White to move and mate in 4. This is one of the puzzles from 2017 SPFNO Puzzle Solving Championship.
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
From 3 to 6 May 2017 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Ashot Vardapetyan (ARM), Chairman of the FIDE Rules Commission...
Teplice Open 2017
Starting rank (top 20) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr264656.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg RtgN sex Typ Gr Club/City 1 GM Nabaty Tamir 2809052 ISR 2640 0 Israel 2 GM Rausis Igors 11600098 CZE 2614 2562 Czech Republic 3 GM Dragun Kamil 1134167...
GMs Malakhatko & Safarli share Nakhchivan Open lead after 7
Rank after round 7 http://www.chess-results.com/tnr272440.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED RtgI Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 8 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2487 5,5 2458 4 0,0 27,5 0,0 2 1 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2668 5,5...
The blunt honest answer to why so many chess players do not reach their full potentials?
Why so many chess players do not reach their full potentials? The blunt honest answer: Because they are not disciplined enough. Because they are not training hard enough. Because they are not focused enough on achieving their goals...
Navara wins Czech Championship by a full point!
Final ranking after 9 rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr278460.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Navara David CZE 2732 1. Novoborský ŠK 7,5 0,0 39,0 49,5 10 0,8 2 2 GM Hráček Zbyněk...
Daily Chess Improvement: Mate in 3
This was from the 2017 SPFNO Puzzle Solving Championship. White to move and mate in 3.