The 12th Avicenna International Open Chess Tournament took was organized by the Hamedan Chess Association and Iranian Chess Federation from September 2-9, 2015, in the Iranian city of Hamedan. The event was an 11-round Swiss open with time control 90′ + 30″. GM Oleg Korneev from Spain emerged a sole winner with 9.5/11 points, leaving [...]

Grandmaster Davies calls it passive-aggressive, but I like to open the game with 1. g3.  The Opening Formerly Known As Benko’s Opening, the Hungarian Opening, the King’s Fianchetto Opening, etc., allows scope for creativity as early as White’s fourth move because the theory is most assuredly not firmed up. Whatever you call it, 1. g3 […]

The Grand Chess Tour has announced its schedule and dates for the 2016 circuit. The announcement came at the conclusion of the Sinquefield Cup, the second stop on the inaugural year of the tour. The 2016 schedule will feature the same three tournaments as this year’s tour with Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and London Chess [...]

Αρχική θέση της σκακιέρας με τους πεσσούς.ΤΟ ΣΚΑΚΙΆρθρο του Δημήτρη ΜαυρέαΤο σκάκι είναι ένα επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι. Για την ακρίβεια ο Βασιλιάς των επιτραπέζιων παιχνιδιών! Εμπεριέχει αθλητικά στοιχεία (π.χ...

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7th London Chess Classic, December 4-13, 2015 Visit, watch and play! Box office now open The inaugural Grand Chess Tour could hardly have produced a more exciting climax as the countdown begins to the 3rd and final leg at the London Chess Classic. Chess lovers enjoyed top-class fighting chess during the first two legs of the [...]

«…Μήπως, όμως, αδικούμε το σκάκι ονομάζοντάς το παιγνίδι; Δεν είναι μια επιστήμη κι αυτό, μια τέχνη, κάτι μετέωρο ανάμεσα στα δύο ίσως σαν τη σαρκοφάγο του Μωάμεθ που αιωρείται μεταξύ ουρανού και γης, μια σύνθεση...

My son will probably want one here, so by posting this video I’m hoping they’ll sell out before he asks. Buy one people! Nigel Davies

The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is starting in no more than a day. The long waited event will take place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, at the Grand Ballroom of Fairmont Baku Hotel*****, in Azerbaijani capital Baku. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two [...]

The 19th Cesenatico International Chess Tournament is taking place from 5-13th September, 2015, in the Italian city of Cesenatico. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top prize is 600 EUR. Tournament website/ FIDE World Junior Championship U20/ FIDE World Girls Championship U20 New: Season 8 [...]

The Pyramiden Cup 2015 was held from September 3-6, at the Pyramide Hotel*****, in Furth, a city in northern Bavaria, Germany. The event was a 7-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 15′ + 30″. Russian GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov and German player Philipp Wenninger tied for the first place with 6/7 points but Ikonnikov clinched [...]

With Garry Kasparov having recently pointed out that England has no IMs under the age of 18 there have been discussions in various quarters about how this could possibly have happened. Although England is still a recognized force in international chess, due to having a number of World class GMs, the number of young players […]

Το ΔΣ της ΕΣΣΠ συνεδρίασε στις 4/9/2015, έκτακτα και τακτικά και πήρε τις παρακάτω αποφάσεις:

At the meeting of the FIDE Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, September 7th 2015, the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov received a proposal to run for the FIFA Presidency. FIDE Press Release The proposal was made by the Russian Chess Federation President and FIDE Vice President Andrei Filatov. He said that it is no secret that [...]

During the FIDE Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the President of the Russian Chess Federation, the FIDE Vice President Andrey Filatov proposed to the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to run for FIFA President. Andrey Filatov: “Promotion and mainstreaming of the chess movement today requires a more proactive approach of national chess federations. We must [...]