Nigel Short is not the only grandmaster to have made controversial statements in chess magazines recently. An interview with Simon Williams in the May 2015 issue of CHESS will no doubt attract less interest, but, in my opinion, what he has to say is much more important, at least for those concerned with junior chess, […]

The 1st International Chess Tournament “Neoclassical chess” took place on 9th May, 2015, in Hotel Holiday Inn, Madrid – Bernabeu. The event was separated into two tournaments – Master Tournament and Open B, both with tournament format 8-player round-robin and tempo of play 20′ + 10″. The Master section was a strong 13th category chess [...]

Montenegro Chess Federation and “Vile Oliva” are organizing the International Open Chess Tournament “Petrovac 2015″ from 8-14th May. The 9-round Swiss open with the time control 90′+30” will be held at the hotel “Vile Oliva” in Petrovac, Budva Riviera, Montenegro. Ukrainian player  GM Vovk Yuri (2616) tops the field of 70 participants from 11 different countries. Tournament...

Τα τελικά αποτελέσματα του πρωταθλήματος Ανδρών – Γυναικών ΕΣΣΠ 2015 και όλες οι παρτίδες (σε PGN)

Beginners have the bad habit of becoming intoxicated with the power of the Queen, bringing her out prematurely which usually leads to disaster. These same beginners often treat their pawns as expendable, considering them of little value due to their seemingly limited abilities (in the novice player’s mind). Of course, the pawn has the lowest […]

Το Καλλιτεχνικό Σχολείο “Ash In Art” συνεχίζοντας την δωδεκαετή προσφορά του στη δημιουργία και τον πολιτισμό, ανακοινώνει με μεγάλη χαρά τη διεξαγωγή του πρώτου open σκακιστικού τουρνουά σε συνεργασία με τον υπό...

The fourth and final stage of the FIDE Grand Prix series 2014-2015 is taking place from 13-27th May in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The winner and second placed player overall of the GP Series will qualify for the 2016 Candidates Tournament. Leading the overall Grand Prix standings after three events are Tomashevsky on 252 points, Mamedyarov on 235 (he finished [...]

The fourth and final stage of the FIDE Grand Prix series 2014-2015 will take place from 13-27th May in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. FIDE Grand Prix is part of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle. The winner and second placed player overall of the GP Series will qualify for the 2016 Candidates Tournament. In the earlier GP [...]

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The first weekend of the Sygnity Ekstraliga Polish Team Championship is taking place from 8-10th May, 2015, in Gliwice, a city in Upper Silesia, southern Poland. The Sygnity Ekstraliga Polish Team Championship is separated in three phases: Weekend 1 (8-10th May, 2015, in Gliwice), Weekend 2 (4-6th September, 2015, in Katowice) and Weekend 3 (2-4th [...]

The 45th International Chess Tournament Bosna 2015 will take place from 30th May to 6th June at the Hotel Holiday in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. The tournament is organized by the Chess Club Bosna Sarajevo and sponsored by Canton Sarajevo and Federation BiH. The 9-round Swiss event will offer 12.800 EUR in prizes (39 awards), [...]

This is another one of those correspondence chess games that someone started on ICC without asking me if I wanted to play. I won this chess game rather quickly because of an opening blunder. Sometimes, I will open with 1.e4 against lower rated players because I am hoping for a quick win with a gambit. […]

GM Zurab Sturua (Georgia) and IM Jan Rooze (Belgium) are the new European Champions for the senior categories 50+ and 65+ respectively while WGM Svetlana Mednikova (Russia) and the legendary GM Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) are the new European Champions for the senior women categories 50+ and 65+ respectively. In the Seniors 50+, GM Zurab Sturua [...]

The 16th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship for 2015 is set to take place from 18-31st May at the hotel “Oazis Palace Chakvi” in Chakvi, Adjara, Georgia. The Championship is organized by the government of Georgia, government of Adjarian Autonomous Republic and Georgian Chess Federation under the auspices of European Chess Union. The championship will [...]

The 34th Zalakaros Chess Festival is scheduled to take place from 14-22nd May, 2015, in Zalakaros, a town in Hungary, famous for its thermal bath. The event is organized by the Hungarian Chess Federation and Zalakaros city, under the patronage of Dr. Miklós Seszták, President of the Hungarian Chess Federation, and Mr. Ferenc Novák, Mayor of [...]