I was digging through some boxes this week in an effort to make some room in my office and discovered a chess journal I had written in 2000. I have always kept educational journals to chronicle my progress through various classes, projects and hobbies. I took my old chess journal out to the backyard, sat […]

The Zadar Chess Union is holding the 2015 Zadar Open from 13-19th December at the Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts Borik in Zadar, Croatia. The event consists of two sections, Group A for players rated above 2200 FIDE and Group B for U2300 players. Both sections will be completed over nine rounds of Swiss system. Top [...]

The 34th Annual Empire City Open will be held from December 26-28, 2015, at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave, New York. The event has 6 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 and Under 1000. Each section has either a 3-day schedule (December 26-28) or 2-day schedule (December 27-28) to participate [...]

Μια είδηση που δεν θα μπορούσε να περάσει σε απλό σχόλιο στο καλεντάρι με τα “τουρνουά στη Ελλάδα” από τον συντάκτη αυτού του σάιτ, με τη φιλία που τον ένωνε με τον Σταύρο, ο οποίος όταν η ζωή ζορίζει, λείπει πολύ...

Για 2η χρονιά ο Σκακιστικός Όμιλος ΣΑΧ Θεσσαλονίκης διοργανώνει το Διεθνές Τουρνουά Βαρδάρης. Οι αγώνες θα ξεκινήσουν την Πέμπτη 10 Μαρτίου 2016 και θα ολοκληρωθούν την αργία της Καθαράς Δευτέρας (14 Μαρτίου 2016). Οι αγώνες...

Third seed GM Evgeny Romanov won the gold in the San Salvador Chess Open 2015.

Woman Grandmaster Milunka Lazarević, a famous player and chess journalist, is turning 83 today. Lazarevic was 11-times Yugoslav champion, won many international events and tied for first place in the World Championship Candidates Tournament in Sukhumi 1964. The legendary player is famous over her exciting playing style and fighting spirit. She was reluctant to agree [...]

The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 will be held in Halkidiki, on the northern coast of Aegean Sea from 18th to 28th April 2016. The games will take place in the conference center of 5-star Anthemus Sea Resort on the Sithonia peninsula of Halkidiki, 95 km south Thessaloniki airport. Anthemus Sea is an excellent [...]

Happy birthday to GM Vishy Anand!

London Chess Classics 6th round has concluded and with only 3 rounds left until the winner is decided, the winner is far from clear.

Vassily Ivanchuk from Ukraine is the winner of the ACP Masters rapid super tournament that ended on Thursday in the Israeli city of Ashdod. The Ukraine No.1 beat Frenchman Etienne Bacrot in the final match 2.5: 0.5 to take home the title and the 10.000 $ first prize. The match, initially set for 4 games, [...]

Thursday saw the return of the Grand Chess Tour, with the identity of this year’s winner still very much in the balance. With three rounds to go, almost anyone could still win both the London Chess Classic and overall title. The first result to come in today was yet another draw in a Berlin, this [...]

I did not mix my two professions, I alternated between the two. As I used to say, when I gave concerts I was taking a rest from chess and when I played chess, I was resting from the piano. As a result, my whole life has been one long holiday! – Mark Taimonov, interview Regular […]

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Aleksandra Goryachkina wins the coveted Women Russian Cup after a heated competition.