New: Opening for White According to Kramnik 1.Nf3 Vol. 3. Alexander Khalifman’s new edition of Opening for White According to Kramnik 1.Nf3 Vol. 3, focuses on 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3, especially on the line 4…g6, and numerous other variations after 1.Nf3 c5 which have not been analysed at all in the first [...]

Το να κερδίσουμε μια παρτίδα σκάκι θέλει ικανότητα. Το να χάσουμε όμως μια κερδισμένη παρτίδα σκακιού αυτό χρειάζεται πραγματική ικανότητα! :-)

Ένα βιβλίο που έχει εκδοθεί μόνο στα γερμανικά (Rozentalis – Vierzig kommentierte Partien 1983-1997), περιέχει 40 σχολιασμένες παρτίδες του, αλλά  ίσως μπορεί να διαβαστεί και χωρίς γνώσεις της γερμανικής γλώσσας. Γνωστός στην Ελλάδα και...

Ρωτάει κάποιος έναν άλλον: - Πόσο κάνει 2+1 ; - 3, του απαντάει - Πώς το ξέρεις αυτό; - Δεν ξέρω. Έτσι μου το έμαθαν, έτσι το λέω. - Εγώ θα σου αποδείξω ότι 2+1=0. «Έτος Μαθηματικών» ήταν το 2008 στη Γερμανία. Αλλά και μια σημαντική...

Ξεκινάει αύριο το τουρνουά Ακαδημιών του Σ.Ο ΣΑΧ-Μικρόπολις που θα γίνει στο Μικρόπολις στη Θεσσαλονίκη το Σάββατο, Κυριακή και Δευτέρα.Μια προσπάθεια να μάθουμε στα νέα παιδιά, ότι σκάκι δεν είναι τα ράπιντ, αλλά οι...

Hikaru Nakamura and Ray Robson won their matches held this week in Saint Louis, Missouri (USA). Nakamura defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the last classical game to score 3.5-2.5, and won the rapid games 3-1. Robson defeated Ben Finegold 4-2 in the classical games and in the rapid he was the strongest with 2.5-1.5. General info [...]

Malcolm Pein looks at Boris Gelfand's fine final game win that qualifies him for a World Title shot against Viswanathan Anand.

Malcolm Pein looks at Boris Gelfand's fine final game win that qualifies him for a World Title shot against Viswanathan Anand.

"We will have a Board meeting in July in Iasi, Romania, during the European Youth Team Championship. We are working on many new projects such as an insurance policy for seniors and all professional players. We will discuss all these in July and then bring before the GA in Creta Maris."

Metropolitan Chess, Inc was voted 2011 Chess Club of the Year by the United States Chess Federation Executive Board (USCF). NM Ankit Gupta, Chief Organizer of Metropolitan Chess, Inc, was voted 2011 Organizer of the Year by the USCF.

The French Team Championships Top 12 takes place in Mulhouse, 26th May - 5th June 2011. Players include: Fressinet, Nisipeanu, Tregubov, Dreev, Navara, Eljanov, Le Quang Liem, Naiditsch, Bacrot, Giri, van Wely, Krasenkow etc

The 82nd German Chess Championships take place in Bonn Thursday 26th May - Sat 4th June 2011. Daniel Fridman and Jan Gustafsson are the top seeds. Women's event is alongside.

The 82nd German Chess Championships take place in Bonn Thursday 26th May - Sat 4th June 2011. Daniel Fridman and Jan Gustafsson are the top seeds. Women's event is alongside.

The tournament is organised by the All Orissa Chess Association and KiiT University, Bhubaneswar, under the guidance of All India Chess Federation. The total prize fund is $31,000 approx.

GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Ray Robson each won with black in the first of their two rapid games on the final day of competition. Nakamura finished with a 6.5 to 3.5 score against former world champion Ruslan Ponomariov and Robson had a 6 to 4 score over Ben Finegold.