Meet the Chess King Guy
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
Hello everyone!
Thanks to Alex Sadeghi from polylinescomic.com for the creation of our
official “Chess King Guy”. We love him and we think you will love him too!
He’s got something to tell you, and for that please sign up for his
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Great chess interviews from European Team Championship 2011 with Carlsson, Dzagnidze, Topalov, Leko, Videnova
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
Here are more great video interviews from www.chessdom.com who are covering
the European Team Chess Championship 2011.
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You can access this link for live games and this link for all the standings.
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European Team Chess Championship-Round 4 Results
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 13 hours ago
On a different day Spain's draw against Azerbaijan might have been called a
sensation. However, two unbelievable results took place... more »
Indian national women's chess championship R9: WGM Mary Ann Gomes takes sole lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
*WGM Mary Ann Gomes*
WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated International Master Nisha Mohota to move into
sole lead after the ninth round of the Velammal 38th Indian Women's National
Premier chess championship on Monday.
Mary Ann leads the table with 7.0 points followed by WGMs Padmini Rout
(Orissa) and Eesha Karavade (Maharashtra) at 6.5 points each. Top seed Tania
Sachdev's defeat on the top board pushed her to the fourth spot with 6.0
points.
Eesha is coming back to form as she recorded her four... more »
Remembering world chess champion Max Euwe
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hello everyone,
On 26 November it will be thirty years, since former Dutch Chess World
Champion Dr. Max Euwe passed away. To honour his memory two groups of four
will play a double round robin tournament from 14 to 20 November in the
“Openbare Bibliotheek” (public library) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The organisation has brought together an international field of male and
female players both young and old: Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland), Paul van der
Sterren (NL), Zhaoqin Peng (NL), Pia Cramling (Sw... more »
Chess and fiction - Fischer-Spassky 1972-match in two thrillers!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hello everyone,
A new novel by Iceland’s most popular crime author, Arnaldur Indridason, hit
the Icelandic market last week. Entitled Einvígid (“The Duel”), it features
the historic match between chess grandmasters Bobby Fischer and Boris
Spassky, representing USA and Russia, in Reykjavík in 1972, at the height of
the Cold War.
Considering the time in which the story is set, the book is not part of the
Detective Erlendur Series. Rather, Erlendur’s mentor, Detective Marion
Briem, who is given the t... more »
Uganda all set to choose national chess champion!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
Back to some chess news from Uganda - from Africa where chess momentum is
gaining ground. National Junior Chess Champion, Haruna Nsubuga took the lead
in the National Chess Championship after he settled for a hard fought draw
with Rajab Kamoga in the fourth round played at Hotel Africana on Sunday.
Nsubuga, Kamoga, Simon Gonza, Arthur Ssegwanyi and youngster Samuel Masagga
are all unbeaten after four rounds and are the surprise joint leaders, each
at 3.5 points out of a possible 4. Ssegwan... more »
FIDE President in Peru
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From 4th to 5th November 2011 the FIDE President has had a working visit to
Lima, Peru where he had a meeting with the Mayor of Lima Mrs. Vilaran de la
Puente. At the meeting an agreement on the implementation of chess in
schools programme with Lima region administration, El Agustino and Brena
districts was signed. Also, the FIDE President held discussions with the
Director of the National Institute of Sports Department, Mr. Akio Tamashiro,
who he informed about the FIDE's position regarding the Peru Chess
Federation. President Ilyumzhinov also visited a Trainers' Semin... more »
REKTOR UNY CUP 2011, Yogyakarta, Non Master & Yunior, Catur Cepat 25 menitan, 1-9 Nopember 2011, Hadiah Total Rp.5.3 Juta
*Pengirim:
Panitia UNY Cup 2011 (via Email)*
A chess love story with a diagram!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
This Sunday we decided to share this nice chess story from Tim Krabbé.
Without much ado, here it is. Enjoy.
*A LOVE STORY WITH A DIAGRAM*
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*Behind chess games, there are stories. Suppose you have a big database, and
for some reason you decided to play over the game Anand - Krabbé, clock
blindsimul (5) Amsterdam 1991, 40 moves, draw. (I know it is in some.) You'd
see the moves, how Anand got into a bad position and extricated himself
ingeniously, but you wouldn't know it had been pl... more »
Wobble Chess Set - Go create waves!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
Googling around we found this interesting 'wobble chess set'. Designed by
Adin Mumma, this beautifully made concave board causes the rounded pieces to
wobble and quiver, providing an unexpected element to a timeless favorite.
Made in China with cherry and maple wood. The pieces have chromed bases.
We're not sure if you can focus on the chess set but if you give it a try,
do let us know. Anything to create waves with chess! Have a super chess
Sunday.
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Great chess video interviews from European Team Chess 2011
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
Here are lots of videos interviews with top chess players from the European
Team Chess Championship 2011 currently on in Greece. Sit back and enjoy
these videos thanks to www.chessdom.com.
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European Team Chess Championship-Round 3 Results
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
In round 3 quite a few upsets occurred. Peter Svidler drew Anish Giri
quickly with White, and the Russia vs... more »
Indian women's national chess R7: Rout, Sachdev share lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
IM Tania Sachdev
Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout drew with WGM Meenakshi Subbaraman and now
shares the lead with top seed International Master Tania Sachdev (Air India)
after the seventh round of the Velammal 38th National Women Premier Chess
Championship 2011 being held in Chennai, India.
Padmini and Tania remain on top of the table with 5.5 points, followed by
WGM Mary Ann Gomes, and International Master Nisha Mohota at 5.0 points
each. Further half a point down at 4.5 points were the t... more »
Get into the groove with this cool chess commercial
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2011
Hi everyone,
We love to receive videos from around the world where chess has been used in
advertising. Here is one such video sent to us by @swakilki via @kosteniukand
@chessqueen on twitter. You got a nice chess video you love? Send it to us!
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