34th Open de Cappelle la Grande was held from 3 to 10 March at Palais des Arts et des Loisirs. 360 players took part in the competition. Tournament was very competitive until the end. Amazingly two players have made 8 points out of 9. GM Christian Bauer had better tie-break then GM Momchil Nikolov. They [...]

Final 2018 GCT Participants and Playing Schedules (for Paris and Leuven) The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is pleased to release the names of the nine (9) players that have signed full GCT Tour contracts for the 2018 GCT Tour. GM Viswanathan Anand (IND) GM Levon Aronian (ARM) GM Fabiano Caruana (USA) GM Alexander Grischuk (RUS) [...]

Με την συμμετοχή 70 περίπου ομάδων από Δημοτικά, Γυμνάσια και Λύκεια της περιοχής μας ξεκινούν σήμερα τα Ομαδικά Μαθητικά Πρωταθλήματα της ΕΣΣΔΕΙΝ. Μπορείτε να ενημερώνεστε για τα αποτελέσματα κατά την διάρκεια των...

With the exception of sacrificing material to gain a positional advantage, it’s generally not a good idea to give away pawns and pieces, especially during the opening. However, a gambit asks you to do just that, give up material at the start of the game. The player employing a gambit will give up material within […]

First Friday Masters March 2018 was held from 3 to 7 March in Puchong, Selangor. It was 10 players round-robin tournament. 3 players have finished with 6,5 points out of 9. WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova had the best tie-break. She was followed by IM Nguyen Van Huy and IM Wynn Zaw Htun. final standings. 1 Tokhirjonova [...]

Live blog from Berlin

The date of Shamkir Chess 2018 international tournament dedicated to the memory of late Azerbaijani GM Vugar Gashimov has been revealed. The chess tournament will be held in Shamkir on April 18-29. The tournament is a 10-player round-robin with a total prize fund of €100,000 and €25,000 for first place. Players will be Magnus Carlsen, [...]

“26th Ferdowsi Cup” International Chess Festival was held in “Mashhad, Iran” from March 2-9. The tournament was divided in 3 sections. The winner in group A is IM Felipe Andres Gallego Alcaraz with 7 points out of 9. 3 players have finished with 6,5 points, GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili is with the best tie-break, followed by [...]

51st Iranian Men Chess Championship-Final will be held in Bushehr Chess House-Shoghab Park-Saheli St.-Bushehr. It will be 12 players round-robin. Time control is 40moves in 90 min. then 30 min. till the end plus 30 sec. increments from move 1. starting list GM Maghsoodloo Parham 2601 IM Tabatabaei M.Amin 2592 IM Firouzja Alireza 2558 GM [...]

Live games with computer analysis

Το Σάββατο 10 Μαρτίου αρχίζει στο Βερολίνο το Τουρνουά των Διεκδικητών το οποίο θα αναδείξει τον αντίπαλο του Μάγκνους Κάρλσεν για τον τελικό του παγκοσμίου πρωταθλήματος που θα γίνει το φθινόπωρο. Θα είναι πουλ διπλών...

I didn’t play particularly well however I was very pleased to do so well against such a strong player. I didn’t understand 6…Bd6 and became nervous about both Black’s bishops being pointed against my Kingside. Nigel explained that my fears were unwarranted and I should have played 7.Nc3 rather than 7. Ne5 (Nigel’s comments below). […]

34e Open de Cappelle la Grande is held from 3 to 10 March. 360 players are participating in the tournament. The venue is Palais des Arts et des Loisirs. After 6 rounds 3 players have 5 points out of 6, GM Christian Bauer, IM Marcin Krzyzanowski and GM Jules Moussard. pairings for top 20 tables [...]

Another nice Lucas Andersson video, this time on Akiba Rubinstein. Rubinstein was one of my favourite players in my teenage years and his games influenced me a lot. Nigel Davies

A new ballet, created in honour of the chess grandmaster, Paul Keres, once the most famous Estonian in the world, will premiere in September at the Estonian National Opera. Once upon a time, Paul Keres (1916-1975) was the most distinguished Estonian around the globe – his fame in the chess circles was comparable to the [...]