It seems that there are three things you can count on in life: death, taxes, and the Russians underperforming in team events. The Russians drew with Armenia in round 1, which was only a mild upset (and admittedly a better result than the U.S.'s 2.5-1.5 loss to Ukraine), but they were dispatched by the Americans 3-1 in round 2. Hikaru Nakamura defeated Vladimir Kramnik in what one would normally...

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ 27-11-20133οΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΙΑΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΟ  ΤΟΥΡΝΟΥΑ ΝΙΚΑΙΑΣ  2-7 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 2014 Ο Ε.Ο.Α.Ο. ΦΥΣΙΟΛΑΤΡΗΣ ΝΙΚΑΙΑΣ διοργανώνει το 3οΧριστουγεννιάτικο Σκακιστικό Τουρνουά Νίκαιας από 2 μέχρι 7/1/2014.ΧΩΡΟΣ ΑΓΩΝΩΝ...

Αγώνες rapid.

Chess is considered to be a most logical and analytical game, yet most amateurs do not approach it in a logical manner. That includes me. I have seen so many mature club players who spend many hours playing or studying chess in order to improve, but the end results are quite miserable. I am not […]

In my last post I mention the terrific start (94%) that “Herts and Minds” had made in Division 3 of the new ICCF Webserver Tournament. They continue to do well although their percentage score has now dropped slightly to 92% or 19.5/21! In fact, they have only conceded three draws and the rest were wins! […]

Η «Ακαδημία των Σπορ» προκηρύσσει ατομικά πρωταθλήματα BLITZ & θεματικού RAPID στις 30/11/2013 και 1/12/2013 αντίστοιχα, στο CAFÉ ΜΕΛΙ (Ν.Ε.Ο. Πατρών-Αθηνών 82). Όριο συμμετοχών 40 άτομα.

Ο Σκακιστικός Επιμορφωτικός Όμιλος Καλαβρύτων-Επαρχίας (ΣΕΠΟΚΕ), προκηρύσσει Ετήσιο Πανελλήνιο Ανοικτό Ομαδικό (Δυαδικό) Σκακιστικό Αγώνα Rapid. Οι αγώνες θα πραγματοποιηθούν στις 7-8 Δεκεμβρίου 2013 στα...

Ten teams are playing in this round-robin event, in Antalya, Turkey. In the order given on this page (the official page seems to be inaccessible at the moment), they are Armenia, Russia, the USA, China, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Turkey, Germany, Azerbaijan and Egypt. I don't know the full first round pairings, but do know that in addition to the matches listed in the title there's also China...

Exclusive interview with World Champion Magnus Carlsen by FIDE Press officer A. Karlovich and ChessTV More: Official website / Live games / Live games 2 / Live games 3 / Photos / Play online at Chessdom Arena /Watch TCEC Superfinal

Ο Σ.Σ. Ακαδημία Σκάκι Αγίου Βασιλείου Ρίου διοργανώνει επετειακό Ομαδικό Τουρνουά Ράπιντ σε 4 σκακιέρες με κυκλικό σύστημα 7 γύρων, για τα 20 χρόνια αδιάλειπτης λειτουργίας του συλλόγου την Κυριακή 22 Δεκεμβρίου στο...

The FIDE World Team Chess Championship 2013 is taking place November 24th – December 6th in Antalya, Turkey. Participants are Armenia, Russia, USA, Germany, Turkey, Azerbaijan, China, Ukraine, Holland, and Egypt in a single round robin event. More: Official website / Live games with analysis / Watch TCEC Superfinal / Play free online chess Round [...]

Objective: To educate and certify Organizers on an international basis. The seminar is Open and organized by the FIDE Event’s Commission (EVE), the Al Ain Chess Club and The UAE Chess Federation. Subject: Successful Seminar attendees will be granted a FIDE IO Norm necessary for the FIDE IO title application. Detailed International Organizers Titles Regulations [...]

Game 9 of the World Championship between incumbent Anand and challenger Carlsen, saw Anand play a sharp game straight from the opening, in an attempt to get back into the match. Unfortunately for him he missed a Queen move in his calculations and then after 28.Nf1 had to resign after Carlsen played 28…Qe1 (28.Bf1 would […]

There will doubtless be dozens of Magnus Carlsen videos in the aftermath of his world championship victory over Viswanathan Anand, and many will be more in-depth than this one. This one's not so bad for a short one, and he gave an interesting and quite direct reply when asked if he expected that the match would be such a one-sided affair.

Στις 8 Δεκεμβρίου, κυκλοφορεί από την Quality Chess το βιβλίο Carlsen’s Assault on the Throne, που υπογράφουν ο Βασίλης Κοτρωνιάς και ο Σωτήρης Λογοθέτης. Πραγματεύεται τη διαδρομή του Κάρλσεν προς τον τίτλο του παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή...