Ο Σίροβ είναι ένας πολύ συμπαθητικός παίχτης. Παίζει επιθετικά, ριψοκίνδυνα, παρτίδες γεμάτες ενέργεια και πολύ συνδυαστικά. Αυτό σίγουρα είναι ένα στυλ που δεν κάνει τους θεατές να βαριούνται. Είναι δηλαδή το εντελώς...

The renowned video producer Vijay Kumar has released another extensive video report from Leon for the Chessdom.com audience.

Linares went on hiatus. Mainz disappeared, MTel seems to be gone, and Amber is definitely over. Someone recently tried to convince me this was all a coincidence, that despite the appearance of a trend, there was a distinct reason for each case. Plus, there are events like London and Bazna taking up some of the slack. I'm not entirely convinced, but it's also true that Dortmund is still rolling...

GM Tomas Likavsky from Slovakia collected 7.0 points to take a clear first place and winner's trophy. Eight players are half a point behind on a shared second place. In the Senior Open, IM Bhend Edwin SUI 2257, IM Pribyl Josef CZE 2333, IM Eperjesi Laszlo HUN 2177 and FM Hohler Peter SUI 2178 shared the first place with 6.5 points each.

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is to launch a foundation in Brussels next week to promote chess in schools.

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is to launch a foundation in Brussels next week to promote chess in schools.

Του Παναγιώτη Κονιδάρη η ραψ. α’ εδώ η ραψ. β’ εδώ η ραψ. γ’ εδώ η ραψ. δ’ εδώ η ραψ. ε’ εδώ η ραψ. ζ’ εδώ η ραψ. η’ εδώ η ραψ. θ’ εδώ η ραψ. ι’ εδώ Πώς με πήρε ο ύπνος, ούτε που το κατάλαβα. Ευτυχώς που δεν το παθαίνω και...

The big French cheating scandal has gathered chess headlines for months now, so Francophiles and those hungry for a little variety will be pleased to know that residents of other countries are prone to such behavior as well. The latest misdeed comes from Germany, from the recently completed German Championship, and the culprit is FM Christoph Natsidis. Unlike the French scandal, this was a solo...

As he did yesterday, the world champion won the day 1.5-.5, but there were some differences. On day 1, Viswanathan Anand succeeded the traditional way: a solid draw with Black followed by victorious aggression with White. This time it was the opposite: Alexei Shirov came out smoking with White in game 3, and got burned, badly. In the rematch, Anand played without ambition and "used" the white...

Με τον Σταυρο ειχα παιξει μια παρτιδα στην Α Εθνικη τον προηγουμενο χρονο και τον ειχα γνωρισει πριν ακομη πιο πολλα χρονια στην Ικαρια.. Ανθρωπος με καλη καρδια, γουστο και χιουμορ, τον ενιωθες κοντα σου απο την πρωτη...

A participant of the German Championship, which concluded on Friday in Bonn, was caught cheating. FM Christoph Natsidis used a chess program on his smartphone during his last-round game against GM Sebastian Siebrecht to analyse a position from the game. The 23-year-old player from Bannewitz, Germany admitted that he cheated, and was excluded from the [...]

GM Danielsen with analysis of Anand and Shirov.

Anand - Shirov game 1, GM analysis of Leon 2011.

Vishy Anand took the lead against Alexei Shirov after the first day of Leon 2011. The top video producer Vijay Kumar reports for Chessdom.com from Spain.

Anand and Shirov will meet in the Leon 2011 traditional top chess tournament from June 2nd to 6th in Spain. Chessdom.com will have large coverage of the event. Live games with computer analysis start at 16,30 CET.