The 45th International Women’s Grandmaster chess tournament was held from 3rd to 10th March at the Hotel Slavija in Belgrade. The 10-player round robin event was organized by the Belgrade Chess Association, with sponsorship from Assembly of the City of Belgrade. Top seeded WGM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez from Spain dominated the tournament to achieve a [...]

Ολοκληρώθηκαν σήμερα τα ομαδικά πρωταθλήματα Αττικής σε όλες τις κατηγορίες. Στον ΠΟΑ, πρωταθλήτρια ομάδα αναδείχθηκε ο ΑΣ Παπάγου : ΣΟ Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας – ΑΣ Παπάγου 3-7: Μπαλάσκας – Παπασημακόπουλος 0-1...

After a shaky start, the team of USA surprised all chess fans and dramatically turned the course of the World Women Team Chess Championship by defeating the team of Russia.Valentina Gunina did her work by holding Anna Zatonskih to a draw at the start of the match. However, right around the time control Viktorija Ni [...]

Δείτε στους παρακάτω συνδέσμους τις τελικές βαθμολογίες-προκρίσεις από τα προκριματικά Περιφερειακά Σχολικά Πρωταθλήματα.   Π.Ε. Δυτικού Τομέα Αθηνών (Περιστέρι)       ΑΤΟΜΙΚΑ(9/3) , ΟΜΑΔΙΚΑ(10/3) Π.Ε. Πειραιως & Π.Ε...

Live games with analysis

Live games with analysis

Σκακιστικό Camp20 Ιουνίου – 30 Ιουνίου 2013Ο Reuben Fine (Ρούμπεν Φάιν) κορυφαίος αμερικανός σκακιστής, ψυχολόγος και καθηγητής πανεπιστήμιου του περασμένου αιώνα (1914-1993) θεωρούσε πώς ο συνδυασμός στο σκάκι παί­ζει τον ίδιο ρόλο...

FM Pablo Salinas finished second and Edgar Velasco third

Last time we looked at Chapter 2 of Move Two!, which concluded with an introduction to Paul Morphy and the famous Opera House game. Hugh Patterson considered this game in an excellent recent Chess Improver post, but it’s worth another look. Like most chess teachers, I demonstrate this game regularly (most recently last Monday). When [...]

There have been various Alekhine Memorials over the years (most famously in 1971, co-won by the young Anatoly Karpov and Leonid Stein), but this is the first one that's a super-tournament in the contemporary sense. It will take place from April 21 to May 1 in two locations, opening in Paris, France and concluding in St. Petersburg, Russia. As far as I know, that too is a first for an Alekhine...

Bobby Fischer would have turned 70 years old today. He has been gone for a little over five years now, and his chess heyday passed more than 40 years ago. He remains a towering figure in chess history, though, especially to those of us who can at least remember his second match with Boris Spassky in 1992. For those who are feeling nostalgic, or want to get a glimpse into the Fischer phenomenon...

Latvian GM Ilmars Starostis and German GM Romuald Mainka finished second and third, respectively

The players will record their thoughts during the games

The event will take place on 23-30 March

The 35th Rashid Nezhmetdinov Cup will take place from 31st May to 8th June in Kazan, Russia. The venue is the playing hall of the 27th Summer Universiade, 47а/1 А.Kamaleev avenue, in Kazan. The 9-round Swiss tournament with the classical time control 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min (and 30 sec increment) will [...]