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I arrived in London yesterday to do some commentary at the London Chess Classic. I don’t usually make predictions but I’m going to stick my neck out for this one. Although Magnus Carlsen hasn’t played well this year I feel sure that he will have noticed and figured out how to do something about it. […]

The Russian Chess Federation has announced the lineup for the Men’s Final of the Cup of Russia, which will be held from 4-13th December in Khanty-Mansiysk. Ian Nepomniachtchi, who received an invitation to the ACP yearly tournament in Ashdod, Israel, and Ernesto Inarkiev, who decided to skip the final, were replaced by Adam Tukhaev and [...]

Captain of the Serbian national women’s team Grandmaster Branko Damljanovic emerged winner of the 2015 Belgrade Trophy after edging the top seed GM Tamir Nabaty on tie-break. The two players finished on 7,5/9 points each in the field of 182 participants from 13 countries. Among them were 15 Grandmasters and 12 International Masters. The ultra-talented [...]

From 12-20 December 2015, the best young Australian prospects will be taking part in the Melbourne Masters, a nine round GM round robin tournament that has become a fixture on the Australian chess calendar. Each year it’s passionate organiser Leonid Sandler devotes huge amounts of time seeking sponsorship and this year he is helped by [...]

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15 to 17 December 2015 in Dili, Timor-Leste, by the Asian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Timor-Leste Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer will be IA Bong Bunawan (INA), FIDE Lecturer. The language of the Seminar will be English. The [...]

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 29 to 31 January 2016 in Birmingham, England, by the Four Nations Chess League, in cooperation with the English Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The venue of the Seminar will be the Holiday Inn Hotel in Birmingham Airport, Coventry Road, Birmingham, West [...]

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will make an appearance on primetime TV today. Magnus will be a guest on BBC 1’s One Show, which airs tonight at 7pm GMT. The One Show is one of Britain’s most popular daily shows with between 4 and 6 million people tuning in every evening. Magnus will be taking on [...]

The Chess Association of “Guilan” province under the auspices of I.R. Iran Chess Federation has the honor to invite all players of national federations to participate in the the 14th International Chess Festival “Khazar Cup” which will be held in Ziba Kenar, Iran, from the 10th February (arrival) till the 18th of February (departure) 2016. The event will [...]

‘Gegen diesen Idioten muss ich verlieren!’ (‘That I should lose to this idiot!’) – Aron Nimzovich My opponent this week may or may not have read of this famous lament, but he certainly felt it. Having played several tournament games against me over the past couple of years and losing every one has frustrated him. […]

The Bicontinental Chess Match between GM Hou Yifan from China and local star Cristobal Henriquez Villagra will be held in February 2016 in Chilean Patagonia and Antarctica. The idea for the event was born during the talks between FIDE Vice President Beatriz Marinello, Punta Arenas Mayor Emilio Boccazzi, and Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica [...]

The 2016 FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Councilors’ Meeting will be held in Madrid, in the period 10 to 13 June 2016. The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission would like to thank very much the Spanish Chess Federation for hosting the Meeting. Federations and individuals who are interested to send proposals to be discussed in the Meeting and in [...]

Today’s Challenge: Find the typical pattern and react accordingly. Pillsbury Against F. Lee in 1899; White to Move This position was taken from Build Up Your Chess by Artur Yusupov. 1.Qf3!! Qxf3 If 1…Qg6 then 2.Bxf8 is winning, but text move leads to a quick mate. 2. Rg1+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kg8 4. Bxf6# This […]

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