Αιγαιοπελαγίτικοι Διαδικτυακοί Σκακιστικοί Αγώνες   Πρόταση της Ικαρίας για Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα και Ομαδικό Κύπελλο Αιγαιοπελαγίτικης Φιλίας   Η επιτυχία των Πανικάριων Διαδικτυακών Αγώνων οδήγησε στο...

Southport. A place Nigel knows well, I believe. I went there myself once, probably in the late 1960s, when visiting relations in nearby Ormskirk. But if I’d visited in 1905 I’d have witnessed the 2nd British Chess Championships, where the great Henry Ernest Atkins ran out a comfortable winner of the top section. Here’s a … Continue reading "A Rook Ending from...

This week, we’re going to start looking at what makes up the core of any good tactic, the combination. The combination is simply a series of moves that set up and execute a tactic. All tactics require a combination of moves to be made in order for them to be executed. Of course, you could … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners Fifty" The post A Foundation for Beginners Fifty...

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” Neale Donald Walsch Chess variants have a chance to keep kids interested in playing chess despite the tough competition from the computer games. In one past article posted here I shared my first foray into Three Check Chess. This week I am ready to share another game … Continue reading "Three Check Chess (2)" The post Three Check...

Just a quick announcement that my new book Chess for Schools, will, with any luck, be published by Crown House Publishing on 22 April. I’ll tell you more later, but here’s the blurb. Presents a new approach to promoting chess in primary schools which, by introducing the concepts through a series of mini games, will … Continue reading "Chess for Schools (1)" The post Chess for...

 Προκρίσεις από το δεύτερο τουρνουά και οδηγίες συμμετοχής παικτών με ΕΛΟ 1501-1900 στο τρίτο  προκριματικό τουρνουά των Πανικάριων Διαδικτυακών Αγώνων   Την Κυριακή 23 Ιανουαρίου πραγματοποιήθηκε το δεύτερο...

We’ll wrap up our look at skewers this week by looking at the most powerful skewer of all, one involving the King. If you recall from the last two articles on this specific tactic, a skewer is similar to a pin, in that there are three pieces involved; the piece doing the skewer, the skewered … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners Forty Nine" The post A Foundation for Beginners...

This evening (8pm UK time) there will be another Tiger Chess themed Training tournament in a Burn-Rubinstein line of the French Defence, from the position arising after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7. The goal is to get lots of experience in a particular position type with this position being a … Continue reading "More Themed Training Tournaments" The post More Themed...

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement” Bo Bennett (businessman) A quick note: the previous week’s puzzles was created by Kubbel in 1921. Some of you may say “Why are you looking at this one? It is a beginners’ opening“. Here you are not wrong. Many beginners play it because … Continue reading "Need sure points? Four Knights...

 Καλή αρχή στους Πανικάριους Διαδικτυακούς Σκακιστικούς Αγώνες    Ο πρωταθλητής Αιγαίου Βασίλης Σαράντος κατέκτησε την πρώτη θέση στο εναρκτήριο τουρνουά των Πανικάριων Διαδικτυακών Αγώνων   Άρχισαν στο...