Three of the world’s best chess players are headed to the Hawaiian island of Oahu in March to take part in the “Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge” – a four player round robin invitational tournament being put on to help kick start a local scholastic chess academy. One lucky amateur player will win entry to the tournament [...]

The 1st San Salvador Chess Open is scheduled to take place from 5-10th December at the Palacio de los Deportes INDES in San Salvador, El Salvador. The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Federacion Salvadoreña de Ajedrez and offers $8000 in prizes. A total of 120 players from twelve countries are registered to take [...]

A student showed me a fascinating game of his in which he was fighting for a draw as White, being an exchange down (Rook down for a Knight) for a Pawn. The position looked precarious, but the more I looked at it, the more it looked like he missed a fortress draw (he blundered quickly […]

The 2014 African Junior Chess Championships finally kicked off one day late in Angola after logistical problems delayed the arrival of a number of country delegations to the prestigious event. Article by Oliver Shalala in Luanda, Angola And the two players representing Zambia in the event being held in Saurimo today played their first round [...]

The 24th Torneo de Navidad Liga de Ajedrez de Bogotá is taking place on 4-8th December at the Bogotá Centro Comercial Americas Outlet Factory in Bogotá, Colombia. The event is organized by the Liga Ajedrez Bogotá, Club Sicoopweb and AF Orlando Ruiz Jasbon. There are four sections: ITT Millonario, U2000, U1800 and U10 Youth. The [...]

The 37th Individual Greek Chess Championship for women is taking place on 3-11th December 2014 in the luxurious Alkyon Resort Hotel & Spa in Vrahati, Corinth, Greece. The event is a 10-player round-robin tournament with tempo of play 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from [...]

The 64th Individual Greek Chess Championship for men is taking place on 3-11th December 2014 in the luxurious Alkyon Resort Hotel & Spa in Vrahati, Corinth, Greece. The event is a 10-player round-robin tournament with tempo of play 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds [...]

The Russian Chess Championship Superfinal, the 67th for men and the 64th for women, is taking place from 27th November till 8th December in the city of Kazan, in a branch of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan (the Khazine Gallery). The Superfinal is the main individual competition in the Russian chess [...]

6TH LONDON CHESS CLASSIC (6-14 DECEMBER 2014) PLAY  A SUPERSTAR! SUPER RAPIDPLAY OPEN (6-7 DECEMBER) This year’s London Chess Classic offers a unique opportunity for a few amateur players to experience what it’s like to face a legend of the game in a genuine one-to-one tournament game. Before the superstars cross swords with each other [...]

GM Vladimir Kramnik broke GM Anish Giri’s winning streak in the 7th round of the ongoing Qatar Masters Open Chess Championship. The two players are joint leaders with 6,0/7 points each. Replay games with analysis Vijay Kumar present the video from the 7th round including interviews with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Salem A.R. Saleh and Sundarajan Kidambi, [...]

Στο Βραχάτι, αρχίζουν σήμερα, 3 Δεκεμβρίου, στις 4.30 το απόγευμα, το 64ο Πανελλήνιο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα και το 37ο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών.  Το πρόγραμμα του 1ου γύρου: Άνδρες: Καπνίσης – Αγγελής, Κούρκουλος –...

“Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” – Albert Einstein If I talk about myself, I never face time trouble except in ‘blitz’ chess because of my habits, both good and bad. So I thought I’d share what I think are my good habits along with observations from the tournament hall of bad ones. Plus those […]

The 28th Belgrade Trophy 2014 was held from 24th November to 2nd December 2014 at the Centar Balasevic Hotel***** in Belgrade, Serbia. The tournament was organized by the Serbian Chess Federation and supported by the Parliament of Belgrade City in a 9-round Swiss FIDE format with the prize fund in the amount of 6.000 €. The first place was shared in [...]

The 2015 edition of Basel Chess Festival is scheduled to be held on 1-5th January 2015 at Hotel Hilton in Basel, Switzerland. The event will be split into two main tournaments – Master Section and Amateur Tournament. The format of the competitions will be 7-round Swiss FIDE with tempo of play 100 minutes for 40 [...]

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