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In this round there was a match between the oldest player, 79 year old FM Joaquín Norja Silvestre, against the youngest player of the tournament, 8 year old Elliot Maccalum from Canada, U-8 world champion. The game was won by the oldest player, FM Joaquín Norja. Yesterday, in our daily chronicle of the V El […]

The world of chess has many sides: from the grandmaster who shines under the spotlight on the international scene to the non-federated player who practices the game-science alone, solving the problem of his favorite column in the newspaper. This amalgam of colors, composed of shades of an infinite spectrum, gives shape to the motto of

Last Sunday, December 1, the program of the V edition of EL LLOBREGAT OPEN CHESS added, to the evening celebration of the third round of the tournament, a school championship convened in Can Massallera (Sant Boi) at 10 am.

The 5th edition of El Llobregat Open Chess Tnmt. continues to show a high level competition, consolidating its reputation as the strongest open chess event in Spain. After four intense rounds, Israeli GM Ido Gorshtein and Georgian GM Mikheil Kekelidze lead the standings with a perfect score of 4/4. Close behind them, six players are

Are we revealing any secret when we say that psychology has a great weight in competitive chess? The idea is intuitive, because it is the most mental game and the emotions of the players are analogous to those of a student facing an exam.

This year the Llobregat Open has had the joy of being able to count in its third edition of the Torneig Escolar with the association Drac Artcai, achieving a record of participation: 144 chess players! And, in addition, we have had the honor of receiving the personal support of Maria Antònia Barragán, Councilor of Sports,

Have you ever wondered what drives a chess player to sign up for a category B tournament? In the living mosaic of emotions in the game-science there is a balance between reason and heart.

Imagine for a moment that the world fades away, that the bustle of the city is transformed into a whisper, perhaps in the distant echo of a canvas in which the colors fade to leave behind the routine of everyday life. Now, if you will allow me the license, enter with me into the playing