Η μοναδική ομιλούσα προβολή εικόνας του Χοσέ Ραούλ Καπαμπλάνκα που έχει διασωθεί – οι άλλες παρουσίες του, όπως άλλωστε και η γνωστότερη στο μεγάλο διεθνές τουρνουά της Μόσχας του 1925 που περιλήφθηκε και σε...

Here’s a win of mine from this last weekend using the Ruy Lopez. My Dad says I played it very well, though I pushed my pawns a bit too quickly when I got nervous in the later stages: Sam Davies

Έγινε γνωστό το απόγευμα ότι η WGM/IM Νίνo Χουρτσίτζε (Γεωργία) απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 43 ετών. Στη φωτογραφία του Νταβίντ Γιάντα η τελευταία της εμφάνιση σε διεθνές τουρνουά, στο Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών της FIDE που έγινε...

The fourth round couldn’t get any more shocking. Caruana lost after over pressing against the tenacious Izoria, while in the U.S. Women’s Championship the ladies were out for blood as they entertained the fans with six decisive results. Clearly this was the bloodiest round of the tournament. Let’s get right into the recap! U.S. Championship [...]

There’s an excellent junior chess club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, called 3Cs, which stands, rather prosaically, for Children’s Chess Club. If I were thinking of starting a children’s chess club and the name hadn’t already been taken I’d consider calling it 3Cs, but my three Cs would stand for something different. I recently came across […]

The 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open was held in the Regent Cha-am Beach Resort from 13-21 April 2018. In total almost 350 players took part, with around 240 playing in the main 9-round open. With a last round draw against GM Nigel Short 19-year-old FM Priasmoro Novendra has won the Bangkok Chess Club Open! He [...]

Γράφει ο Κοσμάς Κέφαλος Όταν, το φθινόπωρο του 1978, μαζί με τα σκακιστικά μαθήματα για παιδιά, οργανώναμε στον Άγιο Κήρυκο και το πρώτο μας τουρνουά «Ίκαρος», κανείς από τους τέσσερις παίκτες δεν θα μπορούσε να φανταστεί...

Interview with Alcides Schulz, developer of Tucano

While playing human opponents is the best way to improve your game, not everyone has the time to go down to your local chess club and play. San Francisco has the oldest chess club in the country, the Mechanic’s Institute. The place is amazing, except for one thing, parking! I really don’t enjoy getting into […]

The second round of the 2018 U.S. Championships was as promising as the first. With plenty of exciting matches on the horizon, the chess fans gathered to see the players at work; they weren’t disappointed, as we once again got a combative round in the books. Replay the games with analysis / Round 1 report [...]

Round 1 Recap The first day of the 2018 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships kicked off with a plethora of exciting matchups that were surely going to bring the fire to the board, the commentary booth, and to all the fans across the world that chose to tune in. And it did not disappoint! [...]

The 2nd World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled will be held at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA from August 8-12, 2018. The event is organized under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), US Chess and the New Jersey Chess Federation. The main sponsors are the US Chess [...]

The 2018 European Women’s Chess Championship is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place in the Hotel Bellevue in Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia. 144 players took part in the tournament. GM Valentina Gunina won her 3rd European Women’s Championship after a quick draw in the last round, which took her to 9 points out of 11. Seven [...]

The 2018 Sharjah Masters took place from 12-19 April at the Sharjah Chess & Culture Club. 130 players took part in the tournament. Iranian 17-year old GM Maghsoodloo wins Sharjah Chess by full point! He finished with 8 points out of 9. GM Eltaj Safarli and GM Hao Wang shared second place with 7 points. [...]

Pawn levers are something I struggle with. Nigel highly recommends Hans Kmoch’s book Pawn Power in Chess and while I’ve read it and clearly need to do so again. I have found the language difficult but it is worth persevering with. Nigel has advised me to spend my time thinking about the pawn structure when […]