Regular exercise is known to help the mind. For some reason a rating improvement can motivate people far more than longevity, though several UK Grandmasters have recently expressed an interest in exercise and veggies in order to outlive colleague(s)! Aerobic exercise seems to be to the main type for brain benefits. Rather than join a […]

This was a good win against a strong opponent. Nigel commented diplomatically on my 4th move that he wasn’t sure he would want to put his Bishop on g5. I agree 4. Qb3 would have been a better way to play. Nigel also didn’t really like Bxd6, possibly allowing Black a strong centre and advised […]

Day one of the first classical event of the Grand Chess Tour was full of fighting chess and decisive results. Even with slower time controls, it is clear that the players came to play. Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Sergey Karjakin started the tournament off well as they defeated their opponents in a fine manner. [...]

The Russian Individual and Team Rapid & Blitz Championships among men and women will take place from September 29 (arrival) to October 6 (departure) 2017 in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. Individual Championships will be held from September 29 (arrival) till October 3 (departure). The tournaments will be played according to the Swiss system: 11 rounds [...]

(φωτ. το Καρπενήσι στην Ευρυτανία. Μέσα στα βουνά, παραμένει κατά κάποιο τρόπο ένας “κρυφός” προορισμός. Αν μάλιστα ο επισκέπτης δεν τραβήξει το χειρόφρενο στη μικρή πόλη και κατευθυνθεί για λίγο στα χωριά...

Replay the games and video of Sinquefield Cup 2017 round 1 Follow also on your mobile phone (Android) in the ChessArena android application for mobile phones.

Πριν λίγα λεπτά (9 μ.μ. ώρα Ελλάδας) ξεκίνησε στο Σεντ Λιούις των ΗΠΑ το τουρνουά κλασικού χρόνου Sinquefield Cup 2017, μέρος του Grand Chess Tour. Πρόκειται αναμφίβολα για το κορυφαίου ενδιαφέροντος σκακιστικό γεγονός των καλοκαιρινών...

Ο Ισπανός θεατρικός συγγραφέας, δοκιμιογράφος και σκηνοθέτης Φερνάντο Αραμπάλ (γεννημένος το 1932 στη Μελίγια ενώ από το 1955 ζούσε στη Γαλλία. Θα του ήταν αδύνατον να συνεχίσει με την φρανκική σκιά) για 30 χρόνια...

Bulgarian Ministry of Youth & Sport has given 7 days (from 1st August) to the Bulgarian Chess Federation to reimburse the unlawfully and inappropriately spent funds in the amount of BGN 2.097.461 (approx 1 million EUR) to the bank account of the Ministry. As announced on the Ministry website, the unscheduled inspection that was carried [...]

The 3rd edition of the annual Global Chess Festival (GCF) will be held on Saturday October 14th, 2017. This year the festival in Budapest will take place in the beautiful new location Graphisoft Park, the ‘Silicon Valley’ of Hungary. As in previous years, various activities will be organized, all with chess as the main theme. [...]

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This article is aimed at beginners only. Almost at all levels of chess, players try tricks to trap their opponents, the only difference being the level of difficulty. So when do you have better chances of making a fool out of your opponent? The simplest answer is when you know their plan. Here is a […]

Δεν επρόκειτο για κάποια εσφαλμένη εκτύπωση αφίσας, για misprint κατά τον όρο του γραφίστα. Δύο κρατικές οντότητες για τις οποίες η αδρανής μνήμη είχε πειστεί και προ δεκαετίας ακόμη πως δεν υπάρχουν από τα 90’s, η ΕΣΣΔ...

The general consensus today is the bishop pair provides a positional advantage. Do you agree with this or not? A few years ago Franklin Chen wrote a very nice article about how not to play with the bishop pair. You can revisit it HERE He gives excellent insights into the pitfalls one may fall into when […]

World Chess Champion participates in the tournament for the first time in the history of the Chess World Cup.