The reigning champion of Azerbaijan Grandmaster Rauf Mamedov became the new European Blitz Champion by defeating Vladimir Belous from Russia with 2-0 in the final round. Mamedov scored 18,0/22 points, the same as the Russian GM Boris Savchenko, but thanks to better tie-break the gold medal went to Mamedov. Bronze medal went to Alexander Riazantsev [...]

Την Δευτέρα 11 Ιανουαρίου 2016 στις 18:00μ.μ. ξεκινάει το τουρνουά Κάππα-65, με εθνική και διεθνή αξιολόγηση έλο. Θα είναι ανοιχτό τουρνουά με ελβετικό σύστημα επτά γύρων και παράβολο 20 ευρώ για ενήλικες και 10 ευρώ για...

Το μαγαζάκι της οδού Ποτιέ, Χανιά 1989. Πίσω από το άψυχο υλικό με τις σκακιέρες βρισκόταν ο άνθρωπος που τα πρώτα μεταπολεμικά χρόνια ήταν η ψυχή του χανιώτικου σκακιού, ο Αθανάσιος Διαμαντόπουλος, ο πρώτος επίσημος...

The new 2-EUR coin, marking 100 years since the birth of Estonian Sportsman of the 20th Century Paul Keres, will become available from 3rd January in 500,000 pieces. Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world’s top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Keres narrowly [...]

This event supported by JAPFA at the end of the year is the third edition and will see the participation of chess players representing ASEAN nations.

The 27th International Chess Tournament in Memoriam of Grandmaster Carlos Torre Repetto is taking place from December 17 – 21, 2015, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The Magistral tournament is a 9-round Swiss open tournament and gathers 113 players from 12 different countries. Top seed is Cuban player GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista (2666). Official website/ Standings and statistics

Το London Chess Classic, όπου συμμετείχε η «αφρόκρεμα» του παγκόσμιου σκακιού, ολοκληρώθηκε στις 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2015 με την τελική επικράτηση του Μάγκνους Κάρλσεν. Μια μικρή γεύση από το σκακιστικό μέρος του τουρνουά θα μπορέσουν...

I must admit to have thoroughly enjoyed my visits to the London Chess Classic where I was one of the commentators. It was interesting to see today’s top flight chess up close and personal, with many of the players coming into the commentary box to explain their games. Here’s the full commentary from round 9 […]

The first Moma Vucicevic Memorial was held on 13th December at the Hotel Metropol in Belgrade, Serbia. The 15-round blitz tournament with the time control 3′+2” was dedicated to the memory of FM Moma Vucicevic who passed away last year at the age of 46. Vucicevic was former U14 champion of Yugoslavia, captain of the [...]

Lecturer is Gunnar Bjornsson, President of Icelandic Chess Federation, International Organizer, International Arbiter, tournament director of European Team Championship 2015 and Reykjavik Open since 2010.

Πρωτομαγιά του 1972 στην παραλία Κοπακαμπάνα, στο Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο. Η σκακιστική υφήλιος περίμενε με αγωνία την έναρξη του ματς Σπάσκι – Φίσερ στο Ρέικγιαβικ. Η Βραζιλία, μια χώρα που λατρεύει το ποδόσφαιρο και στην...

World Champion Magnus Carlsen, fresh from winning the London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour, is starring in a new commercial video for telecommunications company Altibox. The commercial is a product of cooperation between Altibox and Play Magnus App, as well as between Altibox and Norway Chess Tournament. Norwegian news portal Aftenbladet reports that Altibox [...]

The Association of chess federations of the Northwestern Federal District (NFD) is holding its traditional GM-norm tournament from 14-22nd December at the hotel “Saint-Petersburg” in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Ten players from five countries compete in the round robin tournament with the average elo 2460. Participants: GM Rausis Igors CZE 2600 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2560 IM [...]

The Jersey Chess Federation organizes the Polar Capital International Chess Tournament 2016, which will take place from Sunday 10th to Saturday 16th April 2016 in St Clement Bay in Jersey. The Open tournament will be played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds, with time control 90 minutes for the whole game + 30 [...]

Due to security reasons and travel advice/bans published by a number of countries FIDE Presidential Board, met in Athens on 6 December 2015, decided to cancel the World Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Sousse, Tunisia. FIDE has awarded to Tunisia the option to organise the respective Championship on 2018. Call for Bids: World Schools Chess [...]