Just out: A Ferocious Opening Repertoire . This book presents a range of vicious weapons for White. The repertoire’s backbone is provided by the aggressive Veresov Opening (1.d4, 2.Nc3 and 3.Bg5) and is accompanied by equally hostile options against the French, Caro-Kann, Dutch, Benoni, Pirc and Philidor. Play the most bloodthirsty openings in chess!

We have just received in our webshop: CT-ART Mating Combinations . The people who brought you the world famous tactics program CT-ART 4.0 have created an entirely new course, with 1200 instructive examples and 700 carefully selected exercises. The technique behind the CT-ART program has been considerably improved. Please have a look at this excellent [...]

Ο Σύλλογος Ιωαννιτών Σκακιστών σας προσκαλεί όλους το Σάββατο 22 Ιανουαρίου, στην αίθουσα του Δωδώνης 21 στοά ημιώροφος για την κοπής της Πρωτοχρονιάτικης Πίτας!Η εορταστική εκδήλωση θα ξεκινήσει με ένα σιμουλτανέ (...

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥΕΝΩΣΗΣ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΩΝ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣΜ. Μπότσαρη & Δροσοπούλου ΛΑΜΙΑwww.esske.netΤην Κυριακή 16 Ιανουαρίου ξεκίνησε το ομαδικό πρωτάθλημα σκάκι της Ένωσης Σκακιστικών Σωματείων...

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Group A in Wijk aan Zee was odd and entertaining in round 5, beginning with the bizarre spectacle of a short 79 move draw. Seriously! Shirov repeated the line that ended in a disaster against Smeets in round 1, and although Nepomniachtchi varied first, on move 23, Shirov was prepared like his life depended on it. After a long tactical sequence they reached an ending with queen and two pawns...

World Champion Viswanathan Anand sacrificed the exchange against Jan Smeets, the sacrifice itself was good enough for the draw but combined with Smeets' habitual time trouble it proved a winner for Anand who now leads the tournament. Wang Hao made Alexander Grischuk's exchange sacrifice look unsound on the way to his first win. Hikaru Nakamura got away with a draw after his risk taking looked in...

World Champion Viswanathan Anand sacrificed the exchange against Jan Smeets, the sacrifice itself was good enough for the draw but combined with Smeets' habitual time trouble it proved a winner for Anand who now leads the tournament. Wang Hao made Alexander Grischuk's exchange sacrifice look unsound on the way to his first win. Hikaru Nakamura got away with a draw after his risk taking looked in...

Φωτογραφία από τα περσινά νεανικά στον Άγιο ΝικόλαοΤα ατομικά νεανικά πρωταθλήματα Αγίου Νικολάου Λασηθίου θα γίνουν στις κατηγορίες -8, -10, -12, -14 και -16 ετών.Το Σαββατοκύριακο 22 και 23 Ιανουαρίου ξεκινά η κατηγορία...

Malcolm Pein takes a look at the 3rd round of the Wijk aan Zee tournament where English GM Luke McShane leads the B-Group with a 100% score and Magnus Carlsen had a disaster against Anish Giri.

Malcolm Pein takes a look at the 3rd round of the Wijk aan Zee tournament where English GM Luke McShane leads the B-Group with a 100% score and Magnus Carlsen had a disaster against Anish Giri.

Σύμφωνα με την ΚΕΔ της ΕΣΣΝΘ-Χ και την προκύρηξη περί σεμιναρίου διαιτησίας το οποίο ορίστηκε στις 17-19 του μήνα (δείτε την προκύρηξη εδώ)  αναφέρονται τα ακόλουθα, " Ενόψει των Περιφερειακών Ομαδικών Πρωταθλημάτων...

Viswanathan Anand became the sole leader in Wijk aan Zee today. In the 5th round of the 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament the World Champion beat Jan Smeets with Black, while co-leader Hikaru Nakamura drew with Ruslan Ponomariov. Magnus Carlsen won his first game; after defending creatively for seven hours his opponent Erwin l’Ami blundered [...]

While the fashion career of his former protégé, Magnus Carlsen, continues apace, Garry Kasparov has recently been involved in an advertising campaign of his own. It’s fair to say his promotion of the Polish division of ING Bank shows the ex-World Champion as you’ve never seen him before! By Colin McGourty What makes the campaign particularly...

Theory moves faster than ever in Wijk aan Zee. Can you keep track? With ChessVibes Openings it’s ‘yes you can’! Already in this week’s issue we update you on the theoretical status of Shirov’s Archangelsk Ruy Lopez, and discuss both the topical 4.Qc2 and the 4.f3 Nimzo-Indians. And, last but not least, the hypersharp Botvinnik [...]