Moscow Chess Open begins Jan 27 with new name!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The eighth chess tournament Moscow Open has got a new status and name – now
it is RSSU International Chess Cup! RSSU International Chess Cup Moscow
Open 2012 will consist of nine individual tournaments:
A - Russian National Cup stage among men (Swiss system, 9 rounds)
B – Russian National Cup stage among women (Swiss system, 9 rounds)
C – RSSU Amateur Chess Cup (Swiss system, 9 rounds)
D – RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup - men (Round robin, 9 rounds)
E - RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup - women ... more »
GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami wins 20th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The latest chess tournament update via Fide is that GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
has won the 20th Fajr International Chess Open. The Chess Association of
Azerbaijan-Sharghi province and the Iran Chess Federation have organized
the 20th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament from January 11 to 20 in
Tabriz, northwestern of Iran.
The tournament was played in 11 rounds using the Swiss System. The
tournament was FIDE rated. The prize fund was $30,000 and the winner took
$8,000.
Iran champion ... more »
GM Ivan Cheparinov top seed at Georgi Tringov Chess Memorial 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The 34th Bulgarian Open Chess Championship 2012 – Georgi Tringov Memorial
is organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, the Chess Club Lokomotiv
Plovdiv and Plovdiv Municipality from 29th January to 5th February in
Novotel Hotel, Plovdiv.
The tournament will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss system and is valid
for FIDE elo and GM/IM norms. Total prize fund is 10000 EUR, with 2000 EUR
reserved for the winner. About 147 players have already registered with GM
Ivan Cheparinov being top ... more »
GM Darryl K Johansen claims the Queenstown Chess Classic 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The latest tournament chess news via www.chessdom.com is that Australian
Grandmaster Darryl K Johansen defeated the Commonwealth champion Gawain
Jones in the final round to catch China’s duo Li Chao B – Zhao Jun on the
shared first place in the Queenstown Chess Classic. He won it on tie-break
score.
In the photo you see sponsor Murray Chandler presents the prizes to
first-equal finishers Zhao Jun, Darryl Johansen, and Li Chao.
The New Zealand Chess Federation organised the 2012 Queens... more »
Play chess with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
A new web site, 1000 Passions, which offers people personal experiences is
offering a two-hour game against the world No 1 Magnus Carlsen with
commentary and analysis and a nice dinner. Also, Chess NYC chess shop and
club is offering a whole week's chess camp with Carlsen.
Play Chess With Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, the click-through says and
continues: If you’re a true chess enthusiast, we’ve got a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. 1000passions and Chess NYC invite
you to play the... more »
Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012 begins with strongest-ever participants' list
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Guess what was World Chess Champion Viswanathan doing on Monday night? He
was emailing the organisers of the Gibraltar Chess Festival!
Anand wrote: "I would like to wish the organisers of the Tradewise Chess
Festival a very successful 10th anniversary. The event has grown in stature
and popularity over the years and has become a marquee event attracting
the best names in chess including a lot of players from my country." You
can read the full text of the world chess champion's email at th... more »
Glorious chess set inspired by ancient Greek culture and history
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
We have here a very special chess set from Greece! The sculptor is the
talented Slawomir Wojtowicz who found inspiration in ancient Greek History
to come up with this fabulous chess set. On both sides of the chessboard
there are drawers for the storage of the figures. The whole set has been
designed so as to be easily accessible. The chess set is handmade from
several different kinds of high-quality wood: walnut burl, karelian birch,
pine and lime-tree. The stone elements were created f... more »
Tata Steel Chess R8: Exciting games as Carlsen, Aronian keep lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
There were exciting games all around in the eighth round at the Tata Steel
Chess Tournament though only one game ended in a decisive manner - Anish
Giri losing to Vugar Gashimov.
*Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 22nd*
Veselin Topalov - Levon Aronian ½-½
Fabiano Caruana - Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½
Anish Giri - Vugar Gashimov 0-1
David Navara - Loek van Wely ½-½
Boris Gelfand - Gata Kamsky ½-½
Teimour Radjabov - Magnus Carlsen ½-½
Sergey Karjakin - Hikaru Nakamura ½-½
With these results we have both... more »
GM Oliver Barbosa wins Delhi Chess Open 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Sixth seed Filipino GM Oliver Barbosa beat Indian IM Shyam Nikhil to win
the 10th Parsvnath International Delhi Chess Open on Monday. Barbosa
finished the event with 9.5 points to take the Rs 2 lakh. The second spot
was tied for by GM Gomez John Paul of Philippines and Indian IM Lalith
Babu. The former won on tiebreak.
*Access the official website here.*
*Round 10 video*
*Top Final Standings :-*
(1) GM Oliver Barbosa of Philippines
(2) GM Gomez John Paul of Philippines
(3) IM Lalith Babu M... more »
Tigran Petrosian, Maria Kursova are Armenia National Chess Champion
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
Armenia has just got their new national chess champions - Maria Kursova
earned 9 points out of possible 11 to win the crown and was followed by
Anna Hayrapetyan (8,5 points) and Yevgenia Dolukhanova (6,5 points).
Winners of 1st-3rd places gained an entry to 2013 Armenian Championship;
winners of 1st-5th and 6th-8th places will qualify for European Individual
Championship and Aeroflot Open respectively, according to PanArmenian.
Tigran L. Petrosian has won the Armenian Men’s Chess Champi... more »
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Romance and tragedy of street chess - video chess interview
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
They say there are thousands of chess masters who roamm the planet
incognito. Some of them become street chess masters - particularly in
America. Here is an interesting chess video interview sent to us by
@swakilki via twitter to @chessqueen and @kosteniuk. Yes - the romance and
tragedy of being a street chess master. Have a great chess Sunday!
An interview with Murray Turnbull - a chess master who is a local fixture
in Harvard Square Cambridge, Massachusetts.
From Alexandra Kosteniu... more »
Tata Steel Chess R7: Carlsen beats Gelfand, rejoins Aronian in joint lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
Seventh Round at the Tata Steel Chess in Wijk Aan Zee saw World Chess Title
Challenger Boris Gelfand caught on the wrong side of the Carlsen demolition
squad. It just happened. So, Carlsen and Aronian are back in joint lead.
Here are the full results of the round:
*Round seven*
*Group A: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 21st*
- Sergey Karjakin - Veselin Topalov 1-0
- Hikaru Nakamura - Teimour Radjabov ½-½
- Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand 1-0
- Gata Kamsky - David Navara 1-0
- Loek va... more »
11th Rochefort Chess Open begins Feb 25
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The latest chess tournament news via www.chessdom.com is that the 11th
Rochefort Open tournament is set to take place from 25th February to 2nd
March in the Congres Palais, in Rochefort, France.
Just days before the huge Cappelle-la-Grande Open, the Rochefort Open is an
excellent occasion for the players to test their preparation and use the
perfect training opportunity.
Over 100 players, of which more than 20 titled players, have signed in
advance. The organizers have invested big ... more »
Chess Queen Kosteniuk presents the world’s most expensive chess pocket watch by Gangi
This happened at the Geneva Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. Go
to www.chessqueen.com to read what Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk has to
say about presenting the world's most expensive chess pocket watch by
Gangi. Click here to see Chess Queen's adventures at the Zurich Chess Club.
World Amateur Chess Championship in Greece this April
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 will be held in the 5-star
Porto Carras Grand Resort in Halkidiki, Northern Greece from 16 April (1st
round) to 22 April (9th round). The participants shall not have a FIDE
title or published FIDE rating above 2000 at the start of the tournament
nor had such a rating for at least two years prior to the start of the
event. The World Amateur Championship is open to all eligible chess players
registered with their federation. FIDE-member federati... more »
Top women chess players to challenge men at Gibraltar Chess Congress
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The strongest ever gathering of female chess players in a mixed event takes
place on the Rock in a week's time at the Gibraltar Chess Congress. Never
before have so many of the world's top women joined leading male players
to compete in the same tournament.
