The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 9 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki. Mosadeghpour Masoud resumed the winning row in the Open U18 to reach 8,5 points and extend the lead to a full point ahead of GM Alekseenko Kirill. WFM Mahalakshmi M won another game in the Girls U18 section [...]

Νέα σειρά με κλασσικές παρτίδες, όχι όμως οι πλέον γνωστές. Υπολογίζω πως θα δημοσιεύεται μια παρτίδα ανά δεκαπενθήμερο, περίπου. Ο Αλεξάντερ Αλιέχιν (αριστερά) και ο Μαξ Όιβε (δεξιά), σε παρτίδα του ματς για το παγκόσμιο...

The Organizing Committee of the 2015 FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship is pleased to announce that the following players have achieved title norms after the completion of the 9th round: Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2420 IM Kaczur Florian HUN 2376 IM Daskalov Dimitar BUL 2338 IM Aradhya Garg IND 2180 IM Congratulations!

Ο Βλαντιμίρ Ναμπόκοφ παίζει σκάκι με τη σύζυγό του Βέρα Εβσέεβνα Σλόνιμ, γύρω στο 1958. Φωτογραφία του Life. Η Βέρα, όπως γράφεται στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου «Βέρα» (Σκιφ Στέισυ, εκδόσεις Διόπτρα), «γεννήθηκε» δύο φορές…...

WCM Diana Assaubayeva from Kazakhstan, currently competing in the World Youth & Cadets Championship Girls U18 section, shared: - “I have been playing in many youth events. I have participated in previous World Youth Championships, I have also played in the Asian youth events. I have to say in Porto Carras everything is very well [...]

The European Team Chess Championship for men is taking place from November 12-22, 2015, in Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. The playing venue is Laugardalshöll, while the time control is 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is the team of Russia (2743) with members: GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Evgeny Tomashevsky, GM Peter [...]

The European Team Chess Championship for women is taking place from November 12-22, 2015, in Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. The playing venue is Laugardalshöll, while the time control is 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is reigning World team chess champion Georgia (2517), with members GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM [...]

Participants and information about Tata Steel 2016

The Pro-Biz Cup, now in its third year, gives you the opportunity of a lifetime: to team up with one of your chess heroes. To be held on Monday 14 December from 10am to 4pm at the Hilton London Olympia and broadcast live on the internet, this unique event will be a fitting conclusion to [...]

Τη Δευτέρα ξεκινάει το 2ο Τουρνουά Ράπιντ του Σ.Ο. ΣΑΧΤην προκήρυξη μπορείτε να τη βρείτε εδώΔηλώσεις συμμετοχής μέχρι την Πέμπτη 5 Νοεμβρίου. 

There are of course a lot of kids participating in junior tournaments in the UK. But the difference in India is that chess is a highly respected and well paid profession there, as a chess GM you’re a big star and national hero, rolled into one. And this in turn provides a strong incentive for […]

The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 8 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki. Mosadeghpour Masoud conceded a first draw in the Open U18 but he still remained half a point ahead of GM Alekseenko Kirill. WFM Mahalakshmi M with 7,0 points in the Girls U18 section has extended her lead to [...]

Κατά τη δεκαετία του 1920, οι Βερολινέζοι ονόμαζαν την περιοχή της πόλης Σαρλότενμπουργκ -όπου βρίσκεται και Σχλουτερστράσε- ως Σαρλότενγκραντ επειδή εκεί είχαν βρει καταφύγιο διάφοροι Ρώσοι τσαρικοί, μετά την...

του Τριαντάφυλλου Σωτηρίου – Για συνόψισέ μου λοιπόν, ανηψιέ. – Είπαμε: αν αποκτήσω την πρωτοβουλία, δεν θα έχω δεύτερη ευκαιρία· του τα πετάω όλα μπροστά, και ό,τι βγει. Αλλιώς, αν κάτσω ταμπούρι, θα με πνίξει πριν...

The 19th Bad Wiessee International Chess Tournament is taking place from October 31st to November 8th, 2015, in the spa town of Bad Wiessee, a spa town on Lake Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany. The event is a 9-round Swiss open tournament with prize fund in the amount of € 16,700. 453 players are vying for the first prize [...]