The 5th International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra will take place from June 14th to 21st, 2014, in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park and one of the jewels of the Italian Alps. The A section is available to players with an elo above 2000, 9 rounds Swiss system , [...]

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The experienced Martin Huba will be a candidate for the position of Treasurer of ECU

I have now shown the first two tournament games of my life, from 1980: I lost the first game and won the second game. My third game, discussed here was a draw. It was an instructive experience for me in my first tournament to experience all three possible results in the first three rounds! I […]

The traditional ČEZ Chess Trophy 2014 Festival took place from 6th to 10th June, 2014 at the marvelous Michna Palace in Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. The 4 game match between GM Hikaru Nakamura (2775) and the best Czech player GM David Navara (2724) finished 3,5-0,5 in favor of the American guest. Nakamura started with a bang, [...]

The 5th Marathon International Rapid Chess Tournament was held on 7th-8th June, 2014 at Mega Mall Rabat in Rabat, the capital and the fifth largest city of Morocco, situated on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regrer. The Morocco Chess Festival was opened by the former World Champion GM Viswanathan Anand and started [...]

Ten of the top young chess players in the United States will compete in the 2014 U.S. Junior Closed Championship June 19-29 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). But there’s more than just the title on the line. The winner also will receive the $3,000 top prize and, more importantly, [...]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must recognize chess as an Olympic sport, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told a press conference at the Interfax head office, as quoted by Kyiv Post. “The FIDE’s primary task is for chess to be included in the Winter Olympics program and to be already recognized [...]

(* Non-greek speaking visitors, please scroll below)  Όπως όλα τα τελευταία χρόνια, έτσι και φέτος η οργανωτική επιτροπή του Διεθνούς Σκακιστικού Τουρνουά «Ίκαρος», μετά από επαφές με με τις ακτοπλοϊκές εταιρείες που δραστηριοποιούνται...

Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand will play the World Championship Match in November in Sochi, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced at the press conference with Interfax. The Match will take place from 7 to 28 November at the Olympic Village in Sochi. The budget is 3 million USD. ITAR-TASS states that both players agreed with [...]

The 8th BPB Limburg Open 2014 took part from 6th to 9th June, 2014 at the Sporthal De Geusselt in the city of Maastricht, in the Netherlands. The top seeded player GM Erwin L’Ami (NED) emerged a clear winner of the Master Section with 6/7 points, leaving the nearest contenders half a point behind. Second [...]

Ένας κόσμος – ένας κόσμος τετράγωνος ο κόσμος μου. Στις απλοποιημένες του διαστάσεις χαρακώνονται οι ορίζοντες των ημερών, της ισονυχτίας η αντιθετική επιφάνεια. Όλα τα εγκλήματα της ζωής – πανουργίες φόνοι –...

Kids are have a better chance to improve at chess compared to to adult players. There are many reasons behind this but the most natural reason is that kids have a lot of time at their disposal compared to most adults, who have a limited amount of time because of their responsibilities. So what you’re […]

Tibor Karolyi, Mikhail Tal's Best Games 1: The Magic of Youth (Quality Chess, 2014). 447 pp. €24.99/$29.95. Reviewed by Dennis Monokroussos. First, a disclaimer: I had a little involvement in the project, offering some old analysis, hunting down some source material and helping him find a contact or two, as I recall. Apparently I offered some helpful encouragement as well, as Tibor...

Hikaru Nakamura finished his 4-game match with David Navara on a high note, winning the game to complete a very convincing victory. (To Navara's credit, he maintained a sense of humor, setting up a self-mate on the final move.) With this success Nakamura picked up 12 rating points and has moved up to #5 on the live rating list. Well done!