The first FIDE Trainers' Seminar in Latin America was held from 10th to 14th November 2010 in Cali, Colombia. It was a collaboration between the FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) and CACDEC. Lecturers were FT WGM Martha Fierro and FST GM Alonso Zapata, and the Seminar was conducted in Spanish language.

This year the traditional chess festival in Leon (Spain) will take place June 2-6. Instead of a knock-out with four players, this time only two players have been invited: Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov. The two will play six games with 60 minutes plus 10 seconds increment per move. PRESS RELEASE Anand-Shirov: Rapid Art The [...]

Η ταινία τρόμου THE BLACK CAT: SATANÁS (1934) σε σκηνοθεσία EDGAR G. ULMER με πρωταγωνιστές τους Bela Lugosi (Vitus Werdegast), Boris Karloff (Hjalmar Poelzig), David Manners (Peter Alison), Jacqueline Wells (Joan Alison), Harry Cording (Thamal) με σενάριο βασιμένο σε κείμενα των Edgar Allan Poe και Edgar G. Ulmer...

Or at least that's my spin on his decision not to play in this year's U.S. Championship. He claims that he is doing so in order "to focus on working toward his ultimate goal of one day winning the World Championship." Even if he feels he has more or less outgrown non-super-GM events, it's still a pity for U.S. chess, and not a great way to reward one of the very, very few people in the US putting...

Bad news for Kramnik today, as a member of Team Topalov (or some other word starting with "To") caught up in the Dortmund sweepstakes. Le Quang Liem had the bad luck to face about the only player near the top who seemed to have any ambition (most of the other top games were drawn quickly and without a fight), and lost to Ivan Cheparinov with the white pieces. They are tied heading into the last...

Have a look here. No specifics, though, so don't buy tickets or set your DVRs yet. HT: Brian Karen

An update on the current adventures of one of the world's oldest grandmasters, just past his 85th birthday. (Interestingly, his birthday is on February 7, one day earlier than the birthday of the oldest GM, 89-year-old Yuri Averbakh.) HT: Daniel Parmet

Two-time U.S. Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, currently ranked number one in the U.S. by rating, declined his invitation to play in this year's championship, citing a desire to focus on working toward his ultimate goal of one day winning the World Championship.

Παρακαλούνται τα εντός έδρας σωματεία να αποστείλουν άμεσα τα Φύλλα Αγώνος της Κυριακής 13/2 που εκκρεμούν στον αριθμό fax της ΕΣΣΝΑ +2121219014 (του οποίου η λειτουργία αποκαταστάθηκε) ή  στο e-mail: essnamail@gmail.com

Have a look at this 213-move monstrosity, from the Polish women's championship (especially if you're suffering from insomnia). It's the 5th longest game ever, according to Tim 's Krabbé's records page*, and the second longest "classical" game ever**. HT: Michael Rudolf * There are in fact other long games that aren't on this list. For instance, there's Felber-Lapshun, 1998 NY State...

Α) ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ 2011 – ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ Ε.Σ.Σ.Κ.Ε.Στην δεύτερη φάση της ΕΣΣΚΕ για τους αγώνες “ ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ 2011” - ημιτελική φάση τα αποτελέσματα έχουν ως εξής: Σ.Ν.Ο.ΛΑΜΙΑΣ – Σ.Ο.ΛΑΜΙΑΣ 0,5-3,5 ΔΙΑΙΤΗΤΗΣ...

The 2010-2011 Turkish Chess Championship took place in Kemer, Antaliya from February 4th to February 13th. 257 players competed in the tournament with Swiss system, over 10 rounds. Among them were 17 titled players - 3 Grandmasters, 4 International Masters and 2 Women International Masters.

The teams’ registrations are open. Already 12 teams have signed up 3 months before the start of the event. Among them teams from Germany, Austria, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, Scotland, Greece, etc.

We have just received: The Meran & Anti-Meran Variations . In this book, opening expert and renowned author Alexey Dreev offers an insider’s view of these popular openings. Dreev has a quarter century of experience in both these variations at the highest level, and he has included many of his own games and original analysis [...]

ESTEBAN CANALΟ Esteban Canal γεννήθηκε στο Chiclayo του Περού στις 19 Απριλίου του 1896. Έγινε Διεθνής Μαίτρ το 1950 και επίτιμος Γκραν Μαίτρ το 1977. Από το 1923 κατοικούσε στην Ιταλία. Κέρδισε το 1933 το πρωτάθλημα Ουγγαρίας. Ήταν δεύτερος στο Meran...