The 13th World’s Youth Stars tournament, dedicated to the memory of Vanya Somov, took place from 19-30th May at the Palace of Culture KINEF in Kirishi, Leningrad region, Russia. The tournament was a 12-player, single round-robin event valid for...
37th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2015
The 37th edition of Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov Cup is taking place from 30th May to 9th June, 2015 in Kazan, the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The event is a a 9-round Swiss tournament with...
2016 Australian Women’s Masters
The 2016 Australian Women’s Masters is set to take place from 14-22nd January, 2016, at the Melbourne Chess Club, 66 Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne. All interested players are invited to apply to participate in the 2016 Australian Women’s Masters....
Sammy the Great Legend
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Sammy the Great Sunday, May 31, 2015 (Published in print: Sunday, May 31, 2015) A historic prodigy himself, Samuel “Sammy” Reshevsky ruled the American chess scene until Bobby Fischer won the U.S. championship in 1958...
French Top 12 (2015) LIVE!
The French Highest League for men TOP-12 is taking place from 30th May to 9th June, 2015 in the seaside resort of Le Grau-du-Roi, and its marina Port-Camargue. This year’s participants include Vandoeuvre, Bischwiller, Chalons-en-Champagne, Poitiers-Migne, Clichy, Evry Grand...
3rd Arab Elite Championship Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Cup LIVE!
The 3rd Arab Elite Chess Championship – Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Cup is taking place from 27th May to 3rd June, 2015, at the Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Hall of the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. The event is...
1st International Chess Tournament Tortoreto Lido LIVE!
The 1st International Chess Tournament Tortoreto Lido is taking place from 26th May to 2nd June, 2015, in Villaggio Salinello, Lungomare Sirena 642, 64018 Tortoreto Lido (TE) – Italy. Open A is a 9-round Swiss tournament for players with FIDE rating...
Daily Chess Improvement: Find the knockout punch!
White to move. Can you find the knockout blow? Source: ChessToday.net
Special Millionaire Chess Deal!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: For the weekend of May 29-31, the entry fee will be dropped to the reduced price of $1,099. This will be a one-time offer that will not be repeated, so tell your chess playing friends about this...
Scandal at European Women’s Championship, WGM Mihaela Sandu fires back
Dear organisers of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2015, I am writing in response to the attack I have been submitted to in the past few days in the European Women’s Chess Championship in Georgia. First of all I...