Pavlodar Chess Open 2013: GM Rinat Jumabayev wins on Tiebreak
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The Pavlodar Chess Open 2013 took place from 10-19th December at the Estaya
St. 83 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.
The chess tournament was devoted to the Republic of Kazakhstan Independence
Day and organized by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, Management of
tourism, physical training and sports of the Pavlodar area, and Pavlodar
Chess Federation.
A total of 104 players competed in the 10-rounds Swiss event. Among them
were 15 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters.
Grandmasters Rinat Jumabayev... more »
37th San Sebastian City International Chess Open April 12-19
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The 37th San Sebastian City International Chess Open is set to take place
on 12-19th April, 2014, at the Gros Xake Taldea, Anoetapasseig, 20 in
Donostia-San Sebastián. The tournament will be played over nine rounds of
Swiss system. The tournament is organized by Gipuzkoako Xake Federakuntza,
more information on the official website www.fgajedrez.org. (FIDE)
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YouTube Channe... more »
World Youth Chess Championship 2013
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9 rounds of World Youth Chess Championship (Under 8, 10,12, 14, 16 and 18
years old – open and girls) have been played in Al Ain, UAE. The WYCC is
organized by the UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club, under the
auspices of FIDE.
Results U18 boys / Results U18 girls / Results U16 boys / Results U16 girls
/ Results U14 boys / Results U14 girls /Results U12 boys / Results U12
girls / Results U10 boys / Results U10 girls / Results U8 boys / Results U8
girls
Games U14 boys / Games U14 girls / Games U12 boys / Games U12 girls / Games
U... more »
Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 with Anand, Carlsen, Aronian, Nakamura, Caruana, Gelfand from Jan 29
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 will be the first encounter between the
newly-crowned World Chess Champion, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, and the former
title holder, India’s Viswanathan Anand after their recent match in
Chennai.
*Zurich Chess 2013 Opening Ceremony: Boris Gelfand, Viswanathan Anand, **Vladimir
Kramnik and Fabiano Caruana (left to right)*
From Wednesday, 29 January to Tuesday, 4 February 2014, they will compete
in the 3rd Zurich Chess Challenge along with four other great chess ... more »
Chess in South East Asian Nations in Myanmar
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The 27th SEA Games are being held in Nay Pyi Taw, the new capital of
Myanmar. This is a biennial multisport games event hosted normally by
rotation among the 11 nations of the ASEAN, Association of South East Asian
Nations. A total of about 10,000 athletes and officials forms the
participation list. Organising this edition for the first time since the
last time in 1969, they scored excellently for the issuance of
accreditation cards, visas and were efficient with airport transfers and
accommod... more »
Working visit to Paris
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On 24 December 2013 FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Paris on a
working visit. There he met with Mr. Diego Salazar, President of the French
Chess Federation. The meeting was held in the residency of Alexander Orlov,
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to France. The Parties discussed the
questions on preparation and organization of celebration of FIDE's 90th
Anniversary which will be next year, in July.
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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com In... more »
Trosman Chess Memorial Simul Becomes an Annual Event
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
*We have here a very nice chess article on the Trosman Memorial Simul
Becomes an Annual Event. The article is by Elina Cotler via the USCF
official website.*
It’s rare to meet a person who is devoted to his profession as resolutely
as Mikhail Trosman was dedicated to teaching chess. GM Irina Krush, who
began taking lessons with Mikhail when she was nine years old and trained
with him until she was nearly an IM, recalls that “Mikhail was not just
looking at coaching as a job but as a vocation.”... more »
Blitz Chess Tactics
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
Blitz game White to move How does White finish off the opponent in blitz
mode?
my chess pgn file for piala pengprov 2013
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 c5 10.O-O cxd4 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nxd4 dxc4 14. Rac1
a6 15. Bxc4 Qa5 16. Bh4 Bd6 17. Be2Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Rfd1 Be7 20. Bf3
e5 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Qxb2 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Be4 Rfd825. Qxh7+ 1-0(evan
vs boster)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Bb7
15. d5 Nb8 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Bd3 Nbd7 18.Bd2 Nc5 19. Ba5 Qb8 20. Nxc5 dxc5
21. b3 Nd7 22. a4 b4 23. Nd2 Bd8 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. a5... more »
Merry Christmas Chess Comic!
