The city of Korolev in Moscow Oblast hosted the “Star Trek” rapid chess tournament on 8-9th April. The event is a stage in the Rapid Grand Prix of Russia. 90 players competed in the 11-round Swiss tournament with the time control 15′+10”. Among them were 25 Grandmasters and 11 International Masters. Alexander Morozevich took the [...]

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 19 April 2016, 18.00-21.00, Madrid Time (UTC+2). The Lecturer will be [...]

The  Dubai Chess Open 2016 – Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup  opened Monday night at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club with most of the favourites easily hurdling their round-one assignments, but a handful could only split the point against their overmatched opponents – and some even had to work hard to save the [...]

International Master Helgi Dam Ziska (2542) from Faroe Islands became the winner of the 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship 2016 and qualified for the World Cup 2017. Ziska finished the tournament with 9,5/11 points, by defeating IM Kelires Andreas (CYP 2466) in the last round. Second place went to GM Oscar De La [...]

The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2016, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 9-19th May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry, Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Nakhchivan AR Chess Federation. Last year the winner was Grandmaster [...]

Με διακρίσεις και προκρίσεις για τα παιδιά του Σκακιστικού Ομίλου Καλλιθέας ολοκληρώθηκε το 28ο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα Σκακιού Μαθητών/τριών Αττικής στην Ελληνογερμανική Σχολή το Σάββατο 9/4/2016. Συμμετείχαν συνολικά 12...

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In this classic example, Botvinnik spies a weakness on the light squares in White’s camp. From the diagram, he ruthlessly removes, on successive moves, the only two white minor pieces which can defend those squares, namely the Nc3 and Bc2. The result is a position with a gigantic knight, about to land on e4, against […]

Για τον 2ο γύρο η κλήρωση ανέδειξε τα παρακάτω ζευγάρια:ΣΕΠΟ ΚΕ - ΑΣΟΝ ΕΠΑΧΤΟΣ, ΑΓ.ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ - ΑΣΟ ΑΙΓΙΟΥ, ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΑΣ - ΣΑ ΠΥΡΓΟΥ, ΑΣΑ ΑΙΓΙΑΛΕΙΑΣ - ΝΕΠ, ΠΑΤΡΑΪΚΟΣ - ΣΟ ΡΙΟΥ, ΑΚΑΔΗΜΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΣΠΟΡ - ΣΟ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ, ΝΑΟ ΑΣΤΑΚΟΥ - ΕΑΠ...

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Ο ΣΕΠΟΚΕ νίκησε την ΣΥΜΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ στον πρώτο γύρο του κυπέλου. Η κλήρωση του Β γύρου θα γίνει την Δευτέρα 11/4/2016 στις 20:30 στο 50ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Πατρών.

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