Άρχισαν χτες και θα ολοκληρωθούν στις 10 Ιουλίου τα Πανελλήνια Ατομικά Πρωταθλήματα Παίδων Κορασίδων 2014, στο Ρίο. Οι κατηγορίες σύμφωνα με τα όρια ηλικίας  (ημερομηνίες γέννησης) έχουν ως εξής: Α) ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΩΝ...

One of the most difficult phases of the game for a beginner is the end phase or endgame. There are two reasons for this. First, beginners seldom play through to a proper endgame. Most beginner’s games end in an early checkmate. The second reason for this difficultly with the endgame comes from a flawed idea […]

The Webster University Geneva campus was host for the first of three prestigious events this summer in the “Chess for Girls” series, where Webster University chess coach Susan Polgar is conducting week-long training capped by tournaments among the world’s top young female chess players. Polgar was recently named the top chess trainer in the world [...]

The fourth Amsterdam International Chess tournament will be held from 5th to 13th July 2014. The playing conditions will be perfect in a high-tech, sportive and inspiring environment. The venue is the new sports centre Universum at the Amsterdam Science Park, where the chess players are surrounded by renowned scientists, researchers, high-tech companies, an impressive beta [...]

The 4th Amsterdam International Chess tournament is taking place from 5th to 13th July 2014 in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Top seed is GM Erik Van Den Doel (NED). More information here / Official website

The 4th Amsterdam International Chess tournament is taking place from 5th to 13th July 2014 in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. More information here / Official website

The 2nd Jaen Chess Festival 2014 was held from 28th June to 2nd July, 2014 in the Andalusian city of Jaen, Spain, known as The World Capital of Olive Oil. The event was a 9-round Swiss with a total of 64 players from 5 different countries, including 4 GMs, 7 IMs and 3 FMs. The top seeded GM [...]

The National Individual Greek Championships for Boys and Girls Under 8, 10, 12, 14 an 16 are taking place from 4th to 10th July 2014 at Porto Rio Hotel, in Patras, Greece. Official website

There have been a few articles on this blog about the causes and effects of chess blindness. This is my third article on chess blindness that was not caused by time pressure. The game was the second time that I played Daniel Herman and it was also my second loss to Daniel. This time, there […]

The Working group currently managing Montenegro Chess Federation proposes a subject for the Agenda for 2014 FIDE General Assembly in Tromso, 11-14 August 2014: Information about the European Youth Chess Championship, Budva 2013. The reason for this proposal is a non-transparent manner in which the Championship was organized, resulting in a police investigation which is [...]

The FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2014 will be held in Durban, South Africa from 18th September to 30th September 2014 organized by the South African Chess Federation under the auspices of FIDE. All FIDE members and chess academies are cordially invited to participate in the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships. The Local Organizing Committee [...]

The 42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2014 is set to take place on 12-20th July as an 8-player round robin tournament. The event is organized by the City of Dortmund and the German Chess Federation. The playing venue is Orchesterzentrum NRW, Brückstraße 47, Dortmund, Germany. The field includes World N4 Fabiano Caruana ITA 2789 (Dortmund [...]

The reigning TCEC Grand champion Stockfish 260614 is unstoppable in the FRC format of TCEC – Season 6. The engine has perfect 7/7 score, beating all the rivals so far. Stockfish proved to be the best in classical time controls and it is on its way to do the same in the Fischer Random Chess [...]

The 32nd Greek Team Cup is taking place on 4-5th July, 2014 at Porto Rio Hotel, in Patras, Greece. Official website

The 7th International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2014″ is taking place on 4-11th July in Hotel “Petrus” in Paraćin, Serbia. World №2 Junior and European Rapid Champion GM Richard Rapport will spearhead the challenge. More information here