Και αυτή  την Παρασκευή ο σκακιστικός όμιλος «ΣΑΧ» Θεσσαλονίκης και το «Μικρόπολις» διοργανώνουν το καθιερωμένο τουρνουά μπλιτς  με ώρα έναρξης 9.15μμΩς συνήθως 5 λεπτά χρόνο για κάθε σκακιστή, κανένα παράβολο...

Από την ΑΕΚ ανακοινώνεται η λειτουργία ενός ακόμα τμήματος παίδων, στο οποίο θα διδάσκει ο σκακιστής της ΑΕΚ Γιάννης Βραϊμάκης. Το τμήμα απευθύνεται σε παιδιά που κάνουν τα πρώτα τους βήματα στο σκάκι και θα λειτουργεί...

It seems a rose by any other name will still produce around 65% drawn games. Just like the last few editions of the Wijk aan Zee A Group, the first Tata Steel tournament is seeing as many split points as there are split peas in the famous local soup. Round two was particularly peaceful, which was not appreciated by Peter Svidler and I since we were doing live commentary on Chess.FM that day. It...

Anand και Nakamura προηγούνται στο πρώτο γκρουπ  

Radek Wojtaszek, David Navara, Laurent Fressinet, Zahar Efimenko, Wesley SoGabriel Sargissian, Le Quang Liem, Luke McShane, Surya Ganguly, Li ChaoJon Ludwig Hammer, Vlad Tkachiev, Friso Nijboer, Wouter SpoelmanΤο Β Γκρουπ του Wijk Aan Zee είναι κατηγορίας 17 με μέσο rating 2659. Ο νικητής αποκτά δικαίωμα συμμετοχής στο Α...

Malcolm Pein looks at the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 4NCL.

Malcolm Pein looks at the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 4NCL.

‘Not much happened’, Viswanathan Anand ended his press conference about his win against Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao. For Anand it might have been a smooth win with few things to say about, but for the chess fans it was an impressive demonstration of the power of the bishop pair. Enjoy, as the World Champ explains.

Μόλις μου το έστειλε ένας καλός φίλος και δεν άντεξα να μην το ανεβάσω... Ξεκίνησε η προστασία του κράτους από τις σπατάλες. Διαφημιστές ζητούν να αναλάβουν την συντήρηση σχολικών κτηρίων με αντάλλαγμα τη δωρεάν...

The game David Navara vs. Radowslaw Wojtaszek may be from the B Group of Wijk aan Zee, but this is a very high-class game with both players over 2700. Players of this level obviously prepare deeply and calculate extremely well, but there's more to their ability than that. Watch these videos of Navara presenting the game, especially the endgame phase, and I think you'll also be impressed by their...

Tomorrow/today (Wednesday) is a rest day at Wijk aan Zee, and after four rounds Anand and Nakamura lead with 3/4, with Aronian, Giri and Vachier-Lagrave half a point behind. The day's games were very exciting and a lot of fun to analyze (and I was quite pleased to see that most of my pre-computer analysis held up!), but also extremely time-consuming. (Don't worry, I haven't spent the past 12...

Viswanathan Anand shares the lead with Hikaru Nakamura on 3/4 half a point clear of Levon Aronian, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave going into the first rest day. Anand sacrificed a piece for huge compensation as his pawns proved too much for Wang Hao. Nakamura had to be at his defensive best to hold Giri in a game where both seemed to believe Giri missed some chances. Aronian brushed aside...

Viswanathan Anand shares the lead with Hikaru Nakamura on 3/4 half a point clear of Levon Aronian, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave going into the first rest day. Anand sacrificed a piece for huge compensation as his pawns proved too much for Wang Hao. Nakamura had to be at his defensive best to hold Giri in a game where both seemed to believe Giri missed some chances. Aronian brushed aside...

After four rounds Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura share the lead at the 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. World Champion Anand beat Wang Hao from China, while Nakamura escaped with a draw against Anish Giri. Wednesday is the first rest day. Games & standings, later more. General info The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is held [...]

O Ρώσσος Andrei Bakhourin γεννηθηκε to 1973 στην Αγ. Πετρούπολη. Visual artist και μουσικός, σπούδασε Ιστορία και φιλολογία στο Πανεπιστημιο της Αγ. Πετρούπολης. Εικοσιδύο μικρού μήκους ταινίες κινουμένων σχεδίων, επτά διαδραστικά...