The “4th European Small Nations Team Championship” will be held from 18-26th April 2015 in St Peter Port, Guernsey. Federations participating in the event are as follows: LIECHTENSTEIN JERSEY FAROE ISLANDS GUERNSEY MALTA SAN MARINO ANDORRA LUXEMBOURG CYPRUS MONACO Each team consists of four players; in addition, one reserve player may be nominated. Teams should [...]

11ος ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΛΛΗΛΟΣ ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΣΛΥΣΗΣ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΩΝΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 25 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 2015Η  Επιτροπή της FIDE για το Καλλιτεχνικό Σκάκι WFCC (World Federation for Chess Composition) προκηρύσσει τον 11ο Διεθνή Παράλληλο Διαγωνισμό Λύσης...

The 132nd MGU Open 2015 is scheduled to take place on 17-18th January, 2015, at Chess Club MGU, in Sofia, capital and largest city of Bulgaria. The event will be organized by FA Dimitar Iliev and Chess Club “An Pasan” in a 6-round Swiss FIDE format, open to all players rated below 2200 and it will be valid for [...]

The 131st MGU Open 2015 was held from 10th to 11th January, 2015, at Chess Club MGU, in Sofia, capital and largest city of Bulgaria. The event was organized by FA Dimitar Iliev and Chess Club “An Pasan” in a 6-round Swiss FIDE format, open to all players rated below 2200 and it will be valid for FIDE and national [...]

Το Δ.Σ της ΕΣΣΠ αποφάσισε την αλλαγή της ημερομηνίας διεξαγωγής της 2ης αγωνιστικής των πρωταθλημάτων ΠΟΑ και Β’ τοπικής. Η αγωνιστική θα διεξαχθεί στις 24/1/2015 στις 16:00, ....

A few days ago I was watching a game played between Neiksans (2567) and Geir Sune (2453). On move number 20 white sacrificed his bishop for 2 pawns on a6. After a long thought I came to the conclusion that white wanted to create a pawn mass on the ‘b’ and ‘c’ files. Then on […]

To enable those who wish to play in both Aeroflot Open 2015 and Dubai Open 2015 to do so, and considering that the Organizers of the latter have no possibility to change the schedule of their tournament, the Organizers of Aeroflot Open 2015 decided to shift the start of the tournament to an earlier date: [...]

International Master N Srinath staked his claim for a top prize defeating Cristhian Cruz of Peru in the seventh round of 13th Parsvnath International Chess Tournament now underway here at Ludlow Castle sports complex. Winning his fifth game out of six played thus far, Srinath, winner of three Asian Junior titles, came close to attaining [...]

The match Anatoly Karpov vs. Ivan Morovic is underway in Chile. The event is taking place on 8-14th January 2015, when the Ex-World champion ис facing the best Chile player in a match of two classical and two rapid games. The first stage was held in Casino de Arica and Anatoly Karpov outplayed his opponent with a minimal 1,5-0,5. [...]

The 14th International Chess Festival Prague Open 2015 is underway  in the splendid city of Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. The event is organized by AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. as a part of the Czech Tour 2014/2015 Series and will take place at the Olympik Hotel ****, Sokolovska 138, Praha 8. Ukrainian GM Aleksandr Noseko emerged a [...]

The match Anatoly Karpov vs. Ivan Morovic is taking place on 8-14th January 2015 in Chile. The Ex-World Champion is facing the best Chile player in a match of two classical and two rapid games. Official website

The 75th Armenian Individual Chess Championship is taking place on 12-21st January 2-15 in Yerevan, Armenia. The event is a 1-player round-robin tournament with tempo of play 90′/40 + 30′ + 30″. List of participants: GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2614, GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2609, GM Hovhannisyan Robert Ar. ARM 2594, GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2587, GM Grigoryan [...]

Here’s a nice documentary featuring interviews of different players. Among the featured players are Anatoly Karpov, Levon Aronian, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Elizabeth Paehtz. Nigel Davies

The 24th International Rapid Chess Tournament “Paul Keres Memorial” 2015 was held from 9th to 11th January 2015 at the Sokos Hotel Viru, in Tallinn, the capital and largest city of Estonia. 109 players from 9 different countries took part in the Preliminary Tournament but only five of them managed to qualify for the final stage. The [...]

Την Κυριακή, 11 Ιανουαρίου 2015, πραγματοποιήθηκε η κοπή της Πρωτοχρονιάτικης Πίτας του Σκακιστικού Ομίλου Καλλιθέας. Η ημερομηνία συνέπεσε με τα 60 χρόνια από την ίδρυση του Σκακιστικού Ομίλου (11 Ιανουαρίου 1955). Την...