The Russian Chess Federation and the Charitable Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko invite regional chess federations to take part in the contest to hold the Russian Championship Superfinals 2018 in a local museum as part of the Chess in Museums program. The international program Chess in Museums, carried out by the Russian Chess Federation [...]

From 23 to 25 February 2018 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Tokyo, Japan, by the Japanese Chess Association, in cooperation with the Asian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Takis Nikolopoulos (GRE), FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Chairman and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was FA Jumiko Hiebert (JPN) [...]

The 2018 Serbian Championship is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 6-14 March in Novi Sad. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software [...]

The 2018 Arzum Turkish Women’s Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place in Antalya, Belek, Turkey from 5-10 March. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. live game with analysis will be provided daily with the [...]

“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity” Douglas Horton Please open another tab in your favorite browser and play in the background ‘Fly like an eagle” by Steve Miller Band. Here are a couple of versions to choose from if you are not very familiar with it: Steve Miller Band Joe Bonamassa It […]

The 11th edition of the International tournament dedicated to the memory of the 8th world chess champion Mikhail Tal was held in the Museum of the Russian Impressionism and in the Central Chess Club in Moscow on March 1-5. The super tournament was divided in two parts: rapid and blitz. Chess stars Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander [...]

Δύο ήττες στο πρωτάθλημα με το ελάχιστο σκορ...Πολύ καλά αποτελέσματα στα σχολικάΜε 5,5-4,5 και 4,5-3,5 ηττήθηκαν τόσο ο ΣΑΧ όσο και η ΔΕΗ στην χθεσινή 6η αγωνιστική του πρωταθλήματος.Συγκεκριμένα ο ΣΑΧ ηττήθηκε από τη ΧΑΝ...

My Dad has told me how Bent Larsen’s booklet Solide Apninger (Solid Openings) influenced a generation of young Danish players with the openings choices presented. Here is an example of this with Peter Heine Nielsen beating a Russian GM with the Old Indian, a really good moment being the queen sacrifice with 20…Qxe3: Sam Davies

The 15th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational is set to take place from July 21-26, 2018 at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2003, the Susan Polgar Foundation, through its supporters, donors & partners, has awarded $5+ million in scholarships & prizes! Rules & Conditions The Annual SPF Girls’ Invitational (SPFGI), in its [...]

Final three rounds of the rapid tournament of Tal Memorial were played in the Museum of the Russian Impressionism in Moscow on March 4. Viswanathan Anand won the rapid part of the super tournament with 6 points out of 9. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, and Hikaru Nakamura are half a point behind. Thanks to the [...]

Πάνω από 90 μαθητές του Δημοτικού, έλαβαν μέρος στο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα Δημοτικών Σχολείων Ναυπακτίας και λοιπών περιοχών Αιτωλοακαρνανίας , που διοργάνωσε ο Α.Σ.Ο.Ν. σε συνεργασία με την ΕΣΣΔΕΙΝ,

Μπορείτε να δείτε τα πρώτα αποτελέσματα ανά κατηγορία του δεύτερου προκριματικού ομίλου. Οι αγώνες πραγματοποιήθηκαν την Κυριακή 4 Μαρτίου με την συμμετοχή περίπου 200 μαθητών και μαθητριών τάξεων του Δημοτικού.

Η Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Πελοποννήσου (ΕΣΣΠ) σε συνεργασία με τον Σκακιστικό Επιμορφωτικό Όμιλο Καλαβρύτων-Επαρχίας (ΣΕΠΟΚΕ), διοργάνωσαν με εξαιρετική επιτυχία 1) την Πρώτη Φάση του Περιφερειακού Πρωταθλήματος...

Την Τρίτη 6 Μαρτίου αρχίζει στο Ρεϊκγιαβίκ της Ισλανδίας το μεγάλο παραδοσιακό διεθνές όπεν της πόλης που φέτος είναι αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη του Μπόμπι Φίσερ, ο οποίος πέρασε τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής του στη χώρα ενώ...

The 17th Rochefort Chess Festival was held from 17h to 23th February at the Congres Palais, in Rochefort, France. The event was a big success with 220 participants, 10 GM and more than 30 titled players. 76 players competed in the Masters section which was reserved for the players rated above 1900. Grandmaster Andrey Sumets [...]