Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona – Casino de Barcelona 2013 was held on 25-31st October at the Gran Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21). The tournament format was eight-player round robin. Hungarian Grandmaster Csaba Balogh took a clear first place with 4,5/7 points. Final standings: 1. GM Balogh Csaba 2640 HUN – 4,5 2-4. GM Hansen [...]

The 4th Annual Boardwalk Open will be held from November 1-3, 2013 at the Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, 401 South New York Road, Galloway, New Jersey. The event has 5 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600 and Under 1300. All sections have either 3-day (November 1-3) or 2-day (November 2-3) schedules [...]

Getting caught up on the preliminaries of the rapid event in Cap d'Agde, Anatoly Karpov coasted in after racing out to an 8/9 score. He drew four of the remaining five games quickly, only bothering to win against bottom seed and tailender Nino Maisuradze (who probably shouldn't have been there). His score of 11/14 was good enough to take the top qualifying spot with ease. Etienne Bacrot took the...

Ο σημαντικός αμερικανός σκηνοθέτης του 20ου αιώνα Stanley Kubrick ( 26/7/1928 - 7/3/1999) είχε μιάν ιδιαίτερη σχέση και αγάπη γιά το σκάκι.Νεαρός ακόμη, όταν πρωτοξεκινούσε την σκηνοθετική του σταδιοδρομία έπαιζε σκάκι με στοίχημα ένα...

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I own lots of books on openings but they’re sitting in my collection for the future. So far in my training, I’ve avoided the common mistake that many of us improvers make: spending too much time on openings. There’s one important difference between opening theory and endgame theory. Opening theory is constantly evolving. Endgame theory, […]

My second post on the ChessUSA blog is up, wrapping up the game and puzzle addressed in the initial post. Have a look, and in the meantime here's something you can do to help. The series needs a good name, and we don't yet have one. What would you propose? (The format is to have one post a week offering a tip or instruction, and the other weekly post to present a new puzzle while answering the...

I visited Bickleigh on Exe Primary School last week for an informal chat with the pupils of the chess club and to give a simul. A very eager and well behaved group of children, and I hope this will inspire them to even more success in the future! Congratulations to all and especially to Maddy [...]

Tamil Nadu State Chess Association under the auspices of All India Chess Federation is organizing the Women International Grandmaster Open Tournament on 6-14th November at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Periamet, Chennai. The tournament is held in celebration of the FIDE World Championship Match 2013 (Sponsored by Government of Tamilnadu). The playing format will be 11-round [...]

The 15-years old IM Vladislav Artemiev emerged clear winner of the Kustov Memorial that was held on 25-27th October at the Culture Center in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The tournament was dedicated to memory of B.A.Kustov, the first President of Novokuznetsk Chess Federation. The playing format was 11 round Swiss with the time control 15′+10”. [...]

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When I returned to playing chess in 2005, after an absence of twenty years, I was surprised not only by the digital clocks and new time controls (“sudden death”), but also by the availability and strength of computer programs for personal computers. I soon decided to make use of chess engines as part of my […]

The event runs until November 2nd

Την ερχόμενη Παρασκευή 1 Νοεμβρίου 2013 θα γίνουν οι πρώτοι αγώνες της φάσης των 16 του Champions League και είναι οι εξής:

The 3rd Panama Chess Open is starting today at 19h local at the Salón Corotu, Hotel Central Park in Ciudad de Panamá. The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system with accelerated pairings and continues until 5th November. The total prize fund is $10,000. Top prizes are $2500-1500-1000-500-400-300-200-100. The additional events include [...]