The 48th edition of the Ilmar Raud Memorial was held from 30th June to 6th July 2014 at the Viljandi Sports Center in Viljandi, a town in southern Estonia. The […]
Ivanchuk in a bad mood or how he won the Latvian Railway Open
The Riga Railway Open in rapid chess took place in the last weekend of March. Many strong GM-s were participating, but the result of the winner Ivanchuk made headlines. At […]
American journey part three
Marshall chess club championship The 97th Championship took place in the middle of December over two weekends and finished just before Christmas. My flight from Vegas was delayed because of […]
How to teach chess to children, useful tips
DRAW PRINCIPLE In sport there is always a winner and draw outcome is considered weakness. In chess however the draw is result of perfect game by both players. It is […]