Last weekend OSC Baden-Baden secured its sixth consecutive championship in the Schachbundesliga. On the day that their star player became a father, Baden-Baden defeated Werder Bremen 5-3 which more or less secured the title, and a day later they smashed Delmenhorst 1-7. Photo © Christian Bossert Baden-Baden is a German town of about 55,000 inhabitants [...]

Δύο πολύ ενδιαφέρουσες εκδηλώσεις διοργανώνει η Τριανδρία γι' αυτές τις μέρες. Το τουρνουά βετεράνων σκακιστών που θα γίνει το προσεχές Σάββατο 16 Απριλίου καθώς και το καθιερωμένο πλέον Τουρνουά της Τριανδρίας, το 4ο...

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin(9/3/1934 – 27/3/1968)Σαν σήμερα, πριν από πενήντα χρόνια, στις 12 Απριλίου 1961 πραγματοποιήθηκε η πρώτη επανδρωμένη πτήση στο διάστημα. Ο Σοβιετικός Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ήταν ο πρώτος άνθρωπος που πέταξε και ταξίδεψε στο...

GM Henrik Danielsen continues the free chess course in the Sicilian Grand Prix system (1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4). It is an extra fast course following real life Sicilian Grand Prix example by Short and Gelfand in Part 3, while Part 4 shows how to turn a bishop into a monster in the Sicilian, following certain paterns.

Yawn. As usual, OSG Baden-Baden, the best team that German money can buy, won the Bundesliga, even with new dad Viswanathan Anand taking the last weekend off on paternity leave. Still, although the Baden team is ridiculously strong, they did face a powerful opponent the last weekend of the 2010-2011 season, the Werder Bremen juggernaut. This is what their penultimate round match looked like...

For those who like to follow computer vs. computer matches, Rybka and Houdini will have a match to close the second season of engine competitions on Martin Thoresen's TCEC website. The fun starts Tuesday at 14:00 Central European Time.

GM Ding Liren won the Open championship in impressive manner, beating the top-seeded GM Wang Yue in the last round and finishing full two points ahead of the opposition. Despite his young age, only 19, this is the second national title for Liren who was also the champion in 2009.

Before the start of the first round, fans of the U.S. Championships can log onto the new Fantasy Chess website to make their selections from the combined 24-player field and fill out a championship bracket to determine the winner of each event.

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There are two groups of play: Open category for all players, and Challenger category for players rated below 2100 or unrated (ratings based on FIDE or Thai ELO ratings - other national ratings will be validated by the organizer). Results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations, and are eligible for FIDE title norms.

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The 11th BCC Thailand Open 2011 sees a record entry of 200 players at the Dusit Thani Resort in Pattaya. Leading players Francisco Vallejo Pons and Nigel Short.

The 11th BCC Thailand Open 2011 sees a record entry of 200 players at the Dusit Thani Resort in Pattaya. Leading players Francisco Vallejo Pons and Nigel Short.