Norway Chess 2021 is going to take place September 7-18. MINI is going to provide the official ride for the tournament. Chess branded cars will bring solid ride for players, teams, and officials. Magnus Carlsen is the reigning Norway Chess Champion. He won last years edition after a direct battle with . Read about Carlsen’s […]

RFI, the French news and current affairs public radio station, covered in details the silver medal of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the Candidates 2021. “Overall, the result is disappointing but I am glad that we finished the event,” Maxime Vachier-Lagrave told RFI from Yekaterinburg, where the event was held. Vachier-Lagrave continued, “There have been two parts […]

The week, we’ll the look at the opening from Black’s perspective. While we did discuss some move options for Black during our examination of the opening, we didn’t examine in detail how you should play the opening as Black. There are some misconceptions regarding the opening game for Black that I want to address, as … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners...

Will Smith talked about his young chess years and how his father taught him the game of chess. He then continued training with GM Maurice Ashley. The story of Will Smith in “How to train your mind to get what you want” in the video below. More on the Maurice Ashley – Will Smith chess […]

When we talk about chess photography, a prominent name that immediately comes to mind is David Llada. His state-of-art chess photos, carefully collected in the book “The Thinkers” are a true bestseller. If you see David Llada tweeting about a photo, you know it is quite something. In this case… terrifying!

TCEC Season 21 is going to start this May 10th. It will consist of four main events – the League, the Cup, the FRC 960, and the Swiss. The event begins with the traditional League system. The engines are seeded by their standing of the previous season. Any engine participating has the chance to climb […]

Mitropa Online Cup 2021 will be played as an Online Hybrid event in a period from 3rd-12th May 2021 through Tornelo Online platform, informs the official site of the European Chess Union. The event will be held in two sections, Open and Women, with 9 rounds. Each team, in both sections, will be composed of […]

The Andorra Youth Chess Championship 2021 is going to take place under the official name XIV School Chess Championship of La Massana. The initial phase of the championship will take place online, while the finals will be over the board. The event is open for all students born between 2007 and 2011. The inscription through […]

The World Chess Championship 2021 aka known as the Carlsen – Nepomniachtchi 2021 match will be held 24 November – 16 December in Dubai. The battle for the most important title in the sport of chess will be between the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. Magnus Carlsen, as a reigning world […]

Carlsen – Nepo 2021 is the match for the World Chess Championship. The challenger of the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen became known a round before the end of the Candidates matches, when Ian Nepomniachtchi secured the victory in the tournament. There was a worldwide reaction to the Carlsen – Nepo news – from governments, institutions, […]

There was general expectation that for ‘m’ there would be the Modern Defence (1…g6) which I played almost exclusively in the 1980s. As I no longer encourage this kind of thing my choice instead is the Marshall Attack, a gambit line against the Ruy Lopez developed by Frank Marshall. The following game is the best … Continue reading "Mince ’em with the Marshall" The...

The Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) is the premier championship for chess software. Season 21 of the event is going to start this May 10th . The season will consist of the four main events – League, Cup, FRC 960, and Swiss. TCEC S21 League The League systems of TCEC is a leader system that […]

“You always admire what you really don’t understand” Blaise Pascal I enjoyed a chess lover’s dream this past Sunday morning. The other members of the family were still asleep, the weather was cloudy and online Magnus was putting on a positional chess clinic against his younger countryman. It truly is remarkable how he does it … Continue reading "The Great Ones...

 Με την ελπίδα ότι η πανδημία θα υποχωρήσει. ο Άγιος Κήρυκος προετοιμάζεται για τη φιλοξενία ενός ακόμη "Ίκαρου" - With the hope that the pandemic will decline, Aghios Kirykos is preparing to host "Ikaros" for one more summer!(Non-greek speaking visitors please scroll forward)  Για ακόμη...

I’ve been thinking more about positional sacrifices recently. I believe this is an area where chess has moved on a lot from the far off days of more than half a century ago when I was learning the game. I was White in this online blitz game, having just traded minor pieces on d5. It … Continue reading "Exchange Sacrifice" The post Exchange Sacrifice appeared first on The Chess...