Οι σκακίστριες και σκακιστές που ανήκουν στο δυναμικό της ΕΣΣΠ και επιθυμούν να συμμετέχουν στα Πανελλήνια Ατομικά Πρωταθλήματα Παίδων-Κορασίδων 2015 θα πρέπει να υποβάλλουν δήλωση συμμετοχής έως 4/6/2015. Αναλυτικές...

As I have gotten somewhat behind with the website I thought I would write something about current events before returning to the distant past. We have been on holiday in the Florida Keys for a while now and had the chance to catch some of the annual events, which for us are rare. The Blues... Read More

Hedinn Steingrimsson concluded his stellar performance in the 2015 Icelandic Championship by defeating his closest rival, Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson, to move to an outstanding final score of 9,5/11 points. This is Steingrimsson’s third national title, his first coming way back in 1990 at only 15 years of age. That still stands as the youngest winner [...]

The 24th Croatian Cup took place from 20-24th May, in Bol, a town on the south of the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. The event was a 6-round Swiss team event with an average Elo rating of 2223. Chess Club “Liburnija” Rijeka with members GM Ivan Saric, GM Robert Markus, GM Zoran Jovanovic, GM Ognjen Jovanic and IM Blazimir [...]

IM Nino Batsiashvili (GEO 2473) defeated the overnight leader WGM Mihaela Sandu (ROU 2300) in the 6th round of the 2015 European Individual Women’s Chess Championship in Chakvi and took the sole lead. The surprise of the tournament Mihaela Sandu, who had 5/5 is finally stopped by the Georgian hope, Batsiashvili, in the top encounter [...]

The 24th Annual Chicago Open is held from 21-25 May, 2015, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling, Illinois. The event has 8 sections: Open, Under 2300, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1300 and Under 1000. The Open section is a 9-round Swiss tournament, valid for FIDE rating [...]

Rooks need open files, but open files are not much use unless you can find a good entry point on them, so that you can invade the enemy position. In this week’s position, White is better developed. Both his Rooks are on good files. Should White attack on the Kingside or the Queenside? The White […]

Το ΔΣ της ΕΣΣΠ συνεδρίασε στις 24/5/2015 και πήρε τις παρακάτω αποφάσεις....

The FIDE Zone 3.1 Championship 2015 took place from 17-24th May, 2015, in Muscat, the capital of Oman. The event was organized by Oman Chess Federation in a 9-round format with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″. Iranian GM Pouya Idani finished first in the Men’s tournament with 8/9 points, leaving his countrymen, the [...]

The 2015 Czech Individual Chess Championships were held from 15-23rd May, at the Hotel Slunce, in Havlickuv Brod, a district within Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. GM David Navara was a convincing winner with 7/9 points. He took the trophy, leaving the nearest followers 1,5 points behind. GM Jiri Stocek and GM Vlastimil Babula shared second place [...]

Η έδρα έκρινε το ποιά ομάδα θα ανακηρυχθεί κυπελλούχος ΕΣΣΠ για το 2015. Μετά τις ισοπαλίες σε όλες τις παρτίδες ενεργοποιήθηκε το τελευταίο κριτήριο άρσης ισοβαθμίας και έτσι ο ΣΟ Ρίου αναδείχθηκε νικητής έναντι της...

Παρακολουθήστε ένα ωραίο βίντεο (της Αθηνάς Κ.) που δείχνει πίνακες της Ειρήνης Πέννα (και την ίδια) επηρεασμένους από τις σκακιστικές μάχες.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULmR5xvzNzY

The players who qualify for the 2016 Candidates Tournament are determined according to the following, in order of priority: 2.1 World Championship Match 2014 - The player who lost the 2014 World Championship Match qualifies. 2.2 World Cup 2015 - The two (2) top winners of the World Cup 2015 qualify. In case one of [...]

On the second rest day of the FIDE Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk, the players have joined the regional ecology project to plant a “Chess Stars Alley” in front of the Ugra Chess Academy. Photo gallery by Kirill Merkurev

The Mayor of Khanty-Mansiysk and the President of Ugra Chess Federation Vasily Filipenko attended the laying out of the “Chess Stars Alley” on the second rest day of FIDE Grand Prix. This presented an opportunity for a quick chat. Goran Urosevic: Khanty-Mansiysk is again hosting a big chess tournament and a lot of attention in [...]