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The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2013 will take place on 4st – 11th June in Khanty-Mansiysk, Ugra Region, Russia. All players rated at least 2500 in any of the three FIDE rating lists (Standard, Blitz or Rapid) as at the 1st of March 2013 are eligible to participate in the World Blitz Championship. [...]

The ASEAN chess championships for U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16, and U-20 Age-Groups for Girls and Open begin in Thailand today. Standard, rapid, and blitz chess will be part of the festival program with the following time controls: Standard Chess: Each player has 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment (starting from first move). Rapid Chess: [...]

The ASEAN chess championships for U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16, and U-20 Age-Groups for Girls and Open begin in Thailand today. Standard, rapid, and blitz chess will be part of the festival program. Find all boys lists for the rapid here, for the girls section click here. ASEAN boys U20 1 FM Nguyen Van Hai [...]

These are the lists for the ASEAN age groups girls U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U8 in the 2013 chess championship in Thailand. See the full list of participants boys here ASEAN girls U20 1 WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2247 2 WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2210 3 WIM Vo Thi [...]

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Το Σάββατο 8 Ιουνίου στις 15:00 μ.μ. ξεκινάει το 1ο Παιδικό τουρνουά Ράπιντ. Θα είναι ανοιχτό τουρνουά με ελβετικό σύστημα πέντε γύρων και παράβολο 5 ευρώ. Οι αγώνες γίνονται με ηλεκτρονικά χρονόμετρα (15′+5”). Για την...

Πρέπει λοιπόν  να ξέρεις ότι τα πιόνια του σκακιού είναι πολύ, πολύ πιο παλαιά από τους ανθρώπους· το σκάκι υπήρχε πολλούς αιώνες προτού γεννηθούν οι άνθρωποι, που είναι χοντρικά ένα είδος πιόνια, με τους αξιωματικούς...

GM Pantsulaia Levan (ELO 2563) of Georgia leads the tournament with 7.5 points after ninth round of the Rs 21.5 lakh prize money 6th Mumbai Mayor International Chess Tournament 2013 hosted by The National Sports Club of India and Co- Sponsored by LIC of India, being played in the indoor stadium of National Sports Club [...]

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Although many books and expert advice is available for selecting opening for kids but here I would like give a bit different angle for coaches. Beginners should play openings in which the center is equally shared. They should not choose those which give up the center temporarily and try to create pressure on opponent center [...]

Aleksej Aleksandrov is leading after 5 rounds

We got home from St Petersburg after 9pm on Thursday evening just in time to vote in the council elections.By Saturday morning we were on the road to Hinckley for the final 4NCL weekend, in fact it was also my first of the season and it was good to meet up with my Wood Green [...]

Την προσεχή Κυριακή 9 Ιούνη πρόκειται να διεξαχθεί ένας διαγωνισμός λύσης σκακιστικών προβλημάτων. Η ανακοίνωση εδώ : http://kallitexniko-skaki.blogspot.gr/2013/05/2013.htmlΓια τις σπουδές, όσοι παίζουν σκάκι δεν θα έχουν ιδιαίτερη...

Huzman caught Alekseev with a victory over Rodshtein in the last round