Doordarshan, India’s Largest Television Network, has signed an agreement with All India Chess Federation for the Complete Global Television Rights  of the Forthcoming FIDE World Championship Match 2013 to be played in Chennai,  between Reigning World Chess Champion GM Viswanathan Anand and Challenger  GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway. The Agreement was signed by Mr Ranjan [...]

Today was a double round at one of the top open championships of the year Indonesia Open 2013. GM Alexey Dreev (interview here) kept the sole lead achieved in R5 after a gift and a hard fought draw. He is eager to achieve a good score before his important participation at the European Club Cup [...]

GM Alexey Dreev is the sole leader of the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013. After 7 round he is on top with 6,0/7. GM Alexey Dreev prevailed in his game against GM Ivan Ivanisevic, which brought him to the first position that he managed to keep today. Here is an interview with GM Dreev [...]

Όπως έχουμε πει, ο Νίκος Περγιάλης είναι ιδιαίτερη περίπτωση συνθέτη. Είναι συνθέτης και τραγουδιστής ρεμπέτικων τραγουδιών, ο έσχατος ρεμπέτης στην εποχή μας. Εδώ τραγουδάει Σταύρο Βαμβακάρη...

WGM Elisabeth Paehtz is the German representative playing at the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013. So far the 28 year old chess player has yet to hit her best form at IOCC. The 32nd place finisher at the European Championship 2013 held in Belgrade, Serbia, feels that IOCC is very strong and even if [...]

Ο Σκακιστικός Επιμορφωτικός Όμιλος Καλαβρύτων-Επαρχίας στα πλαίσια του Πανελλήνιου Ομαδικού Πρωταθλήματος Rapid “ΠΟΤΕ ΠΙΑ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ” οργανώνει Πανελλήνιο Ανοικτό Ατομικό Διαγωνισμό Σκακιστικού Σκίτσου

I need to make a correction to my previous post. Marie Tannus, Omry’s mother, told me that Omry was 12 years old, not 10, when I lost to him. In this article I am going to make a brief departure from the topic of chess blindness and discuss man versus machines. In this case, I […]

Nine engines are practically qualified for Stage 3

Ο κ. Γ. Βόβας είναι ο νέος αρχηγός της ομάδας μας και μας παρουσιάζει κάποιες ιδέες και προτάσεις. Τα σχόλια είναι ευπρόσδεκτα.Εάν θέλετε να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή στο εσωτερικό μας τουρνουά, παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με το...

In these days where children expect instant gratification, where quick decisions are often valued above in-depth thinking, where children are more likely to be hunters than farmers, it’s increasingly difficult to get many children to slow down and think before playing their move. Many years ago, well-meaning teachers used to advise children to sit on […]

Live games with analysis

Andrew Paulson, the founder of AGON, has been elected President of English Chess Federation at the Annual General Meeting that took place at the Euston Square Hotel on Saturday. The results of the election, as announced by the English Chess Federation, are as follows: President: Andrew Paulson Chief Executive: Phil Ehr Director of Finance: David [...]

The success story of the 21 year old Argentinian

Nigel Short, currently rated 2684, needs no introduction as he is a well traveled globe trotting Englishman and a frequent visitor to Asia. He is not only a chess player, but is also a national team trainer, who has written extensively about the game while continuing to be in demand as a commentator at major [...]