Video Chess Class at Saint Louis Chess Club: Yasser Seirawan Lecture on facing 1.c4
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!
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Instructive Endgame
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
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
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
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 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.
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Crazy Chess Opponent Video: How not to Get Disturbed!
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 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 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 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.
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World School Chess Blitz, Rapid 2014 in Kavala, Greece June 13-27
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
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 3 days ago
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com In... more »
Hollywood Chess Trivia: Name the Star
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
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Pokerstars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament this October
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 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?
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European Individual Chess R3: Five in Joint Lead
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 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!
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