Επτά παιδιά του συλλόγου μας συμμετείχαν στα ατομικά πρωταθλήματα rapid Αττικής που διενεργήθηκαν στο πλαίσιο του chessnale. Στο πρωτάθλημα u12, από 82 συμμετέχοντες ο Συψής-Τσατούλης Γεώργιος κατέκτησε τη δεύτερη θέση με...

“He who hesitates is lost”, according to the old proverb, dating from long before the days of gender-neutral language. In chess this is often true, but more often, at least in my games, those who hesitate are drawn. At my level this happens over and over again. You have a good position. You know what […]

Με την συμμετοχή 114 μαθητών και μαθητριών πραγματοποιήθηκε σήμερα στο Porto Rio ο πρώτος προκριματικός όμιλος των Δήμων της Πάτρας, Δ. Αχαΐας και Ερυμάνθου. Αναλυτικά τα αποτελέσματα και οι προκρίσεις

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Last week, we looked at how to promote a pawn in an endgame where King and pawn were up against a lone opposition King. With a little practice, the beginner will easily master this concept and win by carefully coordinating their King and pawn. However, in the real world, our opponent may also have a […]

Η ΈΣΣΠ προκηρύσσει το 14o Ομαδικό Πρωτάθλημα Μαθητών Μαθητριών και την τελική φάση του 28oυ Ατομικού Πρωταθλήματος Μαθητών Μαθητριών Δυτικής Ελλάδος. Οι αγώνες θα πραγματοποιηθούν στις 2 και 3 Απριλίου στην Πάτρα

The 7th International Terre degli Elimi Tournament will be organized this summer by Alessandro Monaco and his chess club “Amici della Scacchiera” (Chessboard Friends) on the west side of the Sicily island in Erice. Three Opens, A for players with ≥1900 rating, B for players with < 1900 rating in 9 rounds and C for [...]

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This Was a Blunder-fully Short Chess Game! This is my final win against Benson Walent, so this will be the last time that I pick on him. This seems to be my second shortest chess game against a beginner and my sloppiest one that I have examined so far! I blundered on move number five and […]

Grandmaster Eltaj Safarli and Woman Grandmaster Narmin Kazimova are crowned chess champions of Azerbaijan for 2016 after convincingly winning their respective sections. Safarli collected 8,0/9 points leaving the nearest followers point and a half behind. GM Nijat Abasov is second (on tie-break) and FM Nail Bashirli is third. Replay games with analysis. Kazimova also scored [...]

First Mongolian Nations Chess Tournament took place from 13 to 21 March 2016 in Chinggiz Khan Hotel Ulan Bator, Mongolia. It was a round robin tournament (Men’s and women’s sections) having 4 chess players from Mongolia and one representatives from each region of Inner Mongolia, Republics Buryatia, Tyva and Kalmykia (Russia). Prize fund of each [...]

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also those of your opponent. – Anatoly Karpov It was a good game tonight but it could be assessed that once again I fell short in that which I have lately come to call incisivity. The Modern Defense went according to plan: White […]

The 2016 Faroese Chess Championship is taking place from 19-26 March 2016, in Sandavagur, Faroe Islands. The event is a 10-player single round-robin tournament with the participation of: FM NIELSEN Hogni Egilstoft 2316, FM NIELSEN Rogvi Egilstoft 2304, FM POULSEN Martin 2234, FM SAMUELSEN Carl Eli Nolsoe 2214, THORSTEINSSON Sjurdur 2201, NIELSEN Torkil 2163, FM [...]