FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship- Round 1
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*Round 1
*The first leg games of the Round 1 were played today at the Ugra Chess
Academy. The Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova, who pays very close
attention to chess events, made a symbolic first move in Hou
Yifan-Ranasinghe game. The city mayor and Ugra chess federation president
Vassily Filipenko, and director of Ugra sports department, biathlon Olympic
champion Evgeny Redkin also addressed the players, wished them best of luck
and good games.
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*A symbolic first move by the Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova*
The Governor inspected organization of... more »
Women's World Chess Championship 2012 - Round 1 Results
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Natalia Pogonina during Round 1 As you can see, most of the games finished
as expected. Tomorrow the second games of... more »
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Women's World Chess Championship 2012 Begins in Khanty-Mansiysk; No Upsets in First Round
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The Women's World Chess Championship 2012 witnessed its first round on
Sunday without any upsets. Earlier, on Saturday, Deputy Minister of Sport
of the Russian Federation Pavel Kolobkov read a congratulatory telegram
from the Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Vitaly Mutko. Then
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, after his welcome speech, declared the
championship officially open.
The opening ceremony was attended by Natalia Komarova, the Governor of
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Ar... more »
Bora Kostic Chess Memorial from Nov 30 in Vrsac
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The 17th Bora Kostic Memorial, honoring the first chess globetrotter, is
taking place from 20-30 November at the Hotel Srbija in Vrsac, the city of
his birth, according to the latest chess news via Fide. Six players are
competing in the double round robin tournament: Kiril Georgiev (BUL 2660),
Predrag Nikolić (BIH 2650), Dmitry Svetushkin (MDA 2589), Nikola Sedlak
(SRB 2572, winner of the 15th Bora Kostic Memorial in 2008), Ognjen Cvitan
(CRO 2535, World Junior champion 1981) and Boban Bogo... more »
FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship is opened
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Deputy Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Pavel Kolobkov read a
congratulatory telegram from the Minister of Sport of the Russian
Federation Vitaly Mutko. Then FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, after his
welcome speech, declared the championship officially open. The opening
ceremony was attended by Natalia Komarova, the Governor of Khanty-Mansiysk
Autonomous Area – Ugra, and Evgeny Redkin, director of the Department of
Physical Education and Sports of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area – Yugra.
Drawing of colors was an important technical aspect of the ceremony.... more »
Donald Chess Clip in Mathmagic Land - Cool Cartoon Video
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Weekend's the time for a chess cartoon. So fly away into Mathmagic Land
with Donald Duck. Have fun with chess and share your favourite chess videos
with us.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
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www.chessqueen.com
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Fate/Zero Anime Inspired Chess Pieces Coming Soon
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Some chess new for the Fate/Zero novel/anime franchise fan. The revived
Chess Piece Collection R line. Chess Piece Collection R Fate/Zero will
launch in late March with six figures: Saber, Irisviel, Rider, Archer,
Lancer, and Berserker. Each of the 998-yen, 90-millimeter-tall painted
figures comes with either a black or white base for a total of 12 different
variants. Bandai will release a separate chess set inspired by the
character Gilgamesh's set from the Fate/Zero television anime serie... more »
Women's World Chess Championship 2012: Live Broadcast Begins Today
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The first of 64 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship participants to
arrive in Khanty-Mansiysk were the strongest chess players of China,
Russia, India, United States, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Qatar, Lithuania and
Slovenia. In total, they were on the way for two and a half hours.
According to the guests of the Ugra capital, they reached it with comfort
However, when landing, they got a little confused by a snowstorm, but all
the agitation vanished – the flight was good. Now the participants ar... more »
Cool Chess Trivia Photo: Who is Chess Queen's Opponent?
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
It's time for a pretty chess trivia photo from our super database of
photographs of the world's best chess players at www.chesspics.com. This
photo is from the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship 2010. You can see Chess
Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk playing white facing the camera. Who is her
opponent?
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
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Women's World Chess Championship 2012 Begins Saturday with Illusion, Music Show
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
A special illusion show and Siberia Brass music show will be part of the
opening ceremony of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012 on Saturday,
November 10. The main theme of the opening ceremony would be to recreate a
"mysterious world of the chess space". The ceremony will take place in the Concert
and theater Center 'Ugra-Classic'. According to the chief director of the
Opening Ceremony Inna Golysheva, the organisers will have an interesting
mission: not just to tell about the che... more »
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