Solving endgame studies is a very important training device, as well as being great fun. It helps to develop accurate calculation above all, whilst also training one’s imagination. To mark the death last week of Sir Jeremy Morse, a major figure in problem chess, and also the former chairman of Lloyds Bank, responsible for the […]

This year’s edition of Salento Open is set to take place from 21-28th May at the Ecoresort Le Sirenè – Caroli Hotels in Gallipoli, Italy. WCM Yelizaveta Orlova introduces the event: Did you know that Gallipoli means “Beautiful City” in Greek? Gallipoli is located in the southern part of Italy close to the Ionian Sea [...]

The Chess House GM Tournament is taking place from February 13-21, 2016, at Chess House, Katrinebjergvej 111A, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. The event is a 10-player single round-robin tournament with top seed GM Boris Chatalbashev (2563) from Bulgaria. Official website/ Standings and statistics

The 14th International Open Tournament 2016 is taking place from February 17-21, in Nancy, France. The Masters event starts on 17th February, at 9:30 CET. Top seed is GM Alexander Fier from Brazil (2608). Official website/ Standings and statistics

Under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation, the Tanzania Chess Association has the honour of inviting Zone 4.2 Federations affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to participate in the 2016 Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships. The event will comprise an Open Section and a Women’s section. The Championships will be held from April [...]

Νίκη της ΕΑΠ και του ΣΟΠ στον ΠΟΑ. Νίκες για τους Πύργο, Αγρίνο και Αγ. Βασίλειο στον ΠΟΒ. Αναλυτικά τα αποτελέσματα του Β γύρου και η κλήρωση του Γ.

The 2016 Peruvian Men’s and Women’s Chess Championship took place from February 10-14, at the National Stadium of Peruvian capital Lima. Both events were played in a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament with time control 90′ + 30″. Men’s championship finished with a four-way tie for the first place between Fernando Fernandez, GM Emilio Cordova, IM Deivy [...]

The solution to last Monday’s problem is that White wins with 1. a3! h5 2. Kg3 h4+ 3. Kh3!! Kxa3 4. c5 Kb2 5. c6 a4 6. c7 a3 7. c8=Q a2 8. Qb7+ Ka1 9. Qe4 (other moves are possible) Kb2 10. Qb4+ Kc2 11. Qa3 Kb1 12. Qb3+ Ka1 13. Kg4 h3 14. […]

The 2016 Peruvian Women’s Championship is taking place from February 10-14, at the National Stadium of Peruvian capital Lima. The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament with time control 90′ + 30″. It is a qualifying tournament for the Continental Championship, the first three players will have the right to fight for the free spots for [...]

Συγκροτήθηκε σε σώμα το νέο Δ.Σ. της ΕΣΣΠ μετά τις εκλογές στις 13/2/2016. Τα αποτελέσματα των εκλογών και η σύνθεση του νέου Δ.Σ. είναι ….

I was watching a game between two young girls, both fairly good players for their age, at Richmond Junior Club yesterday. As I reached their board the position, in its essentials, looked something like this: I watched White playing Qxf7+. As soon as she saw the check Black picked up her king and moved it […]

The 13th International Chess Festival “Aeroflot Open 2016″ is scheduled to be held from 29th February to 11th March in Hotel “Cosmos”, Moscow. This major event is open to chess players of most varied qualification: from unrated to world’s top. As before, the festival is held “under the wings” of the Russian leading air company “Aeroflot – [...]

Coaching junior chess teams, I take a group of young, often free spirited, individuals and mold them into a cohesive unit. I say “unit” because a chess team is just that, a team. Many people don’t think about members of a chess team working together the way in which a soccer or football team works […]

The 13th International Chess Festival “Aeroflot Open 2016″ is taking place from 29th February to 11th March in Hotel “Cosmos”, Moscow. This major event is open to chess players of most varied qualification: from unrated to world’s top. As before, the festival is held “under the wings” of the Russian leading air company “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines”. [...]

The International Chess Tournament “Bled Chess Festival 2016″ is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 19th March and Sunday 20th March 2016 in the grand hall of (5-star) Grand Hotel Toplice, Bled. The event is organized by ŠD Caissa, Turizem Bled and ŠK Ljubljana and it is open to all players who observe the “dress code” [...]