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The Czech Championship took place from 28 April to 6 May, 2018 in Ostrava. 60 players took part in the tournament. The winner is FM Svatopluk Svoboda with 7 points out of 9. Second is GM Vojtěch Plát and third is IM Richard Biolek, both with 6.5 points. replay the games here final standings 1 [...]

Latvian Championship final was held from 30 April to 6 May in Riga. In the Open section 34 players took part. The winner is GM Nikita Meshkovs with 7 points out of 9. Second is GM Arturs Neiksans with 6,5 and third is GM Ilmars Starostits with 6 points. replay the games here In the [...]

The 53rd edition of the Capablanca Memorial is taking place from May 9-19 in the Habana Libre Hotel in Havana, Cuba. Apart from the round-robin tournament there will be an Open tournament with 160 players, among them 25 GMs. Top seeded are GM Yuri Vidal Gonzalez, GM Cristhian Cruz etc… Live games with analysis will [...]

Metz open was held from 1 to 7 May. 60 players took part. The winner is GM Sebastien Feller with 7 points out of 9. Second is GM Sergey Fedorchuk with 6,5 and third is Andrei Shchekachev also with 6.5 points

The Glen Stark affair continues in Russia

Ενέργεια για συγκροτημένες βιβλιοπαρουσιάσεις δεν έχω και βεβαίως θα το συγχωρήσετε, οπότε σκέφτηκα πως αντί απόπειρας είναι προτιμότερες λίγες γραμμές χωρίς απαιτήσεις. Όποιος πραγματικά ενδιαφέρεται μπορεί...

“All assessment is a perpetual work in progress.” Linda Suskie Last week we had a look at an endgame from one of our club games. The article is available HERE The position in the spotlight was this one: Neither player did a very good job assessing the position (White was far too pessimistic, while black […]

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On Thursday, May 10, the Dutch Team Cup finals will take place in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Format: Four teams have qualified for the semi finals: LSG, Voerendaal, MuConsult Apeldoorn and Lonneker. The winners of the semi finals will play the finals. The losers of the semi finals will play for the 3rd-4th place. Each team [...]

Νίκη με 9-0 στο πρωτάθλημα επί του Βορρά Αμπελοκήπων.Τουρνουά ακαδημιών την Κυριακή 13 ΜαΐουΣκακιστικό πικ νικ την Κυριακή 3 Ιουνίου Αναλυτικά1.  Νίκη με 9-0 στο πρωτάθλημα επί του Βορρά Αμπελοκήπων.Τη νίκη στη...

My Dad says it’s a good idea to find players who are experts on particular openings and study their games. Sergei Tiviakov is a good player to study because he’s an expert in a number of different openings, having played them for many years. Here’s a game of Tiviakov’s in the Italian Game in which […]

The supervisory board of the Russian Chess Federation approved Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as candidate of the RCF for the upcoming FIDE elections on October 3rd in Batumi. The meeting took place in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. The RCF official website report states, The floor was given to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov – FIDE President presented his program and [...]

O συγγραφέας Κάρλο Φραμπέτι (Carlo Frabetti, Μπολόνια 1945), ζει στην Ισπανία και είναι μαθηματικός και μέλος της Ακαδημίας Επιστημών της Νέας Υόρκης. Σαν επιστήμονας λοιπόν, οι υπολογισμοί που παραθέτει στο διήγημα πρέπει να...

The Glen Stark affair, that went as a sonic boom through the chess world yesterday, provoked interesting reactions and revelations from all around the globe. Yet 24 hours after the publication on Chessdom, the questions remain valid. Is Glen Stark a real person on Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s ticket? Has any FIDE Organiser or Official ever met [...]