Οι δείχτες κοκαλιάσανε κι αυτοί στην ίδια μέρα. Όλα αργούν πολύ να τελειώσουνε το βράδυ, όσο κι αν τρέχουν γρήγορα οι μέρες και τα χρόνια Έχει όμως κανείς τις διασκεδάσεις του, δεν μπορείς να πεις· απόψε λ.χ. σε τρία...

"GM Hess on a tear, IM Zatonskih nearly out of the semi-finals!" The latest recap video with Jennifer Shahade and Maurice Ashley, produced by Macauley Peterson is now available. Note, the full 4+ hour live show is also available for replay in four parts each day at www.USChessChamps.com/video. Live commentary can be followed daily, including trivia, polls, viewer questions and lots of prizes...

"GM Hess on a tear, IM Zatonskih nearly out of the semi-finals!" The latest recap video with Jennifer Shahade and Maurice Ashley, produced by Macauley Peterson is now available. Note, the full 4+ hour live show is also available for replay in four parts each day at www.USChessChamps.com/video. Live commentary can be followed daily, including trivia, polls, viewer questions and lots of prizes...

With two more rounds to go in the preliminary stage, a desparate push for qualification continues at the U.S. Championships. After five rounds, title holder Gata Kamsky leads with Yuri Shulman in the A group while Robert Hess is in clear first in B. With four consecutive wins, Irina Krush grabbed the lead in the [...]

The 5th round of the US Championship was hugely important, with some very strange errors and the near elimination of one of the favourites in the women's event in a round with only three draws. Alexander Onischuk was impressive in defeating Larry Christiansen and getting himself into contention for qualification, but Robert Hess's win against Gregory Kaidanov and Ben Finegold's loss to Yasser...

The 5th round of the US Championship was hugely important, with some very strange errors and the near elimination of one of the favourites in the women's event in a round with only three draws. Alexander Onischuk was impressive in defeating Larry Christiansen and getting himself into contention for qualification, but Robert Hess's win against Gregory Kaidanov and Ben Finegold's loss to Yasser...

The fourth Grand Slam Masters Final will be held from September 25th till October 11th, 2011 and like its first edition, there will be six participants. The tournament, a double round-robin, will again be held in both Bilbao, Spain and a partner city, to be announced. Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura have already [...]

The Candidates Matches of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2011-2012 are will be played 3-27 May, 2011, in Kazan, Russia. Here is the latest information about the preparations, as well as a look at the symbols of Kazan.

Σκάκι και χαρτιά. Γερμανοί στρατιώτες του 259ου συντάγματος πεζικού παίζουν σκάκι και χαρτιά σε μιά ανάπαυλα από τις φονικές μάχες κατά την διάρκεια του Πρώτου Παγκοσμίου πολέμου.Το 259ο σύνταγμα πεζικού αποτελούνταν...

The Icelandic Chess Championship is currently taking place at the resort town of Eidar, in the eastern part of Iceland (near the town of Egilsstadir). Halftime report by Gunnar Björnsson and videos by GM Henrik Danielsen.

Η Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα έφθασε στο μέσον της. Τους "Αίνους" που ψέλνονται την Μεγάλη Τετάρη θα ακούσουμε σήμερα.Την Μεγάλη Τετάρτη, γίνεται το Μέγα Ευχέλαιο ενώ οι πιστοί γονατίζουν πριν οι ιερείς τους χρίσουν με το Άγιο Λάδι...

Τα κινητά τηλέφωνα, σύγχρονα φετίχ κατανάλωσης, έχουν να επιδείξουν μια σκοτεινή και αιματοβουτηγμένη πλευρά. Το κύριο μέρος των μεταλλευμάτων που χρησιμοποιούνται για την παραγωγή κινητών τηλεφώνων προέρχονται...

Malcolm Pein reports on Isaac Sanders win against GM David Howell in the RAC Simultaneous exhibition.

Malcolm Pein reports on Isaac Sanders win against GM David Howell in the RAC Simultaneous exhibition.

Group A was pretty quiet today, but there were major events in Group B and the Women's Championship. Here's a quick roundup: Group A: Three of the four games, including those involving the leaders, were drawn. The one decisive game was Robson - Naroditsky in a 6.Bg5 Najdorf sideline. Robson was in good shape until he started pushing his queenside pawns, and then 31.Qb4 was a big error that took...