The 40th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2013 took place on 27-31 March at La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain. The 9-round Swiss open was organized by the Club Polideportivo de La Roda and managed by the tournament director Andres Martinez Cebrian. 235 players from 14 countries took participation, including 18 [...]

Ανατροπές και ένταση στον τελευταίο γύρο – Ηττήθηκαν ο Κάρλσεν και ο Κράμνικ! – Ισόβαθμοι οι δυο γκρανμέτρ, το εισιτήριο για το τελικό ματς με τον Ανάντ στον Κάρλσεν Η ανάρτηση θα συμπληρωθεί με στοιχεία...

Magnus Carlsen has won the Candidates tournament 2013 and will be the official challenger of reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand. The World Chess Championship 2013 is scheduled for November this year, more information soon on Chessdom.com Magnus Carlsen won the Candidates after a few dramatic last days. He lost the lead against Ivanchuk, but managed [...]

Carlsen will be the overall winner of the event unless something amazing happens

Grischuk gave perpetual check and forced the draw on move 27

Carlsen and Kramnik looked for ways to get long struggles

The 8th International Oster-Open in Bad Ragaz was held from 28th March to 1st April at the Saal des Mehrzweckgebäudes in Bad Ragaz, Swizterland. 101 players from 14 countries competed in the seven-round Swiss event. Grandmasters Viesturs Meijers and Ehsan Ghaem Maghami shared the first place with 6,0/7 points each. Meijers is declared winner on [...]

The Danish Chess Championship 2013 was from March 23rd to April 1st at the Konventum, Gl Hellebækvej 70, 3000 Helsingør. The tournament was a 10-player round robin with the average elo of 2473 points. GM Davor Palo emerged the national champion after finishing the race with 6,5/9 points. Palo also took the prize of 10,000 [...]

Σκάκι στην κομεντί «I’m with Lucy» (ελληνικός τίτλος: Για τη Λούσι), παραγωγής 2002, με την ξανθιά Μόνικα Πότερ στον πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο. Ζήτημα αν η ταινία διασώζεται στα ράφια των βιντεοκλάμπ. Κοιτώντας πίσω, όσο...

Τελικά το ματς των διεκδικητών δεν είναι για καρδιακούς… Στην αρχή του τουρνουά τα προγνωστικά έλεγαν ότι ο Νορβηγός σκακιστής θα επικρατήσει σχετικά εύκολα, όμως ο Κράμνικ και ο Αρονιάν βρίσκονταν σε απόσταση...

Νίκη του Μάγκνους Κάρλσεν μετά από 7 ώρες παιχνιδιού – Ισόβαθμοι Κάρλσεν και Κράμνικ – Σήμερα ο τελευταίος γύρος – Στην ισοβαθμία ευνοείται ο Κάρλσεν Μεγάλη ένταση στον 13ο (προτελευταίο) γύρο του τουρνουά των...

One of the benefits of a classical chess education is that you don’t learn to do things the wrong way. Unfortunately very few Western club players have had this luxury and when their self taught methods are practiced sufficiently they become bad habits. It can be a difficult job change them, the best approach being [...]

The 2013 SPICE Cup Open is scheduled to take place on 15-19 October, 2013, in Saint Louis, Missouri. The tournament is sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation. The SPICE Cup Open will offer $11,000 guaranteed prize fund and the opportunity to win GM/IM norms. Minimum rating (FIDE) is 2100 and the number [...]

The Candidates Tournament 2013 in London continued Sunday with round 13 matches. Kramnik and Gelfand played a “human” game of chess, with lots of maneuvering and probing. Kramnik gradually increased the pressure and obtained advantage, but in an erratic time trouble he weakened the king with 37.f3 and could not find anything better than to [...]

Φιλικό πρωτάθλημα για τις τάξεις Α' - Γ':1. Παπαδάκης Γιάννης 52. Μπόγρης Γιάννης 3,53. Ρηγόπουλος Νάσος 34. Κυροδήμος Παντελής 2,55. Φωτιάδης Δημήτρης 16. Παπαχρήστος Δημήτρης 0Σε λίγες μέρες ξεκινάει το κανονικό εσωτερικό...