Αναδημοσίευση από vice.com Η αρχική απόφαση του Τμήματος Φυσικής του ΑΠΘ ήταν να μην γίνει δεκτός. Τελικά, τα κατάφερε. Οι φωτογραφίες είναι μία ευγενική παραχώρηση του Αργύρη Κουμτζή. Όταν ήταν ακόμη δέκα μηνών, οι γιατροί...

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The College Chess Final Four event was held on 25-26th March at the Marshall Chess Club in New York. Webster University scored 8 points (two match wins, one tie) to claim its fifth consecutive President’s Cup. Texas Tech is second with 6,5 points, St. Louis University third with 5 points and UT Dallas is third [...]

International Chess Federation (FIDE), Confederation Chess Americas (CCA), Brazilian Chess Federation (CBX), Minas Gerais State Chess Federation, the WCCC 2017 Organizing Committee have the honor to invite all the FIDE member Chess Federations around the world to participate in the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship 2017 (under 8, under 10 and under 12 years old [...]

In my previous articles in this series I have shown how orderly and logical thinking is fundamental to improving chess calculation. Good moves aren’t found by “magic” nor whispered mysteriously into the brains of the best players in the world. These moves are the result of a logical sequence of reasoning, which might be accomplished […]

On my part, I would like to add that the Board has never shown disrespect towards FIDE president and all the fuss and rumors surrounding the subject are to be discussed during FIDE Presidential Board extraordinary meeting to resolve the matter.

The 60 Minutes team discovers that Dr. B’s chess lessons are about more than kings and queens. They’re about winning graciously — and learning from losing. “Franklin Country is one of those places where, if you’re an out-of-towner, you’re going to be spotted pretty quickly,” says 60 Minutes producer Laura Dodd. She co-produced this week’s [...]

The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission has the pleasure to publish the fourth issue of the Arbiters’ Magazine. We continue our efforts to offer to all the Arbiters around the world the necessary knowledge and information, to enable them to exercise their duties in the best way. Many thanks to IA Aris Marghetis, Secretary of the FIDE [...]

Η Ε.Σ.Σ.Π. σε συνεργασία με τον ΣΟ Ρίου «ο Άγιος Γεώργιος» προκηρύσσει τους προκριματικούς αγώνες του ατομικού πρωταθλήματος παίδων-κορασίδων, εφήβων - νεανίδων ηλικίας έως 18 ετών για το 2017. Οι αγώνες θα...

I don’t know about everyone else, but this is the match that I’d really like to see. I think that Wesley So needs to develop a bit more before he’ll be able to beat Magnus Carlsen, but he’s improving all the time. Here’s a preview of the kind of thing we might expect with Carlsen […]

With Article 50 being triggered today I thought that a Howard Staunton game might be appropriate. Staunton was the only player produced by the UK who was the best in the World in his day and designed the chess set that has become the World standard. Staunton sets were original produced by John Jacques in […]

Ο Σκακιστικός Σύλλογος Ζακύνθου διοργανώνει το 2ο Open Τουρνουά Rapid που θα γίνει στην Ζάκυνθο την Κυριακή 9-Απριλίου και είναι αφιερωμένο στην μνήμη του παλαιού Ζακυνθινού σκακιστή Νίκου Μαρούδα

Δεν θα δυσκολευτήκατε να δείτε πως αριστερά εικονίζεται ο τόσο αγαπητός σε όλους μας Νίκος Ορνιθόπουλος, ο οποίος συναντά τον Φιντέλ Κάστρο το 1966 στη σκακιστική ολυμπιάδα της Αβάνας.

‘We raise Champions!” A past review can be accessed here ChessEssentials, level 1 App link at the iTunes store ChessEssentials Level 2 (reference ratings 400-800) costs $0.99 and it is an important piece of a proper foundation for any chess lover. It contains 22 lessons, 22 puzzle sets and 22 tests. They are listed in […]