Όλη η αφρόκρεμα των σκακιστών έχει συγκεντρωθεί στο παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο, το οποίο ξεκίνησε με τη συμμετοχή εκατόν είκοσι οχτώ παικτών (128).  Τα ζευγάρια αγωνίζονται σε αγώνες νοκ άουτ.  Ο κάθε γύρος έχει δύο παιχνίδια...

Η Παγκόσμια Συνομοσπονδία Σκακιστικής Σύνθεσης (WFCC, World Federation for Chess Composition) ανακοίνωσε τα αποτελέσματα 2010- 2012 για το Παγκόσμιο Ατομικό Πρωτάθλημα Σκακιστικής Σύνθεσης (WCCI, World Championship in Composing for Individuals).Αναλυτικά ανά...

Μπορείτε να διαβάσετε την προκήρυξη για το τουρνουά γρήγορου σκακιού «Νίκος Καραπάνος» το οποίο διοργανώνεται από την Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Πελοποννήσου, πατώντας εδώ.

The 43rd Annual Continental Open was held from August 8-11, 2013, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St (Rt 20 West), Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The event was played over 5 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600 and Under 1300. The tournament format was 6-round Swiss. The Open section had 28 participants. Grandmaster Tamaz [...]

At the time of writing, the 100th British Chess Championships is underway in Torquay, Devon. The Game of the Day coverage produced by IM Andrew Martin is available free to watch here: http://englishchess.org.uk/BCC/game-of-the-day/ I think Andrew provides some interesting insights into the thinking and psychology of strong players as he comments on these games. I […]

The 29th Open Internacional Fiestas del Pescador was held on 11th August at the Castillo de San Andrés in Carboneras, Spain. The tournament format was 8-round Swiss with the rapid time control 15′+5”. 87 players took participation. IM Luis Maria Campos Gambutti took a clear first place with 7,0/8 points. Grandmasters James Plaskett (England) and [...]

Gawain is now in Tromsø,Norway competing in the World Cup. Now what kind of tournament is it? A 128 player knock out with a schedule of 2 long play games then a rapid tie break. before commencing to Round 2 e.t.c – Why play in such a tournament? Well it qualifies you for the Candidates […]

The 13th Obert Internacional Vila de Poble Nou took place on Sunday 11th August at the Centre Cívic Can Felipa, in Sant Marti neighborhood in Barcelona. The playing format was 10-round Swiss with the rapid time control 15′+5”. 149 players from 14 countries participated in the event. Italian IM Danyyil Dvirnyy edged GM Alexei Barsov [...]

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FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director, Nigel Freeman, together with African Chess Union President Lakhdar Mazouz, FIDE Zone 4.3 President Tshepo Sitale, and FIDE Development Secretary Rupert Jones, visited southern Africa in July. Their first stop was to attend the closing rounds of the Commonwealth Championship in Port Elizabeth. This was the most successful of all [...]

Chess is mental torture. This quote from Garry Kasparov is more or less spot on. When you play chess properly, which means treating it as a matter of life or death, it can be a very painful experience. One tiny slip and the product of many hours work can be wasted. To drive the point […]

The Riga Technical University International Chess Festival was held on 5-11th August at the University building in 1 Kalku Street, Riga, Latvia. The Festival, which was was organized by the Riga Technical University and Latvian Chess Federation, consisted of four events. The total prize fund for all tournaments was 7 700 LVL (11 000 EUR). [...]

A minute of silence for GM Kurnosov

Here is the first photo report from the World Chess Cup 2013 in Tromso, Norway. Live games / Pairings / World Chess Cup 2013 news / Play online at Chessdom Arena Photos kindly provided by Paul Truong and Susan Polgar, for more fresh photo coverage from the World Cup visit http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

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