The players showed their great preparation in the first round

Η Μαφάλντα έκλεισε εχθές τα 51.  Αγανακτεί με το άδικο και συντρίβει τη λογική των μεγάλων. Δεν έχει αποκτήσει ούτε μια ρυτίδα. Στη μέση ηλικία πια, στην κλιμακτήριο, ίσως και στην εμμηνόπαυση έγινε για πολλά χρόνια η ηχώ...

One of my favorite periods in chess history is the 19th century. This was a period in which gambits and wild tactical attacks were the order of the day. Players from this period would concoct breathtaking sacrifices and create unusual checkmates. Any student of chess would be remiss not to examine this period of chess [...]

Τέσσερις ισοπαλίες στον 1ο γύρο του Τουρνουά των Διεκδικητών, και ήρεμες παρτίδες, χωρίς διακυμάνσεις. Ειδικά οι συναντήσεις  Σβίντλερ – Κράμνικ και Αρονιάν – Κάρλσεν έδωσαν σε πολλούς αναλυτές την εντύπωση πως η...

And...they're off! The Candidates Tournament in London got underway earlier today, and all four games were drawn. The site had some technical difficulties, and for some reason they're using horrid computer demo boards with red pieces, but as the game's the thing let's turn to the actual play. The marquee matchup between Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen turned out to be a bit of a dud. It's not...

The two other games are quite balanced as well

The tournament will take place on Saturday March 16th

The so awaited Candidates Tournament 2013 has kicked off. Eight of the best players are in London to show their best game in order to gain the right to challenge World Champion Viswanathan Anand in a direct match. The opening ceremony took place yesterday and the players started battling today at 14:00 local time. Candidates [...]

The AICF–KIIT Chess Cup, International Category Woman Chess Championship 2013, is taking place on 17-27th March at the Banquet Hall, Campus -6, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. The tournament is organised by All Odisha Chess Association & KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, and co-sponsored by Odisha Mining Corporation. Former World Junior Girls’ champion Elisabeth Paehtz of Germany starts...

Αγαπητοί αναγνώστες, νομίζω ότι** οι φίλοι της σκακιστικής σύνθεσης χρειάζονται μια κεντρική υπηρεσία για δημοσίευση των (1) προκηρύξεων διαγωνισμών σύνθεσης και των(2) βραβεύσεων των εκάστοτε διαγωνισμών.** Για τον...

Jacob Aagaard is an author whose non-opening books I almost always (or maybe just always) buy. It isn't his writing style, which is a bit too sarcastic for my taste, but because of his professionalism. His books represent honest labor: he has put real effort into selecting the material and properly analyzing it. Further, while it is certainly possible to disagree with his ideas, he has a well...

As hoped in a January post, I am delighted to report that the ‘Pawn Stars’ team has won Division 1 of the first British Webserver Team Tournament with 16.5 points. The team consisted of SIM Dr Michael Millstone (USA) on Board 1, myself (ENG) on Board 2, SIM Gino Figlio (PER) on Board 3 and [...]

Following the weeks of speculation, the Portugal Chess Federation announced on its website that the 3rd stage of the FIDE Grand Prix will not be held in Lisbon as planned. “Unfortunately, for the reasons that did not depend on the Portuguese Chess Federation and the Portuguese Government, the organization of the event will change the [...]

ΕΝΩΣΗ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΩΝ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ  Ε.Σ.Σ.Κ.Ε. ΑΤΟΜΙΚΟ-ΟΜΑΔΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΙΚΟ  ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ 2013 ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΣ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ Αριθ. Πρωτ.:141/14-3-2013 1. ΠΡΟΚΗΡΥΞΗ: Η Ένωση Σκακιστικών Σωματείων Κεντρικής Ελλάδας...

CI Labs is the new feature that started in Chess Informant 110. It is a latest opening fashion from grandmasters’ point of view. You will get downloadable 44 original theoretical surveys. Those were made for Chess Informants 110-115 by 22 grandmasters: GM Amin Bassem…1 article, GM Bezgodov Alexei…1, GM Cheparinov Ivan…2, GM Delchev Aleksander…3, GM [...]