Blog entries matching: 2017
FIDE Women's World Championship 2017 (Day 0)
by Katerina on Feb 9, 2017 1482 1
Dear readers, I am happy to be back writing about chess! It's also great that my first blog of 2017 has a lot of current information, is directly tied to my chess and it'...
Lessons to be learned from Tata Steel Chess (Part 2)
by Frank on Feb 2, 2017 2037 0
Beginners at chess often think that grandmasters are infallible. But they are not. Even grandmasters of chess make mistakes. Even the world champion can mis...
Tata Steel and chess: the longest sports sponsorship?
by JacquelineW on Jan 28, 2017 2670 0
In 1938, Hoogovens lend its name to the first edition of a small chess tournament in Beverwijk. 79 years later, the steel company – now Tata Steel – is stil...
Lessons to be learned from Tata Steel Chess (Part 1)
by Frank on Jan 24, 2017 1810 0
Do you think grandmasters’ games are too difficult to follow for beginners? Let’s have a look at what the chess players have been doing during the first six r...
Limited-time offer for chess coaches
Chessity
on Jan 15, 2017 1239 0
We have exciting news for chess coaches, teachers and children around the world. 2017 will be the year in which new chess heroes are created. Thanks to our continued...
Why the Tata Steel Chess Tournament is so special
by JacquelineW on Jan 5, 2017 3041 0
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is coming up! The event in Wijk aan Zee (Holland), to which Chessity is a partner, is famously known as the 'Wimbledon of chess'.&nbs...