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My physical condition is roughly the same (maybe a bit better in certain respects, but maybe worse in another), so I'm afraid I'm going to offer an even more cursory report than I did for the last round. So let's get on with it while I can. Vladimir Kramnik entered the round half a point ahead of Magnus Carlsen, and scheduled for White while Carlsen was due Black (not against each other)...

Convekta Ltd announces the release of Lomonosov Tablebases – the first complete 7-piece endgame database that includes 100%-accurate predictions and optimal solutions to every singe position possible within this limitation. Until December 31, 2013, the tablebases will be available online and for free to all owners of ChessOK Aquarium 2012, Houdini 3 Aquarium, Houdini 3 [...]

Η σημερινή ανάρτηση είναι λίγο περίεργη. Βρήκα ένα πολυκίνητο πρόβλημα σε μια παλιά εφημερίδα (Ελευθεροτυπία, 08-10-1978) από έναν άγνωστο σε μένα συνθέτη. Κώστας Ταμπούρας.Έψαξα στο διαδίκτυο και βρήκα έναν Κωνσταντίνο...

Carlsen stays with the same points as Candidates not counted

The complete Encyclopedia of Chess Endings is now available in the Chessdom chess shop. With ECE you will get four hardback books, three classics and one newest book from the series: ECE Pawn Endings 1. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings ECE Pawn, 2nd edition, hardback NEW 2. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings ECE Rook 2, hardback with [...]

Here’s an exercise for those of you who have nothing else to do on Easter Day. You’re playing a G/75 game against a lower rated opponent. You have 15 minutes or so left on the clock. Black’s just played Ng6xf4, hoping to regain one of his lost pawns. What are your candidate moves? Analyse each [...]

Alexander Onischuk is the first seed

Full standings of the rating categories

The leaders have a 4.5/5 score

This edition is taking place on 28 March - 1 April 2013

The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 21st April to 1st May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry, Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Nakhchivan AR Chess Federation. Last year the [...]

Τον εντυπωσιακό αριθμό των 600 συμμετοχών, κατέγραψε η φόρμα δήλωσης συμμετοχών των Περιφερειακών Σχολικών Πρωταθλημάτων της ΕΣΣΠ για το 2013. Στο άρθρο μπορείτε να δείτε αναλυτικά τις συμμετοχές σε κάθε κατηγορία.

Οι Τελικές φάσεις των Σχολικών Πρωταθλημάτων Αττικής ,  Ατομικών και Ομαδικών θα πραγματοποιηθούν:   Ομαδικό Σχολικό Πρωτάθλημα Δημοτικών Σχολείων - Σάββατο 6 Απριλίου Ώρα Έναρξης 10:00 (Λήξη 15:30) Εκπαιδευτήρια Νέα...

After my debacle last year, I approached the London Chess Classic with a certain amount of trepidation, but after a good start winning a couple of decent games against Gawain Jones and Judit Polgar things went considerably better. However, I lost to Magnus Carlsen, where I made one of the least excusable errors in chess [...]