This time you’ll get the chance to meet two keyboard players who also excelled at chess. Sir Walter Parratt (10 February 1841 – 27 March 1924) was an English organist who was to become Master of the Queen’s (later King’s) Musick. The son of an organist, he was a child prodigy pianist before becoming organist […]

Competition is healthy and has fueled great advances in civilization. Competition drives economics. Competition, within reason, can be a healthy motivator that brings out the best in us because we have to work hard when competing. However, it can also bring out the worst in us. There’s a fine line to be walked when it […]

Sethuraman S.P. and Kulkarni Bhakti from India emerged winners of the 2016 Asian Continental Chess Championships (men’s and women’s) that were held from 25th May to 3rd June at the Uzbekistan Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In the dramatic last round of the men’s section both overnight leaders Wei Yi and Le Quang Liem lost with [...]

The first leg of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour is set to take place from 9-12th June at La Maison de la Chimie in Paris, France. Ten Grandmasters will compete in the round robin rapid on 9-10th June and double round robin blitz on 11-12th June. The total prize fund is $150,000. Participants: Levon Aronian [...]

The final tournament of the traditional all-Russian scholastic chess team event Belaya Ladya (also known as White Rook) started in Dagomys. Founded in 1969, the tournament is the oldest scholastic sports competition in Russia. Since 2015, Belaya Ladya also welcomes teams from foreign countries. In the 2016 final, apart from 332 young players from different [...]

The FIDE Events Commission is holding a Seminar for International Organizers from 3-5th September during the 42nd Chess Olympiad at the “Crystal Hall” in Baku, Azerbaijan. Successful Seminar’s attendees will grant a FIDE IO Norm necessary for the FIDE IO title application. Detailed International Organizers Titles Regulations. Schedule: Saturday 3rd September 09:30 to 13:00 Seminar...

“A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play.” — Richard Reti When you play through a game between two masters, you may notice that they blunder less often than you do. Their games flow from strategic idea to strategic idea, occasionally peppered with tactical threats that support those plans. The games are often devoid […]

The 9th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open GM Chess Tournament 2016 is taking place from 2-9th June at the Mount Litera School, Bandra Kurla Complex, in Mumbai, India. The event organized by Venus Chess Academy consists of three sections: Category A for players rated above 2000, Category B for players rated under 2000, and Category [...]

The top seed of the European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016 GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL 2507) defeated the overnight leader WIM Yuliya Shvayger (ISR 2415) and took the pole position. The ex World Champion emerged as leader before the rest day and will face IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER 2489) in the 7th round. The rest [...]

Προτείνουμε σήμερα ένα νέο θέμα, που θα έχει το όνομα του Έλληνα συνθέτη Νίκου Περγιάλη.Θέμα Περγιάλης : Η wQ καρφώνει ένα κομμάτι και η απειλή, από άλλο λευκό κομμάτι, είναι ένα ματ με κάρφωμα. Στις βαριάντες, η wQ θα δώσει...

Για το ατομικό πρωτάθλημα ανδρών γυναικών ΕΣΣΠ 2016 μπορείτε να παρακολουθείται τα αποτελέσματα και τις κληρώσεις εδώ. Επίσης το πρόγραμμα τροποποιείται και η αγωνιστική της Κυριακής 5/6 μεταφέρεται την Τετάρτη 8/6.

A man walks into the doctor’s office with a duck on his head. The doctor asks, “Can I help you?” The duck says, “Yeah, Doc, can you please get this guy off my a**?!” My latest epiphany about the handling of French Defense positions where White has advanced the king’s pawn to e5 is that […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to everyone taking part in the Belaya Ladya national open chess tournament between school teams. The message is published on the official site of the Russian President. “It is important that the Russian Chess Federation’s Chess at School programme is producing tangible results, and we see more and [...]

The 25th Annual Chicago Open was held on May 26-30, 2016, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling, Illinois. The event had 8 sections: Open, Under 2300, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1300 and Under 1000. The strongest Open section with 126 participants was completed over [...]

The 9th KiiT International Chess Festival 2016 took place from 23-30th May at the KiiT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The tournament was organized by the All Odisha Chess Association and KiiT University, under the auspices of AICF. Russian Grandmaster Boris Grachev stormed through the Elite Category to take the winner’s trophy with 8,5/10 points, [...]