Ο Αλεξέι Αλεξέγιεβιτς Τρόιτσκι (1866-1942) θεωρείται ο θεμελιωτής της σύγχρονης σκακιστικής σπουδής. Άρχισε να δημοσιεύει καλλιτεχνικά φινάλε σαν φοιτητής, στην Αγία Πετρούπολη, τα περισσότερα στη σκακιστική στήλη που...

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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.

Στην πρώτη δημοτικού πρέπει να επιστρέψει και πάλι ο Σίροβ για να παρακολουθήσει τα μαθήματα στο κάρφωμα, την διπλή απειλή και την σημασία του ροκέ! Δεν ξέρω τι ακριβώς σκεφτότανε με την τελευταία του κίνηση 13…Ββ6 όμως...

Chessclub Jyväs-Shakki organizes the 21st Open Heart of Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland on 11-17th July, 2011. The Venue is Harju Building of Jyväskylä College, Sepänkatu 3, Jyväskylä. The Heart of Finland tournament is the biggest annual chess event in Finland.

IM Malcolm Pein looks forward to the start of the Leon Masters which features a match between Alexei Shirov and World Champion Viswanathan Anand.

IM Malcolm Pein looks forward to the start of the Leon Masters which features a match between Alexei Shirov and World Champion Viswanathan Anand.

After the first of three playing days, Viswanathan Anand leads 1.5-0.5 against Alexei Shirov. Their 6-game match of ‘semi-rapid’ games started on Friday in León, Spain. On Saturday games 3 and 4 will be played and on Sunday games 5 and 6 and a possible tie-break. General info The 24th edition of the Magistral Ciudad [...]

The All India Chess Federation selected the players which will represent the country at the World Chess Team Championship 2011 in Ningbo, China, FIDE Vice President and AICF Secretary D V Sundar confirmed for Chessdom.

Day 1 at Leon is complete, and World Champion Viswanathan Anand has moved ahead in true professional fashion, drawing with Black and winning with White. Alexei Shirov boldly allowed the Anti-Moscow Gambit in the second game and produced the first new move, but Anand seemed to be better prepared. Shirov tried to relieve the pressure by sacrificing a pawn, and it enabled him to activate all his...

The Armenian Chess Federation is organizing the 4th Annual Karen Asrian Memorial which will take place from 15th to 25th June, 2011, in the prominent resort town of Jermuk. All interested chess players can participate in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The total prize fund amounts to 15,000 US dollars. Last year winner was GM Tigran Kotanjian.

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.

The World Cup will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, the Russian Federation, from 27 August to 20 September 2011. Over 100 chess players from 40 countries of the world will participate in this important international event. The tournament consists of 7 rounds 3 days each. The defeated will be out of the main competition, however they will be able to take part in the Ugra Governor’s Cup.

In the wake of his great success in the Candidates' matches, Boris Gelfand has been a very popular subject for interviews. Many if not most of them have been in Russian, but happily for us Mishanp of Chess in Translation has rendered huge chunks of them in English. Have a look! HT: Daniel

Σας προσκαλούμε, στην Λαμία, στο ανοικτό ατομικό πρωτάθλημα της Κεντρικής Ελλάδας που συνδιοργανώνει ο Σ.Ο.Λαμίας και η Ε.Σ.Σ.Κ.Ε., για να γνωριστούμε και να παίξουμε σκάκι. Να αποδείξουμε οτι σκάκι υπήρχε και θα...