White to move. How should white proceed? Paul Morphy vs AP Forde, New Orleans, 1858
25th Fajr Sabalan Cup in Ardabil, Iran

Ardabil Chess Association under the auspices of the I.R Iran Chess Federation has the hounor of inviting all players of national chess federations to participate in the 25th international Chess festival “Fajr Sabalan Cup” to be organized in Sareyn,...
Sengupta wins Hastings but Praggnanandhaa steals the show

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 40) http://chess-results.com/tnr251584.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI RtgN Pts. n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 4 GM SENGUPTA Deep IND 2575 0 7,0 9 7 6,30 0,70 10 7,0 2 9 IM...
Sasikiran wins Rilton Cup 2017

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 50) http://chess-results.com/tnr218810.aspx Rk. SNo Name Gr FED Rtg RtgI RtgN Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 2 GM Sasikiran Krishnan N IND 2661 2661 0 7,5 45,5...
The fast improvement of chess in Iran

Female Iranian chess master climbs up 11 spots in world rankings Mon Jan 2, 2017 9:6AM Iranian International Master and Woman Grandmaster Sarasadat Khademalsharieh has seen her standing jump nearly a dozen spots in the January edition of the...
Daily Chess Improvement: Mating Chess Tactic!

White to move. What is the most precise continuation for White? r3r2k/1bpR2pp/1q2Bb2/1p2p2Q/2n1P3/pPP5/2P2P1P/1K5R w – – 0 1