"Coaches show openings, work with computers, and sometimes it is funny that you simply are not able to calculate on board."

Press-release of the 2016 1st quarter Presidential Board meeting, Moscow, 28-29 March 2016 The 2016 1st Quarter PB was held under the auspices of the Russian Chess Federation in the historical Metropol Hotel in Moscow. The meeting was opened by Vitaly Mutko, the Russian Minister of Sport, who welcomed the PB members and reminded them [...]

Qualification for the FIDE World Chess Cup

Martti Mujunen is an ICCF expert who lives in Finland. This correspondence chess game is my third consecutive draw with Martti and the second time that I have played the Sicilian Defense against him. The first time that I played the Sicilian Defense against Martti I played the Four Knights variation. This time I played […]

Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Committee has the honor of inviting you to take part in a distinguished chess annual event, which consists of numerous FIDE registered tournaments. It will be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the UAE from 21st until 29th of August, 2016. Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club is organizing [...]

Η φόρμα δήλωσης συμμετοχών για το ομαδικό πρωτάθλημα θα παραμείνει ενεργή μέχρι την Παρασκευή 1 Απριλίου στις 17:00.Οι δηλώσεις για το ατομικό πρωτάθλημα θα πρέπει να γίνουν κανονικά μέχρι τα μεσάνυχτα της Πέμπτης 31...

The 10th Annual Philadelphia Open was held over the Easter weekend from March 23-27, 2016, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The event had 7 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, Under 1600, Under 1400 and Under 1100. The Open Section was a 5-day 9-round Swiss tournament with [...]

The 2016 Karpos Open is taking place from 1-7th April at the Hotel Aleksandar Palace in Skopje, FYR Macedonia. The 9-round Swiss tournament is offering 10,000 EUR in prizes. A total of 205 players from 25 federations registered to take participation. Among them are 27 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters. The tournament is organized by [...]

The 10th Annual Grand Pacific Open was held from 25-28th March at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The 6-round Swiss event had three rating sections and guaranteed prize fund of $5000. The 10th Annual Grand Pacific Open drew a blowout record 152 players from around the world: Brazil, France, 6 states [...]

“0 thou whose cynic sneers express The censure of our favourite chess, Know that its skill is science’ self, Its play distraction from distress. It soothes the anxious lover’s care, It weans the drunkard from excess; It counsels warriors in their art, When danger threat, and perils press; And yields us when we need them […]

The US Virgin Islands Chess Federation was the host for the 2016 edition of the CARIFTA Chess Championships. The tournament has now finished and winners in each of the sections are as follows: The under 12 section saw it come to the last round and with CM Nathan Smith of the Bahamas winning with almost [...]

The FIDE Zonal 4.4 Chess Championships are being held in Accra, Ghana. Round 1 got underway and saw all the favourites win except for on boards 12 and 15 where the unrated players from Liberia upset their opponents with a win. As mentioned in the first report on the zonal championship, Liberia is new member [...]

Η Ε.Σ.Σ.Π. προκηρύσσει το Διασυλλογικό κύπελλο Ελλάδος για το 2016. Ο πρώτος γύρος του κυπέλλου θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Κυριακή 10 Απριλίου. Οι δηλώσεις συμμετοχής γίνονται μέχρι την Δευτέρα 04/04/2016 και ώρα 20.00 στο esspchess@gmail.com.

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