«Με το δεξί» ξεκίνησαν οι παίχτες του Συλλόγου μας το πρωτάθλημα στο Βραχάτι! Ο Νικόλας, ο Γιώργος και ο Κωνσταντίνοςαγωνίζονται στα τρία ξεχωριστά γκρουπ δυναμικότητας. Εδώ στα Γιάννενα παρακολουθούμε τις παρτίδες...

Με επιτυχία διοργανώθηκε για δεύτερη συνεχόμενη φορά το καλοκαιρινό πρωτάθλημα σκάκι στην Παραμυθιά. Μπορεί να μην είχαμε τον κόσμο που περιμέναμε αλλά όσοι ήταν εκεί απόλαυσαν τις παρτίδες του με φόντο το...

One of the problems with writing books about positional themes is that it can be hard to find good examples. Modern Grandmaster games between players of roughly the same strength feature confusion rather than clarity. Yet students of the game need this clarity in order to understand. What’s the solution? Well if we want more […]

The 3rd International Tournament Split Chess Open 2013 took place from 10th to 18th August in Hotel Zagreb in Split, Croatia. The 9-round Swiss event was organized by the Chess Club “Brda” and City of Split. 170 players from 21 federations competed, including 12 Grandmasters and 13 International Masters. Grandmaster Davorin Kuljašević convincingly won the [...]

Cuban Grandmaster Yuniesky Quesada Perez emerged sole winner of the 2nd Washington International after concluding the event with 7,0 points from nine games. Quesada Perez earned 5000 USD for the effort. The 2nd Annual Washington International took place on 6-11th August at the Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Maryland, United States. The A Section was [...]

Carlsen with dense program during the World Championship inspection

I think I wrote previously about my change in federation from representing  New Zealand to England. Why did I do it? Well, for several reasons. Last year I had some goals about my chess, I wanted to play more, get better and learn! I have played more and I think I’m now a better player […]

One of the questions I ask my pupils is this: Do you think in words or pictures? This always requires a bit of consideration: most teachers don’t ask this sort of question. But eventually they’ll be able to come up with an answer, and understanding this will help me teach them better. If I’m demonstrating, […]

Sixteen matches of the third round of the World Chess Cup 2013 have started today. Evgeny Tomashevsky stunned the top-seeded Levon Aronian and won a nice game with black pieces. Tomashevsky launched a promising attack in the Dutch Stonewall middlegame and later emerged with an extra pawn in the R+B ending. He duly converted the [...]

The Quebec Chess Federation organizes the 2013 Montreal Open Championship on 6-8th September at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, 3200 Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal. The tournament will be held in four sections: Section A Open, Section B (U2000), Section C (U1600) and Section D (U1200). All sections will be played over five rounds of Swiss system. The total prize [...]

Since its introduction, Blitz chess has become a topic of heated debate amongst players and teachers, especially children’s chess coaches. When I say “Blitz” chess, I’m talking about games played in fifteen minutes or less. Those that love a slower, more traditional form of the game will tell you that Blitz undermines the quality or […]

After the World Chess Cup 2013 round 2 tie-break matches, the pairings for the 3rd round are officially confirmed. Top-seeded Levon Aronian will play white pieces against former European champion Evgeny Tomashevsky in round 3 game 1. Follow the live games with computer analysis World Cup round 2 final results Round 3 Match 1 Aronian [...]

In the classical games of the second round of the World Chess Cup 17 players have qualified for the next stage. 15 matches remained to be settled in rapid and blitz tie-breaks on Friday. Top rated players Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Gata Kamsky, Sergey Karjakin and Peter Svidler completed the work after the [...]

The 2013 U.S. Masters Championship will be held from 29th August to 2nd September at the Embassy Suites Airport, 204 Centreport Dr., Greensboro, North Carolina. The tournament will be a 9-round Swiss open only to players who have ratings over 2200, those who have ever been so rated, all foreign FIDE-rated players, and juniors (U21) [...]

Αρ. Πρωτοκ.: 11 / 14-08-2013Δελτίο τύπουΗ ΣΕ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΗ Πρέβεζας οργανώνει για πέμπτη συνεχή χρονιά τις ετήσιες καλοκαιρινές σκακιστικές εκδηλώσεις με κύριο σύνθημα «Ελάτε να παίξουμε σκάκι!».Το πρόγραμμα έχει ως εξής: Πέμπτη...