The New Caledonia International Chess Open is set to take place on 19-24th August, 2013, at the Le Meridien Nouméa on New Caledonia. The event is organized by the Nouméa Chess Club and the Casino of Nouméa and is incorporating the New Caledonia Championship. The Open will be a FIDE rated 9-round Swiss with norm [...]

Here are two stories that are inspiring me to pursue my own self improvement interests without making excuses such as ‘no time’, ‘other duties’, ‘headache’ etc.. I admit it, my tai chi form could be better and there are multiple layers of rust to remove from my chess game if I want to compete as […]

The classical games of the second round of the World Chess Cup 2013 have been completed with 17 players securing qualification to the next round. Fifteen matches will continue with the rapid tie-breaks on Friday. Some of the top rated competitors, like Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Sergey Karjakin, could not break the [...]

Telenor World Cup Blitz, the first of the many planned side events during the 2013 World Chess Cup, was held on 13th August at the Scandic Hotel in Tromsø. The tournament was played as a 10-round Swiss with the time control 3′+2”. World Cup players, seconds, accompanying persons and local chess fans formed the field [...]

Στις παράλληλες εκδηλώσεις του έχει εντάξει και το σκάκι ο Δήμος Σουλίου. Μαζί με τη μουσική βραδιά και τη θεατρική παράσταση θα μπορέσουμε να παίξουμε και παρτίδες σκάκι!Σας περιμένουμε όλες και όλους, την Κυριακή 18...

The 19th Annual Northeast Open will be held from August 16-18, 2013, at the Sheraton Hotel, 700 Main St, Stamford, Connecticut. The event has 4 sections: Open, Under 2050, Under 1650 and Under 1250. All sections have either 3-day (August 16-18) or 2-day (August 17-18) schedules to play in. The event has a $8,000 prize [...]

Η εκδήλωση θα περιλαμβάνει :         α) Ομιλία για το σκάκι στα Επτάνησα  το 19ο αιώνα και τους Κεφαλλωνίτες σκακιστές.        β)  Σόλβινγκ - σόου (ανταγωνισμός λύσης προβλημάτων...

Chessdom Arena and TCEC announce partnership

Pnevmatiki Stegi Peristeriou are Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis” are organizing the 3rd International Tournament Isthmia 2013 on 18-25th August at the Alkyon Hotel in Vrachati, Korinthia, Greece. Prefecture of Peloponnisos, Municipality of Velo Vocha and Regional Unity of Korinthia are supporting the event. The tournament will be held over 9 rounds of Swiss system in [...]

The 6th Annual Cleveland Open was held from August 9-11, 2013 at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio. The event had 6 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1800, Under 1500, Adult Under 1200 and Junior Under 1200. All sections were played over five rounds of Swiss system. The Open had 33 [...]

Kids play chess for different reasons initially and gradually they develop their interest in chess. Capturing or liking the shapes of pieces could be one of the reasons to learn chess. I’ve found that compared to adults it is really hard to teach chess to kids, but the attractive point is that the market is […]

Παρακολουθήστε το βίντεο για να δείτε μια παρτίδα μου από το διαδίκτυο διάρκειας τριών λεπτών.  Θα βρείτε σχόλια για το μέσο και το φινάλε της παρτίδας. Στο σκάκι δεν έχει σημασία πόσα κομμάτια έχουμε, αλλά τη...

Ο Σύλλογος Ιωαννιτών Σκακιστών είναι ένας χώρος για τη νεολαία, ένας τόπος συνάντησης των νέων, ο οποίος καλλιεργεί τις πνευματικές τους δυνατότητες.Είναι ένα μη κερδοσκοπικού χαρακτήρα σωματείο, που στόχο του έχει τη...

The 88th French Chess Championships are being held from 11th to 23rd August at the Palais des sports Jean Weille in Nancy. A total of 669 players, aged 6 to 88, are competing over eight category tournaments. The main events are 12-player men’s and women’s national Championships. Among the 24 players, only Mathilde Congiu won [...]