Serbian Grandmaster Ivan Ivanisevic won the 2015 Karposh Open in Skopje after concluding the competition with 7,5/9 points, leaving the group of eight followers half a point behind. The Karposh Open is a traditional chess event organized by the municipality Karposh, Skopje, in collaboration with Chess Club Gambit Asseco SEE. It run from 27th March [...]

The 9th Annual Philadelphia Open is held over the Easter weekend from April 1-5, 2014, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Open section has a 5-day schedule (April 1-5), 9-round Swiss, with the time control 40/2, SD/30, d10. The section will be rated with FIDE, GM and IM norms are possible. Last year [...]

The 19th Neckar Open 2015 is taking place on 2-6th April, 2015, in Deizisau, a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 120′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″. The prize fund in Open-A is 12,050 € and the winner will receive 3,000 € [...]

When we first learn how to play chess, we study open games as opposed to closed games. In an open game, there are plenty of available squares on the board, making piece placement easier. Long distance attackers, such as the Bishop, Rook and Queen rule the positional roost. In a closed game, there is less […]

The second game of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship final match was played in SCC Galactica (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana) on April 3. Mariya Muzychuk had White and started the game with 1.е4. Her third move (3.Bb5) came as a surprise for Natalia Pogonina, because earlier Muzychuk played mostly 3.d4. Having spent around 10 minutes [...]

Margaret Murphy is the President of the US Virgin Islands Chess Federation and member of the Appeals Committee for the FIDE Women’s World Championship in Sochi. In the first part of the interview she shared her impressions about the championship, the venue, the visit of Russian Prime Minister, and involvement of women in FIDE. Part [...]

The final match of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship started in SCC Galactica (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana) on April 2. Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Natalia Pogonina (Russia) are competing for the chess crown in a 4-game match with classical time control (90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, [...]

The 42nd International Chess Tournament La Roda (Albacete) is taking place from 1-5th April, 2015, at La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. The prize fund in total of 11,000 € will be awarded as follows: 2,000 €/ 1,300 €/ 1,000 €/ 800 €/ 700 €/ 600 €/ [...]

The seminar will be held at Sochi, AkvaLoo, Russia from April 27 – 29, 2015. Successful Seminar attendees will grant a FIDE IO Norm necessary for the FIDE IO title application.

The 42nd International Chess Tournament La Roda (Albacete) is taking place from 1-5th April, 2015, at La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. GM Julio Granda Zuniga (2649) from Peru heads the field of 252 players from 16 different countries, including 12 GMs. Tournament website/ Play [...]

The 2015 edition of OGD Prinsenstad Weekender is taking place on 3-5th April, 2015, at the auditorium of the Grotius College, in Delft, the Netherlands. The event is organized by OGD and the Delfise Chess Club (DSC) in 6 rounds with tempo of play 100′ + 10″. The prize fund of the festival is nearly 4,000 € [...]

The 2015 edition of OGD Prinsenstad Weekender is taking place on 3-5th April, 2015, at the auditorium of the Grotius College, in Delft, the Netherlands. The event is organized by OGD and the Delfise Chess Club (DSC) in 6 rounds with tempo of play 100′ + 10″. Official website Play free online chess / GM videos channel

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Chess improvement takes a while, just as you can’t master the violin overnight. The 10,000 hours rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell still seems reasonable for chess, despite studies that show it may not be universally applicable. Ability counts as well of course, but there’s no substitute for dedication. So why is it that most people […]