My opponent hung his Queen on move number 19 of an ICC rapid chess tournament game and then said that it was not fair when I took his Queen with my Knight. You can take back blunders in a friendly game, but not in a tournament game! He was lost even before he dropped his […]

The Russian Championship Superfinals, the 68th for men and the 65th for women, were completed in Chita on August 20. In the men’s tournament, Igor Lysyj defeated Vladislav Artemiev. The games Tomashevsky – Svidler, Jakovenko – Karjakin, Vitiugov – Khairullin, Dubov – Motylev, and Khismatullin – Bukavshin were drawn. The Saratov grandmaster Evgeny Tomashevsky became [...]

The 6th Annual Central California Open was held from August 14-16, 2015, at the Doubletree Hotel, 2233 Ventura St, Fresno, California. The event was held in four sections – Open, U2050, U1650 and U1250 – and completed through five rounds of Swiss system. The main Open section had 27 participants. GM Enrico Sevillano finished clear [...]

The Serbian Premier League for men is taking place from 20-30th August, 2015, in Hotel Šumarice, Kragujevac. Twelve teams are competing in the round robin event. Top rated players are Ivanisevic Ivan 2662, Dreev Aleksey 2638, Solak Dragan 2622, Markus Robert 2621, Predojevic Borki 2621, Perunovic Milos 2614, Georgiev Kiril 2607, Nikolic Predrag 2606, Parligras [...]

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Evgeny Tomashevsky, the 2015 Russian Champion

The Mongolian Chess Federation (MCF) will organize the World U-16 Youth Chess Olympiad in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 19th August (Arrival) to 29th August (Departure). A total of 159 players from Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, France, Hungary, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, South Korea, Macau, Mogolia, Palau, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States, and Uzbekistan are [...]

Jacques Delaguerre (I’ve always thought the Rub French proves that the main line of the French is the Advance Variation) Nigel Davies Well then, your assignment for this week is to find a hole in Parimarjan Negi’s analysis and then post it here on Facebook! Akiva Rubinstein helped usher in the 20th century’s approach to […]

The Polgar family, sisters Susan, Judit and Sofia, and their parents were the hosts in the pavilion of Hungary at EXPO Milan on 18th August. About 100 chess players (an impressive number considering that the selected day is a classic holiday in Italy) from all over the country – Milano, Rome, Bolzano, Bologna, Asti, Vicenza, [...]

The FIDE Commission for the Disabled held a councilors meeting during August 14, 2015, in Athens, Greece. Present were Thomas Luther, Margaret Murphy, Jamie Kenmure, Nikolaos Kalesis, George Mastrokoukos, Hesham El Gendy, Nigel Freeman. FINAL DECISIONS/SUGGESTIONS 1) Tournament Conditions The commission will examine the conditions that FIDE rated tournaments should offer to disabled players and...

The Top Computer Chess Championship TCEC Season 8 is scheduled to start this August 21st. The world’s best computer chess software engines will compete through three stages and a final to decide the 2015 TCEC Grand Champion. Official website / Live games and 24h chat / Facebook fan page The event begins with the engines [...]

Tomashevsky and Goriachkina lead before Superfinal’s last round Games of round 10 of the Russian Championship Superfinal, the 68th for men and the 65th for women, were played in Chita on August 19. Official website / Men’s games with analysis / Women’s games with analysis Vladislav Artemiev and Denis Khismatullin played out a popular variation [...]

The VMCG Morning Tournament is taking place from August 15-23, 2015, at the 4****Hotel Seminaris, in Luneburg, Germany. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with time control 90′/ 40 moves + 30′. Each round starts at 10:30 CET. During the tournament, coffee, espresso, cappuccino and water are provided free of charge. Tournament website/ Standings and statistics