Peter Svidler defeated his compatriot Sergey Karjakin in the first game of the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup final that started today at the Fairmont Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan. Official website / Live games with analysis / Live games with chat  Playing the white pieces, Svidler opened with the King’s Indian Attack, and Karjakin deviated from his earlier games [...]

The International Chess Festival “Mikhail Chigorin Memorial 2015″ is taking place from 2nd to 11th October at the Park Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Russian Cup Stage will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system. The total prize fund is 1,800,000 RUB (approx 24,500 EUR). The first place is 320,000 RUB worth while the best woman [...]

The 2015 European Youth Chess Championships were held from 20th September to 1st October, in the touristic town of Porec, situated on the western coast of Istrian Peninsula, Croatia. The Championship was organized by the Croatian Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union. 12 new European Youth Chess Champions for 2015 were [...]

The Dutch NK Rapid Tournament 2015 is taking place on October 4, in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The event is a strong rapid closed tournament with tempo of play 15 + 10″. The format of play is 7-round single round-robin. GM Anish Giri (2798) is top seed, followed by GM Loek Van Wely (2632), GM Robin Van Kampen (2618),  GM Jan [...]

I have a half-warmed fish in my breast … – Dean William Archibald Spooner A concept half-formed, perhaps now fully formed, emerges in my Chess: The 20th century view of White initiative turns out to be a subtle form of lunging. Last night in the fifth round of a tournament which saw me gain 82 […]

Την Τρίτη 6 Οκτωβρίου θα βρίσκεται στο χώρο του Σ.Ο. ΣΑΧ o Νίκος Ντίρλης για να μας παρουσιάσει το νέο του βιβλίο. Ώρα Έναρξης 20.00 Η είσοδος είναι δωρεάν.Λόγω περιορισμένων θέσεων του χώρου θα γίνονται κρατήσεις...

The Dutch NK Women Rapid Tournament 2015 is taking place on October 4, in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The event is a strong rapid closed tournament with tempo of play 15 + 10″. The format of play is 7-round single round-robin. WGM Anne Haast (2384) is top seed, followed by GM Peng Zhaoqin (2376), WIM Lisa Schut (2262), WGM Bianca Muhren De [...]

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The International Team Tournament for Schools “Riviera dei Cedri 2015″ is included in the ninth edition of the International Chess Festival called “Riviera dei Cedri”. It is sponsorsed by the Italian Chess Federation. The ARCA (Association hosts the Riviera dei Cedri) has been involved for years in the promotion of sustainable tourism development on the [...]

Today’s Challenge: Find the typical pattern and react accordingly. It’s White to move Joel Benjamin against H. Carter 1982 Q: Can you see a win for White based on one of the classical method of checkmating? Hint: You need to open up the h-file and a2-g8 diagonal in order to finish. Solution: In the game […]

Sergey Karjakin and Pavel Eljanov returned today to the playing hall at the Fairmont Flame Towers in Baku to decide the FIDE World Cup finalist and Candidates Tournament qualifier. After the games with the classical time control the result was even. In the first set of the rapid games Eljanov opened the score with a [...]

The news that Red Bull is sponsoring Hikaru Nakamura might get people wondering if this drink might be good for your chess. Here he is with a can of the stuff by his side: So is it true, can Red Bull help? Well be warned first of all, caffeine can get you banned by FIDE […]

The return games of the 2015 FIDE World Cup Semifinals were completed in the Fairmont Flame Towers in Baku. Official website / Live games with analysis / Live games with chat  Previous reports: Round 1 pairings/ Round 2 tie-break/ Round 3 picturesque report/ Eljanov with six straight wins/ Andreikin defeats Kramnik in Russian derby/ Round 4 started with 4 wins/ Mamedyarov, Nakamura...

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The Global Chess Festival is an international unique event that relies on the 1500 years-old mystical board game presenting the diversity of 1000 faces of chess. From the perspective of education, culture, science and games, the festival offers all-day family entertainment. The 2015 Global Chess Festival is organized by the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation and [...]