Four or five candidates may run for President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in the election to be held at the General Assembly of the organization in 2018, the President of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) Andrey Filatov told R-Sport.

Το τιμ των σοβιετικών αναλύει την παρτίδα Κορτσνόι – Κασπάροβ 0-1, σκακιστική ολυμπιάδα της Λουκέρνης, 1982. Η παρτίδα, ένα Μπενόνι, είναι πολύ γνωστή στην σκακιστική ιστορία και θεωρείται διαχρονικά model game για το πνεύμα...

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” George Santayana Funny how the past becomes important as we grow older. Some moments we remember immediately, others pop up at the right moment or even when we least expect it. Chessplayers have a good memory and that is an important ingredient in getting […]

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The overall winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour was none other than World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who won a clutch game with black pieces against Levon Aronian. This is his second Grand Chess Tour win.

The World Youth Chess Olympiad 2017 was off to a clean start for all the top seeds. With an average rating of 2509, India Green is clearly the strongest on paper but there was a minor flutter on the first board when the only Grandmaster of the tournament was held to a draw by a [...]

Ανακοινώθηκε από την ΕΣΟ το πρακτικό της επιτροπής μεταγραφών για μετακινήσεις σκακιστών κατά την αγωνιστική περίοδο του 2018. Ρίχνοντας μια γρήγορη ματιά η αίσθηση είναι πως οι μεταγραφές φέτος δεν αφορούν μαζικά...

I was surprised that Magnus Carlsen missed several tactics in his game yesterday but he did seem a bit out of sorts. Black’s 33…Rxc5 had probably been missed by White and then later he must have missed 36…Qa4!, which was a killer. It all shows the importance of tactics, which is why I do my […]

Ολοκληρώθηκε στο Λονδίνο το fide open. Επρόκειτο για μια από τις διοργανώσεις του London Chess Classic 2017 και η δεύτερη σε σημασία μετά το κλειστό με τη συμμετοχή του παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή και 9 άλλων κορυφαίων στον κόσμο σκακιστών...

European Women Individual Chess Championship 2018 will take place in Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia, from 7th to 20th April. The event will be held in a 4* Hotel Bellevue, located in the national park of Vysoke Tatry, as the official hotel and the playing venue of the Championship. The 19th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship is [...]

Στα πλαίσια των Εκδηλώσεων Μνήμης του Καλαβρυτινού Ολοκαυτώματος ο Σκακιστικός Επιμορφωτικός Όμιλος Καλαβρύτων-Επαρχίας (ΣΕΠΟΚΕ), διοργανώνει (16-17/12/2017) στα Μαρτυρικά Καλάβρυτα τον “5ο ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ (ΣΕ ΟΛΟΥΣ)...

Round eight of the London Chess Classic started slowly with three early draws but then took a dramatic turn of events that changed the nature of the tournament. Tournament co-leader Fabiano Caruana felt comfortable with his draw believing that a plus two score is needed to at least tie for first. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who needs [...]

Η Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Πελοποννήσου σε συνεργασία με τον Σκακιστικό Σύλλογο Κεφαλληνίας προκηρύσσει το «Σχολικό Πρωτάθλημα Κεφαλονιάς 2017». Οι αγώνες θα διεξαχθούν την Κυριακή 17 Δεκεμβρίου στις αίθουσες του...

The 2018 Grand Chess Tour will conclude with an exciting new format at the London Chess Classic. The four top‑scoring players will contest a semi-final and final that will determine the overall winner and top 4 places in the 2018 GCT. The format change has been determined by the GCT Advisory Board and was announced [...]

In an article in the November British Chess Magazine, GM Aleksandar Colovic bemoans the declining standards in junior chess. Colovic starts by considering various projects involved with putting chess on the curriculum in schools. I share his reservations about this, but not for the same reasons. “…there is one thing”, says Colovic, “that bothers me. […]