I figured I should start a separate item so this discussion -- a typically endless one -- doesn't clog the tournament thread. I wish I had the time to follow this up more, but if I don't get this book done by the end of the month I will be sleeping with the fishes. As mentioned in the NY Times chess blog, Kasparov livened up the debate about the historical place in US chess Nakamura's win...

The games are continuously played, follow them here with live broadcast. A total of 40 games will be played. In the case of a drawn match, 8 rapid games with a time control of 25+10 are played. If still tied, then 8 blitz games with a time control of 4+2 are played.

The current ECU President Mr. Silvio Danailov has taken one more leadership role, this time of the national Bulgarian Chess Federation. Danailov was elected to be the new President at the general assembly with 61 votes 'for' and 0 votes 'against'.

19 National Arbiters from Italy, from Trieste to Sicily, and Iran participated in the seminar. 17 of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

Hikaru Nakamura won his first super-tournament with 9/13 half a point clear of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The final round saw all the games drawn. This looks likely to be just staging point on a career at the very top and Nakamura stated that his next target is passing the 2800 rating barrier currently surpassed by only Magnus Carlsen, Anand and Levon Aronian. Carlsen and Aronian had...

Hikaru Nakamura won his first super-tournament with 9/13 half a point clear of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The final round saw all the games drawn. This looks likely to be just staging point on a career at the very top and Nakamura stated that his next target is passing the 2800 rating barrier currently surpassed by only Magnus Carlsen, Anand and Levon Aronian. Carlsen and Aronian had...

Ο Αμερικάνος σκακιστής έπαιξε πάρα πολύ ποιοτικό σκάκι κάνοντας το καλύτερο τουρνουά της ζωή του και κατακτώντας την πρώτη θέση στο Wijk aan Zee. Στην δεύτερη θέση ακολούθησε ο Ανάντ και στην Τρίτη ο Κάρλσεν.Αμείωτο...

Vassily Ivanchuk's victory over the hitherto perfect (with respect to his tournament score, that is) Nigel Short propelled him into clear first with 5.5/6. Daniel Fridman and Victor Mikhalevski are tied for second with 5. Back, but still in the leading group, is Viktor Korchnoi, who drew with Black today with the 2690-rated Krishnan Sasikiran. He has 4/6, and continues to pick up rating points...

Ο Πολωνός πιανίστας Μόριζ Ρόζενταλ (Moriz Rosenthal, 1862-1946) ξεκίνησε τις μουσικές του σπουδές σε ηλικία 8 ετών και στα 16 του ήδη χρόνια ήταν μαθητής του κορυφαίου Ούγγρου συνθέτη και πιανίστα Φραντς Λιστ, ως μαθητής του οποίου...

The 2011 edition of Wijk aan Zee is over, and Hikaru Nakamura has won. He, like all his rivals - in fact, like everyone in Group A today - drew his game, and that was good enough for clear first. He didn't pull another 5.Re1 Anti-Berlin today, but essayed the strategically double-edged Modern Benoni against Wang Hao once White had committed to a kingside fianchetto. Neither player took many risks...

- Προπόνηση με τον Στράτο Γρίβα. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6978- Ανάλυση της παρτίδας Sipila-Cmilyte, Gibraltar Masters (1) από τον Κωνσταντίνο Μουτούση. http://aekchessclub.blogspot.com/2011/01/im-sipila-v-cmilyte-v.html- Για τον κόμη Von Bardeleben, τον σκακιστή που...

Η Ελληνική Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία υπό την αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Παιδείας Δια Βίου Μάθησης και Θρησκευμάτων σε συνεργασία με την Ένωση Σκακιστών Άμφισσας και το Σκακιστικό Όμιλο Άμφισσας προκηρύσσουν το 23o Ατομικό...

KAPPA-49 TOURNAMENT- FROSO KASIOURA                       Round 5 on 2011/01/31 at 18:00                                 Bo. SNo.   Name Pts Res. Pts   Name SNo. 1 4   Aziz-Azizis Ectoras 3½   3½ [...]

The first title holder of the Gibraltar international chess festival in 2003, former British Champion, GM Nigel Short, is once again back on the Rock participating in the festival for the fourth time. Nigel also won in 2004, and on his third visit came a close second.

KAPPA-49 TOURNAMENT- FROSO KASIOURA                       Round 4 on 2011/01/28 at 18:00                                 Bo. SNo.   Name Pts Res. Pts   Name SNo. 1 1 im Kamenets Anatolij 2½ 1  -  [...]