According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, the original meaning of apocalypse is an uncovering, translated literally from Greek as a disclosure of knowledge, i.e., a lifting of the veil or revelation, although this sense did not enter English until the 14th century. In religious contexts it is usually a disclosure of something hidden. Christians changed […]

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines has the honor to invite all Chess Federations affiliated with FIDE to participate in the Philippine International Chess Championship on 5-12th December 2014 in Quezon City, Philippines. This event is organized by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) under the auspices of FIDE with assistance from Philippine [...]

Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will take on some of his biggest competitors at the 77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament from 9-25 January, 2015. Current world number two and rising star of the chess world Fabiano Caruana, and winner of the 2014 Tata Steel Chess Tournament Levon Aronian will both play at the tournament. [...]

The 32nd Annual Sands Regency Reno – Western States Open was held on 17-19th October at the Sands Regency Hotel in Reno, Nevada, USA. The tournament consisted of five sections and was completed over six rounds of Swiss system. The total prize fund was $25,000 based on 275 entries, with $16,250 guaranteed. A total of [...]

Αντιγράφουμε από το site της ΕΣΣΝΑ: Το Δ.Σ. της Ε.Σ.Σ.Ν.Α.στην συνεδρίαση της Τρίτης 21/10 εξέτασε τα αιτήματα των ομάδων Π.Σ. Περιστερίου ,Φυσιολάτρη Νίκαιας ,Ζήνωνα Γλυφάδας και ΑΕΚ των οποίων αθλητές αγωνίζονται στο...

TCEC super-computer in search for new openings

Ντουντανιώτης: Σταυρούλα, ας ξεκινήσουμε από τα βασικά για να μάθει κάποια στοιχεία για σένα ο κόσμος. Σε τι ηλικία έμαθες σκάκι και ποιος σου έμαθε τις κινήσεις; Τσολακίδου: Όταν ήμουνα οχτώ χρονών δηλαδή στην δευτέρα...

The 2014 FIDE World Senior Chess Championships are held from 23rd October to 5th November 2014 in the conference center of the 5 – star hotel “Mediterranean Village” in Katerini, Greece. 47 players from 23 different countries are taking part in the event, including 10 GMs, 7 IMs and 7 FMs. Top seeded are two Englishmen [...]

The 3rd Anatoly Karpov Trophy is running from 23rd October to 25th October 2014 in Cap d’Agde, a Mediterranean resort of the town of Adge in France. The event is a mixed match of Franco-Russian friendship, in honor of the 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov. Russia will be represented by GM Valentina Gunina (ELO [...]

The 6th Korbach Open 2014 is taking place on 23-26th October 2014 in Korbach, Germany. The event is split into three tournaments: Open A (7-round Swiss tournament, open to all), Open B (7-round Swiss open for players rated below 2000 DWZ) and Open C (7-round Swiss tournament for players under 1400 DWZ). The main prizes [...]

Η Ακαδημία των Σπορ προκηρύσσει θεματικό ατομικό πρωτάθλημα RAPID 5 αγωνιστικών με διεθνή αξιολόγηση την Τρίτη 28/10/2014 και ώρα 17.00 στο CAFÉ ΜΕΛΙ Ν.Ε.Ο. Πατρών-Αθηνών 82. Οι παρτίδες θα ξεκινήσουν από την θέση που προκύπτει...

The 2014 FIDE World Senior Chess Championships will be held from 23 October to 5 November in the conference center of “Mediterranean Village” in Katerini, Olympus Riviera, Greece In accordance with the FIDE tournament rules, the Championship will be played in two categories: one for those who shall have reached the age of 50 (category [...]

The temptation is very great, for both a learner and a teacher, to try to go fast through a lot of material, when learning a subject such as chess, because there is so much that is known. This is not a problem specific to chess: in fact, it is a problem for students of cooking, […]

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTwxG4N62Y Στο βίντεο θα δείτε πολλά σετ σκακιστικών κομματιών σοβιετικής κατασκευής, από διάφορες χρονικές περιόδους. Οι περισσότεροι θυμόμαστε σκακιστές από ανατολικές χώρες που έρχονταν σε τουρνουά στην...

Από την Επιτροπή Καλλιτεχνικού Σκακιού:Οι διοργανώσεις του Καλλιτεχνικού για το 2015:α) 2ο Κύπελλο Ελλάδας Λύσης Σκακιστικών Προβλημάτων (σε πολλές πόλεις ταυτόχρονα) Κυριακή 4 Ιανουαρίου 2015β) 11ος Παράλληλος Διεθνής...