Led by Judit Polgar, this year's female contingent includes champion
players from China, India, Russia, the Ukraine, and the USA.
All eyes will be on the reigning Women's World Champion, 17 year-old
HouYifan, coming to Gibraltar for the... more »
Saturday chess trivia question - Guess Who!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
After tennis it's football connecting to chess - oops! is that a hint?
Guess who's the 'grandmaster' in the photo! For the answer, just read the
Fide website.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
FIDE and ACP agreed on close chess cooperation
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
On Thursday January 19th, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the
newly elected ACP President GM Emil Sutovsky. The meeting took place after
preliminary talks between GM E. Sutovsky, FIDE Deputy President Mr. G.
Makropoulos and FIDE Vice President Mr. I. Gelfer (all members of the FIDE
Commission for the Olympiads and World Championships), in which several
issues concerning the relationships between FIDE and the ACP were discussed.
Mr. Ilyumzhinov and GM Sutovsky agreed on the follow... more »
Tata Steel Chess R6 - Aronian in sole lead with win over Gashimov1 over
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The sixth round news from the Tata Steel Chess 2012 in Wijk Aan Zee is that
Levon Aronian is back in the lead with a nice win over Vugar Gashimov. The
full Round 6 results went as follows:
*Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 20th*
Veselin Topalov - Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½
Levon Aronian - Vugar Gashimov 1-0
Fabiano Caruana - Loek van Wely ½-½
Anish Giri - Gata Kamsky 1-0
David Navara - Magnus Carlsen ½-½
Boris Gelfand - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1
Teimour Radjabov - Sergey Karjakin 1-0
* Levon Aronia... more »
Petrosian, Hovhannisyan lead Armenian men's chess championship
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
PanARMENIAN.Net reports that in the 9th round of Armenian men's chess
championship, Tigran L. Petrosian and Robert Hovhannisyan tied games with
Hrayr Simonyan and Arman Pashikyan respectively, both having scored 5,5
points.
Zaven Andriasian- Samvel Ter-Sahakyan game also ended in a draw, with
Andriasian coming 3rd with 5 points.
Karen Grigorian and Levon Babujyan gained wins over Artashes Minasyan and
Hrant Melkumyan resp.
The 10th round pairings are as follows: Hrayr Simonyan - Levon Ba... more »
Delhi Chess Open R7: Barbosa and Gomez maintain lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
That was a video - as you have already come to know - from the ongoing
Delhi Chess Open 2012.
*GM Oliver Barbosa and GM Gomez John Paul*
Filipino Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and Gomez John Paul drew their
top-board game in the seventh round at the open to remain in the lead.
Meanwhile, World Under-18 bronze medalist, Debashis Das shocked second seed
Grandmaster Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belarus. Playing with black pieces in
Semi-Slav variation, Das took his opponent’s queen for ro... more »
Chess Tactics
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 4 days ago
Nakamura (2759) - Navara (2712), 2012 White to move Can you find the
winning line for White?
Tata Steel Chess R5: Carlsen, Aronian lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The fifth round saw an exciting draw between two young talents - Magnus
Carlsen and Anish Giri. Then, there were also the wins posted by Gelfand,
Nakamura, and Ivanchuk.
*Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. **19th*
Teimour Radjabov - Veselin Topalov ½-½
Sergey Karjakin - Boris Gelfand 0-1
Hikaru Nakamura - David Navara 1-0
Magnus Carlsen - Anish Giri ½-½
Gata Kamsky - Fabiano Caruana ½-½
Loek van Wely - Levon Aronian ½-½
Vugar Gashimov - Vassily Ivanchuk 0-1
As regards the standings, Carl... more »
Time to pray and help Houston chess legend Larry Englebretson
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
We have news via (http://glennwilson.com/chess/) about the upcoming benefit
for Houston chess legend Larry Englebretson. Larry has given so much and so
generously to the local chess community. Now he needs our help and support.
