The third game of the FIDE World Chess Championship Match, sponsored by Tamil Nadu state and currently ongoing in Chennai, finished in a draw shortly after the first time control. Carlsen was ready to enter the opening discussion by repeating the setup from the first game. Only this time he made an early c2-c4 advance, [...]

After a pair of uninspiring draws, the world championship match between Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen finally heated up. Carlsen again played 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3, but after 2...g6 varied from game 1 with 3.c4. The game left theory fairly early, but the position-type was not especially unusual. Carlsen seemed to lose the thread somewhat with 13.Bb4, and he was soon under enduring...

In honour of the World Championship match – Anand-Carlsen –CHESSBASE and the REMOTE CHESS ACADEMY have joined forces to let you have fun, practise your chess and fight for great prizes! The basis for success in chess is to keep the right balance between learning, practice and fun. During the WC match, which starts on 9 November 2013and which will be broadcast in detail here on...

Προς τιμήν του αγώνα του Παγκόσμιου Πρωταθλήματος (Π.Π.) - Anand - Carlsen -η Chessbase και η Remote Chess Academy ένωσαν τις δυνάμεις τουςγια να σας ευχαριστήσουν, να κάνετε πρακτική εξάσκηση και να αγωνισθείτε για μεγάλα βραβεία! ...

Το βράδυ στις 20:30 θα κάνουμε μια συζήτηση με θέματα:1)      Προπονητής της ομάδας.2)      Ομαδική προπόνηση μια κοινή ώρα την εβδομάδα.3)      Διαιτητής στο εσωτερικό...

The World Chess Championship 2013 between the defending champion Viswanathan Anand and the challenger Magnus Carlsen is going to take place 07-28 November, 2013, in Chennai, India. This is the second game of the match, commented by GM Vidit Gujrathi. More: Official website / Live games / Live games 2 / Live games 3 / [...]

The World Chess Championship 2013 between the defending champion Viswanathan Anand and the challenger Magnus Carlsen is going to take place 07-28 November, 2013, in Chennai, India. This is the second game of the match, commented by IM Aman Hambleton. More: Official website / Live games / Live games 2 / Live games 3 / [...]

The FIDE President answers the questions of the media in Chennai

I have started running a chess club at a new school this term and I’ve noticed quite a few positive things about it. Having contacted the school a few months ago, they got back to me in September and after some discussion I wrote a note to parents with information about a proposed club in […]

The 12th Annual Turkey Bowl is scheduled to take place on 15-17th November 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 six sections (Open, U2050, U1800, U1550, U1300, U1000). The prize fund is $7,200 based on [...]

[ Just putting this up for historical purposes, since Garry Kasparov just referred to himself as a "chess tourist" in Chennai. Near the end of this 1999 article by Garry is the source of that joke, which has been routinely used by other players, often when referring to themselves as going to an event because it's fun without any real expectation of winning. It wasn't intended as an insult here...

Ολοκληρώθηκε το ομαδικό πρωτάθλημα παίδων κορασίδων της ΕΣΣΠ με πρωταθλήτρια την ομάδα του ΣΟΠ.

Chennai based Grandmaster RB Ramesh, who is the official commentator for the FIDE World Chess Championship Match, briefly explains what happened in the first two games. Ramesh: In the first two games black side has been more successful. In the first game Anand showed some fantastic preparation with black pieces, and yesterday it was Carlsen’s [...]

Ο Παναγής Σκλαβούνος ανακάλυψε και μου έστειλε ένα αντίστροφο πρόβλημα του Ιωάννη Β. Κουταλίδη, που δημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό "Ήλιος" στις 28 Αυγ. 1946. Όπως έχω γράψει αλλού, ο Ι. Κουταλίδης, υπεύθυνος της σκακιστικής...