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When I lost in my first experience of the London System it was extremely unpleasant. It was like being in the grip of a slow squeezing octopus, one schooled in the ocean ruled by Petrosian and other Gods residing in Positional Parnassus. Used to a fighting K-Indian middle game, here I was in a rather […]

38ο Διεθνές Σκακιστικό Τουρνουά “Ίκαρος” 2015 Ανοιχτό Πρωτάθλημα Αιγαίου 2015 (11-19 Ιουλίου 2015, Άγιος Κήρυκος, Ικαρία) Ακόμη μια χρονιά, την 38η στη σειρά, ο "Ίκαρος" προετοιμάζεται για τη φιλοξενία των Ελλήνων και ξένων...

Την Κυριακή 29 Μαρτίου, ο Σ.Ο Αμπελοκήπων και ο Σ.Ο. ‘’Θωμάς Γεωργίου’’, στο πλαίσιο ενός νέου κύκλου εκπαιδευτικών εκδηλώσεων, φιλοξενούν τον Γιάννη Νικολαϊδη. Ο γκρανμέτρ θα δώσει την πρώτη του διάλεξη στο Σκακιστικό...

The fourth round of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship started in SCC Galactica (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana) on March 26. Eight players continue their quest for the chess crown – Humpy Koneru and Harika Dronavalli (both from India), sisters Anna and Mariya Muzychuk (both from Ukraine), Zhao Xue (China), Natalia Pogonina (Russia), Meri Arabidze (Georgia), [...]

Η ΕΣΣΠ θα μισθώσει λεωφορείο για όσους επιθυμούν να μεταβούν στην Ερέτρια για τα σχολικά πρωταθλήματα. Ενημερωθείτε για τις λεπτομέρειες....

O ΣΕΠΟΚΕ διοργανώνει την Κυριακή 29 Μαρτίου 2015 στις 10:00 π.μ στο Καλλιμανοπουλείο Εκκλησιαστικό Διακονικό Κέντρο Καλαβρύτων το Ομαδικό και Διασυλλογικό Rapid Καλαβρύτων «ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ»....

The Hungarian Chess Federation organizes the International Women Spring Chess Festival from 7-15th April, 2015, in Budapest, the capital of Hungary and one of the largest cities in Central Europe. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament, exclusively for women. The tempo of play is 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″. The prize fund will [...]

The 2015 Karposh Open Chess Tournament is a traditional chess event organized by the municipality Karposh, in the capital city of Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, in collaboration with Chess Club Gambit Asseco SEE The event is taking place from 27th March to 3rd April, 2015 at the 5-Star Hotel Aleksandar Palace***** The tournament format is a 9-round Swiss [...]

Part 2 of the interview with Le Quang Liem, where he talks about his expectations for this year’s US College Chess Final Four and the advantages of new SPICE office at the Webster University. The interviewer is Mr. Frank Niro III, president of Chess Journalists of America.

The famous Aeroflot Open is restarted in its classical format in 2015. The last classical event was held in 2012, while the 2013-tournament was played with short time controls. The Aeroflot Open is taking place from 26th March to 5th April at the Cosmos Hotel in Moscow. The total prize fund is 140.000 Euro. Top seed is Azerbaijani player [...]

Part 1 of the interview with Le Quang Liem, where he talks about his qualification for the World Chess Cup 2015, study at Webster University and getting back to 2700 ELO. The interviewer is Mr. Frank Niro III, president of Chess Journalist of America.

Το ΔΣ της ΕΣΣΠ συνεδρίασε στις 21/3/2015 και πήρε τις παρακάτω αποφάσεις…..

Colorado chess fixture USCF Life Master Brian Douglas Wall turns 60 on March 26, 2015. He was Colorado Junior Champion 6-0 in 1972. He has been 7 times Colorado State Champion and 6 times Denver Champion. He won the Kansas Open in 2007 and the 2010 29th Annual FIDE North American Open in Stillwater, Oklahoma. […]

The FIDE Zone 4.1 Individual Championships 2015 are being organized by the Tunisian Chess Federation under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation (ACC) from 26-31st March in Hammamet, Tunisia. The Championships will be held at Hotel of Hammamet which is about 1 hour drive from Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. The event will [...]