White to move. How should white proceed? Source: W. Harvey
“The Professor” Crowned Champion

Leonard Barden on Chess New names top Russia’s championship as a seven-time winner flops Friday 21 August 2015 17.05 EDT During the USSR’s golden decades of chess supremacy the annual Soviet championship was a major event keenly followed by...
David vs Goliath

INTERNATIONAL Master Richmond Phiri has been drawn against US Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the first round of the world chess tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan on September 10. IM Phiri is hoping for the positive performance at the world championship...
13th European Union Youth Chess Championship 2015

13th EUROPEAN UNION YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 On Wednesday August 19th, in the Hotel Dlouhe Strane in Kouty nad Desnou in the Czech Republic, the 13th European Union Youth Chess Championship U8, U10, U12 and U14 has begun. European...
New Year, New Goals for Webster University – SPICE

3 of our newest team members: IM Eric Rosen, GM Aleksandr Shimanov, IM Irene Sukandar First team training of the new semester Each year, SPICE can only accept a few new students as we have very limited space available...
Zubov, Miron and Bajarani tie for the first in Arad

The 8th Arad International Chess Festival 2015 (Arad Open) took place from August 6 – 12, in Arad, a city in western Romania, situated near Hungarian border, 250 KM from Budapest. The event was a 9-round Swiss open with prize fund of over 9,000...
World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad begins

On August 19, the opening ceremony of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad took place at the Hunnu Mall – Entertainment Centre, where gathered not only the participants but also the guests, officials, and a great number of visitors...
Brasschaat Chess Tournament 2015 LIVE!

The 2015 Brasschaat Chess Tournament is taking place from August 15-23, in Ruiterhal, in the town park in the center of Brasschaat, Belgium. The event is a 9-round Swiss with prize fund in the amount of 3,455 €. Top seed is...
VMCG Chess Festival 2015

The VMCG Chess Festival is taking place from August 15-23, 2015, at the 4****Hotel Seminaris, in Luneburg, Germany. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed player is GM...