The TCEC Grand champion Stockfish, modification 260614, won another prestigious computer chess competition – the Fischer Random Chess (FRC) tournament, organized as a TCEC Season 6 Special Event. In Fischer Random Chess (Chess960) the pieces at the starting position are placed randomly in one of the 960 possible ways. In this particular competition opening books were [...]

For the first time Palau is sending both an Open and Women’s Team to participate in the Chess Olympiad. Tromso will see a debut for the Women’s, while the Open Team previously competed in Istanbul 2012. Fixed Board Order (FBO): Open Board 1: Roberto Angeles Hernandez ID#16600010 Rtg: 1868 Open Board 2: Cyril Tomas Jr. [...]

Ετσι κι αλλιώς είναι η πόλη που δεν κοιμάται ποτέ. Οπότε τι καλύτερο από μια παρτίδα σκάκι στη γωνία Broadway και 46ης οδού στην περίφημη Times Square; Οσο για θεατές, η φωτογραφία αδιάψευστος μάρτυρας ότι στο «σταυροδρόμι του...

Biel: On Tuesday all three games were drawn, but on Wednesday White went 3-0. This was highly significant to the race for first, because Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who had been a convincing leader throughout, was finally defeated while his closest rivals both won their games. Vachier-Lagrave lost to the hitherto winless Anish Giri, who played very well if not perfectly to keep some drama in the...

When I was 10 years old in 1980, shortly after playing in my first couple of rated tournaments, I came under the influence of the then-current Michigan Open champion, a master who changed the course of my life by introducing me to the bizarre in chess and therefore stimulating my imagination, resulting in my developing […]

The 29th Teteven Open is taking place on 9-17th August 2014 in Teteven, a town in north central Bulgaria, located in a mountainous area, in the foothills of the Balkan mountains. The tournament is organized in a 9-round Swiss format by Chess Club “An Pasan” and Teteven Municipality, under the auspices of the Bulgarian Chess [...]

We have set ourselves the task of reviving the chess movement in Russia and actively promoting chess around the world, strengthening links with the national federations of other countries to jointly promote new projects. I hope the delegates of the FIDE Assembly will support our programme.

The Cup of the Altai Krai Governor was held on 18-20th July at the Valery Zolotukhin Theater in province capitol Barnaul. The event was organized by the Russian Chess Federation, Altai Krai Chess federation and Altai Krai Sports Department. The 11-round Swiss rapid open with time control 15 min + 10 sec is valid for [...]

The 2014 edition of MetLife Miguel Najdorf International Chess Festival took place on 14-20th July 2014, at the Palace of Culture and Science in the Polish capital Warsaw. The first place was shared in a seven-way tie by GM Tigran Petrosian (Armenia), GM Vasif Durarbayli (Azerbaijan), GM Aleksandr Shimanov (Russia), GM Bartolomej Macieja (Poland), IM Vitaliy Bernadsky (Ukraine), [...]

“Computer Chess is a supremely intelligent, beautifully constructed film, interweaving comedy and character, satire and subtext, and loaded with more ideas than some filmmakers manage in a lifetime.” – Time Out Synopsis: Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers circa 1980, Computer Chess transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when [...]

For us a mistake which turn the table or decides the game is called a blunder, but for kids it’s nothing special. I have seen lots of kids win games with a single piece against a huge army. The reason is that a sense the danger has not been cultivated. We normally teach kids to […]

The 5th Iberoamerican Individual Chess Championship is taking place on 22-30rd July 2014 in Linares, a city located in the Andalusian Province of Jaen, Spain. The event is a 9-round Swiss, that gathers 82 players from 20 different eligible countries, including 15 GMs, 19 IMs, 2 WGMs and 2 WIMs. First seed is GM Axel Bachmann (Paraguay) 2652. Official website/ More [...]

The organizers of the 2nd Gideon Japhet Memorial – Gelfand vs. Svidler rapid match delivered exclusive video interview series with the chess legends GM Boris Gelfand (Vice World Champion 2012) and GM Peter Svidler (seven times Russian champion). Gilad Japhet, son of Gideon Japhet and the organizer of the Memorial tournament in honor of his father who [...]

Bank of Georgia has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the European Chess Union. The Bank will financially support the establishment and popularization of chess at schools, as well as the training of prospective players, coaches and referees at chess training centres. “Chess is a sport that promotes people’s development, especially from an early age. [...]

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess master Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy has achieved his third Grandmaster (GM) norm after finishing supreme with 7.5 points at the fifth First Saturday – Borloy-Androvitzky Karoly Memorial, held recently in Budapest, Hungary. Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy is set to become Vietnam’s eighth Grandmaster. Huy competed in a double round robin [...]