Στα επόμενα χρόνια οι σκακιστές και οι εκατομμύρια λάτρεις του πιο διάσημου επιτραπέζιου παιχνιδιού στον κόσμο δεν θα χρειάζονται να εξασκούνται έχοντας απέναντί τους την οθόνη ενός υπολογιστή, γιατί ήδη μια ομάδα...

“I’ve paid my dues in the classical trenches” Laila Robins Many a player have to fight in the trenches, in the endgame trenches that is. It turns out endgame is the less intuitive part of the game. Patterns need to be known, moments must be seized. We have started to dig our trenches at the […]

Here’s another rook endgame from Master Rook Endgames by Nikolai Minev. Black is a pawn down in this one but has the advantage because his pawn structure is better. Black’s first move is important because he needs to stop White playing 36.c3. [Event “Jurmala”] [Site “Jurmala LAT”] [Date “1978”] [Round “10”] [White “Westerinen...

I’m thrilled that one of my private pupils has won a couple of Under 8 tournaments recently. However, I have a couple of problems. One is that he always plays the Giuoco Pianissimo with white, while spending a lot of time watching videos on disreputable openings online. I’ve shown him lots of games with different […]

The American Continental Championship is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place from 1-10 June, 2018 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 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. 168 players are expected to take part. The top seeded are GM [...]

Beginners are often confused when it comes to classifying openings and the type of game they lead to. As we develop our chess skills, we tend to gravitate towards openings that suit our style of play. However, trying to determine what opening suits you best can’t be accomplished unless you know what the four types […]

11th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup is held from 3 to 9 June in Mumbai. The venue is Mount Litera School International BKC. The tournament is divided in 3 sections. 216 players are taking part in the group A. The top seeded are GM Martyn Kravtsiv, GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili, GM Farrukh Amonatov etc… Live games with analysis [...]

Ο Α.Σ.Ο. Αιγίου διοργανώνει ελβετικό τουρνουά Δευτέρα, Τρίτη, Τετάρτη 18-19-20/06/2018

The 19th Karpov International Chess Tournament is taking place in the small Siberian town of Poikovsky, Russia from 27 May to 5 June. The venue is the Sports School “Neptune” in Poikovsky, Nefteyugansk Ugra, Russia. The event is a 10-player single round-robin with the average Elo 2688. The time control is 100 minutes for 40 [...]

Σκίτσο Willum Morsch. Ο μεσημεριανός περίπατος στο Σταβάνγκερ, την πόλη όπου θα διαξαχθεί το Altibox Norway Chess 2018. Ένα από τα ισχυρότερα κλειστά τουρνουά όχι μόνο για το 2018 αλλά και της σύγχρονης σκακιστικής ιστορίας αρχίζει τη...

The 2018 Top 12 French Team Championship is taking place from 26 May to 5 June in Brest. The 12 best French teams play a single round-robin over 11 rounds. Each match is played over 8 boards, with teams choosing from a starting list of up to 16 players. It is the strongest French team [...]

The traditional friendly match between China and Russia is taking place from 26th May to 1st June in Qinhuangdao, China. The match consists of one round of classical chess and two rounds of blitz. Team compositions: Men Russia: Maxim Matlakov (2704), Sanan Sjugirov (2663), Kirill Alekseenko (2625), Andrey Esipenko (2587), Alexey Sarana (2587), coach – [...]

One month before the start of the Silver Lake Chess Festival 2018 there are already 220 registered participants from 23 countries. Among them are 68 titled players, including 18 Grandmasters and 21 International Masters. The Organizing Committee is preparing a rich programme for all ages and playing levels: – Open “A”, tournament for players rated over [...]

The 1st Longtou Cup “Belt and Road” Chess Open is a 9-round Swiss open taking place in Qinhuangdao, China from 26 May to 4 June. The time control is 90 minutes for all moves, with a 30-second increment from move. 80 players are expected. The top seeded are GM Hao Wang, GM Dmitry Gordievsky, GM [...]

Ο Μιγκέλ Νάιντορφ, ο Μπόμπι Φίσερ και τρία κορίτσια με μίνι φούστες σε φωτογραφία που πιστεύεται πως τραβήχτηκε το 1970, στο Μπουένος Άιρες. Ο Αργεντινός GM δείχνει να αισθάνεται πολύ πιο άνετα με την ωραία παρέα από τον...