Η Ναυταθλητική Ένωση Πατρών σε συνεργασία με την ΕΑΠ διοργανώνουν ανοιχτό τουρνουά με τρία γκρουπ δυναμικότητας το διάστημα 16 Ιουνίου - 19 Ιουνίου στο Επιμελητήριο Αχαΐας . Δηλώσεις συμμετοχής, μέχρι το Σάββατο 15...

Being a keen Youtuber I spend a huge amount of time in finding high quality and sensational games. In the process I came across this game which I believe very instructive in many ways: 1) Typical knight maneuver to bring knight to f4 (d8-e6 to f4) 2) Black has nice position due to the pressure … Continue reading "An Instructive Game of Akiba Rubinstein" The post An Instructive Game of Akiba...

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer” Bruce Lee A quick reminder how to do it: Have a look at the position for 1 minute (watch the clock) Think about the choices in front of you and pick the one you feel it … Continue reading "“What Say You?” The 1 Minute Challenge (26)" The post “What Say You?” The 1...

“Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes” is a line from Virgil’s Aeneid. I fear the Greeks even when they are bearing gifts. Every chess player should be familiar with the Greek Gift sacrifice. You know: Bxh7+ followed by Ng5+ and your queen comes in, either mating or winning material. Let’s look at a couple of examples … Continue reading "Don’t Fear the Greeks" The...

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Written by Guy Haworth and Nelson Hernandez Reading, UK and Maryland, USA [Corresponding author: g.haworth@reading.ac.uk] This is the next article in our series of analytical articles on past TCEC events. The main text can be read below on this webpage; to view the full layouted article in pdf format, including the important tables, graphs and [...]

Alexey Troitsky is considered to be one of the greatest composers of endgame studies. He has given a line to checkmate with two knights in the endgame. I was not aware of him until I saw one of his very famous studies known as the Troitsky Line yesterday. We all know that we can’t checkmate … Continue reading "The Troitsky Line" The post The Troitsky Line appeared first on The Chess...

Η Ελληνική Σκακιστική Ομοσπονδία εξέδωσε ανακοίνωση για ενδεχόμενες αλλαγές στο πρόγραμμα των πανελληνίων αγώνων λόγω των επικείμενων εθνικών εκλογών.

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement” Bo Bennett (businessman) After 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 white must be ready to face some major Sicilian variations such as Najdorf, Scheveningen or the Dragon. Going in one direction or another is dictated by black. It is possible you might know … Continue reading "Need Sure Points? Sicilian Defense, Canal-Sokolsky...

6ος Διεθνής Παράλληλος Διαγωνισμός Λύσης Σκακιστικών Προβλημάτων Του  Ισραήλ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ  26 ΜΑΪΟΥ  2019Η  Ομοσπονδία για το Καλλιτεχνικό Σκάκι  του Ισραήλ  προκηρύσσει τον 6οΔιεθνή Παράλληλο Διαγωνισμό Λύσης...

Sometimes you’ll have the option of rolling the dice, playing an exciting move that might not work rather than a safe but boring move. If you’re a risk taker you’ll choose the former option. If, like me, you’re of a cautious disposition, you’ll choose the latter option. Here’s another interesting position from the Richmond Junior … Continue reading...

At some point during my lectures about the opening, beginning students ask me what the best first move for White is. At the start of a game, there are twenty possible moves you can make. Because the pawn can move one or two squares forward on it’s first move and each player starts the game … Continue reading "The Benefits of 1. e4" The post The Benefits of 1. e4 appeared first on The...

Γράφει ο Κοσμάς Κέφαλος Το ερώτημα «γιατί οι άντρες υπερέχουν στο σκάκι;» είναι παμπάλαιο. Εκείνο που διαφοροποιείται είναι οι απαντήσεις. Καινούργιες έρευνες, καθώς και το γεγονός ότι κάτι αλλάζει, ότι -τουλάχιστον...

Παρακαλούνται οι σκακίστριες και σκακιστές που ανήκουν στο δυναμικό των σωματείων της πρώην ΕΣΣΠ, καθώς και όσοι αγωνίζονται με υποσχετική εκτός της ζώνης ευθύνης της Ένωσης και επιθυμούν να συμμετέχουν στα...

“Everyone has the impulse to be elite” Alfre Woodard This 4th edition of our tournament, qualifier for the 16th edition of Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational in St. Louis, Missouri, turned out to be the second most popular after the first edition. We had 10 girls competing for the top spot and they came with … Continue reading "Girls Power 2019" The post Girls Power 2019...