The 2015 Atlantis Open was held from August 27-30, in Groningen, the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. The event was 7-round Swiss open and three Dutch players tied for the first place. IM Merijn Van Delft edged GM Sipke Ernst and IM Migchiel De Jong on a superior tie-break score to clinch the title, after the whole group [...]

Stage 1b is now live

Most chess fans have probably been watching this more closely than me, but for those who haven’t there are some nice Youtube videos on this event. Here’s the introduction to the players and round one: Nigel Davies

When Nils Grandelius took the victory in today’s Abu Dhabi Masters Tournament 2015, it was a first milestone in training cooperation with Evgenij Agrest. Here´s an interview with trainer Agrest right after Grandelius triumph in Abu Dhabi, the biggest Swedish individual tournament success for many years. World Cup-semifinalist Pia Cramling is Sweden´s big star in [...]

Five players above 2800 ELO, rating deflation in the women section

The 22nd Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is taking place from August 23-31, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Festival consists of the Masters, Open, Juniors, Blitz, Family and Homeland Protectors tournaments. The main event is the 9-round Swiss Masters, open for players rated 2000 Elo or above. 147 players from 35 different countries, including 57 Grandmasters, [...]

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In a closed Sicilian we often get attacks on each side of the board. White typically plays g3,Bg2, f4,f5 and Black often counters with b5,a5,a4,b4 and a3. This often leads to very exciting games, where it is not at all clear whose attack is best. In this week’s problem, Black is under severe pressure. But […]

From 13 to 19 August 2015 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, by the Trinidad &Tobago Chess Association and under the auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Serafin Chuit Perez (CUB), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant lecturer was IA Russel Smith (TTO). The lectures were in Spanish language. [...]

The prestigious FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015 continued on Thursday, August 27th with the fourth qualifier tournament being played on the official FIDE Online platform. 40 players from 20 different countries took part in the event. The 23 years old IM/ WGM Irene Kharisma Sukandar (Indonesia) emerged a convincing winner with 10/11 points, leaving the runner-up, WIM [...]

From 2nd to 15th of September Russia will host FIDE World Junior U20 Championships 2015. This event will be the second in 2015 and the 12th in the history of organization of international chess tournaments in Khanty-Mansiysk. The geography of the participating countries of the World Championships is quite extensive. Chess World Championships will gather [...]

The 14th Delhi International GM Open Tournament will be held from January 9-16, 2016, at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil lines, New Delhi, India with a record prize fund of 3,500,000 INR (approximately $47,500). The event consists of three main tournaments: Category A – for players rated 2000 Elo & above. Players who crossed the FIDE rating of [...]

I’d started the tournament with 1½ out of 2, and, as expected, I was paired against another higher graded opponent in Round 3. This time I had White and found myself sitting opposite a strong Manchester player, Dr Graham Burton, who is still active today. Here’s what happened. 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. […]

The 30th Schwarzacher Open 2015 took place from August 22nd to August 29th, in Schwarzach im Pongau, Land Salzburg, Austria. 45 players from 12 different countries took part in the event, including 10 GMs. The tournament was played in 9-round Swiss FIDE format with tempo of play 90′/ 40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Grandmasters Robert [...]

Βράβευση (29-Αυγ-2015) για το Manolas-65 Jubilee Tourney 2015 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-Lv0IlDIs6N1lhWjNQckpMOWs/view?usp=sharing(Η ελληνική έκδοση θα καθυστερήσει λίγο).