In the 4th round of the European Team Chess Championship Hungary shocked the overnight leader and defending champion Russia thanks to the Viktor Erdos’ creation against Ian Nepomniachtchi. The other three games were drawn. In the same pattern Croatia won against Israel, the decisive blow being delivered by Marin Bosiocic. Germany and Poland exchanged a [...]

Το Ατομικό Σκακιστικό Πρωτάθλημα Πειραιά διοργανώνεται ανελλιπώς από τον Πειραϊκό Όμιλο Σκακιστών και αποτελεί ένα από τα ιστορικότερα τουρνουά. Φέτος, θα τιμηθεί η μνήμη του Στέλιου Ψάρρα και το πρωτάθλημα...

This article aims at beginners only. In my last article I discussed the effectiveness of a very common pin, Bg5 (or …Bg4 by Black) pinning a knight against the queen. In this article we will see that the same pin can very dangerous when your opponent has already castled and can be exploited with simple […]

The Superfinals of 70th Russian men’s championship and 67th Russian women’s championship will take place on December 2-15 at the State Museum of Political History of Russia (2-4, Kuybysheva St., Saint Petersburg). The organizers are the Russian Chess Federation, Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation, the State Museum of Political History of Russia, Chess Federation [...]

A swift victory by Ian Nepomniachtchi was sufficient for Russia to defeat Czech Republic and assume the leading position in the Open section of the European Team Chess Championship. The other top matches, Hungary-Netherlands and Croatia-Armenia, were tied without a single decisive game. Germany ended Italy’s run by beating them 3,5-0,5 and Israel cruised past [...]

“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 […]

Έχουν διασωθεί αρκετές φωτογραφίες που εικονίζουν τον Βλαντίμιρ Λένιν. Εδώ όμως μια από τις λιγότερες γνωστές. Αντίπαλος του μπολσεβίκου ηγέτη είναι ένας ξεχασμένος σήμερα ονειροπόλος, ο Αλεξάντροβιτς Μπογκντάνοφ...

World Chess, the organizer of the 2018 FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament, nominated GM Vladimir Kramnik (Russian Federation) as a wildcard choice for the Candidates Tournament that will take place in Berlin, Germany on March 10-28, 2018. World Chess and FIDE have decided to issue its wildcard nomination before the final leg of the World [...]

The second round of the European Team Chess Championship was played today in Creta Maris resort in Greece. All the top players who sat out from the opening round have entered the arena. Among the top tables in the Open section the most effective was Hungary defeating the neighboring Romania by 3,5-0,5. Other decisive matches [...]

One of the things my Dad has been teaching me is how to try and snuff out the opponent’s counter play. I think I did a reasonable job of this in the following game from the 2016 Leyland Major: Sam Davies

Τα προβλήματαhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-Lv0IlDIs6YW1OVnhKT3Zta28/view?usp=sharingΟι λύσεις των προβλημάτωνhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-Lv0IlDIs6THdWTm5lTUZiSGc/view?usp=sharing

Η μόνη γνωστή φωτογραφία του Κιμ είναι αυτή, η ωραιότατη. Στη σελίδα 18 του A Book of Chess, του Κόνελ Αλεξάντερ (Λονδίνο 1973), διαβάζουμε : “Πριν 15 με 20 χρόνια δημοσίευσα μια μαρτυρία για έναν μικρό Κορεάτη, τον Έρνεστ Κιμ. Ένας...

My next match involved a trip to Uxbridge, where I was expecting to play their top board, Charlie Nettleton, a young player with a grade of 187 (now 197). I found quite a lot of Charlie’s games on MegaBase, but discovered that he’s one of these players who chooses a different opening every time, which […]

The 1st FIDE World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships for Boys and Girls U14, U16, U18 have started in Creta Maris, Hersonissos, Greece. The Rapid Championship will have 9 rounds with time control 10′+5″, to be completed on 28-29th October. 69 players from 20 federations take part in this event. The Blitz Championship will [...]

The 2017 European Team Chess Championship was declared open in a ceremony that took place on 27th October in Creta Maris resort in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. After hearing the anthems of Greece and European Chess Union, the first speaker was Mr.Ioannis Mastorakis, mayor of Hersonissos, who welcomed the players and guests and wished them pleasant [...]