The list of the upcoming FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars, that have been scheduled, is as follows: RUSSIA, Sochi, 17-22 April 2014 (Russian lang.) ENGLAND, Sunningdale, 18-20 April 2014 (English lang.) AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, 17-18 May 2014 (English lang.) PALESTINE, Ramallah, 1-4 June 2014 (Arab lang.) MACAU, 4-8 June 2014 (English lang.) USA, Tarrytown, 8-12 June 2014 (English [...]

Μα η πιο πραγματική γάτα, είναι η ανυπόστατη, η μεταφυσική γάτα του Cheshire, άπειρα επιμερισμένη σε φέτες ύπαρξης. Χιούμορ γνήσια γατικό. Άψογη γεωμετρική σκέψη του Carroll. Εμείς έχουμε τη Σεμίρα του Ροΐδη. Την Τούτη και τον...

Twenty-eight years ago I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, leaving me fighting for my life. I happened to be working a part time job (having been at this job for just one week) as a cabinet maker in an industrial complex. Unbeknown to us, there was an illegal fireworks factory on […]

Top Moldavian player GM Viktor Bologan emerged winner of the International Rapid Chess Festival – Veaceslav Cebanenco Memorial after an exciting last round and Armageddon tie-break. The Veaceslav Cebanenco Memorial took place on 1-2nd April at the Republican Chess and Draughts Club, Sciusev street 111, in Chisinau, Moldova. The main open tournament A for players [...]

Δείτε τους επιτυχόντες του Σεμιναρίου Διαιτησίας που διεξήχθη στις 22-23/3 με εισηγητή τον IA Βασίλη Παπαδόπουλο. (ΒΚ* = ΑΚ με επίτευξη νόρμας κληρώσεων)

Final three rounds of the stage are coming

The DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah KL International Open Chess Championship 2014 is starting today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and continues until 11th April. The tournament will be played over 9 rounds using the Swiss System according to World Chess Federation (FIDE) Title & Rating Regulations. The event is organized by the Malaysian Intellect Development [...]

This game was my last game in this section to finish. My opponent is from England. My opponent kept declining my draw offers because he thought that he had a better pawn structure. I was, once again, mislead by the chess engines into playing an inferior line and could have lost the endgame if my […]

The traditional match between ”Blondes” and “Brunettes” took place on 1st April in the restaurant “Carlson” in Moscow. This time Caissa favored the Blondes who won with the score 48,5:32,5 to take the overall lead 2,5:1,5 in all matches held from 2011. Grandmaster Valentina Gunina and International Master Maria Fominikh recorded the best individual results of...

Ukrainian Grandmaster Illya Nyzhnyk recently decided to begin his higher education in the United States. He was offered scholarships from multiple excellent universities. At the end, he decided to attend Webster University and applied for admission less than a month ago. He just passed his TOEFL exam, and was officially admitted earlier today. He will [...]

In effect, we passed many hard days, almost losing any hope to make a bid, but finally, with big efforts from our federation, the ministry, friends and especially the current PM Irakli Garibashvili and of course Bidzina Ivanishvili we succeeded to submit the bid!

The 8th Annual Long Island Open was held from March 28-30, 2014, at the Ramada Plaza Long Island MacArthur Airport Hotel, 1730 N. Ocean Ave, Holtsville, New York. The event had 5 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Under 900, with a prize fund of $12,000 prize fund. Thee were four Grandmasters [...]

White Rose has been performing well in the 4NCL. I put it down to good team spirits. This is the second time I have played for White Rose, the first being in 2008 when I was a replacement for Anya Corke who had a family emergency. Since then I’ve switched teams every year, playing for […]

The 1st quarter FIDE Presidential Board was held on 30th March at the conference room of Ugra Classic Complex in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The meeting was opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhninov and Khanty-Mansiysk Mayor and Ugra Chess Federation President Vassily Filipenko. Mayor Vassily Filipenko welcomed the guests and wished a pleasant stay in Khanty-Mansiysk. President [...]

σχόλια:Ηλίας Κουρκουνάκης  Στη βαριάντα του Δράκου της Σικελικής Άμυνας, το σημαντικότερο “ελαφρό” κομμάτι είναι ο μαύρος μαυροτετράγωνος Αξιωματικός. Η απομάκρυνσή του από την σκακιέρα μπορεί να αποβεί...