On Saturday Vladimir Potkin won the European Championship in Aix les Bains, France. In the last round the Russian grandmaster drew quickly with Judit Polgar, and eventually edged out Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Alexander Moiseenko and Polgar on tie-break. The tournament ended with much confusion among participants about the way the organizers dealt with the tie-breaks for [...]

Του Παναγιώτη Κονιδάρη η ραψ. α’ εδώ η ραψ. β’ εδώ η ραψ. γ’ εδώ Η ανηφορική πορεία μας μέχρι την σπηλιά υπήρξε ανεμπόδιστη. Το μέρος ήταν καταπράσινο και γόνιμο, όμως η γης δεν έμοιαζε φροντισμένη. Ούτε καρποφόρα...

Entering the last round, three players were tied for first: Vladimir Potkin, who by virtue of leading from start to finish was bound to have the best tiebreaks; Judit Polgar, whose late run had put her into contention, and sometime Anand second Radoslaw Wojtaszek. The top final round pairings were Potkin-Polgar, which was drawn before the popcorn could be popped, and Wojtaszek-Svidler, which took...

The tournament was presented this week in Madrid. GM Miguel Illescas, eight times Spanish champion, recalled that the score between Anand and Shirov so far is very favorable to Anand, who is also a very tough opponent, because his play has no weak points, and even less so in rapid games.

Former Chess Life editor and constant chess controversialist Larry Parr passed away after a short, unspecified illness in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In a sad irony, this comes just a few months after Larry Evans' own unexpected death, the irony coming in that Parr was one of Evans' staunchest defenders in the latter's frequent controversies. R.I.P. (HT: Brian Karen)

Ο Σωτήρης Μαλικέντζος της Ε.Σ.Θ. ήταν ο νικητής στο μπλιτς της Παρασκευής στο μικρόπολις. Ακολούθησε σε απόσταση αναπνοής ο πάντοτε φορμαρισμένος  Γιάννης Ντελόπουλος του ΣΟΑΘ. Η συμμετοχή έκπληξη του GM ήταν...

I've just been informed that Larry Parr has passed away in Malaysia. He was an impressive figure, though I don't think we ever met beyond exchanging piles of message board posts and emails. I corresponded with him regularly during the Karpov campaign last year, in which he was very active, and didn't know he had fallen ill. Abd Hamid Majid sends: It is with sadness that I inform friends and...

Ο François Le Lionnais γεννήθηκε στο Παρίσι στις 3 Οκτωβρίου του 1901. Ήταν Γάλλος χημικός μηχανικός και μαθηματικός. Σε νεαρή ηλικία υπήρξε φίλος των ζωγράφων Max Jacob και Jean Dubuffet. Υπήρξε Ντανταιστής ποιητής την δεκαετία του 1920. Σε...

Dilermando Reis (1916 -1977).Με την πολύ όμορφη σύνθεση "Eterna Saudade" του Βραζιλιάνου συνθέτη και κιθαριστή Dilermando Reis θα ξεκινήσουμε μουσικά την ημέρα μας. Κιθάρα παίζει πολύ εκφραστικά ο κιθαριστής Lam Vien. Καλημέρα και καλό...

Malcolm Pein reports on Luke McShane's 3rd consecutive win at the European Individual Championship in Aix-les-Bains.

Malcolm Pein reports on Luke McShane's 3rd consecutive win at the European Individual Championship in Aix-les-Bains.

110 players from seven nations compete, among them nine Grandmasters and two Women Grandmasters. All top Indonesian players entered the field, including the legendary Grandmasters Herman Suradiradja and H Ardiansyah coming out from the retirement.

Στην Ηγουμενίτσα θα πραγματοποιηθεί και ο δεύτερος γύρος της προκριματικής φάσης για την άνοδο στην Α εθνική κατηγορία. Η ώρα έναρξης είναι δέκα το πρωί, όπως και η προηγούμενη φορά, αν δεν κάνω λάθος. Οι αγώνες θα...

A lot of jockeying has left a pack of three players tied for first at the European Championship with impressive 8/10 scores, including our hero, Vladimir Potkin. Wojtaszek and Polgar are the other leaders. One benefit of all the ups and downs is that the leaders haven't faced each other yet, setting up a nice brace of matches for today's final round in Aix-les-Bains. Potkin-Polgar is the...

Despite four consecutive draws, Vladimir Potkin still somehow managed to remain tied for first after nine rounds of the European Championship. This time, in round 10, he had no choice but to win if he wanted to keep a portion of first place, and win he did - quickly - defeating Baadur Jobava in just 26 moves, with Black, no less. He's joined there by Judit Polgar, who continues to play...