The most important single feature of a chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game. Michael Stean in Simple Chess Jakob Rosanes – Adolf Anderssen Breslau – Breslau -, 1862 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 The Falkbeer Counter Gambit. 3.exd5 e4 4.Bb5+ c6 5.dxc6 Nxc6 6.Nc3 […]

Fabiano, who has dual citizenship in the United States and Italy, has been playing for the Italian Chess Federation for a number of years.

IM Emory Tate won in great attacking style the first Pathena Open Chess Tournament, organised in the first week of May in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In the seven-round tournament he was the best player and after six rounds it was already clear that he would be the winner. In an impressive attacking way, he managed [...]

The FIDE World Schools Championship held at the Dusit Thani Beach Resort in Pattaya, Thailand from 7-14 May 2015 has entered the decisive phase. After six rounds of play, with the social nite and blitz championships over, three tense single round games will determine the 2015 winners and perhaps also show us new big talents [...]

"Μαύρα Πιόνια" έχουν τίτλο οι στίχοι του τραγουδιού που έγραψε ο ποιητής και στιχουργός Μιχάλης Γκανάς.Μαύρα ΠιόνιαΜαύρα χρόνια άσπρα χιόνιαπότε πέρασαν τα χρόνια.Άσπρισε η μαύρη κόμηδεν μετάνιωσα ακόμη.Γκρίζα...

Something that chess improvers rarely consider is the quality of their chess environment. Who are they playing against and mixing with? And are these influences good or bad? This can be a huge factor in an overall improvement plan, it’s important to be part of the best peer group you can find. Without this a […]

The 8th edition of Paleochora Open Chess tournament will be 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. The tournament will be [...]

Σε εξέλιξη βρίσκεται το ομαδικό κύπελλο ΕΣΣΠ 2015 το οποίο έχει φτάσει στην ημιτελική φάση του. ΣΟΠ – ΝΕΠ και ΣΟ ΡΙΟΥ - ΑΓ. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ οι αναμετρήσεις πριν τον τελικό. Τα αποτελέσματα 3ου και 2ου Γύρου

The Icelandic Chess Federation under the auspices of the European Chess Union organizes the European Team Chess Championship which will be held from November 12th (day of arrival) until November 22nd 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The 2015 ETCC is held in Reykjavík’s Laugardalshöll sports-arena, the number one sports and exhibition centre in Reykjavik, which was [...]

The African Individual Chess Championships for men and women took place from 2-10th May, 2015, in Cairo, the capital of Egypt and the second-largest city in Africa. The event was split into two 9-round Swiss tournaments – Men’s Section and Women’s Section. Egyptian players GM Bassem Amin and GM Ahmed Adly tied for the first place with [...]

The main objective in an endgame is to queen a pawn or force your opponent to sacrifice a piece to stop a pawn queening. This week’s problem illustrates that theme. In an endgame, there are often more flank pawns left on the board than centre pawns. The centre pawns tend to be exchanged more often […]

The EnterCard Scandinavian Masters is taking place from 10-15th May, 2015, in Oslo, the capital and largest city in Norway. The event is a single round-robin tournament with the average FIDE rating of 2627. Participants: GM Laurent Fressinet FRA (2712), GM Jon Ludvig Hammer NOR (2665), GM Nils Grandelius NOR (2623), GM Curt Hansen NOR [...]

From 6 to 10 April 2015 the 40th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held, organized by the Chess IQ Academy (a FIDE Academy in USA) and under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer and Technical Organizer of the seminar was IA/IO Sevan Muradian (USA), Secretary of the FIDE Rules Commission and FIDE Lecturer. The [...]

FIDE has published the official list of titles approved by the 1st quarter Presidential Board meeting held in Chengdu, China on 27-28 April 2015. You can see the full list below. Play online chess Chess Arena Video Channel   GM Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir AZE Sevdimaliyev, Urfan Adil AZE Ringoir, Tanguy BEL Kadric, Denis BIH Liu, Qingnan [...]

The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2015, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, took place from 1-10th May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The Festival was organized in a 9-round Swiss format by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry, Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Nakhchivan AR Chess Federation. GM Eltaj Safarli and GM [...]