Σκάκι για όλες τις ηλικίες σε καφέ του Δουβλίνου, της πρωτεύουσας της Ιρλανδίας.  Νέο νόμο για τις προσωπικές πτωχεύσεις και τη ρύθμιση ενυπόθηκων δανείων «πέρασε» η μνημονιακή κυβέρνηση της χώρας. Ενα νόμο όμως...

The reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand gave an interview for RIA Novosti correspondent Viktor Ivanov. Anand highlighted that Magnus Carlsen is a very strong player and his results speak for themselves. Anand also said that he will undergo a serious preparation for the world championship match. Anand did not want to share who will [...]

Η φωτογραφία είναι του BBC και εικονίζει νεαρό σκακιστή στην επαρχία του Κανταχάρ, στο νοτιοανατολικό Αφγανιστάν. Από τον 19ο αιώνα κιόλας, οι ξένοι περιηγητές έγραφαν για μια περιοχή εκπάγλου κάλλους, ανάμεσα στα βουνά...

Time spent on tactics is always well-spent. You may have heard the maxim, “An hour a day keeps the blunder away.” Solving tactical problems is always useful to maintain alertness and sharpness and should be an important and regular part of every player’s study program. In a perfect world, perhaps the chess student should ideally [...]

The couple took 11,000 US dollars home

Anand already "lost" Peter Heine-Nielsen when Carlsen qualified as the challenger

This African open runs until April 26th

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is in sole second place with 1.5 points

Tamilnadu State Chess Association is organizing Muralimohan Benefit All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (for Below 1800 Rating) at Velammal School, Mogappair, Chennai-37 from 4th to 7th May 2013. The Total prize fund is Rs.300000/-. Entry fees Rs.2000/2300/2500. Out station players will be provided free lodging, like dormitory type class rooms. This is a benefit [...]

Το δεύτερο θερμοδυναμικό αξίωμα, που διατύπωσε ο λόρδος Κέλβιν το 1859, λέει ότι σε ένα απομονωμένο σύστημα η εντροπία αυξάνεται.Επειδή η εντροπία είναι μέτρο της αταξίας και της διάλυσης, το αξίωμα λέει ότι ένα σύστημα...

Given the fact that the video below on scholars mate has had 404,749 viewings at the present time, I do wonder if The Chess Improver is targeting the right audience. So I’m trying another tack. In attempting this checkmate, remember the following: 1) The weakest spot in your opponent’s position is f7. 2) The moves [...]

Two of the mainstays of world champion Viswanathan Anand's team of seconds are Peter Heine Nielsen and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Kasimdzhanov in particular has been a huge help with Anand's work in the Semi-Slav, some of the fruit of which was seen in Anand's great win over Aronian from Wijk aan Zee earlier this year and in his two wins with the black pieces in his 2008 match with Vladimir...

In the battle of the dueling super-tournaments, it was the Alekhine Memorial that was, appropriately enough, more memorable in today's action. For a second straight day all six games in the FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Zug finished as draws. As usual the games were almost all very interesting, but a win could not be found. They'll have a rest day tomorrow, and hopefully come Tuesday some...

With a half point lead going into the last round of the Thailand Open 2013 – 13th BCC Open – Australia No. 1 Zhao Zong-Yuan (7) took no chances despite having the White pieces and made a quick draw against IM Wang Yungao (6.5) who as a result obtained a GM norm. The pressure was [...]

The Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) has created the project “Rumbo a la Maestría” under the auspices of FIDE. The goal of this project is to give the possibility of high level training sessions via internet with Grandmasters to a selected group of talented young players from Latin America. The project is divided into three [...]