Exciting Chess Events at London Chess Classic 2013 Live Today: Showbiz Celebrities, Chess Amateurs and Stars!
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The Pro-Am Cup and Pro-Business Cup started is being held at the London
Chess Classic 2013 today. This special chess event - before the start of
the main GM event - includes amateurs and businessmen players paired with
chess professionals in teams.
The Pro-Celebrity Challenge starts at 14:00 local time (15:00 CET) and
includes showbiz stars. Games will be played with 10 minutes and 10 seconds
on the clock and broadcast live. Lawrence Trent and Malcolm Pein will
officiate. Each winning team rec... more »
SportAccord World Mind Games (Chess): World's Top GMs play Rapid, Blitz in Bejing Dec 12-18
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The opening ceremony of the Mind Sports Games Chess 2013 is going to take
place today in Beijing. The games begin on Wednesday. In the chess section,
the event is going to be the one of the strongest rapid and blitz events of
the year with the participation of some of the world’s top Grandmasters.
The men's section includes Sergey Karjakin, Levon Aronian, Alexander
Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Leinier Dominguez Perez,
Le Quang Liem, Ruslan Ponomariov, Teimour Radjabov, Ha... more »
Wendell Muesa is Guyana National Chess Champion 2013
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Some national chess news from Guyana: With some consistent chess, Wendell
Muesa earned 6 points and became the Guyana National Chess Championship on
Sunday. The chess tournament was held at the Ocean Spray Hotel, Rupert
Craig Highway and Stanley Place Kitty.
Defending champion Taffin Khan was second at 5.5 points. Third place went
to Anthony Drayton. Glenford Corlette and Errol Tiwari were tied for the
fourth spot. Corlette won on tiebreak.
Davion Mars and Roberto Neto scored 2 points apiece... more »
Interesting Thoughts of Anand in Defeat
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 20 hours ago
By GM Daniel Gormally, England, FIDE 2504 here
(http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-was-outplayed-by-carlsen-says-viswanathan-anand/436862-5-23.html).
I think one of the things that stands out in the match is... more »
Bahrain International Open Rapid Chess Championship 2013 held
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
You don't usually find lots of chess news coming in from Bahrain. Here's a
nice chess update that we are happy to share: Bahrain Chess News:
Well-known local chess players Ayyad brothers, Hussain and Maher, dominated
the seniors division at the the Bahrain International Open Rapid Chess
Championship which was held at the Golden Tulip Bahrain Hotel recently.
Hussain and Maher clinched first and second place, respectively in the
event, which was played over 70 rounds in the Swiss system with rap... more »
2013 Arbiters' Manual
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Dear friends,
The Arbiters' Commission has the pleasure to publish the 2013 Arbiters’
Manual.
This Manual is a team work, in which some of the most experienced Arbiters,
such as Geurt Gijssen, Werner Stubenvoll, Ashot Vardapetian, Franca
Dapiran, Dirk De Ridder and Takis Nikolopoulos, participated, writing its
part.
The Manual includes everything necessary for an Arbiter to know. It
includes the Laws of Chess with necessary interpretations, the Tournament
Rules, the Swiss system and the pairings regulations with examples, the
title regulations with exa... more »
Snowdrops defeat Oldhands: 17.5-14.5
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
The 6th edition of the Snowdrops vs. Oldhands event was held in Podebrady,
Czech Republic, from November 30 to December 8.... more »
Chess History Trivia Photo: Identify Everyone!
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
In this chess players' photo from the archives of Russian Chess site
Chesspro.ru, can you identify everyone? We will post the answer (with the
link to the original article) in the comments section in a few days so
don't forget to check back.
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Battle of Generations Chess Match: Alexei Shirov defeats Daniil Dubov
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The Moscow-based Center for New Technologies “Digital” hosted the Battle of
Generations match between GM Daniil Dubov (2641) and GM Alexei Shirov
(2685) on 2-8th December. Shirov was convincing in the classical games,
winning four and drawing two for the overall 5-1 victory. The match
consisted of six games with the FIDE time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min
+ 30 sec (from move one).
According to the regulations, in case of a draw with regular time control,
a pair of blitz games 5′+3′ would... more »
Kuala Lumpur Chess Tournament helps Raise funds for Haiyan Typhoon Victims
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Kuala Lumpur (Dec 8, 2013): The Cheras Chess Academy raised RM5,770 to help
typhoon Haiyan victims by organising a one-day chess tournament among its
members today.
"Kids For Chess" founder Collin Madhavan who initiated the effort, pulled
together parents and children to help raise funds for theSun Typhoon Haiyan
Relief Fund.
"I wanted to involve the children in this fund-raising effort to create
awareness of what is happening outside the comfort of their homes," said
Madhavan, an avid chess ... more »
Chess players compete in Germany to help street children in Istanbul
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The intercultural Chess Club “Satranç Club 2000“organized the 7th
Intercultural Rapid Chess Tournament in Cologne, Germany. Half of the
proceeds have been donated to the Children of Hope Association, which helps
impoverished children on the street in Istanbul, in cooperation with the
Sister Cities Association of Cologne and Istanbul. Turkey’s Ambassador to
Cologne Hüseyin Emre Engin attended the opening of the tournament,
expressing his support for such events.
The Satranç Club was founded in... more »
Nelson Mandela Condolences
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Tactics from World Chess Team Championship
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
By GM Kevin Spraggett, Canada, FIDE 2544 Kevin's blog (parental advisory)
CORNERED! GM Kryvoruchko, Yuriy GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian From Round 8 at
the World... more »
IA Sultan Ali Mohamed Tahir had won "Best Referee Award"
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IA Sultan Ali Mohamed Tahir had won the "Best Referee Award" after
participating in the direction of many international tournaments of the
game in the Local Category for this year's 5th Edition of the Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award.
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Sunday Puzzle-58
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and
international puzzle expert For more puzzles check out his... more »
Shirov beats Dubov 5-1 in a Friendly Match
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
Daniil Dubov (17) vs. Alexei Shirov (41) - battle of the generations The
friendly match between Latvian Super GM Alexei Shirov... more »
Fiji Chess Championship 2013 Begins
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Twelve-year-old Menash Fareed upset Candidate Master Goru Arvind in the
first round of the National Chess Championship on Thursday. A new champion
will be crowned in the JR White-sponsored chess tournament at the Fiji
Olympic House on Saturday because defending champion Dr Sanmogan Goundar
who is based in Australia was not able to make it for the tournament.
Fiji Chess Federation president Dr Virgilio de Asa said only nine men's are
participating in the event.
"The upset of round one was Menas... more »
RIP Nelson Mandela: Of Chess Set Mandela gave Queen Elizabeth!
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
We are reminded of two Chess Blog posts from the archives as we pay tribute
to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid
revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of
South Africa from 1994 to 1999
*Chess Set from Africa *Chess Blog picked this from The New York Times:
During a state visit to Britain, in 2010, President Jacob Zuma of South
Africa went to Buckingham Palace, where there was an exhibition of items
from his country. During the ... more »
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