Ο Σύλλογος Ιωαννιτών Σκακιστών ζητά τη βοήθειά σας. Θα πραγματοποιήσουμε εθελοντικές εργασίες καθαριότητας εξωτερικού χώρου, το Σάββατο 7 Σεπτεμβρίου. Στις 17:00 το απόγευμα η ομάδα του Συλλόγου μας θα είναι εκεί για να...

IM Michael Brooks of Missouri went 5-0 to win the 59th edition of the Iowa Open held August 24-25 in Coralville, Iowa. Report by Mark Capron FM Liang (WI), IM Angelo Young (IL), Petros Karagianis (IL), Robert Keating (IA), and Ziwen Zhou (IA) all scored 4 and tied for second in the 61 player Open [...]

«δεν κάνουμε Θέατρο για το Θέατρο, δεν κάνουμε Θέατρο για να ζήσουμε – κάνουμε Θέατρο για να πλουτίσουμε τον ψυχικό μας κόσμο και όλοι μαζί να βοηθήσουμε να αναπτυχθεί ο πολιτισμός στον Τόπο μας…»Κάρολος...

Mary Ann Gomes of West Bengal won a hat trick of titles by capturing the coveted United Bank of India 40th National Premier Chess Championship, organised by Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy at The Spring Club, Kolkata from 25th August to 5th September 2013. The tournament has been given a new lease of life in the [...]

It happens sometimes . . . You have a won position, your opponent doesn’t yet resign, and your concentration wanders. When it does, it can mean a lost game. In the game below, I missed two immediate mates. (OK, I missed the same mate twice.) I can’t blame my mental lapse on time trouble. It […]

The 13th Young Masters Chess Tournament was held from 27th August to 4th September, 2013, at the well known hotel Ochsen on Kolinplatz in Zug, Switzerland. The tournament format was 10-player round robin. Six Swiss juniors met four Grandmasters from abroad, looking for opportunity to earn IM and GM norms. Ukrainian Grandmaster Sergey Fedorchuk took [...]

Concentration and good night sleep are essential for chess

Houdini, Stockfish, Rybka had setbacks in the first rounds

Library “Petre Dulfu” in Baia Mare hosted a special event with GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu on 24th August. Former European Champion played a simultaneous exhibition on 27 boards. The event was organized by the Library “Petre Dulfu” and Daniel Pop, President of Baia Mare Chess Club. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu won 24 games and three of his opponents [...]

The International Chess Festival Baku Open 2013, dedicated to the Independence Day of Republic of Azerbaijan, will take place on 18-28th September at the AF Hotel near Caspian Sea. The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry and Azerbaijan Chess Federation. The total prize fund is 50.000 USD. First place is 10.000 [...]

Having had the Star Wars movies run in the background for hundreds of hours I’ve learned quite a bit about the Jedi. And I’ve also come to a staggering conclusion; from the point of view of strategy and planning they were just hopeless. Here’s a listing of Jedi mistakes which a strong chess player would […]

Caruana, Ponomariov, Wang Hao, and Radjabov confirmed

FIDE request the change due to the force majeure situation in the area

The Serbian Premier League took place from 24th August to 3rd September, 2013, in Hotel Šumarice, Kragujevac. Both Open and Women sections had 12 teams participating. The scoring system was 3 points for a match victory, 1 point for a tie. Novosadski ŠK DDOR (Novi Sad) retained the title of Serbian Club Champion after concluding [...]

Πριν λίγο καιρό άνοιξε ο νέος σταθμός του μετρό στο Ελληνικό και η ιδέα για ένα τουρνουά στα νότια προάστια εύκολα προσβάσιμο από όλη την Αθήνα έγινε πραγματικότητα. Ο σύλλογος Φ.Ο.Ελληνικού διοργανώνει  τουρνουά 7...