H Ένωση Αθλοπαιδιών Πατρών διοργανώνει τουρνουά rapid 5 αγωνιστικών με διεθνή αξιολόγηση την Κυριακή 23 Οκτωβρίου στο cafe "Μεσημεριανή" στην πλατεία Αγίας Λαύρας στις 17.00. Δηλώσεις συμμετοχής έως 15 λεπτά πριν την έναρξη του...

Continuing my review of some older games, here’s one that I consider to be very instructive, a strategic masterpiece by Akiba Rubinstein. The blockade of the hanging pawns was straightforward enough, but what I found remarkable was the way in which Rubinstein consolidated his position before trying to convert his advantage. Moves like 16.Rf2 and […]

People sometimes ask if studying old games can help them. There are different views on the matter, mine is a qualified ‘yes’. There are many games from the past with a very high instructional value whilst others may not teach much at all. Over coming days and weeks I’ll be posting some games which I […]

The Organizing Committee of the 2016 World Schools Championship (December 2-12, Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi, Russia) extends the deadline for submitting registration forms to October 20. All the participants shall complete the registration form which can be downloaded from the RCF website. After it is filled in, it should be sent by the National Federations [...]

For the third year in a row the Central Serbia Chess Federation organizes the round robin tournaments for title norms. The 10-player Grandmaster tournament will be held from 17-23rd November, 2016, in hotel “Sumarice” in Kragujevac. The rate of play is 90 minutes per player for 40 moves + 30 minutes to finish the game [...]

Ralf Åkesson was the last Swedish winner of the Rilton Cup, having won the event way back in 2003/2004. Is it finally time for a new Swedish victory in Rilton Cup? The new Swedish chess champion Erik Blomqvist leads the local Grandmaster force in Rilton Cup. “Evidently it’s been many years since the last Swedish [...]

Live games with analysis

Live games with analysis

Chess battles of the FIDE World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships are now over, it’s time to celebrate the victories! Traditionally, the closing ceremony of the event was held in the concert and theater center “Ugra-Classic”. The Chief Arbiter of the championships Carlos Oliveira Dias was the first to address the participants of the tournament [...]

Στην ανάρτηση αυτή θα ξεκινήσουμε από μια ωραία μινιατούρα του φίλου Νίκου Περγιάλη και θα της προσθέσουμε βαριάντες.Η μινιατούρα έχει μέχρι 7 κομμάτια.Προσθέτοντας κομμάτια, θα πάψει το πρόβλημα να είναι μινιατούρα...

Συνεργασία του Θέμη Αργυρακόπουλου Εκτός από μυθικές συνθήκες, υπάρχουν και μυθικά κομμάτια (fairy pieces) τα οποία έχουν διαφορετικό ρεπερτόριο κινήσεων από αυτό των συνηθισμένων κομματιών. Μπορούμε να διακρίνουμε...

A few days back I was watching a video on martial arts where the instructor was insisting on practicing the basic moves. He was also stating that the same approach can be applied to other sports too. I also agree with him and believe that chess is not an exception here. I personally improved a […]

Η ΕΣΣΠ προκηρύσσει την προκριματική φάση για το 9ο Πανελλήνιο Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Παίδων – Κορασίδων 2016. Οι αγώνες θα διεξαχθούν στις έδρες των σωματείων στις 16/10, 23/10, 6/11, 13/11 και 20/11 με ώρα έναρξης στις 11.00

“Most commentaries in chess magazines and books are superficial and sometimes just awful. Once a certain experienced master explained to me how he worked. You put two fingers to the page with text on it and see that there are only moves under them – in other words, it is time to make a comment.” […]

The 1st Yerevan International Open Tournament is taking place from 2-10th October, 2016, at the Chess Academy of Armenia in Yerevan. The tournament is open to all Fide rated players and the playing format is 9-round Swiss system. 137 players from ten countries, including 21 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters, are competing. Of the surprising [...]