Rounds 4-6 of the rapid tournament of Tal Memorial were played in the Museum of the Russian Impressionism in Moscow on March 3. Viswanathan Anand made draws with Peter Svidler and Vladimir Kramnik and defeated Hikaru Nakamura to catch up with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The leaders have scored 4 points each. Alexander Grischuk and Vladimir Kramnik [...]

Chess Improver reader Matt Fletcher sent me a game played by one of his teammates in a Hertfordshire League match last November. As it happens it featured a variation I wrote about in an earlier Chess Improver post. White in this game was Evgeny Tukpetov (currently 2280/212) while Black was Francis Parker (currently 1954/191). 1. […]

Νέα επιτυχία για τον 16χρονο Ανατόλ Βλάχο που ζει μόνιμα στο Παρίσι. Στο 3ο Open International de Noisiel στη Γαλλία (24/02/2018 – 28/02/2018) ερμάτισε 8ος με 6/9 πετυχαίνοντας την πρώτη του νόρμα ΙΜ, η βαθμολογία εδώ. Ο πατέρας του Ανατόλ είναι...

Μπορείτε να δείτε τα πρώτα αποτελέσματα ανά κατηγορία του πρώτου προκριματικού ομίλου. Οι αγώνες πραγματοποιήθηκαν σήμερα με την συμμετοχή περίπου 175 μαθητών και μαθητριών τάξεων του Δημοτικού.

The first three rounds of Tal Memorial were played in the Museum of the Russian Impressionism in Moscow. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov took the lead with 2.5 points. The Azerbaijani grandmaster defeated Viswanathan Anand and Peter Svidler and made a draw with Vladimir Kramnik. Alexander Grischuk, Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura are half a point behind. Standings [...]

The 11th edition of the International tournament dedicated to the memory of the 8th world chess champion Mikhail Tal was officially opened in the Museum of the Russian Impressionism in Moscow on March 1. Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Arkady Dvorkovich, Chief Executive Officer of the Museum of the Russian Impressionism Yulia Petrova, grandmaster Boris [...]

H φωτογραφία είναι του Francois Bouchon και δημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό Le Figaro. Όπως επισημαίνει ο Δημήτρης Σωτηρόπουλος: Ο Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης είναι τρομερά ευφυής. Φωτογραφίζεται μπροστά στο απόλυτο στρατηγικό παιχνίδι για να...

During the middle-game the number of possible positions is so large that well defined principles won’t work. The opening principles literally tell us what to move, where to move it and when to move it. During the middle-game, we rely on generalized principles that give us a broader idea of what to do in a […]

Bulgarian Individual Chess Championship will be held from 3 to 11 March in Kozloduy. It will be 10 players round-robin tournament. Top seeded players are GM Ivan Cheparinov, GM Kiril Georgiev etc… list of players Cheparinov Ivan 2693 Georgiev Kiril 2596 Rusev Krasimir 2538 Spasov Vasil 2499 Petrov Martin 2439 Kozhuharov Spas 2424 Vutov Mario [...]

The 50th International Women’s Day Grandmaster Tournament will be held from 3 to 13 March 2018 in Belgrade. It will be 12 players round-robin tournament. The tournament dates back to 1965 and has made a great contribution to the popularization and development of daily games, as well as the progress of talented chess player of [...]

Η Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Δυτικής Ελλάδος και Ιονίων Νήσων προκηρύσσει το 16o Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Μαθητών Μαθητριών Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Ελλάδας (10 Μαρτίου 2018) και την τελική φάση του 30oυ Ατομικού Πρωταθλήματος...

A traditional Blitz Cup of the Group of Companies REGION took place in the Cosmos Hotel, Moscow, on March 1. The tournament is one of the most famous blitz competitions in the world. This year, the tournament’s line-up was one of the strongest in its history: among those who were fighting for the prizes were [...]

Montenegro Chess Federation in association with City of Niksic and under the auspices of the European Chess Union are organizing European Amateur Chess Championship 2018 which will be held from 14th-21st June in Niksic, Montenegro. The tournament will be held in Onogost hotel which will be the official playing venue of the event, as well as [...]

Homeland Sports Club, Nepal cordially invites players from all chess federations, Chess Club/Academy under FIDE to participate in the 1st edition of Kathmandu Open International GM Chess Tournament 2018. It will be held at Godavari Village Resort, Kathmandu from 12th to 17th April 2018. System of Play: The tournament will be conducted as per FIDE [...]

Karpos OPEN 2018 is traditional open chess tournament 8th in a row, for any interested chess player no mater of the rating, title or category in organization by the municipality Karpos, one of the municipalities in the capital city of Republic of Macedonia, Skopje in collaboration with Chess Club Gambit Asseco. Schedule of the tournament [...]