Στις αρχές του Νοεμβρίου θα ξεκινήσει το πολυσυζητημένο ματς Ανάντ – Κάρλσεν στην Ινδία. Το πρώτο παιχνίδι έχει προγραμματιστεί να γίνει στις 7 Νοεμβρίου και το 12ο και τελευταίο στις 24 του ίδιου μήνα.Πάνω αριστερά...

Normally I play two knight variations against French defence (as suggested by Nigel) as it suits my playing style. After 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8. Bd3 I was very comfortable with 8…. f6 9. exf6 Nf6 10.0-0, but […]

The defending champion SOCAR emerged clear leader after the fifth round in the Open section of European Club Cup. SOCAR maintained the perfect score with a fine 4-2 victory against Ugra, thanks to the wins of Veselin Topalov and Wang Hao. G-Team Novy Bor assumed the second place after defeating SK 47 Eynatten by 4,5:1,5, [...]

    As many of you probably know, updates to this website were often also put up on ChessVibes. However, with their owner and editor, Peter Doggers, moving to become Head of Content at Chess.com I’ve decided to follow suit and so you’ll be able to read my articles there as well as here starting with […]

The fifth round of the 2013 European Chess Club Cup is currently ongoing at the Rodos Palace Hotel on Rhodes, Greece. Round 5 photo gallery All games are being broadcasted live: Open / Women

The first half of the Icelandic League was played a couple of weeks ago and Sue and I made the trip over to play for our team GM Hellir. When I started playing the team was Matar which then merged with Godinn. Just before the start of this season we made another merger and we’re […]

  Τρία ποιήματα του Μπέρτολτ Μπρεχτ συνοδεύουν με την δύναμη και την αξία  τους τρεις γελοιογραφίες που με σκακιστικό θέμα καυτηριάζουν την βία των καιρών μας και όχι μόνον.  Η μάσκα του ΚακούΣτον τοίχο μου...

Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona – Casino de Barcelona 2013 will take place from 25-31st October at the Gran Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21). The tournament is organized by the Catalonian Chess Federation and sponsored by the Casino of Barcelona (Group Peralada), Barcelona City Hall and and the Autonomous Government of Catalonia. The tournament is [...]

Συνεργασία του Τριαντάφυλλου Σωτηρίου   Μιας αγάπης με ακατέλυτο ρυθμό, ακατανίκητης σαν τη μουσική (Γιώργος Σεφέρης, Πάνω σ’ έναν ξένο στίχο)   Αν ήταν βινύλια, θα έλεγα ότι τα έχω λιώσει· αν σιντιά, ότι τα έχω...

The year is 2013. Those of us who remember playing against chess computer programs probably fondly remember the days when chess engines were relatively weak and did not “understand” chess. But 16 years ago, when Deep Blue defeated Kasparov in a match, it became clear that however one wanted to define “understand”, chess played by […]

The big winner of the fourth round in the Open section of European Club Cup was Ugra who scored a narrow victory against former champion Saint-Petersburg. Five games were drawn and Anton Korobov defeated Nikita Vituigov. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Anish Giri of SOCAR used the white pieces to bring the success in match against Clichy [...]

California has long had a vibrant chess scene, and for a quarter of a century, from 1951 to 1976, it was chronicled by the California Chess Reporter. If you're in a mood for nostalgia, you can find the entire print run digitized here. (HT: Allen Becker)

As expected, the 2014 Candidates' tournament will be held in good old Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 12-30. (HT: Chess Today) Who doesn't love Siberia in the spring? Brr.

The fourth round of the 2013 European Chess Club Cup is currently ongoing at the Rodos Palace Hotel on Rhodes, Greece. All games are being broadcasted live: Open / Women Round 4 photo gallery

This is a republished article from Remote Chess Academy.I have some good news for you. The new opening course is almost ready!I hope to finalize it very soon, and to publish it on the 28th of October.How do chess players study openings? There are only 2 main ways:They learn via tutorials (books, DVDs etc) made by GMs about a certain opening, orThey observe the games of strong players in...