Εδώ θα δούμε το αποτέλεσμα μιας συνεργασίας Ιωάννη Καλκαβούρα και Εμμανουήλ Μανωλά, που είχε στόχο ένα βοηθητικό σε τρεισήμισι κινήσεις (δηλ. παίζει πρώτος ο λευκός) με τις παρακάτω προδιαγραφές :(α) Ο Λευκός διαθέτει...

The 17th European Women’s Individual Chess Championship will take place from 26th May to 8th June at the complex Comandor-Amiral in Mamaia, Romania. The Championship is organized by the Romanian Chess Federation, “Mind Games & Events” Sports Association, under the auspices of European Chess Union. The Championship is open to all players representing the Chess [...]

του Πέτρου Αρμάου Τα Πανελλήνια Σχολικά του 2016 (28ο Ατομικό Πανελλήνιο Σχολικό Πρωτάθλημα και 14ο  Πανελλήνιο Ομαδικό Σχολικό Πρωτάθλημα, καθώς και το παράλληλο 12ο  Ανοικτό Κύπελλο) έγιναν στη  Χαλκιδική το διάστημα...

Here’s a question for all teachers. When teaching, do you prefer to present your pupils with high level material, expecting them to fill in the gaps for themselves and make rapid improvement? Or do you prefer to present them with material which is at or slightly above their level, to reinforce what they already know […]

The 2016 Latvia Chess Championships for men and women were held from 30th April to 6th May in Riga. The men’s section was 9-round Swiss with 29 participants and women’s section was 7-round Swiss with 17 players. IM Vladimir Sveshnikov won the men’s championship with 7,0 points. IM Nikita Meskovs is second with 6,5 points, [...]

Do you know when we start our preparation for the endgame? It’s a question I asked my students, both beginners and advanced alike last week. I received a plethora of answers but not one student gave me the answer I was looking for. To their shock, I told them that endgame preparation starts with move […]

The Silver Lake Chess Festival 2016 will take place from 19-26th June in Danubia Park Hotel on Silver Lake, Serbia. The Organizing Committee is preparing a rich programme for all ages and playing levels: – Open “A”, tournament for players rated over 2000 FIDE – Open “B”, tournament for players rated under 2200 FIDE – [...]

Although I have been able to draw masters in both Over the Board (OTB) chess and correspondence chess (CC), this correspondence chess game is the very first time that I have been able to draw an International Master (IM) in any variation of chess! I chose a rather boring (solid) chess opening and used both […]

The 6th Gibraltar Junior International Chess Festival is set to take place from 18-23rd August, 2016, at the Caleta Hotel, venue of the famous Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. The number of participants is limited and only players rated under 2300 FIDE (1st May) are eligible to compete. The Festival will have two main sections: A) [...]

After the announcement of my candidacy for the presidency of the French Chess Federation on my site Chess and Strategy, I come back to you as agreed to make a first point of stage. As you know doubtless, on March 26th of this year, Mr Diego Salazar has been revoked after three years at the [...]

Η Ε.Σ.Σ.Π. προκηρύσσει τα προκριματικά του ατομικού πρωταθλήματος ανδρών-γυναικών για το 2016. Οι αγώνες θα πραγματοποιηθούν το διάστημα 1 - 7 Ιουνίου στο Επιμελητήριο Αχαΐας στην οδό Μιχαλακοπούλου 58 στην Πάτρα. Αναλυτικά...

Live games with analysis

Live games with analysis

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. – Donald Rumsfeld I quoted this quote before in my article Unknown Unknowns. Here we’re dealing with known knowns, some of which can […]

The two-times World Youth Chess Champion WGM Stavroula Tsolakidou was the last to carry the Olympic torch and light the circle in her home city of Kavala. The city of Kavala chose the young chess Champion as the honored athlete. The ceremony took place in the presence of local authorities, representatives of the Olympic Committee [...]