(φωτ. Ο παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής Αλεξάντερ Αλιέχιν και η περίφημη σιαμαία γάτα του, Chess, την οποία υπεραγαπούσε. Ταξίδευε μαζί της σε όλο τον κόσμο και την έφερνε στους σκακιστικούς αγώνες όπου μπλεκόταν στις σκακιέρες...

One of the questions most asked by my student’s parents is “how can my child quickly become a better chess player? Many of the parents asking this specific question are referring to their Kindergarten age children attending my classes. The parents of my students expect results. I had one parent ask me why their Kindergartener [...]

FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess is happy to inform that for the 3rd consecutive year the WOM has received the Castle Camp Scholarship. The big news is that we now have two scholarships available that will be awarded to a top Latin America and top African girl chess player and it will include all training [...]

IM Maximiliano Ginzburg finished in second place

The event will take place on 22nd - 31st March

To bring things up to date, and because for a change I won a chess tournament, I am writing about my most recent event and will wrap up the LCC, Baden-Baden, and Gibraltar soon. I garnered a lot of enjoyment and chess education in weekend tournaments, and it is sad to now see few interesting [...]

Cmilyte finished second and Kosintseva third

Both Bulgarians obtained 7/9 points

Going into the second rest day of the 2013 Candidates' tournament in London, the tournament is quickly becoming a tournament of haves and have-nots. Near the end of the first half, there are two "haves": Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian, both of whom sport impressive +3 scores (4.5-1.5). Aside from them, no one else even has a plus score. Eight rounds remain, so the tournament is not over by any...

We always desire to avoid difficult positions, although sometimes things don’t work out as planned. In this article, we’ll see an example in which White seems to be lost. However, a surprising combination suddenly reverses the outcome of the game. Robert M. Cuadros March 2013 Have a question for Professor Robert Cuadros? Use the contact [...]

Siempre deseamos evitar las posiciones difíciles, aunque a veces las cosas no salen según lo planeado. En este artículo vamos a ver un ejemplo en el que las blancas parecen estar perdidas. Sin embargo, una combinación sorprendente cambia de pronto el resultado del juego. Robert M. Cuadros Marzo de 2013 ¿Consultas para el Profesor Robert [...]

Empire Chess DVDs, the series that revolutionized the chess products market featuring multiple GMs and view points, continues growing. Volumes 6-10 are now available in a package, ready for shipping before March 25th. In this DVDs you get 20+ hours of practical lessons from renowned Grandmasters, with direct examples from games of Carlsen, Topalov, Anand, [...]

Κάρλσεν και Αρονιάν στην κορυφή με 4,5 βαθμούς σε 6 αγώνες Αύξησαν τη διαφορά τους από τους υπόλοιπους σκακιστές ο Μάγκνους Κάρλσεν και ο Λέβον Αρονιάν που πέτυχαν τις νίκες του 6ου γύρου.  Ο Κάρλσεν, μαύρος, κέρδισε το...

The leaders opened a gap of 1.5 points

The event takes place on 17th - 23rd March 2013