Having been thinking about getting an Amazon Kindle for my many stressful and lonely hours in the parents room I made a first exploratory step by downloading the free Kindle App for Windows 8 and then checkout out Amazon for what was on offer. It turned out that one of the free books on offer [...]

The 7th International Chess Tournament, dedicated to the memory of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan, will be held in Tashkent from April 13th (arrival) till April 23rd (departure). The general management of the competition is carried out by the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan (UCF), in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports [...]

Το δεύτερο βιβλίο του φίλου σκακιστή και παλιού παίκτη του Πρωτέα, του Δημήτρη Γρυπαίου,  κυκλοφόρησε πριν μια εβδομάδα από τις εκδόσεις Ωκεανίδα.  Ένας ταλαντούχος ψυχολόγος που προσπαθεί απεγνωσμένα να αλλάξει τον...

  Τα Προκριματικά Σχολικά Πρωταθλήματα(Ατομικά και Ομαδικα) Περιφερειακής Ενότητας Νοτίου Τομέα Αθηνών θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο Φροντιστήρια "Αλιμπινίσης"  (Ελ Βενιζέλου 98 Νέα Σμύρνη) με διοργανωτές το Φροντηστήριο...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych congratulated Anna Ushenina on winning the Women’s World Chess Championship 2012 and awarded her with the Order of Princess Olga. “It is a pleasure that such a great person was born in Ukraine. I hope this award is not your last,” the President said. According to the Head of State, the [...]

The 51st Annual Baltimore Open is scheduled to take place on 8-10th February at the Holiday Inn Columbia , 7900 Washington Blvd, Columbia, MD. The tournament will be held in five sections: Championship, U1900, U1700, U1500 and U1200. The Maryland Chess Association is aiming to create a pleasant environment for playing chess. Here are some [...]

FIDE Events Commission is holding the 1st Internet based FIDE Seminar for International Organisers on 4-7th March, 2013. 1. Participation: Up to 30 participants (by priority) from all Continents. Min.15 participants. Deadline for registrations February 28th, 2013. 2. Schedule: Monday, 4th March 17:00 to 21:00 Seminar (Part 1) Standard Time Zone: GMT/UTC + 02:00 hour [...]

Φωτογραφία του Reuters από γειτονιά της Ρώμης. Υπάλληλοι φορτοεκφορτωτικής εταιρείας παίζουν μια παρτίδα σκάκι σε ένα διάλειμμα. Στην Ιταλία, πρώτο θέμα των ημερών είναι πως ο  πρώην οικονομικός διευθυντής της τράπεζας...

Ο θείος Χαρίλαος έπαιζε σκάκι με πολύ ωραίο τρόπο. Έπαιζε και με τον παππού και πηγαίναμε με τη γιαγιά να τους δούμε. Κουνούσαν κάτι ξύλα από δω κι από κει και έπειτα καθόντουσαν ακίνητοι και κοιτούσαν τις μύτες των...

Tata Steel Chess tournament had 3 main tournaments (Group A, B and C) with round robin system, held at Dutch sea resort of Wijk aan Zee. Participants Group A Group B Group C Name Rating Name Rating Name Rating Magnus Carlsen 2861 A. Naiditsch 2708 F. Peralta 2617 Levon Aronian 2802 S. Movsesian 2688 A. [...]

The 35th Bulgarian International Open Chess Championship – Georgi Tringov Memorial – will take place from 3rd to 10th February at the Moscow Hall of Hotel Novotel in Plovdiv. The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system and for the prize fund of 10.000 EUR. The entry fee is 50 BGN for [...]

The last round of the Asian Zone 3.3 Open Championship proved to be a bit of an anti-climax with most of the work already done in the previous eight rounds and so the eagerly watched game between Cao Sang (5) and Wesley So (6.5) was disappointingly for the spectators, a quick draw, but a result [...]

“Who are you?” is the name of a great pop song by The Who, and it’s also a question worth asking yourself as a chessplayer. The first few lines of the song are classic: I woke up in a Soho doorway, The policeman knew my name. He said, “You can go sleep at home tonight If [...]

Wesley So and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son are clear leaders in the Open Section going into the final round The top board match up between Filipinos Rogelio Antonio (5) and Wesley So (6) ended with an early draw, a result that kept So, who essayed a solid variation of the reliable French Defence, in the [...]

The 36th Cardinal Open Chess Tournament took place on 25-27th January at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 2886 Airport Dr, Columbus, Ohio. The event was held in five sections: Open (FIDE rated), U2100, U1800, U1500, U1300. All sections were played over five rounds of Swiss system. A total of 190 players competed. GM Andre Diamant took [...]