Every chess player, at some time in his career, might have been given advised that you should coordinate all your pieces with each other in order to play good game. In one of his books Artur Yusupov states that it is very important to develop all the pieces quickly. He also explained that it is [...]

He talks about his form, his preparation against Carlsen and why he sees Gelfand as an inspiration

Nigel Short finished in clear second place

Στο Ρίο της Πάτρας διεξάγεται το ομαδικό πρωτάθλημα της Α Εθνικής. Το Περιστέρι αντιμετωπίζει τον Αργοναύτη και η Καβάλα τον Κύδων Χανίων. Αισθητή κάνουν την απουσία του τα μεγάλα ονόματα που υπήρχαν από στις...

The final score was 3.5 - 2.5 in favor of the Spaniard

This Polish event runs until July 7th

The tournament will finish on July 10th

The event will be divided in three groups and run until July 12th

Topalov, Karjakin and Grischuk are the early leaders

The 33rd Benasque International Open will be played over 10 rounds of Swiss system from 4th to 13th July at the Sport Pavilion in Benasque, Spain. The tournament is valid for FIDE and FEDA rankings and provides the opportunity of winning title norms. The time control will be 90 minutes for the whole game + [...]

13ο BLITZ στο ΚΑΙΣΣΑ Café –Μεσογείων 12, την Τρίτη 9 Ιουλίου 2013Αφιερωμένο στο Ελληνικό Σκακιστικό Βιβλίο  Πριν από την Προκήρυξη, θέλουμε να εκφράσουμε τις ευχαριστίες μας στους ΒΑΣΙΛΙΗ ΚΟΤΡΩΝΙΑ και ΡΩΜΥΛΟ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΠΟΥΛΟ...

Most players, when they try to learn a new opening, start by buying a book or DVD about it. Unfortunately their new purchase is promptly consigned to the bookshelf without anything but a cursory glance. Is there a better way? Several actually, but all of them require active involvement. And I’ll share three of them [...]

Chilean Grandmaster Mauricio Flores Rios emerged clear winner of the 21st Open Ciudad de Montcada Group A after concluding the event with 7,5/9 points. The XXI Open Internacional Ciutat de Montcada took place from June 25th to July 3rd at the Ciutat de Montcada Hotel. c/. Verdi 12. Centro Comercial El Punt. Montcada i Reixac. [...]

(φωτ. Ο Ούγγρος Ρίτσαρντ Ράπορτ, 1η σκακιέρα στον Πανιώνιο) Τα κυριότερα αποτελέσματα του 3ου γύρου: Κεραυνός Ωραιοκάστρου – Αργοναύτης Κορινθίας 2-8 (Παπαδόπουλος Ι. – Κοτρωνιάς 0,5-0,5),  ΠΣ Περιστερίου – ΣΟ Αιγάλεω...

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