Μια Βάση προβλημάτων από Διαγωνισμούς Λύσης (Solving Tournaments Problem Database, STPDB) δημιουργήθηκε από τον Luc Palmas.Η ανακοίνωση βρίσκεται εδώ http://kunstschach.ch/pdb.htmlΥπάρχει τρόπος να κατεβάσει (download) κάποιος αυτά τα προβλήματα.

O Σκακιστικός Όμιλος Πάτρας διοργανώνει σειρά 18 τουρνουά γρήγορου σκακιού με ηλικιακό διαχωρισμό και σύστημα προκρίσεων, ξεκινώντας από την Παρασκευή 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2017. Οι αγώνες θα πραγματοποιούνται στον πρώτο όροφο...

Last time I introduced the subject of preparation, pointing out how older players are often handicapped by their old fashioned attitudes with regard to databases and engines. Let’s expand on this a little. First of all I should say that there’s little need to have very detailed preparation if you’re under 2000 Elo, at this […]

The FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) is pleased to announce the ninth FIDE Trainer Awards and will continue by honouring the achievements of our most successful colleagues of 2016. There will be a judges’ panel consisting of seven (7) members, with reputation and knowledge in the field of training: JUDGE PANEL OF FIDE TRAINER AWARDS 1. [...]

Ukrainian Grandmaster Adam Tukhaev (8.5 points) with a quick draw in the top board against GM Czebe Attila (HUN) emerged the champion, after the 10th and final round, in the 9th Chennai Open Grandmaster Chess tournament 2017 for the Sakthi Group Dr N Mahalingam Trophy at Nehru Stadium, Chennai here today. Tukhaev takes the winner’s [...]

There’s always a lot of fuss about kids who do well at chess early on, the media just loves this kind of thing. Personally I’ve never found it very interesting. Chess for most of us is a personal, participation activity in which we try and do a bit better than last time, and even if […]

The 13th International RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2017 will take place from 26th January to 6th February at the Russian State Social University in Moscow, Russia. During ten days the halls and classrooms of the Russian State Social University will be hosting chess battles. The main programme of the festival will include 8 tournaments [...]

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The Portuguese Chess Federation celebrates its 90th anniversary with an International Chess Open. The tournament will held in a 9-round Swiss system, FIDE rated, and valid for title norms. The tournament is included in the national Classical Chess Circuit. On 11th February, there will be an (optional) rapid tournament, included in the national Rapid Chess [...]

The long-time Romanian top female player IM Cristina Adela Foisor passed away on 21st January at the age of 49. Foisor was five times Women’s Champion of Romania (from 1989 to 2013) and national record-holder with 13 appearances at the Women’s Chess Olympiads (from 1988 to 2016). After graduating the Faculty of Mathematics at the [...]

One of my friends from Eastern Canada, Bob Taylor, has given me some very interesting insight after reading my previous article Volga-Benko Gambit Line Busted. He was enthusiastic about my call to help improve Black’s play for a better outcome. In this article we offer together a few ideas to get things rolling for those willing […]

‘Ενα ακόμα φιλόξενο στέκι ανοίγει τις πόρτες του στο σκάκι! Ο «π – χώρος κινημάτων αλληλεγγύης πολιτισμού», που στεγάζεται στη συμβολή των οδών Καμπούρογλου 44 και Σαμαρά, στα Κάτω Πατήσια, θα οργανώνει κάθε Δευτέρα...

Ο​ Σ.Ο. ΣΑΧ Θεσσαλονίκης διοργανώνει το Διεθνές Τουρνουά «Βαρδάρης 2017»​ για 3η συνεχόμενη χρονιά​. Φέτος,​ διοργανώνεται​ ​για πρώτη φορά​ κι ένα τουρνουά ερασιτεχνών σκακιστών​, ​με το οποίο φιλοδοξούμε να...

Here’s a game I played in which I used my pawns to take space and leave Black very cramped. The opening was a Closed Sicilian which is a good way to get a positional game against this sharp defence. The key moment came when I levered open a file on the queenside and got in […]