Monday, March 10, 2014

Video Chess Class at Saint Louis Chess Club: Yasser Seirawan Lecture on facing 1.c4....Ljubljana Chess Festival invites Chess Queen Kosteniuk for a VIP Simul....World Chess Candidates 2014 Quiz.....24th World Senior Chess Championships Oct 23-Nov 5 in Katerini, Greece..

Video Chess Class at Saint Louis Chess Club: Yasser Seirawan Lecture on facing 1.c4

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 23 hours ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan presents a lecture on the English and how to best respond to c4. Presented by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Sit back and enjoy the chess class! From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel

Instructive Endgame

Fedoseev (2641) - Wojtaszek (2713), 2014 Black to move This is a position from a game played in Round 6 of the... more »

GM Bobras - GM Anand annotated by GM Naiditsch

By GM Arkadij Naiditsch, #1 German chess player, best FIDE rating - 2737 It is never easy... more »

History Chess Trivia: Who's the GM at a 30-Board Simul?

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, Time for a look back into chess history. Can you identify this amazing Grandmasters? This is a wikipedia photograph of a 30-board simul from Berlin, 1929. From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel

Crazy Chess Opponent Video: How not to Get Disturbed!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, How do you tackle an opponent who makes gestures and indulges in disturbing behaviour during a tournament chess game? Here's the cool advice by example: Keep your head down, stay focused and beat the guy! Check out this Kosteniuk - Visser Video. Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk plays a 3-minute chess blitz with International Master Yge Visser at the 2005 Chess-Darts World Championship in Amsterdam. This was the first game of the mini-match, which Alexandra won 2-0. The Chessdarts title was... more »

Ljubljana Chess Festival invites Chess Queen Kosteniuk for a VIP Simul

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, 12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, as a special guest of the international Ljubljana Chess Festival, will play a VIP Simultaneous Exhibition on Saturday 15th March 2014. It will take place in Hotel Lev in Ljubljana. Chess players will compete for a prize fund of 11,000 EUR and loads of fun too. Visitors to the tournament and simul can also attend a chess-inspired artworks auction. There are several special features of the event and guess who will give out the prizes? To si... more »

World Chess Candidates 2014 Quiz

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, The World Chess Candidates 2014 is set to begin March 11 with the first round on March 13. It's just the excitement chess fans are waiting for as the event will give the world the challenger to reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Here's a short quiz. How ready are you for the big chess event: 1 - Who is the highest rated player among the eight players of the Candidates 2014? 2 - How many Russians are there among the eight - in fact can you name all eight and their countri... more »

Beautiful Chess Art: Identify Painter, City

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, Can you identify the artist and the city in this beautiful chess painting? This beautiful chess painting, aptly titled 'Chess Players' is by Stanislaw Chlebowski. He painted images of historical battles related to the history of Turkey, oriental genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits of Sultans. This painting was in Istanbul. Click on photo to read the wikipedia entry on the artist. From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't mi... more »

World School Chess Blitz, Rapid 2014 in Kavala, Greece June 13-27

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, The World School Chess Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships are to be held in Kavala, Greece from June 13-27, 2014. The beautiful Greek city of Kavala will also host the European School Chess Championships during the same time. Kavala is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is an one and a half-hour drive to... more »

David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com In... more »

Hollywood Chess Trivia: Name the Star

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 3 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, Can you name the Hollywood star showing off a chess win? Click on photo to read a neat feature! From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel

Pokerstars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament this October

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 3 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, World class chess players will visit the Isle of Man in October for the 'Pokerstars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament'. The top grandmaster in the UK, Michael Adams, is scheduled to play, guaranteeing the chess world's attention will be fixed on the event. He said: "It’s good to see the Isle of Man returning to the international chess circuit and I’m looking forward to playing there for the first time." The tournament takes place at the Villa Marina on October 4 to 12. Chairman of th... more »

Cool Chess Photo of the Day: Can you Identify Event?

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 3 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, We found this cool chess photo during our daily chess news trip. Can you identify where it is from? Click on photo to visit the gallery at the official website of a top chess tournament taking place right now. How about a nice caption for the photo? From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel

European Individual Chess R3: Five in Joint Lead

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 3 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, Photo: Official website Three rounds have been played at the European Individual Chess championship 2014 in Yerevan, Armenia. Five players are in joint lead with a perfect score including IM Artemiev Vladislav RUS 2621, GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689, GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644, GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 and GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626. In joint second place with 2.5 points each is a group including GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2583, GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2569, GM Kovalev Vladislav BLR 2548, G... more »

24th World Senior Chess Championships Oct 23-Nov 5 in Katerini, Greece

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 3 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, The World Senior Chess Championships 2014 will be held in Katerini, Greece from 23 October (day of arrivals) to 5 November 2014 (day of departures). The tournament will take place in the conference center of the 5 - star hotel 'Mediterranean Village' in Katerini, Greece. *PARTICIPATION *The World Senior Chess Championship is open to all players, regardless of rating and title, who have reached the age of 50 and represent National Chess Federations which are members of FIDE. There is no limi... more »

Historic Chess Game; Name the Players, Event, Result!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 4 days ago
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone, Can you recognise this game? Can you tell the name of the players, the event and the result? We think it's an easy chess trivia question. Check you answer by clicking the diagram! From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel

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