Artemiev defeated rating favorite Vladimir Belous to get the gold medal

Yuniesky Quesada beat Andreikin and is in sole second place

The first round of the Maharashtra Chess League started off typical of a rapid chess tournament, twists and turns along the way, with jubilation for some, and heartbreak for others… The young hands of Jalgaon Battlers were undoubtedly the performers of the day, as they outwitted Mumbai Movers with a huge 5 – 1 score, [...]

The rapid competition will be held on May 11th

Jacob Aagaard's Grandmaster Preparation - Calculation won the contest

The 2013 Oceania Zonal Chess Championships will take place on 4-10th May at the Sonaisali Island Resort, Fiji Islands. Both Open and Women’s Tournaments will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss system with the time control 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to finish, plus 30 second per move [...]

Την Μ. Τρίτη, στις 30 Απριλίου, ο Σύλλογος Ιωαννιτών Σκακιστών περιμένει όλους τους μικρούς μας φίλους για ένα πασχαλινό τουρνουά σκακιού! Η πασχαλινή γιορτούλα θα ξεκινήσει στις 18:00 το απόγευμα. Η είσοδος είναι ελεύθερη...

The Cherry Blossom Classic was held on 19-21st April at the Mariott Washington Dulles Airport, 45020 Aviation Drive, Sterling VA 22166, Virginia. 104 players competed in four sections over the six rounds of Swiss pairings. The Open section with 32 participants is rated with FIDE. Sean Vibbert (2337) convincingly won the group with perfect 6/6 [...]

During the 1980s and 90s the Trompovsky Attack (1.d4 followed by 2.Bg5) was all the rage at UK club level, partly due to successes of Julian Hodgson. But with the ultimate Trompeteer having retired from tournament play it seems to be on the decline. Instead of this new bishop move is on the rise, 1.d4 [...]

Από τα ΔΣ του ΣΟ Παγκρατίου και του ΣΜΑΟ Καισαριανής, έλαβα την παρακάτω επιστολή-διαμαρτυρία σχετικά με την καταβολή παραβόλου για την αναγνώριση, εκ μέρους της FIDE, των ενεργών διαιτητών: Η Εκτελεστική Επιτροπή της FIDE...

Nakamura got his first win against Kasimdzhanov

Fressinet missed a big chance to defeat MIchael Adams

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines, on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, invites your Federation to participate in the Manny Pacquiao Cup Asian Continental Chess Championships (Open, Women’s and Blitz) organized by the Eugene Torre Chess Foundation, Inc. from 17th to 27th May 2013 at the Midas Hotel in Pasay City, [...]

The western Indian city of Pune from the state of Maharashtra will host the first professional Chess League of India from 24th to 28th April 2013. The event will be held in a 6 board format of Rapid Chess with an initial round robin between all the teams, followed by semi-finals and finals. Each round [...]

Russian women’s chess champion was recently featured in the program