Recently I started a new challenge when I became a chess coach for one of the prestigious schools in my state. The maximum number of kids in a group is limited to 20 and it is their hobby time compulsory activity. When you teach students in a group with different levels in chess knowledge and […]

The 13th Obert Internacional Vila de Poble Nou is set to take place on Sunday 11th August at the Centre Cívic Can Felipa, in Sant Marti neighborhood in Barcelona. The tournament is being organized by Club d’Escacs Ateneu Colón, established back in 1889. The playing format is 10-round Swiss with the rapid time control 15′+5”. [...]

The 2013 Illinois Open is scheduled to take place from 31st August to 2nd September at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook, Illinois. The tournament will be held in two sections – Open and Reserve (U1800), in two playing schedules. The prize fund is projected to $7000 based on 150 paid entires. GM [...]

A big loss for the chess world

Returning to the theme of forgotten variations, another line that few people play these days is the Swedish Variation of the Tarrasch Defence (1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 c4). Actually it has never been played that much, though it was a firm favorite […]

Ο Όμιλος Αντισφαίρισης Χανίων, ο Δήμος Αποκόρωνα και ο Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Αρμένων  διοργανώνουν το διάστημα 4-7 Σεπτέμβρη το Ανοικτό Σκακιστικό Τουρνουά «Αποκόρωνας 2013», την πρώτη ανοικτή σκακιστική διοργάνωση που...

Adly was prevented from traveling due to an obligatory service to the Egyptian Army.

The tournament is taking place on 5th - 13th August

The event finishes on August 9th

The 8th Bone Blitz tournament was played on 4th August in Cuprija, Serbia. The tournament was organized to honor Miroslav Milenkovic Bone, retired French teacher and Serbian chess legend, who won many competitions in France, Italy and Bulgaria, including twice the Championship of Paris in the mid 50′s. At the age of 80, Bone is [...]

Live games with analysis

«Όταν δίνεις όλο σου τον εαυτό, παίρνεις πίσω περισσότερα από όσα δίνεις.»Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, Γάλλος συγγραφέαςΕίναι πράγματι πολύ ευχάριστο όταν αναγνωρίζεται αυτό που κάνεις. Εδώ και αρκετό καιρό προσπαθώ να...

At a fundemantal level, the reason chess has lasted so long as a major “intellectual sport” (if I may be so bold) is simply because the moves have been written down in all the games at all major matches and tournaments for the last 200 years or so. Without this record, all but the results […]

Pressman edged Lisandro Munoz on tiebreaks after both finished on 4/5

The event, that runs until August 11th, features strong players with a wide range of nationalities