Live games with analysis from the AAI Chess tournament start at 10:30 CET. Participants are Laznicka, Sasikiran, Wesley So, Caruana, Yifan Hou, and Negi.

Of the 10 people playing, Young’s 2384 rating entering the tournament was seventh in the field. His performance rating will be much higher as he finished the tournament with a final score of 7.5/9. He said he did not have high expectations because he had not played chess in six months.

The 13th International Open Torredembarra will be held from 2nd to 10th July, 2010, in Torredembarra (Catalonia), Spain. Club d'Escacs Torredembarra is managing the 9-round Swiss tournament.

It was mixed luck for the Indian fans as Krishnan Sasikiran won his second successive game but National champion Parimarjan Negi lost his game in the fourth round of the inaugural AAI Grandmasters Chess Championships at the AAI Officer’s Institute on Saturday.

Gregory Young drew his last game to finish a fantastic performance at the U.S. Junior Championship, winning with an impressive 7.5/9. After that it was Lake Wobegon, where all the kids were above average. (Well, most of them.) Conrad Holt lost, and finished in a three-way tie for second on 5.5 points (with Victor Shen and Alec Getz, who were the only players to score against Young - a draw and a...

After four rounds, Caruana remained as the only unbeaten player. He leads the six-player field with 3.5 points, while Laznicka, who bounced back from his third round loss to Sasi on Friday, has three points. Sasikiran and Wesley So have two each, Negi 1.5 and Hou Yifan is yet to open her account.

Friends of chess-problems, please read this article, first in a series.Steve Giddins writes in a very enjoyable manner.Φίλοι των σκακιστικών συνθέσεων, διαβάστε αυτό το άρθρο (είναι στα Αγγλικά, αλλά δείτε έστω τα προβλήματα), το πρώτο μιάς σειράς.Ο Steve Giddins γράφει με...

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.

Top seeded Fabiano Caruana of Italy maintained his winning streak with a third successive win, this one over women’s World champion, Hou Yifan of China, while Parimarjan Negi drew with Filipino Wesley So.

GM Zhaoqin Peng (2375) is defending the women's title, which she has been winning for a record 11 straight years. Her opposition will include WIM Arlette van Weersel 2246, WIM Anne Haast 2221, Martine Middelveld 2120, Lisa Hortensius 2111 and Annemarie Volkers 2046.

Ξεκίνησαν σήμερα στην Ερέτρια (ξενοδοχείο Eretria Village Resort) τα πανελλήνια ατομικά πρωταθλήματα Παίδων – Κορασίδων 2011 που οργανώνουν από κοινού η Ελληνική Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία και η Σκακιστική Ακαδημία Χαλκίδας...

Two of the aforementioned events are winding down, and in one case the winner has been determined. Gregory Young's fantasy run at the US Juniors continued with a win in round 8 over Warren Harper, and now he's 7-1. As his closest pursuer, Conrad Holt, has 5.5 points and there's just one round to go, Young has won the event, which will finish tonight. The Russian Championship qualifier also has...

IM Malcolm Pein looks at two wins by Alexander Morozevich who has returned to something like his best after two years of poor form.

Τελειωσε το Φυσιολατρικο Οπεν τουρνουα της Νικαιας με νικητη τον Σπυρο Καπνιση.. Ακολουθουν παρτιδες που ξεχωρισαμε στο τουρνουα για τις ομορφες και διδακτικες στρατηγικες στιγμες τους. Για καθε εναν χαμενο φυσικα...

From his answer to the very first question on why people play chess, it was clear that Levon Aronian’s Q&A at Crestbook was going to be an entertaining read: “For pleasure, peace of mind and the moral torture of their neighbour”. Sharp and funny, the Armenian GM lifts the lid on life at the top of the chess pyramid. [...]