XLIII chess open Internacional “Ciudad de Sevilla” will be held from 12 to 20 January.The venue will be Pabellón de la Navegación. More then 200 participants are expected.Top players are Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo,Kveinys Aloyzas,Santos Latasa Jaime,Saric Ante etc…

The 26th Masters Chess Championship Elgoibar took place from 16th-22nd December, 2017, in the Town hall of Elgoibar, Spain. The Championship was organized by the Basque Chess Federation, in collaboration with the Basque Government, Excellent City Council of Elgoibar, F.E.D.A. and Sociedad Zubi Ondo. The prestigious closed event featured 10 players, among whom are 4 [...]

The 29th Roquetas de Mar chess open will be held from 2-7 January 2018.The venue will be Hotel Bahia Serena. Over 280 players are expected.Top entries are Davit Jojua,Dmitry Svetushkin,Rodrigo Vasquez,Daniel Forcen etc…Live game with anasysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the Top Chess Engine Championship – Komodo, Houdini, [...]

“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 […]

The Top Chess Engine Championship Season 11 is going to start January 3rd, 2018. It involves 30 of the best chess software programs competing in a series of leagues to determine the strongest engine in the computer chess field. A major element of a successful tournament is the careful selection of suitable openings for the [...]

Here’s a game I went through recently with my Dad. I thought it was an amazing win by Judit Polgar, especially because it was a rapid play game. The sacrifice with 22.Ndf5 happens a lot in these types of position but it still needs working out: [Event “Amber-rapid 05th”] [Site “Monte Carlo”] [Date “1996”] [Round […]

Αποχαιρετώ το 2017 με μια βοηθητική σύνθεσή μου δύο κινήσεων με δύο λύσεις (h#2, 2.1.1.1).Εύχομαι να ζήσει καλύτερες μέρες το σκάκι, και ως σκακιστική σύνθεση, και ως σκακιστική παρτίδα.Τι μπορούμε να δούμε στο πρόβλημα...

The 14th international chess open Vandoeuvre will be held from 2 to 6 January 2018.The venue will be Parc des sports The tournament id divided in 4 sections and more then 250 players are expected to participate. The top players will be Sergey Fedorchuk,Maxim Turov,Dmitry Kryavkin,Andrej Sumets etc.. Live game with anasysis will be provided [...]

William Pollock is not the only chess player I’ve been reading about recently. I’ve been waiting three decades to read Jimmy Adams’ book Gyula Breyer, The Chess Revolutionary. published by New in Chess. It was well worth the wait. You probably know two things about Breyer, that he played 9… Nb8 in the Ruy Lopez […]

Κάθε παραμονή έχει και μια ιστορία, ένα αρχαίο παραμύθι να διηγηθεί. Μια παράξενη παραμονή πρωτοχρονιάς λοιπόν, ένας ασήμαντος μοναχικός υπάλληλος τράπεζας καταδιώκεται από την αστυνομία λόγω της ομοιότητάς του με...

Three champions in the three different time controls

Συνεργασία του Έλιοτ Ρ. * Το σάμπγουεϊ της Νέας Υόρκης όπως και το μετρό του Παρισιού έχουν το προνόμιο να σε γυρίζουν σε όλα τα αξιοθέατα της πόλης, πάμφθηνα και ταχύτατα. Χωρίς πολλούς τουρίστες με τα ακόντια των...

With New Year approaching, many of us will be making resolutions. Some of these will concern chess improvement, so how should these be formulated. If someone wants to become good at something, the key is to establish productive habits that can be continued over a long period of time. Any resolutions will need to reflect […]

Σεπτέμβριος 1970, 19η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα και η συνάντηση Σοβιετικής Ένωσης – ΗΠΑ όπου στην πρώτη σκακιέρα παίζεται η παρτίδα μεταξύ του παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή Μπόρις Σπάσκι και του Αμερικανού πρωταθλητή Μπόμπι...

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