Στο χτεσινό ΔΣ της ΕΣΟ εγκρίθηκε η εισήγηση της Επιτροπής Τίτλων και Αξιολόγησης  με τις τροποποιήσεις που θα ισχύσουν στον υπολογισμό των εθνικών βαθμών αξιολόγησης από την 1/1/2015. Οι τροποποιήσεις έγιναν ώστε ο...

Childhood is very different now from when I was growing up in the 1950s and 60s. In some ways it is much better. We are much more aware nowadays of the importance of preventing children from abuse, neglect and persistent bullying, although we are still a long way from getting everything right. We are getting […]

The FIDE Grand Prix starts the new season 2014-2015 with the first tournament to be held in Baku (Azerbaijan) from 1-15th October 2014. FIDE Grand Prix is a stage in the FIDE World Championship cycle. The winner and second placed player overall of the GP Series will qualify for the next Candidates Tournament. Back in [...]

The 40th Berger Paints National ‘A’ Chess Championship 2014 is organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited from 20th September 2014 to 10th October 2014 at the Media Center of Bangladesh Olympic Association in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The event consists of 14 players, vying in a 13-day round-robin [...]

Προχτές Πέμπτη, άνοιξε τις πύλες του το Σκακιστικό Μουσείο, στη περίφημη λεωφόρο Νικολάι Γκόγκολ, στη Μόσχα. Οι κύριες συλλογές του νέου Μουσείου περιλαμβάνουν σπάνια σετ σκακιστικών κομματιών από διαφορετικές εποχές...

The 40th Berger Paints National ‘A’ Chess Championship-2014 is organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited from 20th September 2014 to 4th October 2014 at the Media Center of Bangladesh Olympic Association in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. 14 players, including four GMs, one IM, four FMs and 2 CMs, [...]

One form of chess I have all my students try, both young and old alike, is blindfold chess. Blindfold chess is simply a game of chess without a physical board and pieces. You play the game within your mind. At first, it seems an impossible task but, with some practice, you can improve quickly. Students […]

Chess in Schools and Communities announced the 6th London Chess Classic which will take place on 6-14th December at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington, London. The main event is the Super Rapidplay Open on 6-7th December with the prize fund of £25,000. Top Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Michael Adams [...]

The Rapid Match Alexei Shirov vs Evgeny Sveshnikov 2014 is taking place on 26-28th September 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga. The event is played in a 6-round format with a time control 50′ + 10″. Official website/ Join LIVE chat

The Annual Women’s Tournament Satka Autumn 2014 is organized by Chess Club “Vertical” on 20-30th September 2014 in Satka, a town on the western slope of the Southern Ural Mountains in Russia. 32 female players are vying in a 9-round Swiss format. WFM Dina Belenkaya (2340) is leading with 5/6 points, leaving the nearest followers half point [...]

The first Russian Chess Museum was opened on 25th September in the renovated halls of the historic mansion on Gogol Boulevard in Moscow. The new capital Museum will be the successor to the chess Museum facilities, which were situated at the Central House of Chess in the 80s of the 20th century. The basic collection [...]

Instructive chess in round 5 of TCEC

Η Σέρβα καλλιτέχνις Μαρίνα Πέτριτς διατηρεί ένα προσωπικό site όπου αφιερώνει μια ειδική σελίδα στα σκακιστικά σκίτσα του πατέρα της, του Μπερισλάβ Πέτριτς, ο οποίος πέθανε το 1998.  Ο Πέτριτς ήταν φανατικός σκακιστής και...

Here’s another entertaining Bobby Fischer documentary interspersed with annoying adverts: Nigel Davies

The 16th International Réunion Island Open will take place from 18th to 25th October at the Salle des Fetes de Bellepierre in Saint-Denis, Réunion Island. The tournament is organized by the Echiquier du Nord and will be held over 9 rounds of Swiss system. The prize fund is 6600 EUR, with the top seven prizes [...]