Thus far my comeback has gone better than expected. I have finished first (either jointly or on my own) in all three tournaments I have played in despite taking a half point bye in the first round of each of them. Out of the 12 games played there have been 10 wins and 2 draws […]

Δημοσιεύθηκε το Bulletin από το πρόσφατο Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο για την Σκακιστική Σύνθεση, που έγινε στην Δρέσδη, 08/2017.https://wccc2017.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bulletin-1.pdf

The new edition of TCEC is scheduled to take place in the last quarter of 2017. Once again the main goal of the championship will be to provide equal and fair conditions for the top chess engines to face each other and compete on a superb hardware. For this goal to be completed, the TCEC [...]

“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 […]

(φωτ.) Ο δρόμος του παρελθόντος αγγίζει την ίδια οδό, στο ίδιο σημείο, μετά από δεκαετίες κάπου στην Καλαμαριά. Από ανάρτηση για τη μνήμη της συνοικίας της Θεσσαλονίκης στο biscotto.gr. Από τις 30 Αυγούστου έως τις 6 Σεπτεμβρίου...

Μια σκακιέρα τοποθέτησε ο Αύγουστος Στρίντμπεργκ στην Καταιγίδα. Αποτελεί συνεχές και κεντρικό σημείο συνάντησης των ηρώων του έργου του, μέσα σε ένα οίκημα στο οικιστικό αρχιπέλαγος της Στοκχόλμης και είναι το μόνο...

Στο Ριμανόβ-Ζντρόζ, μια μικρή πόλη στη νότια Πολωνία που στην παράδοση της ευρύτερης γεωγραφικής περιοχής έχει διασωθεί σαν θέρετρο με ιαματικές πηγές που γέμιζε κατά τον μεσοπόλεμο, άρχισε το Ευρωπαϊκό Ομαδικό...

Three rounds have been played in the European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017 which started on 16th of August in Rymanow Zdroj, Poland. 40 teams coming from 16 countries participate the Championship which is a new participation record. A press conference was held before the start of the Championship. It was attended by the representative [...]

My Dad was equal first in the Manchester Open last weekend with three wins, a draw and a half point bye. I thought this was a good game by him, in a quiet looking position he took the initiative starting with 15…Bb4 and offered the sacrifice of two pawns to maintain it: Sam Davies

From 10 to 13 August 2017 a FIDE Arbiters´ Seminar was organized in Panama City, Panama, by the Panama Chess Federation and under the auspice of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Barbara Lopez Chavez Marino (CUB), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant lecturer was FA Roquelina Fandino Reyes (CUB). The venue of the Seminar was the Continental [...]

From 2 to 4 August 2017 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, by the US Chess Federation and under auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer of the seminar was IA Carol Jarecki (IVB), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Boyd Reed (USA). The venue of the Seminar was the Sheraton Waterside [...]

Η 17χρονη Σταυρούλα Τσολακίδου, δυο φορές φορές παγκόσμια πρωταθλήτρια σε κατηγορίες νεανίδων, συμβάλλει πολύ στην προβολή του σκακιού με την αναγνωρισιμότητά της σε ευρύτερο κοινό – που έχει μάθει για τις...

Let me take you back about 65 years, to the early 1950s. We’re on a council estate in the North West London suburb of Harrow Weald. A few years ago two friends had learnt chess, and now they are joined by a third boy, whom one of them had met through a shared interest in […]

Gawain will be playing an early morning last round tomorrow in the Spanish League, I think it starts 9.30am (!!) local time. His team Sestao Bizkaialdehas won the title with one round to spare. You can watch the games live on chess24. Gawain headed to Linares last Sunday and we went via London where we […]

I recently read a social media post stating that kids were studying chess up to four hours a day. It went on to question the validity of such an effort. I thought about this and realized that just because you study something for hours on end each and every day doesn’t mean you’re going to […]