Have you read Carl Portmans book "Chess Behind Bars", published in 2017? This year, he has published a new book, called "Never Mind the Grandmasters - Here Come the Amateurs".
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21 December 2024:
By the webmaster
FM Robert Stein wins 4th Joint EU and NATO Online Blitz
At 18 December, the 4th Joint EU and NATO Online Blitz tournament was played in lichess. Despite the late announcement, the event had more than 50 players. Here are the results of the top 3 rankings. 1st: FM Robert Stein, 2nd: EUIM2024, 3rd: FM Finn Pedersen. Congratulations!
Results 4th Joint EU and NATO Online Blitz
29 October 2024:
By the webmaster
Greece wins 34th NATO Chess Championship
Last week the 34th edition of the NATO Chess Championship was held. Here are the results of the different competitions.
In the Final Team Ranking, Greece won the title (24.0 points) by a distance over the numbers 2 and 3, Germany (20.0 points, 124.5 TB1) and Poland (20.0 points, 119.5 TB1).
In the Individual Ranking, the battle was more exciting: 1st Dimitris Alexakis (GRE) (6.5 points), 2nd Alexandros Papasimakopoulos (GRE) (6.0 points, 30.5 TB1), 3rd Mateusz Tustanowski (POL) (6.0 points, 30.0 TB1).
As a tradition, a Blitz tournament was held after the team tournament. In the Blitz tournament, local players were also invited. Final standings: 1st Alexandros Papasimakopoulos (GRE) (10.5 points), 2nd Dimitris Alexakis (GRE) (9.5 points), 3rd Patrick Emilio Aizpurua (USA) (8.5 points).
It was a whole week with sunny weather (26C, 79F) while most of the participants of the northern countries were struggling with rainy days and leaves falling at the ground. We thank the local organizers for their hospitality for arranging the beautiful playing location!
18 October 2024:
By the webmaster
Upcoming Event: 34th NATO Chess Championship, Rhodes
Website 34th NATO Chess Championship
Results
Webpage of the 34th NATO Chess Championship
11 October 2024:
By Jan Cheung
Solution of the exercises - part 3
Here are the solutions of the part 3 exercises.
3 October 2024:
By Jan Cheung
Solution of the exercises - part 2
Here are the solutions of the part 2 exercises.
13 September 2024:
By the webmaster
Last month: FIDE 100 Years - Activites in Canada
A compilation of FIDE 100 Years - Activities in Canada.
More stories can be found at Military Chess Facebook.
8 August 2024:
Jan Cheung
Some Endgame exercises - part 3
Here is a new sheet of endgame exercises.
31 July 2024:
Jan Cheung
Some Endgame exercises - part 2
Here is a new sheet of endgame exercises.
28 July 2024:
By the webmaster
FM Patrick Emilio Aizpurua wins NATO Chess FIDE 100 Years Online Blitz
At 20 July, the NATO Chess FIDE 100 Years Online Blitz tournament was played in lichess. Due to the holiday period, there were not many players available. Finally 10 players managed to play the online tournament with 9 rounds, so the Swiss Format of the tournament had automatically been changed to a Round Robin. 1st: FM Patrick Emilio Aizpurua, 2nd: Ionel Luca, 3rd: Sławomir Kędzierski. Congratulations!
Results NATO Chess FIDE 100 Years Online Blitz
16 May 2024:
Jan Cheung
Solution of the exercises - part 1
Here are the solutions of the previous 6 exercises. I have also updated the intro article, with more review at endgame publications.
1 May 2024:
Jan Cheung
Some Endgame exercises - part 1
A new article about chess education.
30 April 2024:
By the webmaster
Ard Dekker receives royal medal
Chess volunteer Ard Dekker from Naaldwijk received the royal award of
Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau
at the annual ribbon ceremony on Friday.
Read more with English translation included).
01 April 2024:
Jan Cheung
An education article about learning endgames.
11 March 2024:
By the webmaster
Invitation 34th NATO Chess Championship
More information can be found here.
26 December 2023:
By the webmaster
Robert Stein wins 3rd EU-NATO Blitz Tournament
At 21 December 2023, The 3rd EU-NATO Blitz Tournament was played. Robert Stein finished 1st, Dariusz Sycz finished 2nd, Andreas Keil (EuropChess) 3rd.
