Santa Clara Chess Open from Jan 4
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 10 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The New Year Chess Open in Santa Clara, California, is an interesting
upcoming chess event. Organized by Salman Azhar 4-6th January 2013 at Santa
Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission Blvd, Santa Clara CA 95054, the
chess tournament will be held in three sections: Under 1500, 1500-1999, and
Open 2000+ with the prize fund of $10,000 based on 167 entries. $6,000 is
guaranteed. The playing format is 6-round Swiss.
Open Section is FIDE rated. Prizes: $1,500, 700, 300; Top U2300 – 700, 300,
100; Top U... more »
David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 11 hours ago
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com recent
performance (http://www.chess-results.com/tnr86543.aspx?art=9 lan=1 fed=BUL
turdet=YES snr=36) was too good to be... more »
World Cities Team Chess Championship - Round of 16
bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 13 hours ago
*[image: cities]*
*Teams Trimmed Down to 8 for Quarterfinal*
You could feel the tension as the knockout phase started with the
Round-of-16 in the World Cities Chess Team Championship in Al Ain, UAE.
Athens, Tashkent, Saratov, Hoogeveen, Baku, Wu Xi, Lund and Novi Sad
advance to the Quarterfinals.
The biggest upset was scored by Wu Xi as the Chinese team beat highly
favored Lviv. Unknown player Ji Dan sacrificed a Knight on the 27th move
against Ukrainian GM Yuriy Kryuvoruchko to gain two passed pawns in the
center. After Ji Dan exchanged Queens, he marched the protected pawns t... more »
SOSIALISASI PROGRAM KERJA JACC 2013, BOGOR, OPEN, CATUR CEPAT G20, 5 JANUARI 2013, Hadiah Total Rp.9 Juta
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Coffee-Break Chess Puzzle: White Checkmates in Two
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
We bring to you a very nice chess puzzle via Chess King. White to play and
checkmate in two. Can you see how? Click on the diagram to go to the answer
page.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Russian Chess Rapid Grand Prix: Aleksey Dreev Wins Title in Kirov
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The final tournament “Rapid Grand Prix of Russia 2012″ was played on
22-24th December in Kirov. The final was a knock-out event with 16
participants who scored most points in the Grand Prix rapid events
throughout the year.
Famous Grandmaster Aleksey Dreev, who became the European Rapid champion
last weekend, added another title by winning the prestigious Russian Rapid
Grand Prix, according to a Chessdom report.
In the final match Dreev defeated the 14-years old prodigy Vladislav
Artemiev... more »
Share Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk’s Chess Christmas Comic around
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Lots of chess cheer for you with wishes for a Merry Christmas and holidays!
Here is Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk’s chess comic. The 12th Women's
World Chess Champion says, "If you know any kids around you, please share
with them my chess comic. Remember that giving a chess set or a chess book
or a chess program for Christmas is a great idea!"
See the full comic below. You can see or download for print all comics in
several languages here. You can publish the chess comics at no cost, a... more »
Talented Chess Player Phiona Mutesi on BBC
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Have you been following the chess tale of talented chess player Phiona
Mutesi of Ugana on our Chess Blog? Read all our posts on Phiona Mutesi's
chess dream at this Chess Blog link. Here's a programme link on her story
on BBC World Service. Click on the screen shot below to hear the programme.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Play Chess with Santa, Ashley Style + Print 3D Chess Pieces
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
It's Christmas time and time to double the chess fun. Did you play a chess
game with Santa this year? Ashley - talented Canadian chess kid - did!
Here's a photo. Also, check out this cool 3D printing video that 'prints'
out a chess piece! You could print out your whole chess set maybe.
Ashley will do a Charity Chess Fundraiser for Because I am a Girl in the
new year at Chapters Book store. One of the places she did her WYCC Chess
Fundraisers. Click on photo above to check all Chess Blog p... more »
Alexey Dreev won Russian Rapid Grand Prix Final
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
Experience vs. youth - super GM Alexei Dreev and IM Vladislav Artemiev,
photo (C) russiachess.org fan club on VKontakte.ru
(http://vk.com/on_slab)... more »
World Cities Team Chess Championship - Round 3
bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 2 days ago
*[image: cities]*
*Teams trimmed to Round-of-16
*The 24 teams have been trimmed down to 16 for the knockout phase of the
World Cities Chess Team Championship in Al Ain, UAE. Group winners were
Lund, Sweden; Saratov, Russia; Lviv, Ukraine; Astana, Kazakhstan; Paris,
France; and Hoogeveen, Netherlands, in groups A to F, respectively.
[image: Rof16ceremove]
*FIDE Vice President Nizar El Haj (second from left) leads* *ceremonies for
the Round of 16 knockout phase.*
In second place in their groups with direct qualification were
London, England; Ptuj, Slovenia; Athens, Greece; Baku, A... more »
Bidding procedure for the FIDE World Women's Championship Match 2013
aysa@fide.com (Aysa Mondrunova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 2 days ago
[image: official logo]
*Athens, 21 December 2012*
*BIDDING PROCEDURE FOR THE FIDE WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2013*
1. The FIDE Presidential Board decided to open a bidding procedure for the
FIDE World Women’s Championship Match 2013 between the current World
Champion Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and challenger Hou Yifan (China).
2. Each bid shall contain the following particulars as minimum:
a) Acceptance of exact dates for the event between 10 to 28 September 2013.
b) Proposed venue of the event.
c) Proposed prize fund for the players (minimum 200,000 euros & should be
offere... more »
World Cities Team Chess Championship has started
bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 3 days ago
[image: WorldCitiesgroups]
*After the draw for groups, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and
Organizing Committee chairman and president of the Asian Chess Federation
Shiekh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan pose in front of the pairing board. At
left is Ibrahim Al Bannai, president of the Arab Chess Federation and at
right is Saeed Al Megbali president of the UAE Chess Federation
*
The World Cities Chess Team Championship got off to an exciting start as
teams started jockeying for position in their Round Robin preliminary
groups to aim for the top two and advance to the knockout phase... more »
