Αρχίζει σήμερα στο Σότσι της Ρωσίας το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών 2015. 64 σκακίστριες από 28 χώρες συμμετέχουν σε αγώνες νοκ άουτ διπλών συναντήσεων (ο τελικός: 4 παρτίδες). Η νικήτρια θα αντιμετωπίσει σε ματς την...

GM Illya Nyzhnyk of Webster University took a clear first place with 4,5/5 points to claim the top prize of 2100 USD

Grandmasters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (both from Vietnam) have qualified for the 2015 World Chess Cup in Baku after claiming the top two places in the FIDE Zone 3.3 Championship. IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen qualified for the next Women’s World Championship after winning the women’s section of the Zonal Championship. [...]

Ένα λίγο διαφορετικό πρόβλημα. Το ερώτημα είναι: μπορεί αυτή η θέση να προκύψει ακριβώς μετά από 4 κινήσεις, και πώς;

Here is yet another chess game in which both my opponent and I missed a few things. I missed several chances to win and Perilla missed a few chances to equalize. Then, I blundered and just game him the chess game. This game was played at the Brandon Chess Club when a Life master and […]

Παρακαλούμε τους μαθητές που θα συμμετέχουν στα σχολικά πρωτάθλημα σκακιού και τους γονείς τους να ενημερωθούν για τα παρακάτω:

The press conference and opening ceremony of the 2015 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship were held tonight in Gazprom Galaktika and Grand Hotel Polyana. Sixty-four chess players from 28 countries are taking part in the knockout contest which lasts until 7 April. The first game of the first round is starting on Tuesday 15:00 local [...]

Με διακρίσεις για τα παιδιά του Συλλόγου μας πραγματοποιήθηκαν τα Ατομικά Σχολικά Πρωταθλήματα του Νοτίου και του Κεντρικού Τομέα Αθηνών στο The Mall. Συγκεκριμένα, ο Συψής-Τσατούλης Γεώργιος βγήκε πρώτος στην...

Στην 8η αγωνιστική στο πλαίσιο των αγώνων της Β΄Εθνικής, η ομάδα μας έφερε ισοπαλία στον εντός έδρας αγώνα  την ομάδα ΑΣΟ Πετρούπολη Δίας. Αναλυτικά τα αποτελέσματα είναι τα εξής: Κούρκουλος-Αρδίτης Σταμάτης –...

Sochi, 16 March 2014. – The FIDE Women’s World Championship starts today in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi. Sixty-four chess players from 28 countries are taking part in the knockout context, which lasts until 7 April. The matches will consist of two games with a time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes and 30 minutes to [...]

Live games with computer analysis

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in the opening ceremony of the 2015 Women’s World Chess Championship. The message reads, in part: “Our country is justifiably proud of its chess traditions and has great experience in organising prestigious competitions of this kind. We will of course do everything possible to make sure [...]

Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy and Allsport Management are organizing the 2nd International Grandmasters Chess Tournament from 15-24th March at the Indian Council For Cultural Relations, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata-71, India. The total prize fund is INR 10,00,000/- (approx 15,000 EUR). The tournament will be conducted as per FIDE Laws Of Chess and FIDE [...]

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and ECF President Dominic Lawson met in London on 11 March 2015; also present were the Russian Federation President Andrei Filatov and colleagues. ECF participants included Chief Executive Phil Ehr, FIDE Delegate Malcolm Pein and ECF Council Member Sainbayar Tserendorj, who attended by virtue of his longstanding personal relationship with Kirsan [...]

The 2015 edition of the traditional chess tournament Reykjavik Open is taking place from 10-18th March at the Harpa Conference Hall. A total of 274 players from 37 countries, including 42 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters, are taking part in the event. Grandmaster L’ami Erwin NED 2605 is leading with 6,5/7 points. Live games with [...]