Ένα γύρο πριν το τέλος ο Πήτερ Προχάσκα έχει ήδη εξασφαλίσει την 1η θέση στον φετινό Ίκαρο! Με απόλυτο σκορ 8/8 μένει να φανεί αν θα επαναλάβει τον περυσινό του θρίαμβο όταν η πρώτη θέση συνοδεύτηκε με ένα εντυπωσιακό 9/9! ...

Wise men say, only fool’s rush in. While Elvis Presley was singing about love rather than chess, I think chess players of all levels can take these words to heart. After all, we’ve all launched a premature attack only to have it repelled, with the big pay off being the weakening of our position. Wise […]

International Master Tomas Krnan emerged winner of the Canadian Closed Chess Championship 2015 – FIDE Zonal 2.2 after edging the opposition on tie-break to qualify for the 2015 World Chess Cup in Baku. In the last 9th round Krnan defeated the earlier leader IM Leonid Gerzhoy with black pieces to catch him on the shared [...]

The 8th Annual Chicago Class Championships will be held from July 17-19, 2015, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, Illinois. The event has 7 sections: Master, Expert, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E. Each section has either a 3-day schedule (July 17-19) or 2-day [...]

The 20th Annual Bradley Open will be held from July 17-19, 2015, at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The event has 4 sections: Open, Under 2010, Under 1610 and Under 1210. Each section has either a 3-day schedule (July 17-19) or 2-day schedule (July 18-19) to participate in. The event [...]

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited South Korea, the host of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, where he met Mr. Choi Moon-soon, the Governor of Gangwon Province, President of the Organizing Committee of Games 2018 in Pyeongchang. The meeting was organized with the active participation of the Korean Chess Federation and its President Ms. Hyun In [...]

The 4th Anogia Open “Ideon Andro” was held from July 9-16, 2015 at the conference Hall of Piraeus Bank, in Anogia, Crete. The event was organized by Anogia Chess Club and Heraklio Chess Club, in co-operation with the Municipality of Anogia, Region of Crete, O.A.A. Heraklion, Hersonissos Chess Academy, Sport Club N. Alikarnassou “Nei Irodotou” and  Chess Club [...]

Here’s a video I made on pgn (portable game notation) files, explaining what they are and how to use them. Hope you find this useful! Nigel Davies

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized on 30 September and 1 October 2015 in Gold Coast, Australia, by the Australian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Chess Association of Queensland and under the auspice of FIDE. The venue of the Seminar will be the Helensvale Community Centre in Helensvale, Gold Coast, Australia. [...]

From 1 to 4 July 2015 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Cali, Colombia, by the Confederation of Chess for America, in cooperation the Colombian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer of the seminar was IA Jorge Vega Fernandez (GUA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Jose Martinez Garcia [...]

The match between Grandmasters Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Liren Ding (China) is taking place from July 16 through July 19, 2015, in Wenzhou, a city in China. The event is a friendly match of four games with tempo of play 100′ + 30″. Tournament website/ Play online chess / Chess Arena Video Channel

The 8th edition of Paleochora Open Chess tournament is held from 17-24th July 2015, in Paleochora town, part of the Mediterranean island of Crete. The event is organized by the Municipality of Kantanos – Selino and Chania Chess Academy, in collaboration with the Region of Chania and Greek Chess Federation. GM Hristos Banikas heads the field of 215 [...]

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16 to 20 August 2015 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, by the Kuwait Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer will be IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE), FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Councilor and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Ramadan Hassan (KUW). The [...]

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 26 to 29 September 2015 in Porec, Croatia, by the Croatian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Croatian Association of Chess Arbiters and under the auspices of FIDE. The venue of the Seminar will be the Valamar “Diamant” Hotel, in Porec. The Lecturer will be [...]

38th International Chess Tournament “Ikaros” 2015: After the tiring double round on Monday, where the favorites prevailed in most of the games among the leading players, the 5th round seemed to be “the round of the draws” since at the 8 top games there were 7 draws! The only exception was the game between the two [...]