The World Chess Olympiad in Baku concluded last week and Sport-Express published a big interview with RCF President Andrey Filatov. Russia’s men’s team won bronze medals. The women’s team, three-time Olympic champions, has ceded their title, having finished at 4th place. The President of the Russian Chess Federation, a well-known entrepreneur, has made his coaching [...]

Για την πολίχνη Αμπού Γκος που βρίσκεται λίγα χιλιόμετρα έξω από την Ιερουσαλήμ, στους ελαιώνες, γράφει συχνά ο σημαντικότερος Ισραηλινός συγγραφέας, ο Άμος Οζ, στα βιβλία του. Κατοικείται από αραβικό πληθυσμό και...

Playing online is very convenient and popular today. Lots of players with busy lives can all of a sudden play their beloved game whenever they have free time from the comfort of their own home. I expect this to become widely accepted in the near future, given all positives clearly outweighing the negatives (such as […]

Την Κυριακή 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016 (ώρα 11.00-13.30) θα πραγματοποιηθεί το 1ο Κύπελλο «Ζάππας» στη Λύση Σκακιστικών Προβλημάτων, το οποίο είναι αφιερωμένο στον κορυφαίο Έλληνα συνθέτη σκακιστικών προβλημάτων Βύρωνα Ζάππα (από...

The solution to last Monday’s problem is that Black can win with 1…Rg3! This threatens 2…Rxh3+! The main line runs 2. fxg3 Ng4+ 3. Kh1 Qxg3 4. hxg4 Qxh4 mate. In this week’s problem, Black has to avoid a mine. He should defend his back rank with 1… Rd8. Can you see what happens if […]

Debuts Three New Exhibitions Spanning Nearly Five Centuries of Chess & Art Exhibits Open Thursday, September 29 and Feature Chess Sets from the Dr. George & Vivian Dean Collection, Highlights from the Permanent Collection and Loans from Prominent Institutions and Lenders​​ SAINT LOUIS (Sept. 16, 2016) — This month, the World Chess Hall of Fame [...]

The Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2658) has a special feeling for Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. He played in Hasselbacken Chess Open in May. Now he returns for Rilton Cup 2016/2017. The 46th Rilton Cup will be held from 27th December 2016 to 5th January 2017 at Clarion Hotel Stockholm, Ringvägen 98, Stockholm, Sweden. Top prize in [...]

From 23 to 26 August 2016 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Prague, Czech Republic, by the Chess Federation of Czech Republic and under the auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Alex McFarlane (SCO), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant lecturers were IA Jirina Prokopova (CZE) and IA Petr Zaruba (CZE). The venue of the [...]

Τοποθέτηση της Νέας Σκακιστικής Κίνησης στην Αττική για το «Αγωνιστικό Πρόγραμμα» της ΕΣΣΝΑ To «Αγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα» που δημοσίευσε η διοίκηση της Ε.Σ.Σ.Ν.Α., μερικούς μήνες πριν από τις εκλογές, προκαλεί εύλογα...

Last week I considered Boris Gelfand’s view that there are too many tournaments for children, and considered the conflicting philosophies of the old Soviet School which involved skill development, particularly tactical skill development, but with very little competition, and the methods we use here in the UK which involves lots of tournaments but with no […]

ΣΚΑΚΙ ΣΤΟ Σ.Ο. ΣΑΧ2016-2017Η ακαδημία του Σ.Ο. ΣΑΧ Θεσσαλονίκης στηρίζεται στα πρότυπα της Ολλανδικής μεθόδου εκμάθησης σκακιού «Βήμα-Βήμα». Η μέθοδος αυτή θεωρείτε σήμερα ως η πιο επιτυχημένη μέθοδο εκμάθησης σκακιού...

Having spent years teaching and coaching young chess players (and oldsters as well), I’ve had the opportunity to not only see breakthroughs in my students playing but roadblocks as well. This is a great age, technologically speaking, in which to learn the game of chess. There are so many training materials available but this vast […]

Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan and European Champion Ernesto Inarkiev will play a match on 17th September in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, capital of Kamchatka Krai on Russian Far East. The meeting is part of the “Friendship Match” between China and Russia, that will also include a strong tournament for children under 14 and simultaneous exhibition with GM [...]

The Reykjavik Open 2017 will be held for the 32nd time from April 19th till April 27th, 2017, in Harpa, the 28.000 sqm. concert hall, in Reykjavik, Iceland. The 2017 tournament is expected to be very strong. The total prize-fund in the 2017 edition will be €15.000, including many special prizes for various age – [...]

The famous Leonardo da Vinci was a chess player? Italian architect Franco Rocco claims ‘yes’ and to verify it an interesting exhibition is going on until 30th September in Milan, Italy (91 Monte Rosa Street, PwC Space). by Adolivio Capece The exhibition is carried out by Rocco, who made in-depth studies on the matter and [...]