The 2016 Kazakhstan Chess Championships for men and women were held from 3-13th May at the Astana International Hotel in Almaty. The women’s championship was 10-player round robin with the average elo 2108. Top-seeded WGM Zhansaya Abdumalik took the title with 7,0/9 points, half a point ahead of WGM Yelena Ankudinova. The men’s section was [...]

The 2016 FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Councilors’ Meeting will be held in Madrid, in the period 10 to 13 June 2016. Federations and individuals who are interested to send proposals to be discussed in the Meeting and in the Baku FIDE Congress Arbiters’ Commission Meeting (September 2016) are kindly requested to send them to the FIDE [...]

The 24th Annual New York State Open will be held from May 20-22, 2016, at the Tiki Resort, 2 Canada St., Lake George, New York. The event has 4 sections: Open, Senior, Under 1610 and Under 1210. Each section has either a 3-day schedule (May 20-22) or 2-day schedule (May 21-22) to participate in. The [...]

From 3 to 7 May 2016 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Monrovia, Liberia, by the Liberian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Africa Chess Confederation and under the auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Omar Salama (ISL), FIDE Lecturer. The lectures were in English language. Twenty seven (27) people from Liberia and [...]

The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, in cooperation with the FIDE Anti Cheating Committee, will organize a lecture, in order to present the Anti cheating regulations and guidelines for Arbiters that are in effect from 1 January 2014. The lecture will be held on Internet, on 4 June 2016, 20.00-23.00, Dubai Time (UTC+4). The Lecturer will be [...]

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 3 to 5 August 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, by the US Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The venue of the Seminar will be the Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 East 21st St., Indianapolis, IN 46219 The Lecturer will be IA Carol Jarecki [...]

Η ΝΕΠ κυπελλούχος ΕΣΣΠ 2016. ΝΕΠ – ΣΟ ΡΙΟΥ 2-2 και ΣΟΠ -Αγ. Βασίλειος 3-1

If you’ve ever taught in primary school chess clubs you’ll be aware of the problem – or at least one of the problems. Two kids finish a game with, say, 10 minutes to go before the end of the session. They don’t have time for another game so they start chatting or interfering with other […]

ΣΟ Ρίο και ΝΕΠ στον τελικό του ομαδικού κυπέλου. ΣΟΠ και Αγ. Βασίλειος στον μικρό τελικό.

It’s well enough and good to know some basic endgame ideas and concepts. It’s even better to employ them in your games! Beginners often spend hours practicing positions they learn via instructional books and DVDs. They memorize the specific patterns involved in common endgame checkmates and feel confident going into the endgame. Then they get […]

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My Queen Did Not Like This Bohemian Rhapsody! Those of you who are old enough to remember the 1970’s may recall a rock music group that was called Queen. They had a hit song called Bohemian Rhapsody. You can view a video of this song being performed by Queen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ My opponent in this […]

Grandmaster Grzegorz Gajewski emerged winner of the 10th Wunsiedel Schach-Festival that was held from 5-8th May in Wunsiedel, Germany. Gajewski, who was the second of Viswanathan Anand at Candidates Tournament, collected 6 points from 7 games to become clear winner of the Master section. There were 142 players in the field. The Amateur Section had [...]

Live games with analysis

I sucked so bad, I wanted to quit, but I’d been doing comedy for 15 years. It would be like leaving prison: how do you reintegrate into the workforce? – Louis C.K. Louis Székely may or may not be a chessplayer, but if he were one, he’d be a good one. If Réti was correct […]