Live games with analysis

Live games with analysis

The Indonesian Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013 has now finished its second to last round. On top board it was the match-up of the resourceful IM Nguyen Duc Hoa (6.5/9) who had been taking his chances well, against long time leader GM Alexey Dreev (7/9), but this time the vastly experienced Russian was a little [...]

Η «Ακαδημία των Σπορ» προκηρύσσει ατομικά πρωταθλήματα RAPID & BLITZ στις 27/10/2013 και 28/10/2013 αντίστοιχα στο CAFÉ ΜΕΛΙ (Ν.Ε.Ο. Πατρών-Αθηνών 82). Όριο συμμετοχών 40 άτομα.

Με επτά ομάδες ξεκίνησε στις 13.10.13 το ομαδικό πρωτάθλημα της ΕΣΣΠ. Η ομάδα μας έχασε με 4,5 -1,5 απο τον Πατραϊκό εκτός έδρας. Η ομάδα μας αγωνίστηκε με τους: Σιρινιάν Ματθαίο, Πρίντζιο Λάμπρο, Ζαφειρόπουλο Στράτο...

Recently I observed a few habits among my students…. The students were talking to each other(self talking is another matter) so I asked them not to talk and told them that chess is not a game that you can talk and play. But it has hardly made any difference. They believe they are so brilliant […]

The 31st Annual Sands Regency Reno-Western States Open will take place from 18-20th October at the Sands Regency Hotel/Casino, Reno, Nevada 89501. The tournament will be held in six sections over six rounds of Swiss system and with time control 40/2, G/60, d5. The total prize fund is $26,000 based on 275 paid entries, with [...]

Jesse Kraai returned to chess in 2002, at 30 years old. By studying his own games he was able to reach his goal of Grandmaster in 2007. You can read more about him and his chess novel at jessekraai.com. His novel may be purchased on Amazon, http://amzn.to/1chwP0U Excerpt below kindly provided by Jesse: Lisa ditched [...]

With the conclusion of the Russian Superfinal, Bilbao Masters and Kings Tournament, the world’s chess elite will move to Rhodes, Greece, appropriately nicknamed ‘The island of the Knights’ and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. The island will host the European Chess Club Cup from 19-27th October in the conference center of [...]

The 17th Unive Chess Tournament will be held from 18 to 26 October in the town hall of Hoogeveen, Netherlands. The main Crown Group will see two talented juniors competing against two experienced players in a double round robin event. The first round is on 20th October. The players are Michael Adams (England 2753), Wesley [...]

Η ΕΣΣΠ διοργανώνει σεμινάριο ανάδειξης και προαγωγής διαιτητών στις 19/10/2013 και 20/10/2013, στην Πάτρα. Εισηγητής θα είναι ο Διεθνής Διαιτητής και Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής διαιτησίας της FIDE κ. Νικολόπουλος Παναγιώτης και...

The TCEC Stage 2 is nearing its end. Nine engines have practically assured participation in the next stage – Komodo, Stockfish, Gull, Hiarcs, Houdini, Rybka, Critter, Bouquet, and Naum. The leader is Komodo, maintaining a full point advantage two rounds before the end. The top seeded Houdini 3 and the 4.1 version of Rybka are [...]

Αποτελέσματα 1ου Γύρου και Κλήρωση 2ου Γύρου

I’ve been looking for a chess beginner’s app for my 7-year-old son that both engages him and helps him to learn. It’s all very well me teaching him, but he can only bear his dad doing that for about 10 minutes and then he wants to do something else. With digital games, however, he can […]

The Russian Championship Superfinal 2013 for men and women took place from 5th to 14th October at the State Historical and Architectural Museum in Nizhny Novgorod. Both events were held according to round robin system with ten players. The total prize fund for both groups was 6 million RUB (approx 138,000 EUR). Peter Svidler defeated [...]