Στο δημαρχείο της πόλης Λέουβεν του Βελγίου, που ένα υπέροχο κτίριο χτισμένο κατά το μεσαίωνα, θα γίνει το πρώτο σκέλος του Grand Chess Tour 2018 από τις 12 έως τις 16 Ιουνίου. Το τουρνουά περιλαμβάνει αγώνες ράπιντ κατά τις τρεις...

11th New York International Chess Open will be held from 13 to 24 June. June 13-17. 11th New York International- Championship Section 9-SS, 40/90, SD30 +30. Only open to players currently rated 2000+ (USCF or FIDE). FIDE ratings used for pairings and prizes. FIDE rated. $9,000 GTD: $4000-2000-1000, U2400 FIDE: $1000-500, U2300 FIDE $500. EF: [...]

“… Skyrockets in flight! Afternoon Delight!…” Starland Vocal Band We all have our good days and bad days. It is what makes this life worth living. How would you know it is a good day if you could not have a bad one? This past week we definitely had a good one and we definitely […]

American Continental Championship was an 11-round Swiss with four places to qualify for the FIDE World Cup, and they will be four more next year. The tournament was held from 1-10 June in the Regency Way hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay. Sam Shankland won his third tournament victory in a row after U.S. Championship and the [...]

I was impressed by White’s tactical sharpness in the following game. He took the initiative with the unexpected 13.Nh4! and then followed up with the hammer blow, 16.Bxh6!. The game ended with another neat sequence with 23.Bxf7! and 24.Bf8!. Sam Davies

Από την ιστορική παρτίδα Κάρποβ – Κασπάροβ 0-1, Λινάρες 1993. Η είσοδος σε όλες τις εκδηλώσεις είναι ελεύθερη και όπου χρειάζεται δίνονται δελτία προτεραιότητας με φυσική παρουσία μια ώρα πριν την κάθε παράσταση. Μια...

The Finnish Women’s Championship is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 11-19 June 2018 in Helsinki. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software [...]

The Finnish Championship is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 11-19 June 2018 in Helsinki. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing [...]

The 9th Forni Di Sopra is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 9-16 June 2018 in Forni di Sopra, Italy. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The venue is the Sports Hall. 120 players are [...]

The Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour is being held in the historic Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium from 12-16 June. The first stage of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour sees Caruana, Nakamura, So, MVL, Anand, Aronian, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Karjakin and wild card Giri compete for a $150,000 prize fund. 2017 saw World Champion Magnus [...]

11th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup was held from 3 to 9 June in Mumbai. The venue was Mount Litera School International BKC. The tournament was divided in 3 sections. 216 players took part in the group A. The winner is GM Farrukh Amonatov with 8 out of 10 and better tie-break from the second GM Roeland [...]

XIII International Chess Tournament will be held from 16 to 24 June. The venue will be House of Culture in Teplice, Czech Republic. The organizer is ŠK Teplice. The System is 9-round Swiss. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment [...]

Chapter 3 of The (Even More) Complete Chess Addict is entitled ‘The Frightful’. The worst players of all time. The worst tournament performances of all time. The worst games of all time. The worst moves of all time. The worst games and moves of the best players. Over the past few days I’ve encountered two […]

The Mitropa Cup is a 10-team round-robin event for the national teams of Central European countries. In its 37th edition for the Open section and 15th for the Women’s section it’s being held in Isola Capo Rizzuto, Italy from 31 May to 9 June 2018. Teams of four in the Open and in the Women’s [...]

Τη φωτογραφία δημοσίευσε στο λογαριασμό της στο facebook η Ράκελ Γουέλς. Είναι καλεσμένη, κάπου στις αρχές του 70 στο τηλεοπτικό σόου του Ουαλού τραγουδιστή Τομ Τζόουνς και για τη σκηνοθετική έμπνευση παίζει μαζί του μια...