9th Pfalz-Open 2018 was held from 09 to 13 February in Neustadt. 223 players took part only in the A tournament. GM Toms Kantanz is the winner with 7.5 out of 9, followed by 9 players with 7 points. The best tie-break had GM Daniel Fridman, GM Jinshi Bai and GM Vitaly Kunin. full standings [...]

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9th Weekend Tournament Borča will be held on 15th February in Beograd. It will be Swiss 9 round with time control 15 minutes per game. At least 100 players are expected. Top seeded players are IM Nikola Ostojic Nikola, IM Zoran Arsovic , GM Borko Lajthajm etc… No. Name Rtg 1 IM Ostojic Nikola 2449 [...]

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer” Bruce Lee A quick reminder about how to do it: Have a look at the position for 1 minute (watch the clock) Think about the choices in front of you and pick the one you feel […]

Lighthouse InterSchools Chess Tournament/Coast Regional Qualifiers -U8, U10, U12 were held on 10. 02 in Nyali Primary School, Mombasa. The tournament was held in 6 rounds. Winner in the group under 18 was Gideon Mtango, and in the group under 12 winner was Abraham Amunga Final ranking under 18 1 Gideon Mtango U18 KEN 5,5 [...]

Andscacs and Fizbo qualify for the Premier division

Η ΕΣΣΠ σε συνεργασία με τον ΣΕΠΟΚΕ, διοργανώνει την πρώτη φάση του περιφερειακού πρωταθλήματος σκάκι μαθητών-μαθητριών για την περιοχή των Καλαβρύτων στις 25 Φεβρουαρίου στα Καλάβρυτα. Παράλληλα θα διοργανωθεί και...

Η ΈΣΣΠ προκηρύσσει την προκριματική φάση του 30oυ Ατομικού Πρωταθλήματος Μαθητών Μαθητριών για τις περιοχές των Δήμων Πατρέων, Δυτικής Αχαΐας, Ερυμάνθου καθώς και για όσες περιοχές δεν πραγματοποίησαν προκριματικούς...

From 9 – 13 February a Fischer Random Match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura is organized in Høvikodden, just outside Oslo. In the first 4 days they were two games a day: 45 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, no increment. On the last [...]

H Ελληνική Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία δημοσίευσε την προκήρυξη για το 30ο Πανελλήνιο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα Μαθητών-Μαθητριών (2018) και το 16ο Πανελλήνιο Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Μαθητών-Μαθητριών (2018). Η Τελική Φάση των Πανελλήνιων...

Here’s a game I went through with my Dad which featured a win by Nigel Short in the Closed Sicilian. His exchange sacrifice with 17.Rxc6 was very good, he got both of Black’s central pawns with 18.Nxe5 and then 19.Nxd4 and then managed to shut down Black’s counterplay: Sam Davies

The Chess House GM tournament is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 9-18 February 2018 in Aarhus, Denmark. 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. No draws are allowed before move 30. Top seeded players are [...]

The 2018 Candidates Tournament will be played in Berlin on 10-28 March. The winner will get a chance to fight for the World Championship title against Magnus Carlsen this November in London. Live game with analysis will be provided daily on Chessdom by the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine Championship – [...]

Ατομικό τουρνουά Rapid θα πραγματοποιηθεί στα Καλάβρυτα στις 25 Φεβρουαρίου. Το τουρνουά αποτελεί παράλληλη εκδήλωση στο πλαίσιο της διοργάνωσης των Μαθητικών Αγώνων Σκάκι για την περιοχή των Καλαβρύτων

The other week I was talking to a boy at Richmond Junior Club. He’s an older boy, in his first year at a highly regarded selective secondary school, but is fairly new to chess and has only recently moved up from the Novices Group. I’d just looked through a game in which he’d lost most […]