The 2nd Noel Skelton Open will take place from 31st August to 1st September (Labor Day Weekend) at the Crown Plaza Minneapolis West, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, Minnesota. The tournament sponsor is committed to secure participation of Wesley So, the young Filipino Grandmaster, as the star player this year. He is rated 2710 on the [...]

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Μία από τις εκδηλώσεις στο πολύ επιτυχημένο 36ο διεθνές σκακιστικό τουρνουά Ίκαρος-2013 ήταν ένας διαγωνισμός λύσης προβλημάτων. Τα προβλήματα διάλεξε ο Δημήτρης Σκυριανόγλου και κριτής ήταν η Μαριάννα Παγκαλή.Νικητές...

During a visit to a second hand book shop yesterday I found a book I hadn’t seen before, Chess Coaching by John Littlewood. I have to say that it’s one of the best coaching guides I’ve come across with a heavy emphasis on the development of tactical vision. It also had some coaching ideas I [...]

Four players tied on 4/7; Wang Yue and Zhou Jianchao finished in second and third place

GM Viacheslav Zakhartsov arrived in third place

Kramnik used a sacrificial attack to beat Fridman

The tiebreaks will be played tomorrow Friday 2nd at 12:00 CEST

The 28th International Chess Festival “M. Sadoveanu” is scheduled to take place on 18-24th August at the Sport Hall in Iasi, Romania. Open A will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system. The total prize fund is 26.000 Lei (1 euro = 4,4 lei). Open B is reserved for U12 juniors. Further information: Manole [...]

Saint Louis District Championship will take place on 31st August – 1st September at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108. The tournament will be played in one section over 5 rounds of Swiss system with the time control G/120, d5. Entry fee: $60, $50 for [...]

The 18-years old Grandmaster Karen Grigoryan from Armenia took a clear first place in the main group of 39th Open Internacional Escacs Vila de Sitges that concluded yesterday. Grigoryan completed the tournament with 7,5 points from nine games, leaving GM Alexei Barsov and IM Daniel Pulvett half a point behind. Daniel Pulvett (Venezuela) earned a [...]

Chess is much more than just making moves, your move must be aimed for something. But for kids chess is a game, just a game. I have seen so many students at the institute where I am a coach complaining that they do not know what to do after the opening (they have memorized it). [...]

Παρεούλα θα παίξουν στην Πάλαιρο δύο ταλαντούχοι μαθητές του Συλλόγου μας. Ο νεαρός Χρήστος Βαλεντίνος Θεοδώρου και ο Σταύρος Διαμαντής θα απολαύσουν τις διακοπές τους συνδυάζοντας τη θάλασσα και το σκάκι.Καλή...

Σε ανοδική πορεία βρίσκεται η εξέλιξη του νεαρού ταλαντούχους σκακιστή Πάνου Αυγούστη από την Κέρκυρα. Στο τουρνουά της Παλαιοχώρας έκανε πεντέμισι βαθμούς σε εννέα αγώνες ( 5.5 στα 9 ) και επίδοση 2030 (!)Να δώσουν...

The 21st Annual Southern Open was held on July 26-28, 2013, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Drive, Orlando, Florida. The event was held in five sections (Open, U2100, U1800, U1500, U1200) and the playing format was 5-round Swiss. Cuban Grandmaster Yuniesky Quesada Perez took a clear first place in the Open Section with [...]