Live games with triple engine analysis

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Ετοίμασα για τους φίλους που ενδιαφέρονται για το Καλλιτεχνικό Σκάκι ένα έγγραφο (μορφή pdf) με τίτλο Καλλιτεχνικές Σκακιστικές Συνθέσεις.Έχει ορισμούς, επεξηγήσεις και πολλά λυμένα προβλήματα. Μερικά από τα...

Live games with triple engine analysis

Live games with analysis

Ωραία ασπρόμαυρη φωτογραφία που εικονίζει φανατικούς σκακιστές σε πάρκο του Κιέβου. Την ίδια στιγμή, φουντώνει η «φωτιά» που σιγοκαίει στην ανατολική Ουκρανία μετά την απόσχιση της Κριμαίας και την προσάρτησή της από...

One of my closest and longest-standing chess friends, around 2200 strength, has all his life been a fervent lover of the Tarrasch Defence to the QGD: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5. Tarrasch advocated this as the only correct way to defend the Queen’s Gambit, arguing that the free piece play that Black gets after […]

The simul (and preceding lecture) mentioned a few days ago took place yesterday and went very well. Bob Banta and the attending members of the Deadwood Chess Club treated me with great hospitality, and I can enthusiastically recommend the club to players in and around Indianapolis. We didn't manage to fill all 30 seats, but 22 players gave me a good workout, and several more attended the lecture...

The 16th Dubai Open Chess Championship for the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup is taking place on 7-17th April at the Dubai Chess & Culture Club, United Arab Emirates. The tournament format is 9 round Swiss and the total prize fund is $50,000, with $10,000 reserved for the winner. 150 players from 40 [...]

Live games with analysis

Stockfish, Fire, and Rybka share second place

The 2nd International chess tournament Golden Island Krk 2014 is organized by the Chess club “Draga” Rijeka and Chess club “Krk” on 6-12th April, 2014, at the Hotel Malin in Malinska, Island Krk, Croatia. Tournament System: Swiss, FIDE variant, 9 rounds, 90 minutes + 30 sec increment for every move (from the beginning of the [...]

Την μεγάλη έκπληξη στο 63ο Πανελλήνιο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα πραγματοποίησε ο νεαρός σκακιστής  της ΕΣΘ Σωτήρης Μαλικέντζος που κατέκτησε την πρώτη θέση. Ένα εξαιρετικό παιδί, που ξεκίνησε το σκάκι στο Βόλο και σπουδάζει...

It’s been far too long since the first article in this series, but here’s a very instructive ending between two of Richmond Junior Club’s stronger members (both about 1500-1600 strength) on 22 March. We start here, with White considering his 41st move. Should he trade rooks or not? First lesson: you have to calculate the […]

The world famous Marshall Chess Club is organizing the 7th NY International on 18-22th June. The event will have three sections: FIDE Norm, U2200 and U1900. FIDE Norm Section is open to all players rated 2200 or above (USCF or FIDE) and special invitees. The playing format is 9 rounds, Swiss System, 40/90, SD/30, 30 [...]