Το Διεθνές Τουρνουά "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος" και το 4o Τουρνουά Τριανδρίας ξεκινάνε τη πρώτη βδομάδα του Πάσχα. Συγκεκριμένα τη Δευτέρα στις 17.00 ξεκινάει το τουρνουά "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος" ενώ το Τουρνουά της Τριανδρίας ξεκινάει...

Έφθασε το Μεγάλο Σάββατο. Και στο πέρας της ημέρας θα έλθει και η Ανάσταση του Χριστού! Και μακάρι και του καθενός μας η ουσιαστική ανάσταση. Χριστός Ανέστη! Χρόνια πολλά και καλά!

Anatoly Karpov was in London giving a simul in the City of London. Malcolm Pein reports.

About a week ago I presented the following quotation and asked who said it: I divide chess players into six categories. The first ones are the killers. Players who, figuratively speaking, are trying to kill their opponent. The second type is that of the fighters. They try to win with all means, but it's not necessary to kill. The third type are the sportsmen. For them chess is a sport like...

Looking for some reading material, and you'd like to have chess included in the plot? Have a look at this post from Jeremy Silman, which provides a kind of annotated bibliography of fictional works which feature our favorite game. HT: Brian Karen

There were two playoff matches today, one each in the championship and the women's championship, and both featured experienced favorites. The matches went by the same format as the forthcoming semi-final and final matches: a pair of g/25+5 rapid games followed by an Armageddon game, if necessary. In Group B of the championship, Alexander Onischuk had a big advantage in rating and experience, but...

The European Individual Women Chess Championship 2011 will be played from 7th to 18th May in Tbilisi, Georgia. So far 133 players (among them 11 GM, 25 WGM, 26 IM, 25 WIM, 17 WFM) from 26 federations have registered to take part in the tournament.

The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open, dedicated to the memory of President Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 23rd April to 1st May at the "Nakhchivan Chess Center" in Nakhchivan. The players will enter two tournaments, A Group for those rated above 2250 and women rated above 2100, and B Group for those rated under 2250.

The 2011 U.S. Chess Championship and 2011 U.S. Women's Championship are taking place April 13-28 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). Daily live games with computer analysis are available on the Chessbomb platform.

Another interesting days play saw an early draw for Gata Kamsky against Yuri Shulman which turned out to be the result of him suffering from chest pains, how serious this is is yet to be established. Both these players go through to thi final stages. Robert Hess and either Shankland and Onischuk will play off for the final place in the B-group. Krush, Abrahamyan, Baginskaite and eitehr Foisor or...

Another interesting days play saw an early draw for Gata Kamsky against Yuri Shulman which turned out to be the result of him suffering from chest pains, how serious this is is yet to be established. Both these players go through to thi final stages. Robert Hess and either Shankland and Onischuk will play off for the final place in the B-group. Krush, Abrahamyan, Baginskaite and eitehr Foisor or...

Άλλοι τον θέλουν, χρόνους έπειτα, έπαρχο, νόθο παιδί μιας παρακόρης, ρουφιάνο οι τρίτοι, να υπηρετεί δυσώνυμη μεγαλειότητα, και κάποιοι – πώς διχάζονται ξανά οι γνώμες – οπλουργό, συλλέκτη πολυτίμων λίθων, ανατόμο, και...

Trust your strategical enstict! Στρατηγικος σχεδιασμος set up κομματιων σχολια Ν Τεπελενης Τι σχεδιο ακολουθησαν τα λευκα στην παρακατω...

Hess, Kamsky and Shulman through to semis. Onischuk and Shankland in a playoff. In the Women's, Krush, Baginskaite and Abrahamyan qualify, while Zatonskih and Foisor go to the playoff. The round 6-7 recap video is now available. Commentators Jennifer Shahade and Maurice Ashley. Producer Macauley Peterson.

Hess, Kamsky and Shulman through to semis. Onischuk and Shankland in a playoff. In the Women's, Krush, Baginskaite and Abrahamyan qualify, while Zatonskih and Foisor go to the playoff. The round 6-7 recap video is now available. Commentators Jennifer Shahade and Maurice Ashley. Producer Macauley Peterson.