The 2015 Spanish Women Championship is taking place from August 15-21, in Linares, Spain. The event is an eighth-player round-robin team competition with the participation of: IM Olga Alexandrova (2418), IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez (2381), IM Ana Matnadze (2368), WIM Niala Collazo Hidalgo-Gato (2261), WIM Irene Nicolas Zapata (2203), WIM Nieves Garcia Vicente (2192), WIM Belinda [...]

The Spanish Honor Division 2015 is taking place from August 15-21, in Linares, Spain. The event is a round-robin team competition with the participation of the following teams: Gros Xake Taldea (VAS), Chess24-VTI-Atocha (MAD), Merida Patrimonio Humanidad (EXT), Ajedrez Collado Villalba, Magic Extremadura (EXT), Sestao Fundacion EDP (VAS), Solvay (CNT), Escola Escacs Barcelona (CAT). Top [...]

Biel is certainly a pleasant place to be in the end of July, particularly during a spell of warm weather at the start of the tournament. This was a trip down memory lane for me, I have played in Biel a couple of times before, but in the distant past, I remember my first appearance... Continue Reading

The 5th Riga Technical University Open took place from August 10-16, 2015, at the Exhibition Centre Kipsala, in Riga, Latvia. The event was a 9-round Swiss open with prize fund in the amount of 15,000 EUR and 2,500 EUR reserved for the winner. Latvian player GM Alexei Shirov and  GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia shared the first place at [...]

Below is an interesting new interview with Vishwanathan Anand. Of particular interest to many players will be the second part, in which Anand describes the importance of physical fitness. In his case he does quite a bit of yoga, as mentioned here. Nigel Davies

Tomashevsky strengthens lead at Men’s Russian Championship Superfinal, Goriachkina first in Women’s Event Round 9 of the Russian Chess Championship, the 68th for men and the 65th for women, was played in Chita on August 18. Evgeny Tomashevsky and Alexandra Goriachkina retained their leading positions. Official website / Men’s games with analysis / Women’s games [...]

The 45th Annual Continental Open was held from August 13-16, 2015, at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The event was played over 7 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1300 and Under 1000. The tournament format was 6-round Swiss. The Open section had 47 participants. Grandmasters Gata [...]

The Arab Chess Federation in cooperation with the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, hosted the annual Councilors’ Meeting of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission. The meeting was held in the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in 8 August 2015. You can find the Agenda of the Meeting here (.doc). You can find the Minutes of the [...]

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 ΕΝΕΡΓΟΙ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΕΣ ΑΑ ΟΝΟΜΑ ΤΙΤΛΟΣ ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΕΛΟ 1 ΤΣΙΟΛΑΚΙΔΗΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣ ΟΜ 2288 2 ΖΑΛΑΧΩΡΑΣ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ ΥΜ 2095 3 COOK MICHAEL - ANTHONY 1999 4 ΤΣΙΟΤΡΙΔΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ 1980 5 ΒΛΑΣΣΗΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΟΜ 1957 6 ΜΠΟΥΤΣΙΟΥΚΗΣ...

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Stanojoski Zvonko 2ος Νικητής του 1ου Διεθνούς Τουρνουά ΒαρδάρηςO GM Stanojoski Zvonko θα είναι από φέτος μέλος της ομάδας του Σ.Ο. ΣΑΧ.Κατέχει τον ανώτερο σκακιστικό τίτλο παγκοσμίως αυτόν του GM (Grand Master) από το 2004.Εκτός από παίκτης της...

Here’s the trailer for an award winning documentary about Boris Gelfand. It looks like compulsory viewing for all chess enthusiasts. Nigel Davies

The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission has published the first issue of the Arbiters’ Magazine (pdf). Announcement below. This publication is our attempt to offer to all the Arbiters around the world the necessary knowledge and information, to enable them to exercise their duties in the best way. The Magazine will include real incidents from the tournaments [...]