The FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2015 – Boys U14 is taking place in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24th October through 6th November 2015. The event is an 11-round Swiss open tournament for boys U14. Iranian player IM Amin Tabatabaei (2488) heads the field of 187 participants from 80 different countries. Official website/ Standings and statistics

The FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2015 – Boys U16 is taking place in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24th October through 6th November 2015. The event is an 11-round Swiss open tournament for boys U16. Italian player IM Francesco Rambaldi (2547) heads the field of 157 participants from 74 different countries, including 5 IMs and 33 FMs. [...]

The FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2015 – Boys U18 is taking place in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24th October through 6th November 2015. The event is an 11-round Swiss open tournament for boys U18. Indian player GM Suri Vaibhav (2561) heads the field of 117 participants from 72 different countries, including 2 GMs and 11 [...]

My third round opponent was Kevin Wicker, a prominent player and author during the 70s and early 80s. He was joint British U18 Champion in 1970 and very active for some years thereafter before disappearing from the chess scene sometime in the mid 80s. I played Kevin three times in the 70s, being fortunate to […]

The 2015 SPICE Cup Open, sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation, is taking place on 17-22nd October at the Crowne Plaza Clayton Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The 9-round Swiss tournament is open to the players rated over 2100 FIDE and will provide opportunity for GM/IM norms. Time Control: G/90 + 30 [...]

There is a huge difference between simply memorizing an opening and fully understanding the underlying mechanics of that opening. While this should be obvious to anyone with a bit of experience, beginners often don’t consider the difference between knowing the moves (and move order) of a specific opening versus understanding the reasons those moves are […]

The 2015 SPICE Cup Open, sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation, is scheduled to take place on 17-22nd October at the Crowne Plaza Clayton Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The 9-round Swiss tournament is open to the players rated over 2100 FIDE and will provide opportunity for GM/IM norms. Time Control: [...]

The winner of the first leg WGP, Yifan Hou (China), 9 out of 11, performance 2766 The last round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Monte-Carlo was not as peaceful as one would expect. Number one of the World ranking Yifan Hou secured tournament’s victory already after round 10, as she had a 1,5 point [...]

The 2015 European Chess Club Cup for women is taking place from October 17-25, at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel*****, in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia. The event is a 7-round Swiss team championship, played according to FIDE and ECU rules. The time control is 90′X40 moves + 30′ + 30″, while the default time is 15′. Top [...]

The 2015 European Chess Club Cup is taking place from October 17-25, at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel*****, in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia. The event is a 7-round Swiss team championship, played according to FIDE and ECU rules. The time control is 90′X40 moves + 30′ + 30″, while the default time is 15′. Top seed [...]

Guramishvili vs. Kazarian Unive Hoogeveen Match is taking place from October 18-23, 2015, in Hoogeveen, Netherlands. The 15-year-old Dutch talent WFM Anna-Maja Kazarian (2248) will face World #101 IM, WGM Sopiko Guramishvili (2365) in a 6-game match. Tournament website/ Standings and statistics More: 19th Hoogeveen Open Tournament LIVE/ Van Foreest vs. Timman Unive Hoogeveen Match

Van Foreest vs. Timman Unive Hoogeveen Match is taking place from October 18-24, 2015, in Hoogeveen, Netherlands. The 16-year-old Dutch talent IM Jorden Van Foreest (2548) will play against the experienced GM Jan Timman (2562) in a 6-round match format to decide the winner. Tournament website/ Standings and statistics More: 19th Hoogeveen Open Tournament LIVE

The 19th Hoogeveen Open Chess Tournament is taking place from October 17-24, in Hoogeveen, Netherlands. The event is a 9-round Swiss open with total prize fund in the amount of € 7,500 and first prize of € 3,000. Top seed is Indian player GM Abhijeet Gupta (2629). Tournament website/ Standings and statistics Previous reports: Mikhalevski, Giri and [...]

The 2015 Haarlem Masters Tournament is taking place from October 17-25, at the Stedelijk Gymnasium, in Haarlem. The event is a 10-player round-robin tournament with the participation of: IM Klekowski, Maciej (POL), FM De Jager, Jaap (NED), Yankelevich, Lev (GER), IM Bosboom, Manuel (NED), FM Erwich, Frank (NED), FM Van der Lende, Ilias (NED), Brink, [...]

The FIDE Online Juniors World Blitz Championship Semifinal was held on October, 8, 2015 on the official FIDE Online platform. The event was an 11-round Swiss tournament with the time control 3′+2” and 16 players advanced to the final. 2015 World U20 champion GM Mikhail Antipov (Russia), IM Daniel Fernandez (England, WFM Tea Gueci (Italy), FM Ruifeng Li (United States), FM Marko Sokac...