IM Malcolm Pein shows a fine win by Alex Richardson on the way to winning the Heywood Congress.

IM Malcolm Pein shows a fine win by Alex Richardson on the way to winning the Heywood Congress.

And what a field it is! Only eight players are involved, but six of the players are among the world's absolute elite: Sergey Karjakin (#4 in the world) Vladimir Kramnik (#5 in the world and the world champion from 2000 to 2007) Alexander Grischuk (recent runner-up in the Candidates' matches) Peter Svidler (5 times the Russian Champion; co-runner up in the 2005 FIDE World Championship) Ian...

The documentary film "Bobby Fischer Against the World" is finally getting a UK release in July. Although there was a preview in London earlier in the year there is a premier in London on July 5th. The event will include GM Nigel Short playing a 20 board simul before the film screening. Special guests include world snooker Champion Steve Davis. The event will be hosted by CJ de Mooi of The...

The documentary film "Bobby Fischer Against the World" is finally getting a UK release in July. Although there was a preview in London earlier in the year attended by Magnus Carlsen, there is a premier in London on July 5th 2011. The event will include GM Nigel Short playing a 20 board simul before the film screening. Special guests include former world snooker Champion Steve Davis. The event...

Moscow joins the race for the World Chess Championship 2012, adding to the interest of India and Israel. The bids deadline for the Anand - Gelfand match is 31 July, 2011.

Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε την Κυριακή η επίδειξη σιμουλτανέ σκακιού που διοργάνωσε η Ένωση Σκακιστών Αιγιαλείας με το Δήμο Αιγιαλείας, στα πλαίσια της παγκόσμιας μέρας κατά των Ναρκωτικών. Τριάντα νεαροί...

Μια ξεχωριστή εκδήλωση πραγματοποιήθηκε στην πλατεία Υψηλών Αλωνίων το προηγούμενο Σάββατο 25 Ιουνίου. Η Ένωση Σκακιστών Αιγιαλείας στα πλαίσια του Πολιτιστικού Καλοκαιριού 2011 συνδιοργάνωσε με το Δήμο Αιγιαλείας...

India is organizing AAI International Chess Tournament, a category 17 event, from 21st June to 2nd July 2011 in New Delhi. The tournament format is six-player double round robin.

International Computer Games Association (ICGA) has found that the dominant computer chess program and engine in the last half of the noughties, Rybka, programmed by Vasik Rajlich, has broken its rules by incorporating elements of older programs, especially Crafty and Fruit without attribution. They have stripped Rybka of World Computer Chess Championship titles earned 2007-10. Rybka has...

International Computer Games Association (ICGA) has found that the dominant computer chess program and engine in the last half of the noughties, Rybka, programmed by Vasik Rajlich, has broken its rules by incorporating elements of older programs, especially Crafty and Fruit without attribution. They have stripped Rybka of World Computer Chess Championship titles earned 2007-10. Rybka has...

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Ο ιδιαίτερα δραστήριος σύλλογος της Ναυπάκτου ΑΣΟΝ Έπαχτος διοργάνωσε αγώνα επίδειξης σιμουλτανε με την συμμετοχή του γνωστού Έλληνα Διεθνή Μαίτρ Νίκου Καλέση στην όμορφη παραλία της Ψανής στην Ναύπακτο. Αναλυτικό...

Ότι μερικοί σκακιστές χρησιμοποιούν εσκεμμένα ηλεκτρονικούς υπολογιστές για να πετύχουν καλύτερες επιδώσεις, το είχαμε ακούσει· ότι μια μεγάλη εταιρεία υπολογιστών έκλεψε λογισμικό και αντέγραψε κάποια...

It seemed to be a day for revenge in the seventh round of the inaugural AAI Grandmasters Chess Championships as Filipino Welsey So and China’s Hou Yifan avenged their earlier losses in the tournament against Czech Viktor Laznicka and India’s Parimarjan Negi respectively on Wednesday.