Η Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Πελοποννήσου σε συνεργασία με όλα τα σωματεία της περιοχής διοργανώνει ομαδικό τουρνουά rapid στις 26 Νοεμβρίου. Το κάθε σωματείο μπορεί να εκπροσωπηθεί από δύο ομάδες στην διοργάνωση...

Here’s a game I played last weekend. It was a bit of a dull game but Black had an important pawn lever with …c6-c5 at various points. Eventually I broke out with 28…e5 instead, which led to an exchange of rooks and a draw. Sam Davies

Russia crushed Turkey to claim another team gold medal in the Women’s section of the European Team Chess Championship, and all this with a round to spare. At the same time the nearest follower Georgia stumbled in the match against Poland. Wins by Jolanta Zawadzka and Karina Szczepkowska secured overall 3-1 for Polish ladies. Italy [...]

Αγαπητοί φίλοι, η ΕΣΣΠ βαδίζει σε ένα σταυροδρόμι για την ιστορία της και σε αυτό το σημείο εκσυγχρονίζεται και προετοιμάζεται για ένα καλύτερο μέλλον των μελών της. Διαβάστε αναλυτικότερα στο άρθρο.

Το σκακιστικό τμήμα της Γυμναστικής Εταιρείας Αγρινίου οργανώνει το Σάββατο 11 Νοεμβρίου στις 9.15 π.μ. στην αίθουσα δεξιώσεων του Παπαστρατείου Μεγάρου το πέμπτο σχολικό πρωτάθλημα Αγρινίου . Στην διοργάνωση θα λάβουν...

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Το σκάκι στην ταινία του Όρσον Γουελς «Η Κυρία της Σανγκάης» (The Lady from Shanghai, 1948). Η ματιά του Γουελς στο φιλμ νουάρ, μέσα από την ιστορία ενός Ιρλανδού ναυτικού και μιας σαγηνευτικής γυναίκας, η οποία τον προσλαμβάνει στο...

For my next match I was back at Surbiton, and facing Steve Kearney, my opponent in the first Missed Fork game, again with the white pieces. I went for the Queens Gambit again, but this time chose a slightly different set-up. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 […]

Russia restored the top position in the Open section of the European Team Chess Championship after defeating the earlier leader Croatia. Nikita Vitiugov and Daniil Dubov were successful with white pieces. Azerbaijan helped the Russia’s cause by beating Hungary 3-1, with full points from Arkadij Naiditsch and Rauf Mamedov. After the shaky start Azerbaijan surged [...]

Την Κυριακή στις 12 Νοεμβρίου στις 19.00 θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο εντευκτήριο της ΝΕΠ το τακτικό Δ.Σ της ΕΣΣΠ με θέματα σχετικά με το νέο αγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα της ΕΣΣΠ και την λειτουργία της ΕΣΣΠ με βάση το νέο καταστατικό...

After the short leisure time, teams continued the struggles for the title of European Team Chess Champion. Hungary excelled in 6th round and by defeating Croatia, with a result 3.5-0.5, overtook the leadership. Defending Champion and top seeded Russia came back to the top of the list with same match points but lower tie-breaks than [...]

Chess variants are versions of chess that incorporate changes to the way in which the game is played. These variants range from Fischer Random 960 chess, in which the pawns remain on their same starting ranks and squares but the pieces themselves start off on different starting squares (starting off on their initial ranks; 1st […]

The ninth London Chess Classic kicks off at the DeepMind Google HQ on 1 December 2017 and will continue at the Olympia Conference Centre from 3 to 11 December 2017. It is the concluding leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and features a prize fund of $300,000. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2826 Levon Aronian (Armenia) [...]

The 1st FIDE World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships for Boys and Girls U14, U16, U18 concluded in Creta Maris, Hersonissos, Greece. The short but action-packed event saw tough battles across all age categories and many medals were decided by a tiebreak “photo finish”. The closing ceremony was held on Monday at the Creta [...]

Croatia excelled once again, defeating Germany 2,5-1,5 to move into the sole lead in the Open section. The hero, for the second day in a row, was Marin Bosiocic winning against Matthias Bluebaum. On the top board Hungary and Armenia played a peaceful tie 2-2 with four draws, thus falling one point behind the leader. [...]