Gulf Coast New Year’s Open The Gulf Coast New Year’s Open was held from 2-4th January, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The tournament format was 5-round Swiss in six sections: Open (FIDE rated), U2100, U1800, U1600, U1350 and U1100. The main Open section had 27 participants. Grandmasters […]
Austin Chess Club Championship 2015
The 5th Annual Austin Chess Club Championship was held on 2-4th January, 2015, at the Bridge Center of Austin, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin, Texas, USA. The tournament format was 5-round Swiss in three sections: Championship, Reserve and Novice. The total prize fund was 3400 USD. The main Championship section had 75 participants. FM Li […]
Zhao Xue leads New Zealand Open by a full point after 9 rounds
Full standings: http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/Vega2015/wwwNZOpen/standing.html Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nouri’s success in America
9-year-old Negrense tops chess blitz in US Nine-year-old Escalante-born Alekhine Nouri, the current youngest FIDE Master in the world, made his home province proud once again after winning the title in the 24th Annual North American Open under 1900 (U1900) Blitz section held December 29 at Bally’s Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nouri, who […]
International Rapid Tournament “Paul Keres Memorial” 2015 LIVE!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2015 Azerbaijan Individual Chess Championship LIVE!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Attacking chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The 4-Step Thinking Process … and more
Understanding Critical Squares Posted on January 07,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. Critical squares are involved in all parts of chess, but they are especially important factors in tactics and combinations. By the end of this article, you’ll be able to spot more tactics on the board, keep your opponent […]
Aronian aims to defend Tata Steel title
Levon Aronian to Defend Tournament Title in Netherlands Amsterdam, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Armenian Levon Aronian will start Friday the defense of the title he won last year in the prestigious chess tournament in the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee.As contenders, there will be the Norwegian and world champion Magnus Carlsen, and gleaming Italian […]
Czech Tour 2014/2015 continues in Prague, Marianske Lazne and Liberec
The 2014/2015 Series of the Czech Tour is coming to its end. The final stage consists of 3 tournaments: Prague Open, Marienbad Open and Liberec Open. The 14th Marienbad Open 2015 is scheduled to take part on 17-24th January 2015 in Marianske Lazne, the second biggest spa town in the Czech Republic. The town of […]