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
We wish you you and your families a wonderful Christmas, filled with love,
happiness, and chess with this Christmas Chess Comic by Chess Queen™
Alexandra Kosteniuk - the 12th Women's World Chess Champion. Find more
great photos of Chess Queen™ at Christmas photos and Christmas chess comic
(below). Feel free to share the hi-res version!
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
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at www.chessqueen.com
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GM Mamedyarov - GM Karjakin annotated by GM Naiditsch
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 3 days ago
By GM Arkadij Naiditsch, #1 German chess player, FIDE 2737 Attention: Chess
Evolution has a special Christmas offer for you,... more »
Anand on World Chess Championship 2013: I should have pressed Carlsen a bit more
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Here is an interesting interview given by former World Chess Champion
Viswanathan Anand to SportStar. “I never really adapted to Magnus Carlsen’s
style well. Clearly, he has refined his style a lot recently. He has become
stronger and more effective with it,” says the former World Chess champion.
Excerpts from the interview:
*Question: Anand, how have the days after the World title match been?*
Answer: Actually, it was quite nice. I came back home (after the match),
back to Akhil and had some ... more »
Texas Tech to host World Series of Chess Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Event
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
For the first time ever, Texas Tech will host the Pan-American
Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, Dec. 28-30 at the Overton Hotel
and Conference Center.
The championship, sometimes called the “World Series of Chess” is open to
all post-secondary schools in North America, South America, Central America
and the Caribbean.
The event is open to spectators.
Round one will take place at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27, on the second floor
of the tournament hall. Play will continue until the awards ce... more »
Chess Review TV Program
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 3 days ago
This is a Youtube version of a TV chess program that has been broadcast for
ages on one of... more »
FIDE President in MGIMO
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On Monday, 23 December 2013, FIDE President had a meeting with Anatoly V.
Torkunov, Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (MGIMO). The Parties discussed
the issues of cooperation, chess development in MGIMO, particularly, after
opening of the chess club in the institution.
Later Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with MGIMO students and teachers and informed
on the FIDE activities, chess prospects and answered the numerous questions
of the journalists.
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*FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and MGIMO ... more »
FIDE President visited MSU Faculty of Law
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On 23 December 2013 the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov had a meeting
with Professor Alexander K. Golichenkov, the Dean of Faculty of Law of
Lomonosov Moscow State University. At the meeting also present were: Sergey
Karjakin, Ernesto Inarkiev, Vladislav Tkachev, RCF press attaché Kirill
Zangalis, journalists of NTV and magazine "64 – chess review".
Faculty of Law is one of the best and most prestigious Russian institutions
training jurists-professionals of the highest level. It is pleasant to
mention that students of the faculty love and respect chess. Recently it
w... more »
Chess Week on Twitter
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 4 days ago
Pogonina.com offers you a selection of the top-10 chess tweets from last
week - a digest... more »
Efforts on to include chess in the Olympics: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who was in Chennai recently for the
closing ceremony of the World Chess Championship, spoke to P. K. Ajith
Kumar of SportsStar and said FIDE was making all effort to have chess in
the Olympics. Here are excerpts from the interview:
*Question:* Are you happy with the way the World Championship was organised
in Chennai?
*Answer:* I am very happy. It was conducted extremely well. FIDE would like
to thank the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for sponsori... more »
WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 Al Ain UAE
RAPORT SEMENTARA SELURUH ANGGOTA TIM JUNIOR CATUR INDONESIA
(Sesudah babak ke-6 dari rencana 11 babak Sistem Swiss)
Sejarah World Youth Chess Championships dimulai pada tahun 1974. Perancis
adalah negara pertama yang menjadi tuan rumah para pecatur muda dari
seluruh dunia, dengan tajuk saat itu World Cadets U-17. Kemudian kejuaraan
ini telah mengalami banyak perubahan baik dari nama maupun regulasi atau
peraturannya.
Saat ini, World Youth Chess Championships telah berkembang menjadi salah
satu turnamen paling penting dalam karir setiap pemain catur. Banyak
pecatur papan atas dunia ... more »
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