30 prizes ranging from 1000 to 100 EUR for amateur chess players, and 16 prizes ranging from 500 to 100...
  • Commonwealth and South African Open Chess Championships - GM Gawain Jones grabs the gold on better tiebreak

    tournaments.chessdom.com | 03/07/2011 15:54:48 | Reads: 112
    After the exciting finish two English Grandmasters, Gawain Jones and Nigel Short, shared the first place with 9.5 points each. In the last round they defeated GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM Pablo Lafuente, respectively. Jones was declared champion on better tiebreak.
  • Caruana wins first AAI

    www.chessvibes.com | 03/07/2011 14:26:09 | Reads: 143
    Fabiano Caruana won the first Airports Authority of India (AAI) International Grandmasters Chess Tournament. The Italian grandmaster finished on 7/10 and a 2799 performance rating. Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran ended second with 6/10 and GM Viktor Laznicka of the Czech Republic came third with half a point less. General info The Delhi Chess Association along [...]
  • 3rd Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez Carlos I - GM Dragan Paunovic and GM Aleksa Strikovic share the first place

    tournaments.chessdom.com | 03/07/2011 13:39:02 | Reads: 107
    The 3rd Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez Carlos I took place from 25th June to 3rd July at the Hotel Carlos I, in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), the most exclusive beach resort in Galicia, Spain. The 9-round Open offered 7500 EUR in prizes, with 1200 EUR dedicated to the winner.
  • Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Α’ Εθνικής – γύρος 1

    www.skakistiko.com | 03/07/2011 13:31:40 | Reads: 211
    Ο Γιάννης Παπαϊωάννου (εδώ σε παλαιότερη φωτογραφία), που αγωνίζεται με το Σκακιστικό Όμιλο Καβάλας κέρδισε τον Νορβηγό Γιαν-Λούντβιγκ Χάμερ, της Λέσχης Πολιτισμού Φλώρινας. Με μια μόνη εξαίρεση (ΣΟ Ικαρίας – ΣΑΣ...
  • Giri Leads Dutch Championship (Surprise, Surprise)

    www.thechessmind.net | 03/07/2011 13:09:45 | Reads: 116
    Wouter Spoelman's time atop the leaderboard of the Dutch Championship made for a nice story, but now it's back to dog bites man. After the day off, Spoelman lost with White to Ivan Sokolov, and for good measure lost to Friso Nijboer in round 7 as well. He's young and the great start will have been good for his confidence, so there's no doubt he'll be back. Meanwhile, top seed Anish Giri...
  • Feller and Hauchard Un-Suspended

    www.thechessmind.net | 03/07/2011 11:06:20 | Reads: 130
    ...though it may only be a temporary reprieve. The finding was based on the wrong arm of the French Chess Federation being involved in the appeal - it was the federation's Ethical and Disciplinary Action Commission and not the Executive Board that would have had the proper legal standing. As a result, the decision made in the appeal was vacated, but it isn't necessarily the end of the story. For...
  • Φωτογραφίες από την Α εθνική.

    kesaris.blogspot.com | 03/07/2011 10:19:00 | Reads: 184
    Οι φωτογραφίες είναι από εδώ.Κυρίως είναι οι γιαννιώτες σκακιστές.
  • Σούβλισμα…

    kesaris.blogspot.com | 03/07/2011 09:57:00 | Reads: 162
    Το ξέρω το Πάσχα έχει περάσει αλλά δεν είπα σούβλισμα για να σας τρέξουν τα σάλια… Αναφέρομαι σε ένα τακτικό χτύπημα. Στο διάγραμμα παίζουν τα λευκά.Η απληστία των μαύρων τους ώθησε στο να φάνε με σαχ το πιόνι στο ε3 και...
  • Οι πολλές κινήσεις πιονιών τιμωρούνται!

    kesaris.blogspot.com | 03/07/2011 09:41:00 | Reads: 190
    Πολύ γρήγορα θέλησε να κάνει επίθεση ο Νορβιγός Hammer. Όμως ξεκίνησε πολύ νωρίς την επίθεση με τα πιόνια του και χωρίς να έχει κάνει ροκέ! Ε ναι λοιπόν θα το ξαναπώ. Όποιος το ροκέ του κάνει την παρτίδα δεν την χάνει… Κάνε...
  • Πρώτος γύρος

    kesaris.blogspot.com | 03/07/2011 06:12:00 | Reads: 139
    Σε λιγάκι ξεκινάει το πρωτάθλημα της Α Εθνικής.Από εδώ μπορείτε να δείτε τα αποτελέσματα ανά σκακιέρα.Από εδώ μπορείτε να δείτε ζωντανά τα παιχνίδια. Θυμίζω ότι οι αγώνες ξεκινάνε στις τέσσερις.
  • Weekly Endgame Study (225)

    www.chessvibes.com | 03/07/2011 03:37:47 | Reads: 114
    Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving! –> IM Yochanan Afek’s Official Website A. Skripnik 2010 White to play and draw Next week the solution. Solution last week Y. Afek Original, 2011 [...]
  • Εικόνες

    www.skakistiko.com | 03/07/2011 00:46:54 | Reads: 139
    Δυο σκακιστές σε στοά στο κέντρο της Αβάνας, στην Κούβα. Προχτεσινή φωτογραφία του πρακτορείου AP. Αυτές τις μέρες ανακοινώθηκε ότι θα επιτραπεί η πώληση και αγορά κατοικιών για πρώτη φορά από την επανάσταση του 1959, σαν...
  • Hungary team for Ningbo announced - Leko, Almasi, J. Polgar, Balogh and Erdos to play

    reports.chessdom.com | 02/07/2011 23:43:35 | Reads: 156
    The event will be held from July 15 2011 (arrival) to July 26 2011 (Departure) at the playing venue in New Century Grand Hotel Ningbo. The championship will be played using a 9 round, round-robin system.