I am currently playing in the ICCF Adrian Hollis Memorial Correspondence Chess Tournament. Adrian Hollis was a strong over-the-board and correspondence player and a world renowned academic. The tournament started this year and is one of the strongest purely British tournaments ever held with an average rating of 2504 ICCF, which is the equivalent of […]

The 9th Mediterranean Men & Women’s Chess Championships 2014 took place from 2-10th September at the Atlantica Caldera Creta Paradise Hotel in Chania, Crete, Greece, sponsored by Kydon Sports Club and Krommydakis Group of Companies, and co-organized by Mediterranean Chess Association, Region of Crete and Municipality of Platanias. 2014 Mediterranean Men & Women’s trophies went...

The European Chess Club Cup for women is taking place on 14-20th September 2014 in Bilbao, a city in Spain, capital of the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Official website

The European Chess Club Cup for men is taking place on 14-20th September 2014 in Bilbao, a city in Spain, capital of the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Official website

The 10. Zudov Memorial Chess Tournament is taking place on 10-19th September 2014 in Nizhny Tagil, a city of Russia, located 25 kilometers east of the virtual border between Europe and Asia. The event is a 9-round Swiss with prize fund in the amount of 450.000 RUB. Top seed is GM Zaven Andriasian (Armenia) 2622. [...]

φωτ. Ο Άλμπιν Πλάνιντς σκέφτεται την επόμενη κίνησή του, στο διεθνές τουρνουά του 1974, στο Βέικ άαν Ζέε. Όρθιος παρακολουθεί ο νεότατος τότε Γιαν Τίμαν. Μια νέα σειρά μικρών αναρτήσεων με σύντομες βιογραφίες ξεχασμένων...

The final event of the Moscow Blitz Chess Championship took place on 6th September, traditionally in the open air, in front of the VDNH House of Culture. Invited Grandmasters and players qualified from five semifinal events formed the field of 20 participants. In addition there were also final Moscow Blitz Championships for women, veterans and [...]

As you probably know, the World Chess Championship Match will take place this November in Sochi, Russia. I invite you to have a premier of ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ in Sochi during the Match.

There is a well-known trap in the Bogo-Indian Defense that raises an interesting question whenever I show it to someone. The trap is as follows and involves a question of how White should recapture after a trade of Bishops by Black: The question after this trap is always, “Well, why would White ever want to […]

The Serbian First League Team Championship for men and women was held from 30th August to 9th September 2014 in the town of Palic, Serbia. Chess Club “Radnicki Vodovod” – Kragujevac emerged a clear winner of the Men’s Championship. GM Rapport Richard 2704 HUN, GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2613 SRB, GM Perunovic Milos 2602 SRB, GM Damljanovic Branko 2539 SRB, GM Bogosavljevic...

The final stage of the Portuguese Chess Championship 2014 is taking place from 7th to 13th September at the Hotel AS in Lisbon, the capital and the largest city of Portugal. See the full list of participants here. GM Antonio Fernandes is leading with 3,5/4 points, leaving the nearest followers full point behind. FM Viktor Ulyanovskyy and IM Jorge Viterbo [...]

The 4th edition of Mohamed Slama Memorial took place from 31st August to 14th September at the luxurious Hotel Monastir Center****, situated in the center of the splendid touristic city of Monastir, Tunisia and adjoining a beautiful sandy beach. The event was organized by FM/ IO/ FA Jawhar Ben Fredj under the auspices of Chess Club La Tour Blanche – Ksibet El [...]

Άρθρο του Δημήτριου Δρακουλάκου για το skakistiko Σύνοψη Αυτό το άρθρο αποσκοπεί να αναδείξει τα κύρια χαρακτηριστικά των σχολικών πρωταθλημάτων Αττικής στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση την πενταετία 2010-2014. Αρχικά...

While teaching how pieces move, the most difficult to explain and understand is the knight. This is because other pieces move in in straight lines and the knight is the only piece which can jump. Kids can usually grasp the point that knight can jump but still find it difficult to understand its movements. The […]

Tα σωματεία μέλη τις Ε.Σ.Σ.Π καλούνται το Σάββατο στις 4 Οκτωβρίου 2014 στις 19:00 σε Γενική Συνέλευση στο εντευκτήριο της ΝΕΠ. Σε περίπτωση μη απαρτίας η συνέλευση θα πραγματοποιηθεί το Κυριακή 5 Οκτωβρίου 2014 στις 10:00 στον...