FIDE Online Arena updates its daily tournament schedule FIDE Online Arena is updating its daily tournament schedule. More Rapid, Blitz and bullet tournaments are available for FIDE and Platinum members. The new program is enriched with thematic tournaments, chess...
World School Chess Championship 2017 in Iasi, Romania

World School Chess Championship 2017 started in Iasi on 21 of April with the conference press and the opening ceremony. These two events were attended by Mayor of Iasi Mihai Chirica, FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, FIDE Executive Director...
Mamedyarov leads Gashimov Memorial by a full point with 2 to go

Round 7 results Eljanov, Pavel – So, Wesley ½-½ Harikrishna, P. – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ Karjakin, Sergey – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Adams, Michael ½-½ Radjabov, Teimour – Topalov, Veselin ½-½ Standings after 7 rounds 1. Mamedyarov,...
Sutovsky & Najer top Karpov Poikovsky

Final round results Anton Guijarro, David – Rodshtein, Maxim ½-½ Dubov, Daniil – Bologan, Viktor ½-½ Jakovenko, Dmitry – Sutovsky, Emil ½-½ Korobov, Anton – Inarkiev, Ernesto ½-½ Zhigalko, Sergei – Najer, Evgeniy 0-1 Final standings 1. Sutovsky, Emil...
Daily Chess Improvement: Must know K & P endgame!

White to move. Is this a win or draw? How should white proceed?