3/29/2019 – The 20th European Individual Championship is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place from March 18th to 29th in Skopje, North Macedonia at the five-star DoubleTree by Hilton, located along the river Vardar. The top seed is Vladislav Artemiev (2736) from Russia. Live games beginning at 12:15 UTC (13:15 CET, 8:15 EDT) Official site: eicc2019.mk
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Round 11
Organised by the government of the Republic of North Macedonia*, the Agency for Youth and Sport of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Chess Federation of Macedonia under the auspices of the European Chess Union, the European Championship is open to all players representing ECU member federations regardless of their title or rating.
The prize fund is EUR €100,000, with €20,000 for first prize. Additionally, the top 22 players will qualify for the 2019 World Cup, to be held later this year in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Live games and commentary
Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move, starting from the first move.
On this DVD GM Adrian Mikhalchishin presents games of the World Champions of the past to explain typical patterns and strategic concepts of these games and to show how grandmasters apply these ideas today.
*Editor's note: We used the name "Macedonia" as a shorthand, but recognize the official international name recently changed from "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)" following the June 2018 agreement which was formally ratified.
Ruy Lopez Powerbase 2025 is a database and contains a total of 12092 games from Mega 2025 and the Correspondence Database 2024, of which 1276 are annotated.
In this 60 Minutes, Andrew Martin guides you through all the key ideas you need to know to play with confidence. Whether you’re looking to surprise your opponents, or simply want a straightforward weapon against e5, the Centre Attack has you covered.
Videos by Mihail Marin: Najdorf Variation with 6.f4 and Nico Zwirs: Italian ‘giucco pianissimo’. ‘Lucky bag’ with 45 analyses by Edouard, Ftacnik, Gupta, Pelletier and others. Update service with over 50,000 new games for your database!
This video course provides a comprehensive and practical White repertoire in the Ruy Lopez! Through instructive model games and in-depth theoretical explanations, you will learn how to confidently handle both main lines and sidelines.
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