Results.
14 November 2023:
By the webmaster
Alexander Flaata gains FM title
One month after the 33th NATO Chess tournament, the European Chess Team competition was held in Durres, Albania.
In ChessBase, there was much coverage of that tournament because Magnus Carlsen took part with his club Offerspil. There was much publication because a high ranked player
like Magnus normally will not take part in these open tournaments because he could lose many rating points if he draws games. But he didn't. He led his team and Offerspil
finally won the tournament.
But there was more Norwegian news...
We have been all grown up how to get a FM title, by having a rating of at least of 2300 points at the monthly FIDE rating list. Since 2017, according to the
FIDE Handbook there are extra opportunities to get that title, such as a
minimum score of 65% in a minimum of 7 games in a Continental Team (or Club) Championship. That is good news for many senior chess players, who have aspirations
to gain an on the board chess title. We all know that gaining the FM title with a low K factor in the rating is very difficult. Alexander played for the Norwegian
team SOSS, played 7 games, scoring 5 points, and a rating performance around 2250. The performance was sufficient to earn the FM title immediately.
Here is his report.
NATO Chess congratulates Alexander Flaata! Hope that this will inspirate players that is still possible to achieve titles after many tens of years of struggling behind the chess board!
9 September 2023:
By the webmaster
The 33rd NATO Chess Championship has been ended. Final team ranking: 1) Germany, 2) Greece, 3) USA. Gratulations to all winners! Thanks for all participants, their supporters, the staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the staff of Grand Hotel Bernardin, Hote Histrion, Hotel Vile Park, and the Slovenian Chess Federation to make this event happen!
2 September 2023:
By the webmaster
The 33rd NATO Chess Championship is about to start
Results
Livegames
33rd NCC page
2 September 2023:
By the webmaster
A new article about chess education - with examples from NCC 2022
11 June 2023:
By the webmaster
UK Armed Forces Chess Championship 14th-17th April Thanks, Ben Woolf.
1 May 2023:
By the Chairman
Polish Armed Forces shone at the XXII Uniformed Services Chess Championship
21 April 2023:
By the webmaster
Last month, The 13th Canadian Military Chess Championship has been held. Media coverage could be found at the Facebook site of Military Chess. Here are some links to articles of this championship.
Article of Canadian Armed Forces: RMC Cadet going to the NATO Chess Championship in Slovenia
Article of CTV News Ottawa: Canadian soldiers land in Kingston, Ont. for national chess championship
Pictures of the 13th Canadian Military Chess Championship
01 January 2023:
By the webmaster
Happy new year! Wishing that tournaments can be organized this year!
6 December 2020:
Remembering Ben De Cat - and his irregular openings
9 Oct 2020:
Open File (Magazine UK Armed Forces Chess Association) - Edition Autumn 2020
28 June 2020:
Due to the uncertainty of the world situation, the 31th NATO Chess Championship has been postphoned to 2021.
Details will be followed later.
30 April 2020:
Armed Services invites you to read their articles.
They can be found at a tab called 'download'. You need to click on this and then the password all in uppercase is OFREADERS
and this will take you to the magazines including the latest one which is Spring 2020. You are most welcome to download what
you wish, but all we ask is that you keep the password to yourself.
26 April 2020:
With sadness we have to inform you that our Belgian NCC player Ben de Cat unexpectedly passed away on 21st April 2020.
Ben will be forever remembered by the NCC community with his love for life and for his unconventional chess playing
style.
More details about Bens funeral
10 March 2020:
US Chess Ethics Committee member David Hater elected to the FIDE Ethics Commission
01 December 2019:
The 2019th Nato Chess Website is updated! Please checkout for some nice photos.
Link to the tournament site
08 November 2019:
Wolfgang Berger - the "face" of the catholic working group for soldiers (KAS) - is no longer with us.
For details click here
24 September 2019:
The 30th NATO Championship has been finished last Friday. Final Team Ranking: 1) Germany 2) Poland 3) Greece. Thanks to all the players, home front, organizers, sponsors and supporters for making this event possible!
Pictures are included at the news pages of the Championship page.
The web master is currently checking the PGN files.
16 to 20 September 2019:
Link to the tournament site