Please help if you can. TC Smythe is organizing the event.
Larry is also the former owner of the Houston Chess Club and was selected
as the United States' representative in the senior division of the 2011
World Chess Federation Championship.
The Houston Songwri... more »
Doctor Who in Lewis Chessmen story in new BBC book
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The historic Lewis Chessmen feature in a new Doctor Who story written by
Ayrshire-born novelist Jenny Colgan. The new BBC book, Dark Horizons, tells
of Matt Smith's Doctor arriving on the Western Isles to play on the chess
set.
He finds the islands under attack by a mysterious fire and also encounters
Vikings and a kidnapped princess. The Lewis Chessmen are thought to date
from the 12th Century. More than 90 pieces were found buried in a sand dune
on Lewis in 1831.
Last year, six Lewi... more »
Congratulations to Mintimer Shaimiev on his 75th Anniversary
[image: shaimiev]
*Mr. M. Shaimiev *
*1st President of the Republic of Tatarstan *
*State Advisor of the Republic of Tatarstan *
*Senior Advisor to the FIDE President*
Dear Mintimer Sharipovich!
It is my pleasure to congratulate you on your 75th anniversary on behalf of
the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the people of the Republic of
Kalmykia!
This date has found you in the center of public and political life of the
country. In your capacity as State Advisor of the Republic of Tatarstan,
you do your utmost to increase well-being of your countrymen, to secure
civil ... more »
ACP and FIDE agreed on close cooperation
[image: top]
On Thursday January 19th, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the
newly elected ACP President GM Emil Sutovsky. The meeting took place after
preliminary talks between GM E. Sutovsky, FIDE Deputy President Mr. G.
Makropoulos and FIDE Vice President Mr. I. Gelfer (all members of the FIDE
Commission for the Olympiads and World Championships), in which several
issues concerning the relationships between FIDE and the ACP were
discussed.
Mr. Ilyumzhinov and GM Sutovsky agreed on the following mutual declaration:
Both parties are striving for a constant dialogue and c... more »
Chess Cafe Book of the Year finalists announced
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Chess Cafe has announced their three finalists for the 'Book of the Year'
Award.
The following titles, listed alphabetically, received the most votes
fromChessCafe.com readers. One title in particular set a record for most
votes received! Now it is time to vote for one of these three books. Round
two will be open for voting from January 18 until January 29. The title
then receiving the highest number of votes will be theChessCafe.com 2011
Book of the Year. The winner will be announced Feb... more »
Two nice chess feature stories from around the world
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
We like to read all the chess feature stories from around the world even if
they have a very local flavour. Here are two simple and interesting chess
features. Enjoy reading and marvelling how wonderful our game of chess is.
*Blind Ambika Finds Peace Playing Chess*
Twenty-five years ago when he took to chess, he never knew how to play the
game and neither was interested in playing it. But now after two-and-a-half
decades, he takes chess as his religion and has mastered the game of sixty... more »
WIM Nastassia Ziaziulkina wins the Belarus Chess Championship
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
WIM Nastassia Ziaziulkina is the new chess champion of Belarus, after
winning convincingly with 8.0/9. Ziaziulkina won the gold on tiebreak ahead
of Tatiana Revo. Third place went to WGM Anna Sharevich with 6,0/8 who beat
WFM Lanita Stetsko on tiebreak. This chess news update with nice photos
comes to us via www.chessdom.com.
WIM Nastassia Ziaziulkina
Lanita Stetsko
Tatiana Revo
Anna Sharevic
*Final standings*
1. WIM Nastassia Ziaziulkina 8,0/9
2. Tatiana Revo 8,0/9... more »
Delhi Chess Open R6: Barbosa, Gomez lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Filipino Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and Gomez John Paul defeated
Grandmaster Marat Dzhumaev of Uzbekistan and Indian International Master
Lalith Babu M R respectively in the sixth round to emerge as the joint
leaders in the 10th Parsvnath International Open Grandmasters Chess
Tournament.
