Who Will Be Playing at the Chess Olympiad? (Team Profiles)

The whole chess world will be paying much attention to Istambul. The Turkish capital will host the prestigious World Chess Olympiad 2012, starting on 28. august. The greatest disappointment is the absence of world’s no. …

Learn from the Grandmasters: GM Carlsen vs. GM Bacrot, Commented by Jan Markos (video)

This time, GM Jan Markos discusses the game between world’s number one, Norwegian Magnuss Carlsen and France’s best player, Etienne Bacrot. The game took place in 2010 at the prestigious Nanjing Spring Chess Tournament in China. The …

Asking for Money with Style: $1m for a Game of Chess

Peter Thiel is a co-founder of PayPal, first investor in Facebook, and one of the most innovative masterminds in tech business. A.J. Steigman is the head of one of thousands of anonymous start-up companies. It …

Spring Championship 2013

Monthly and seasonal championships have been a stable part of our site. This May, every user can try to prove that he is the best player at ChessFriends.com.
Spring Championship 2013 will be held from 20th …

New Video by GM Jan Markos – GM Carlsen vs. GM Anand

Slovak top rated chess player, GM Jan Markos, provides insight into the game by two players, both of which could claim the title of best player in the world. World’s Champion GM Viswanathan Anand plays …

88 Years of FIDE and International Chess Day Celebration

FIDE has been around precisely for 88 years as of today. The 20th July is also an International Chess Game since 1964.

The federation was founded on 20th July 1924. Plans of a international chess federation …