The Bunratty Weekender was held over on 7-9th February at the Bunratty Castle Hotel in Ireland. The tournament was held over six rounds of Swiss system and in four sections: Masters, Challengers, Major and Minor. English Grandmaster Gawain Jones convincingly won the Masters and the top prize of €1000 with 5,5/6 points, leaving the nearest [...]

Οι διαιτητές της περιοχής μας μπορούν να υποβάλουν αίτηση στην ΤΕΔ, για την κάλυψη των θέσεων Επικεφαλής Διαιτητής, Βοηθός(οι) Επικεφαλής, Υπεύθυνος(νοι) Κληρώσεων, διαιτητές αίθουσας για τα σχολικά πρωταθλήματα έως...

There’s been a lot of talk about Hikaru Nakamura’s missed win against Magnus Carlsen at the recent Zurich tournament. It does look as if 37.Qf1 would have been strong and here’s a video of the game: Of course it’s all too easy to find such moves in these days of high powered engines. It’s also […]

The 36th Bulgarian International Open Chess Championship – Georgi Tringov Memorial – was held from 2nd to 9th February at the Moscow Hall of Hotel Novotel in Plovdiv. The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system and for the prize fund of 10.000 EUR. Romanian Grandmaster Levente Vajda and Montenegro Champion Nikola Djukic [...]

Με "μεγάλες" νίκες προχώρησαν στον ΠΟΑ οι δύο πρωτοπόροι ΝΕ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ και ΕΣ ΑΙΓΙΑΛΕΙΑΣ. Ανατροπές στον ΠΟΒ και η ΣΑ Πύργου πρωταθλήτρια Β' Εθνικής. Τα αποτελέσματα αναλυτικά

The awarding ceremony for the winners of the children’s tournament of Moscow Open 2014, the RSSU School Champions Cup, was held on Saturday in the assembly hall of the Russian State Social University. More than 700 children of 5 to 15 years old were competing on the course of nine days in the hospitable social [...]

The Presidents Weekend Championship is scheduled to take place on 14-16th February at La Quinta Inn & Suites in Coral Springs, Florida, USA. The tournament is organized by Boca Raton Chess Club. The playing format is 5-round Swiss with five sections (Open, U2100, U1800, U1500, U1000). The prize fund is $6,700 based on 200 paid [...]

ΚΛΗΡΩΣΗ ΚΥΠΕΛΟΥΑ΄ ΓΥΡΟΣ: 9/2/2014 Σ.Ο.Β.Ε. – Σ.Ο.ΛΑΜΙΑΣ Σ.Ν.Ο.Λ. – Σ.Α.ΛΑΜΙΑΣ Σ.Σ.ΕΛΑΣΣΟΝΑΣ – Σ.Ε.ΒΟΛΟΥ Σ.Σ.ΦΑΡΣΑΛΩΝ – Φ.Ο.ΚΑΡΔΙΤΣΑΣ Σημ.: Α.Ο ΑΓΡΙΑΣ ΜΑΓΝΗΣΙΑΣ και Σ.Σ.ΛΑΡΙΣΑΣ περνούν στον Β΄ γύρο άνευ αγώνα.Β΄...

Τα ατομικά και σχολικά πρωταθλήματα της ΕΣΣΠ για το 2014 θα διεξαχθούν στις 8 και 9 Μαρτίου 2014 στο Porto Rio.

Houdini 4, Critter 1,6a, and Gull 2,8b held to draws

The 2014 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival took place from Monday 27th January to Thursday 6th February at Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. The Festival consisted of five events: Masters, Challengers Wk1 (U2250), Challengers Wk2 (U2250), Amateurs Wk1 (U1900) and Amateurs Wk2 (U1900). The Masters section attracted 256 players from 48 countries, including 76 Grandmasters and 10 [...]

Chess is thought of in many ways. To some, it’s merely a game to be enjoyed occasionally, used to pass the time on a rainy day. To others, it becomes a lifelong passion, a mental challenge that can be both satisfying and maddening at the same time. It’s an art, a blank canvas upon which […]

Here’s an extract from a game between two of Richmond Junior Chess Club’s less experienced members. Black, the older and stronger of the two boys, has a rook, knight and pawn against his opponent’s lone king, as well as the advantage of the move. It should be easy to win, shouldn’t it? Mr Silicon Knowall […]

I was watching Nigel’s DVD for ChessBase on the Exchange Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. This is one of my favorite ChessBase DVDs. Rather than focusing on long variations, this is a DVD that is all about ideas and plans. It’s an excellent openings DVD for improving chess players. One of the clips goes […]

The 1st International Chess Festival Iasi Open is set to take place on 10-18th May at the Palas Mall in Iasi, Romania. The Festival is organized by the AJ Sah Iasi and consists of Open A (9 round Swiss), Open B (U12 juniors, 9 round Swiss) and Open C (blitz). The total prize fund is [...]