Playing with black pieces in Caro-Kan defence game, Barbosa gained an
exchange of rook for his minor piece in the thirty first move and facing
the inevitable, Dzhumaev give up the match after six more mo... more »
Strongest-ever Gibraltar Masters begins Tuesday!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival - including the open with the
largest concentration of chess Grandmasters and players ever - begins on
Tuesday, 24 January. “The Tradewise International Chess Festival is ready
to play host to the greatest number of world chess players and Grandmasters
ever who will compete in Gibraltar in its 10th edition,” emphasises
organiser Brian Callaghan.
The success of the tournament is down to the team both at the Caleta
Hotel which has become the h... more »
Tata Steel Chess R4: Aronian wins to join Carlsen in lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Are you tuning in to the great chess action at the Tata Steel Chess in Wijk
Aan Zee every day? Round 4 was an equally exciting one. Levon Aronian won a
fine game to rejoin Magnus Carlsen in the lead. Here is all the information
along with the nice game.
*Round four*
*Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 17th*
Veselin Topalov - Vugar Gashimov ½-½
Vassily Ivanchuk - Loek van Wely ½-½
Levon Aronian - Gata Kamsky 1-0
Fabiano Caruana - Magnus Carlsen ½-½
Anish Giri - Hikaru Nakamura ½-½
David Navara - S... more »
Cool chess interview - Judit on chess, life, and other things
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Ever wondered what goes in the mind of the top-ranked woman chess player?
Yes, we talk of Judit Polgar. She just gave an indepth interview to Radio
Xadrez which was translated in English by ChessBase. Here are some of
Polgar's answers. You can read the full interview at the above links. Enjoy.
- Since childhood I loved animals a lot and I was lucky to have the
opportunity, during my vacations, to meet all kinds of wild animals as
well! One of the nicest memories and experience... more »
Canadian sisters on winning chess spree!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
Here is an interesting chess feature from Canada by Michelle Bitran for CJ
News.
When Andrew Giblon signed up his young daughters for chess lessons at the
local community centre in Thornhill, he had no idea that in just a few
short years, both would become national chess champions.
“My cousin had already started playing chess, and my parents thought it’d
be nice for us, too – something about wanting the kids out of the house,”
Rebecca Giblon said with a smile. She’s 14 years old and th... more »
Chess Week on Twitter
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 6 days ago
Pogonina.com offers you a list of some of the best tweets from last week:
Friends will be friends An extravagant... more »
The music of it all - the immortal chess game!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
Of all the fascinating and creative things chess inspires, here's another.
*Three excerpts of the Immortal Game*
The Immortal Game was a chess game played on 21 June 1851 by Adolf
Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky.
The system used to create the ballet "Immortal game" was inspired by the
Chaos theory. Using algebraic chess notation (English language version),
the chaotic system created for this ballet makes the music sound random,
but as with all deterministic systems it is actually governe... more »
Kojo Hasford is Ghana national chess champion 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hello everyone,
The Ghana National Individual Chess Championship 2012 was held at the Accra
Sports Stadium-Accra from January 2 to January 7, 2012. The system and rate
of play was a 7-round Swiss, 90 minutes per player per game for the first
round to select the best six players from twelve. The qualified six then
engaged in a 5-round robin to determine the national champion. The rate of
play was 90 minutes per player.
*Francis Anquandah versus eventual champion Kojo Hasford.*
Kojo Hasford won the ... more »
Delhi Chess Open 2012 R4-Six players in joint lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The chess news from the Parsvnath Delhi International Chess Open is that
six players are in joint lead after three rounds. The top boards saw two
upsets. IM Vaibhav Suri beat fifth fifth seed GM Andrei Deviatkin on the
top board while Diptayan Ghosh beat GM Richard Bitoon of Philippines.
*Grandmasters K Sasikiran and Koneru Humpy being felicitated in New Delhi.*
Six players including Suri, Ghosh and IM Master Ashwin Jayaram, who beat
Puneet Jaiswal in the fourth round battle, are leading th... more »
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