The Chess Association of “West Azerbaijan” province on behalf of I.R. Iran Chess Federation organizes the 23rd Fajr International Open Chess Tournament from 18th to 23rd February, 2015 in Urmia, the capital of of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The event is a Swiss open tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. 133 players from [...]

The International Chess Open Graz 2015 will take place on 13-20th February 2015 at the beautiful and modern Hotel Spa Novapark in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria. The event is a 9-round Swiss open with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″. 126 players from 21 countries participate in the tournament, including 12 GMs, 2 WGMs, [...]

The 136th MGU Open 2015 was held on 14-15th February, 2015, at Chess Club MGU, in Sofia, capital and largest city of Bulgaria.The event was organized by FA Dimitar Iliev under the auspices of the University of mining and geology “St Ivan Rilski” Sofia,  Chess Club “An Pasan” and “Zora” Trading Company in a 6-round Swiss FIDE format, open to all players rated below [...]

The 7th Batavia Chess Tournament takes place from on 19th February, 2015 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event is a 10-player single round-robin tournament, with tempo of play 3′ + 2″. Participants: GM Dimitri Reinderman (2586) NED, GM Roland Schmaltz (2527) GER, IM Jorden van Foreest (2494) NED, GM Daniel Gormally (2489) ENG, IM Stef Soors (2407)...

In these days in which the main aim of organizers seems to be a ‘high category’, it’s worth remembering some of the reasons for organizing mixed strength tournaments. Besides giving local heroes a chance to beat star players, it can also lead to more brilliancies. It’s difficult to checkmate a 2700+ GM, but against lower […]

Evgeny Tomashevsky defeated his compatriot and top seed Alexander Grischuk in the third round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Tbilisi to emerge sole leader with 2,5 points. Dmitry Jakovenko inflicted the second loss to local hero Baadur Jobava, while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored his second victory, this time against Dmitry Andreikin. The remaining four games [...]

The 7th Batavia Chess Tournament is scheduled to take place from 20th February to 1st March, 2015 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The main event is a 10-player round robin with GM and IM norm opportunities, played in bar Batavia next to Amsterdam central train station. Batavia Blitz Tournament will precede the main [...]

The Chess Association of “West Azerbaijan” province on behalf of I.R. Iran Chess Federation organizes the 23rd Fajr International Open Chess Tournament from 18th to 23rd February, 2015 in Urmia, the capital of of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The event is a Swiss open tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. 133 players from [...]

The Austrian Chess Federation organizes Mitropa Cup 2015 from 13-22nd June at the Congress Zillertal in Mayrhofen/Austria, in the unique environment of the Alps. Chess federations entitled to take part in the Mitropa Cup 2015 are: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Mitropa Cup is a team event for [...]

Hikaru Nakamura beat Sergey Karjakin in the third round of the 2015 Zurich Chess Challenge to move into sole lead with 5 points and break the magical 2800-elo barrier on the live rating list. In the ultra-sharp English opening Karjakin mixed up the lines and gave the wrong check. This left him with material deficit [...]

Most amateur players find it difficult to get enough games. After balancing the needs of work and family there can often seem to be little time for chess. To some extent the internet has been helpful, as long as the games played there are treated in a reasonably serious manner. There is also the opposite […]

IM Milan Zajic, 16 years old talented chess player from Serbia with current rating 2452, continues his amazing string of successful performances, winning the strong “Georgi Tringov” Memorial Open Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Zajic head the field of 289 players, including 14 GMs and 23 IMs, performing 2622 ELO, adding 23 new points to his [...]

The 7th Batavia Chess Tournament takes place from 20th February to 1st March, 2015 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event is a 10-player all-play-all tournament, valid for FIDE rating and norms, with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″. Participants: GM Dimitri Reinderman (2586) NED, IM Andreas Heimann (2539) GER, GM Roland Schmaltz [...]

The 1st FIDE President’s Cup for diplomatic corps was held on 13th February at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). The event gathered 37 players from the ranks of diplomatic personnel, students, staff and guests of the Institute. The participants were greeted by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President of the Russian Chess Federation [...]

Διεθνές αεροδρόμιο Μπρατισλάβας, 1993. Δυο σκακίστριες, η μια ήταν τότε 16 ετών και άλλη μόλις 10 ετών φτάνουν στην πρωτεύουσα της Σλοβακίας για τα παγκόσμια νεανικά εκείνης της χρονιάς. Οι δυο κοπέλες πρωταγωνιστούν και...