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Cheap book on rook endgames klaxon
White to play and winHere’s the plan: now the British is over - RRE: The Brits; Howell Wins - finish up with Penarth, finally polish off those posts that have been kicking around waiting to be written...
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2013 World Chess Team Championship: Regulations
The Government of Turkey and the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF) have the honour to announce the 2013 World Chess Team Championship in Antalya, Türkiye. The event will be held from 24th November 2013...
View ArticleThe August Check is in the Mail
This month, Alex Dunne writes about John Procopi of Levittown, a retired accountant and postal master. Procopi won two Master/Expert tournaments in July.
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DOCA August Grand Prix 8/18/2013
At the Dean of Chess Academy, 16 players showed up for Sunday's grand prix tournament.Round One: Philidor Counter GambitMax Weinstein (USCF 1651) - Jim West (USCF 2217), Branchburg NJ 8/18/20131.e4 e5...
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Carlsen visiting Chennai
On Sunday Magnus Carlsen arrived in Chennai, India to inspect the facilities for his world title match against Viswanathan Anand. "Our mission is to get a feel of the venue, and to get all the first...
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BCC GRAND PRIX AUGUST: FIGHTING CHESS // EXPERIENCE AND WIT // VETERANS &...
OPEN SECTION: NM Eric Godin v Mateos Sahakian, Round 1. Godin went undefeated to win the event with 3.5 points. Carey Theil b v Jason Tang, Round 3. Theil scored 3 points to share 2-3rd place....
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BCC EDUCATIONAL: NM ALEX ON CHESS FOR BEGINNERS // BRING A FRIEND // FREE
INSTALLMENT 5 TOMORROW:TUESDAY AUGUST 20TH 2013 7:00-8:30PM CHESS FOR BEGINNERS NM Alex Cherniack shares some thoughts on techniques and tactics of chess. CALL: (617) 629-3933 if the door is locked....
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BCC RAPIDS: THRIVING // EXCITING // CHALLENGING
PRESENTING: RAPID QUADS 3RR 30/SD (+5"delay) WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21 // 7:00 PM START TIME CALENDAR OF BCC EVENTS LAST WEDNESDAY: 3 QUADS QUAD 1: Jason Spector, black vs Andrew Wang. Andrew won his quad...
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Giri & Grischuk exit World Cup after tiebreaks round 3
MORE LATER Anish Giri and Alexander Grischuk were eliminated in the tiebreaks of the World Cup's third round on Monday. Giri lost his first rapid game against Julio Granda Zuniga, and then couldn't get...
View ArticleSamuel Shankland wins ZMDI Open on tie-break
ZMDI Open 2013 was organized by the ZMDI Schachfestival Dresden e.V. from 10th to 18th August at the Ramada Hotel in Dresden, Germany. 199 players competed in three elo sections. The main event was...
View ArticleChess Academy
Here’s a new site that is attracting some commentary over on Hacker News. In fact, it was a real surprise to see this trending up. Chess Academy (http://chesscademy.com/). The idea looks basic enough –...
View ArticleGM Sergey Kudrin Wins Northeast Open in Connecticut
The 19th Annual Northeast Open was held from August 16-18, 2013, at the Sheraton Hotel, 700 Main St, Stamford, Connecticut. The event had four sections: Open, Under 2050, Under 1650 and Under 1250. All...
View ArticleWorld Chess Cup 2013 – Round 4 Pairings
After the World Chess Cup 2013 round 3 tie-break matches, the pairings for the 4th round are officially confirmed. Alexander Morozevich will play white pieces against former European champion Evgeny...
View ArticleWorld Chess Team Championship 2013
The Government of Turkey and the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF) have the honour to announce the 2013 World Chess Team Championship in Antalya, Turkey. The event will be held from 24th November 2013...
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3-tie for 1st at ZDMI Open in Dresden
ZMDI Open 2013 was organized by the ZMDI Schachfestival Dresden e.V. from 10th to 18th August at the Ramada Hotel in Dresden, Germany.199 players competed in three elo sections. The main event was...
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World Cup Final 16 Pairings with Colors
Follow me on twitter @SusanPolgar and official site @tromso2014 for up to the minute updates. There will be a lot of exclusive information constantly added so don't miss out on the exciting action....
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Attacking tactic
1bbr1rk1/p1q2ppp/1pn5/2p5/2P2P2/1P3NP1/1B2QPK1/1B1RR3 w - - 0 1White to move. What is the best way for White to proceed? No computer please :)Level of difficulty: 3 out of 4Chess Daily News from Susan...
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I need to trust my abilities: Carlsen
Tuesday 20 August 2013Tuesday 20 August 2013World number one chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen on Monday expressed satisfaction at the arrangements made for his World Championship match against Indian...
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