The team decided to celebrate in the Black Sea at a -10ºC temperature

The rapid event takes place on 13-14 April

The single round-robin is being played on 6th-14th April

Baden-Baden completed a perfect 15 wins in the very competitive Bundesliga. I have always enjoyed playing in this testing competition, and this season scored a solid 6/9. As far as I can see the only two flaws to the German league are the fact that all the games are only FIDE rated once the season [...]

I promised to write up my experience in Southend, particularly the incident in the last round. I delayed publishing it online as I wanted to give the organisers time to respond. Below is the letter I sent them which outlines my grievances around the last round. Dear Sir, I am writing to complain about the [...]

Natalia Pogonina was the star of the winning team

The team from St Petersburg won the event despite losing in the last round

Περιέργεια προκαλεί η απουσία του Γεωργιάδη απ’ όλα τα τοπικά πρωταθλήματα και αγώνες. Τι να έχει γίνει; Γιατί έχει εξαφανιστεί; Γιατί άλλαξε ομάδα; Γιατί από το 2011 έχει παίξει μόλις 7 παρτίδες;Ο Κερκυραίος παίχτης...

Δημήτρης Καλλιβωκάς και Στέφανος Ληναίος στο πρωτάθλημα Ηθοποιών του 1973. Ίσως ξανασυναντηθούν στο φετινό Πρωτάθλημα, ύστερα από 40 χρόνια! Αγώνες για ηθοποιούς που παίζουν σκάκι –ή για σκακιστές που παίζουν θέατρο...

While the London tournament is well over but still fresh in our memory, one player stood out for his dynamic play! Radjabov played very interesting chess,well off the beaten track, constantly favoring dynamic factors over static ones and although his results weren't,to put it mildly in this way, spectacular,he came real close to beating world number one Magnus Carlsen..   How...

Ο Σύλλογος Ιωαννιτών Σκακιστών διοργανώνει την Κυριακή 14 Απριλίου Κυριακάτικο πάρτυ, όπου μπορείτε να παίξετε παρτίδες σκακιού, να παρακολουθήσετε την απονομή και την ανάλυση παρτίδων από το πρόσφατο πρωτάθλημα...

In my last article, I mentioned a trait that distinguishes experienced chess players from beginners; an understanding of the pawn’s importance. At the game’s start, pawns are often considered the least valuable member of our army but as the game progresses their value increases. This increase in value can also be applied to the Bishops, [...]

On the rest day of the 15th Dubai Chess Open, the organizers have staged the Axiom Cup Dubai Blitz Tournament. The event with 89 players was completed over nine rounds of Swiss system. GM Salem A.R. Saleh (UAE) won the tournament with 7,5/9 points to the delight of the local chess fans. Georgian GM Mikheil [...]

Nevednichy had a 2736 rating performance

Kasparov is celebrating his birthday in Oslo