Chess Olympiad - First round pairings

9/11/2024 – In the early rounds of the major international team tournaments, the top teams will play against nominally weaker teams in the middle of the seedings. However, it is important to get off to the best possible start in order to build up a good position for the next rounds and to build up spirit. Team USA, the number one seed, plays against Panama, India faces Morocco and China has to overcome the Dominican Republic.

Chess Olympiad in Budapest: Format, schedule, regulations

9/10/2024 – The biennial Chess Olympiad is the biggest team event in the chess calendar. This year, the 45th edition will take place in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, a city with a rich and longstanding chess tradition. Find here general information about the event: format, schedule, relevant regulations and useful links. Let the chess begin! | Photo: Mark Livshitz

60m How to fight Queen's Pawn Openigns

After 1.d4 d5 many players with White avoid the great amount of theory in the Slav, Semi-Slav, QGA and Orthodox Queen's Gambit and do not therefore play 2.c4. This is not very ambitious, but the painful experience of many chess players has been that the Colle System, the Trompowsky Attack, the Torre Attack and the London System are nevertheless extremely dangerous. Black has to be prepared for each of these openings and IM Valeri Lilov offers you some help with his six instructive videos, in which he demonstrates for each single opening a relevant plan for Black. In addition to the openings mentioned, the Bulgarian trainer also delves into the Catalan, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and the Richter-Veresov Opening.