The Bay Area International Open Chess Tournament took place on 2-8th January, 2014, at the Hilton Santa Clara, 4949 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California 95054. The tournament was a 9-round Swiss open to players with FIDE ratings above 2000 and it was possible to earn FIDE title norms. 74 players competed. Six players shared [...]

The 39th International Open Ciudad de Sevilla is taking place on 10-18th January at the Hotel Silken Al Andalus Palace in Seville, Spain. The tournament is organized by the Federacion Sevillana de Ajedrez, with support from Instituto Municipal Deportes Ayuntamiento Sevilla, Turismo y Comercio Junta de Andalucía and Educación Cultura y Deporte Junta de Andalucía. [...]

Pairings of round 1

Δελτίο Τύπου1ο Κύπελλο Ελλάδας Λύσης Σκακιστικών ΠροβλημάτωνΑν ο κύριος σκοπός της καινούριας αυτής διοργάνωσης ήταν να κάνει γνωστό το Καλλιτεχνικό Σκάκι σε ένα ευρύτερο κύκλο σκακιστών, μπορούμε να πούμε ότι το 1ο...

Η 13χρονη παγκόσμια πρωταθλήτρια Σταυρούλα Τσολακίδου. Ολοκληρώθηκαν στις 8.1.2014 οι αγώνες των Πανελληνίων Πρωταθλημάτων Εφήβων – Νεανίδων έως 18 και 20 ετών στο Δημαρχείο Θεσσαλονίκης. Μετά από μεγάλη μάχη που κράτησε...

With minor piece endgames, sometimes what appears to be sufficient material for a win is actually insufficient. Have a quick look at the position below. Most of us improvers would likely conclude that white is winning, especially since it’s white to move and the black pawn on a5 is lost. That left white with two […]

The Estonian Chess Federation is holding Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2014 on 10-16th January to celebrate the 98th birth anniversary of Grandmaster Paul Keres who was elected the Estonian Sportsman of the 20th century. The playing venue will be at Paul Keres Chess House, Vene Str 29, Tallinn. The Festival is organized by the Estonian [...]

The Estonian Sports Association Kalev organizes the 23rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Paul Keres Memorial on 10-12 January at the Sokos Hotel Viru, 4 Viru Square, Tallinn, Estonia. The event is marking the Estonian chess legend’s 98th birth anniversary. Main sponsors are City of Tallinn, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, The Council Of Gambling Tax and [...]

Following an initiative started in 2013 the FIDE Events Commission is supporting establishment of new competitions and events aiming for a further development. On the proposal from the FIDE Zone 1.10 and the Cyprus Chess Federation, FIDE Events Commission will provide technical and financial support to hold the 1st Individual Championship of Zone 1.10. Zone [...]

The Swiss Chess GP will consist of eight blitz tournaments to be played throughout the year. The first event is scheduled to start at 16:00h on 25th January at the Schachmuseum (Chess Museum), Industriestrasse 10 in Kriens. The tournament format is 9-round Swiss with the time control 5-minutes per player. The remaining events will take [...]

Grandmaster and world under-18 bronze medalist Vaibhav Suri suffered a shock defeat at the hands of unheralded N Surendran in the opening round of the premier section of 12th Parsvnath Delhi International Grandmasters Chess Tournament that got underway here. It turned out to be a tough day for Suri who could not match the guile [...]

The 19th Open Chess Tournament “Bosnjaci” took place on 3-9th January at the chess club in Bosnjaci, Croatia. The 9-round Swiss event attracted 105 players from BIH, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia. The total prize fund was 5000 EUR. Grandmaster Emil Dizdarevic took a clear first place with 7,5/9 points. Final standings: 1. GM [...]

Το Δ.Σ. της Ε.Σ.Σ.Ν.Α. στη συνεδρίασή του της 29.12.2012 αποφάσισε ομόφωνα για τα Ομαδικά Πρωταθλήματα 2014 τα εξής : 1) Αξιολογήσεις FIDE Οι Διευθυντές Αγώναν(Δ.Α.) θα καταβάλλουν κάθε προσπάθεια να συγκεντρωθούν τα Φύλλα Αγώνος...

http://www.gga.gov.gr/index.php/grafeio-tupou/deltia-tupou/1281-2013-12-30-15-02-25 ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ & ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΥΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΥΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ Αθήνα 30 Δεκεμβρίου 2013 ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ Με Κοινή Υπουργική Απόφαση, που συνυπογράφουν οι...

Interview with the tournament director just a few days before the start