Despite recent events in Berlin, the Candidates Tournament in Zurich 1953 is still known as the greatest in history. Fifteen players took part with the format being a double round all-play-all, and ultimately it was Vasily Smyslov who emerged the winner, two points clear of David Bronstein, Paul Keres and Samuel Reshevsky. Why is this […]

Τυχεροί οι διοργανωτές του GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 που θα γίνει στην Καρλσούη και στο Μπάντεν-Μπάντεν από τις 31 Μαρτίου έως τις 9 Απριλίου. Είχαν εξασφαλίσει τη συμμετοχή του Φαμπιάνο Καρουάνα που πριν λίγες μέρες κέρδισε την...

Σε όλη τη διάρκεια του Τουρνουά των Διεκδικητών του Βερολίνου, ενός σπουδαίου τουρνουά για την σκακιστική ιστορία όπως αποδείχθηκε, ο έλληνας γκρανμέτρ Στράτος Γρίβας δούλευε σκληρά μια υπολογιστική έκδοση, ένα tournament...

This was (another) game that made it clear to me that I need to learn a new d4 system and forget about the Stonewall. A strong player easily neutralises White’s initiative. It was really good to go through the game with Nigel and I found his ideas about an e5 lever very instructive. His line […]

2018 European Championship was held from 17 to 28 March in Batumi. 8 players had 7,5 points out of 10 before the last round. 3 of the games have finished draw. Croatian GM Ivan Saric defeated David Navara in the last round and won the title with 8,5 points out of 11. Seven players tied [...]

Οι Σκακιστικοί Σύλλογοι Τριανδρίας διοργανώνουν το 11ο Διεθνές Open Τριανδρίας από 9 έως 15 Απριλίου στις εγκαταστάσεις της Διεθνούς Έκθεσης Θεσσαλονίκης στο Περίπτερο 6 (Περίπτερο των Εθνών). Σε έναν ομολογουμένως...

Mrs Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Woman Grandmaster and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Latvia, IM Malcolm Pein, Chief Executive of Chess in Schools and Communities and the organiser of the London Chess Classic, Mr Gunnar Bjornsson, President of the Iceland Chess Federation, joining the ticket.

The 51st edition of the International Chess Festival Biel will be exceptional. The organizing committee has managed to secure the participation of World Champion Magnus Carlsen (NOR)! The ACCENTUS Grand Master Tournament will be stronger than ever. A reigning World Champion has rarely played in Switzerland. This will happen next summer at the 51st Biel [...]

Australia’s Premier Grand Prix tournament since 1963! The 2018 edition is held from 29 March to 2 April at the Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden. First prize is 4,000 AUD (~€2,500). Players receive 90 minutes to make 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from [...]

Stockfish, the open source engine by Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Gary Linscott and a huge community of contributors, has convincingly won TCEC Premier Division. Stockfish collected 61,0/84 points to secure the gold medal and the right to challenge the current champion Houdini for the TCEC Grand Champion title. The Superfinal match of the Top Chess [...]

Carlsen – Caruana is the final for the 2018 World Chess Championship. Fabiano Caruana won the Candidates in Berlin after a highly contested battle. The Candidates title gave Caruana a hefty prize of 95 000 eur and the right to challenge the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen. Replay: Candidates Berlin 2018 / Carlsen – Karjakin 2016 [...]

Φωτ. από τον 13ο γύρο του Τουρνουά των Διεκδικητών της Νίκης Ρήγα. Πάνω από 300, από όλους τους γύρους, στο φάκελο της Νίκης στο Flickr εδώ Σήμερα στις 4 μ.μ. ο τελευταίος γύρος (14ος) που απομένει για να ολοκληρωθεί το Τουρνουά...

“Everyone has the impulse to be elite” Alfre Woodard GM Susan Polgar has been doing incredible work to promote girls chess. This past Saturday we ran our provincial final, qualifying our top girl to the 15th edition of Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational in St. Louis, Missouri. Chess is officially still considered a barbeque side […]

Μπορείτε να διαβάσετε την ανακοίνωση της διεύθυνσης των αγώνων σχετικά με την διαδικασία της επιβεβαίωσης συμμετοχής στα Πανελλήνια Μαθητικά Πρωταθλήματα που θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο Περιστέρι το διάστημα 31 Μαρτίου...

The 2018 Polar Capital is a 9-round Swiss Open taking place from 31 March to 7 April in Jersey. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment from move one. Live games with analysis will be provided daily on Chessdom.com with the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine [...]