» The Fantasy Variation under discussion
21/03/10 08:49 from Chessbase News
In CBM 133 Sergey Erenburg recommended a setup with 3...e6 against the Fantasy Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3. In CBM 134 Lars Schandorff followed up with 3...dxe4, a recommendation for Caro-Kann players who do not like the \"French\"-type st..
» Rijeka: Medals, statistics and quotes
21/03/10 08:49 from Chessbase News
In our previous report we gave you the gold medal winners of the European Championship. On Thursday the silver and bronze medals in the open and womens groups were played out. The statistics of the event are impressive: 566 players from 41 ..
» Meeting with the President of Bulgaria Mr Georgi Parvanov
16/12/09 20:22 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
Sofia 16.12.2009 - FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov today in Sofia. Mr Parvanov expressed his satisfaction that Bulgaria will organise the World Championship Match 2010 and he assured the..
» Domination by the bishop
21/03/10 08:49 from Chessbase News
18-year-old Niclas Huschenbeth showed great fighting spirit in coming from number 16 in the starting list to take the German championship title. Karsten Müller has selected and analysed one of the endgames of the new champion for ChessBase ..
» New Registration, Transfer and Eligibility Rules
15/03/10 07:23 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
At the Executive Board in Halkidiki, 2009 new regulations for the registration, transfer of players and eligibility for participation in FIDE events were agreed. These come into effect from July 1st 2010. The full regulations can be found..