I’m going to tell you a cautionary tale regarding the appropriate time and place to play chess, rather than offer any practical advice on improving your skills. Think of this as a life skill lesson regarding what not to do. While most people work chess into their often busy lives, I schedule my life around […]

Chairman of the organizing committee of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Arkady Dvorkovich told RIA Novosti that he will run for the post of FIDE President. “After consulting with the country’s leadership, the Russian Chess Federation and the international chess community, I decided to nominate myself for the post of FIDE President,” Arkady Dvorkovich said. [...]

Το απόγευμα της Πέμπτης 7 Ιουνίου η Σταυρούλα Τσολακίδου, Καβαλιώτισσα σκακίστρια με παγκόσμιες διακρίσεις, συμμετείχε σε εκδήλωση για τη βράβευση των εθελοντών του 2ου Φεστιβάλ Παιχνιδιού. Συνοδεύονταν από τον...

Το μαγαζί της οδού Ποτιέ, Χανιά 1989. Πίσω από το άψυχο υλικό με τις σκακιέρες βρισκόταν ο άνθρωπος που τα πρώτα μεταπολεμικά χρόνια ήταν η ψυχή του χανιώτικου σκακιού, ο Αθανάσιος Διαμαντόπουλος, ο πρώτος επίσημος...

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

The 2018 US Olympic teams are set, with a formidable Open squad featuring three of the top ten players in the World, including World Championship Challenger Fabiano Caruana. Two years ago, the team captured gold medals in Baku, for the first time since 1976. Team captain IM John Donaldson told US Chess: I like the [...]

I think I played this game okay – 6/10 perhaps. I misplayed the opening somewhat and won with a nice tactic. As ever, Strategically wanting but I live and learn!(?). I got myself in trouble with 23…Qc7. Nigel said 21..f4 and again 23…f4 would have been the way he would have played it. I did […]

Day two of Your Next Move was all about Wesley So, as the American keeps showing excellent form and has extended his lead to two points. Levon Aronian had a strong showing and is the next closest to the leader. He is one win away from catching So and is a full point ahead of [...]

Στην ωραία νότια μικρή πόλη του νομού Χανίων, την Παλαιόχωρα, θα γίνει το 11ο Διεθνές Σκακιστικό Τουρνουά Παλαιόχωρας από τις 18 έως τις 25 Ιουλίου. Όπως και τις προηγούμενες χρονιές, το όπεν είναι από τα ισχυρότερα που...

From the 7th to the 15th of July 2018, the chess world will be looking at Radebeul near Dresden in Germany. The 6th World Team Championship 50+ & 65+ will take place at the Radisson Blu Parkhotel, Nizzastraße 55. We can proudly announce a new participation record. Never before have there been so many teams [...]

The second stage of the Baltic Zone tournament will take place from the 14th to the 20th. June in Palanga, Lithuania. This is the second of three Baltic Zonal tournaments and the overall winner qualifies for the 2019 Chess World Cup. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment. In a [...]

Storchenegger – Clemance, Auckland 1978: Q: White’s last move was 13. Nd5. What is wrong with it? This position is an excellent example of merely information vs. deep knowledge. We all know that centralising a piece can be a really good decision, especially when it is a knight. But here this allows Bxd5 that gives […]

Όπως και πέρυσι, έτσι και φέτος η Ένωση διοργανώνει προπονητικό κλιμάκιο για τα αγόρια και τα κορίτσια που θα αγωνιστούν στους τελικούς των πανελληνίων διοργανώσεων.

Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour Rapid Day 1 Recap by Tatev Abrahamyan The first leg of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour, Your Next Move, kicked off in Lueven, Belgium today with three rapid games. After three rounds, Wesley So emerged as a clear leader with two wins and one draw. Interestingly enough, last year [...]

From 7th to 15th July 2018, the 14th annual Stiavnicas chess festival will take place in Banska Stiavnica. The Slovak Championships have already taken place in 2006-07, 2010-13 and 2015-17. This year’s championship will be a jubilee tenth for Stiavnica, which is the most of all Slovakian places in the history of the championships. The [...]