Richard Teichmann once said that ‘chess is 99% tactics’, and this idea seems to have caught on. I can see why because it may seem that way to strong players. And for those who want to improve it implies that there’s an easy to understand way to do it; , practice calculation and vision. But […]

The 29th Cannes Winter Open – Festival des Jeux 2015 took place from 22nd February to 1st March at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. The chess festival consisted of three sections: - Tournament A for players with a 2200+ Elo rating - Tournament B for players with a rating lower than 2100 (The [...]

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will be guest of honor at this year Reykjavik Open. Magnus will be visiting Iceland between the 13th and 16th of March, the official website announced. What Magnus will be up to during his stay can’t be disclosed for now but it wouldn’t be surprising to see him visit Bobby Fischer’s [...]

India and China are playing a 4-board Scheveningen Match on 1-10th March in Hyderabad. In round 1 China took a 2,5-1,5 lead as Ding Liren defeated B Adhiban. Live games here. Video courtesy of Vijay Kumar.

The 15th International Chess Festival Mediterranean Flower 2015 is taking place from 1st to 7th March, 2015, at the Chess Club Rijeka, in the splendid city of Rijeka, situated on the Adriatic Coast of Croatia. The tournament is organized by FM/ FT Ivan Mandekic and Chess Club “Draga” under the auspices of the Mayor of Rijeka, Vojko [...]

ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili and Chessdom editor Goran Urosevic have met in Tbilisi for a long interview on several important subjects – development of chess, events organization, sponsorship, European Chess Union and Batumi Chess Olympiad. The first part of the interview was published on Saturday. The second part is concluding the conversation with Mr.Azmaiparashvili. Q: [...]

The 2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open Championship for Girls and Boys was held from 27th February to 1st March in San Mateo, California. In the course of the three-day chess festival, the SPFNO awarded qualifications for: - The Prestigious Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls - The FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2015 in [...]

FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer arrived to Tbilisi to attend the FIDE Grand Prix and discuss with Georgian Chess Federation the preparation for the World Cup and Chess Olympiad. Q: Mr.Gelfer, you are here in Tbilisi for the closing ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix. What can you say about the tournament? A: I was [...]

Vardaris is blowing, a small travelogue... The 1st International “Vardaris” Chess Tournament started on Friday, 22nd of February, with the usual delay (less than half an hour) that unfortunately occurs always to the first round.This tournament was dedicated to "Politika", a chess club of Belgrade. Before the beginning of the games, Chess Clubs “Sach Thessaloniki” and “Politika...

Σκάκι στη Νεκρά Θάλασσα, 467 μέτρα κάτω από την επιφάνεια της θάλασσας. Στο βάθος της φωτογραφίας το έδαφος της Ιορδανίας. Στο Ισραήλ, στην Ιερουσαλήμ, διεξάγεται το Ευρωπαϊκό Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα 2015. Αντίθετα με άλλες...

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Live games with computer analysis

Στην 4η αγωνιστική στο πλαίσιο των αγώνων της Β΄Εθνικής, η ομάδα μας κέρδισε με 7 – 3 στον εντός έδρας αγώνα  την ομάδα ΑΟ Παραδείσου Αμαρουσίου. Αναλυτικά τα αποτελέσματα είναι τα εξής: Κούρκουλος-Αρδίτης Σταμάτης –...

Στην 5η αγωνιστική στο πλαίσιο των αγώνων της Β΄Εθνικής, η ομάδα μας κέρδισε με 4– 6 στον εκτός έδρας αγώνα την ομάδα Σκακιστική Επικοινωνία Ηρακλείου. Αναλυτικά τα αποτελέσματα είναι τα εξής: Πετράκης Ηλίας –...

The following position shows that even very simple looking positions require care and concentration on every move. People will throw away points and half-points by careless play. Don’t let yourself be one of those people. Here we have only a King and Pawn each. Obviously it is a race to Queen, and equally obviously every […]