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The 26th annual Kings Island Open was held from 10-12th November at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Northeast in Blue Ash, Ohio, USA. The event had 7 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1250 and Under 1000. All sections were played over five rounds of Swiss system, with the time control [...]

By now the league season had finished but we were still in the cup, facing Surbiton in the semi-finals. I had yet another white, against former RJCC member Jasper Tambini, who was graded 185 at the time, but is now 202. I wheeled out my trusty QGD Exchange. Here’s what happened. 1. d4 d5 2. […]

The fifth edition of the London Chess Conference will be held on 2-3rd December at the London Hilton Kensington Olympia. It coincides with the London Chess Classic tournament when the world’s top players descend on London to battle for supremacy. The theme of the conference this year is Scholastic Chess i.e. using chess for educational [...]

Music has the ability to evoke a long lost memory from our distant pasts or change our emotional state for better or worse. A rough sketch of our very essence could drawn from the music we’ve listened to throughout our lives. It’s literally a part of every human’s existence. In fact, it’s hard to escape […]

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Ο Μπόρις Σπάσκι μαζί με τον προπονητή του, τον γκρανμέτρ και ψυχίατρο Νικολάι Κρόγκιους, αφοσιωμένο κομματικό της εποχής ο οποίος ζει πλέον σε προχωρημένη ηλικία στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες. Λίγα αποσπάσματα από άρθρο του...

Russian Grandmaster Valeri Yandemirov (11.02.1963-16.11.2017) has passed away at the age of 55. International Grandmaster was one of the leading coaches of Tatarstan, with many strong players and young chess stars owing their success in sports to him. Valeri Petrovich was permanently friendly and responsive person with a colossal internal culture and wide range of [...]

The 16th Annual Turkey Bowl was organized by Boca Chess from 10-12th November at the Sawgrass Grand Hotel in Sunrise, Ft.Lauderdale, USA. The tournament format was 5-round Swiss in five sections: Open, U2100, U1700, U1450 and U1100. 203 players participated in all sections and the total prize fund was 9000 USD. GMs Yuniesky Quesada Perez [...]

The recent game between the Chinese prospect Bai Jinshi and World championship candidate Ding Liren, played at Yingmei Cup 2017, caused great excitement among the chess fans. A plethora of sacrifices and tactical motifs left us watching in awe. Grandmaster Daniel King analyses this beautiful game in detail. As commented by Raghuveer Mukkamalla: “This game [...]

The fourth and final leg of the FIDE Grand Prix series will take place from 15-26th November at the Iberostar Bahía de Palma in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The tournament format is 18-player 9-round Swiss system. The event will determine the last two qualifiers for the 2018 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Berlin. The leader of [...]

Αυτός που κέρδισε τον Γκρέκο του Τριαντάφυλλου Σωτηρίου   – Σου έχω πει εκατό φορές ότι, όταν είμαστε οι δυο μας, μπορείς να με λες σκέτα Φελίπε, είμαι και έξι χρόνια νεότερος. – Μεγαλειότατε, η ιεραρχία...

Here’s a nice win of Judit Polgar over Garry Kasparov. A nice commentary is provided by Sabina Foisor: Nigel Davies

“The plan is that Magnus will play. That’s the intention, but we have not discussed details yet. But he is very interested in playing,” Carlsen’s manager Espen Agdestein said for VG.no. Magnus Carlsen was traveling when the news came out that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host the 2017 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships. [...]

There will be no need to wear a hijab or abaya during the games, this will be a first for any sporting event in Saudi Arabia.