Negroponte Chess Tournament from August 9 in Greece
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 9 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
The latest chess news about tournaments is that the Chess Academy of
Chalkida “Palamedes of Evia” is holding the “Negroponte 2012″ International
Tournament from August 9 to 17 in the beautiful city of Chalkida in
Greece.The tournament will be an Open 9-round Swiss event with a total
prize fund of 10.000 Euros. First prize is 3.000 EUR, with special prizes
for women, juniors, best performance minus rating, etc. to be awarded.
Chalkida (named as Negroponte (i.e. Black Bridge) in the Venetian... more »
Indians Srinath, Furtado Win Asian Junior Open, Girls' Chess
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 10 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Indian chess had more to cheer about this Thursday as n Srinathand Ivana
Maria Furtado won the Asian junior Chess Championships in the open and
girls' category in Tashkent. The title also gave them their first
Grandmaster norms.
Srinath played well and won the event with a round to spare. Srinath has
won the under-12 world championship in Belfort in 2005. Another Indian
chess player, Shyam Sundar, had won the title in Sri Lanka last year when
Srinath had been runners-up. United India Ins... more »
Carlsen Chess Coaching Camp at Chess NYC on Aug 20
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 11 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Guess where would World Chess No. 1 Magnus Carlsen be holding a teaching
camp this August? At a special store - Chess NYC! At present this 24x7
store is run by Robert, a chess tutor, who teaches the game to youngsters
and adults alike at the store. Robert has been featured on the New York
Portraits site. Open 24-hours a day, the store has a clubhouse vibe, with
chess boards and trophies crowding the walls, and many chess boards set up
at tables, ready for play.
Robert has been teaching c... more »
FIDE President visits Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
aysa@fide.com (Aysa Mondrunova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 16 hours ago
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*International chess festival MGSU Rector’s Cup “Our Heritage”*
The decision to hold the international chess festival in the biggest
University of Construction in Russia was made at the meeting of Rector of
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) Mr. Valery Telichenko,
FIDE President Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the first Vice President of
Moscow Chess Federation Mr. Kim Nikita. The meeting took place in Moscow
State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) on June 6th.
The tournament will be held in the second part of November 2012 under the
a... more »
European Schools Chess Begins June 12 in Greece
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
More chess for children and that's a great thing. The European School Chess
Championship for 2012 is all set to take place in Kallithea-Halkidiki,
Greece at the Athos Palace five-start hotel. The hotel chain is more than
30 years old in the tourism sector. The venue is 80 km (an hour drive)
south from the international airport of Thessaloniki.
The event consists of 8 age group tournaments (Open U7, Open U9, Girls U9
Open U11, Boys and Girls U13, Open U15, Open U17).
The first winner in eac... more »
Philippines' GM Oliver Barbosa Wins Odisha GM Chess Open
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Barbosa from Philippines has won the fourth Odisha International GM Open
Chess Tournament in Bhubaneswar, India. In photo above, National Chess
Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch"
Pichay Jr. congratulates Barbosa in an earlier victory also in India. In
photo are, from left, GM Mark Paragua, NCFP Executive Director GM Jayson
Gonzales, Barbosa, Pichay, GM John Paul Gomez and NCFP Treasurer Red
Dumuc. Barbosa defeated overnight leader Russian GM Nikolai... more »
Tal Chess Memorial Begins Tomorrow with Carlsen, Aronian Top Seeds, Blitz Tourney to Decide Main Tournament Draw of Lots!
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Tal Chess Memorial - 7th edition is here! The traditional chess tournament
with a dream lineup begins on June 7 and runs until June 19 in Moscow. The
opening ceremony is tomorrow and we can look forward to exciting and
hi-definition broadcast from Russia as usual. (Left: Pashkov House, the
venue)
There is an interesting new twist for deciding the draw. The main draw of
lots would be decided according to a blitz tournament. The blitz tournament
has a separate prize fund of 15,000 euros.
*Th... more »
Blitz Chess Women's World Championship: Congrats to Valentina Gunina, Natalia Zhukova, Anna Muzychuk for winning top 3 places
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Valentina Gunina
of Russia - Women's World
Blitz Chess ChampionThe women's world blitz chess championship has just
concluded in Batumi, Georgia with Russia's Valentina Gunina virtually
running away with the title. Gunina had cruised along in the just-concluded
women's world rapid chess championship - that concluded a day ahead - but
it seemed the European Women's Chess Champion had found her winning rhythm
in the blitz section. Congratulations
Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk was a tr... more »
Women's World Rapid Chess Championship - Impressions
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
by Natalia Pogonina for her Chess.com Tuesday column
(http://www.chess.com/article/view/womens-world-rapid-chess-championship)
This year both the Women’s Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships were
announced... more »
Super Chess Online Blitz Next Qualifying Event June 24
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
Did you take part in the first qualification event of the super prize-money
online chess grand prix organised by the Russian Chess Federation on June
3? You could still take part even if you missed it. The next qualification
event is on June 24 at 1600 UTC.
The event is being organised in the ChessOK playing zone. The prize money
is a huge $38,000!
A total of 529 chess players took part in the first qualifying event. The
players included 64 Grandmasters and 75 International Masters.
T... more »
Life-size Chess Boards in College Town Park A Huge Charm?
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
We just found this nice story about chess boards in a college town park in
Maryland. College Park officials hope a big game of chess will draw big
crowds Downtown.
"We've had these chess boards that have been here for a couple years, and
no one has ever bought chess pieces or checker pieces. A lot of people walk
by and don't know exactly what it is," Economic Development Coordinator
Michael Stiefvater says. Stiefvater adds the new chess boards are a cheap
way to boost business.
If y... more »
FEB Chess Radio Show - Brand New Fun Episode
Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
*NEW EPISODE: The Full English Breakfast - #22 Championship Fever*
"I'll take a World and US Championship, no fruit, and hold the draws please
(Below: Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura. Credit: Alexey Yushenkov
[courtesy FIDE], and Macauley Peterson)
Buy Chess King training software with $49 discount coupon BREAKFAST and
support the show! (www.Chess-King.com) Once you do, e-mail
ChessKing@TheFEB.com to enter our prize drawing.
Web: http://TheFEB.com - Subscribe to the podcast in iTune... more »
Istanbul Olympiad Principals
aysa@fide.com (Aysa Mondrunova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 2 days ago
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*2012 Istanbul Chess Olympiad *
*Officials*
*1. Chief Arbiter:* IA P. Nikolopoulos (GRE) *2. Deputy Chief
Arbiters:* IA G. Unal (TUR) - open section IA Carol Jarecki (IVB) -
women's section *3. Senior Arbiters:* IA E. Eletsky (RUS) IA M.
Abdulrahim (UAE) IA M. Pahlevanzadeh (IRI) IA A. Brustman (POL) IA K.
Rist (NOR) IA S. Buyukvural (TUR) *4. TAP:* Chairman: IA A.
Vardapetian (ARM) Members: IA W. Stubenvoll (AUT) IA Shaun Press (PNG) Heinz
Herzog (AUT) *5. Appeals Committee:* Chairman: IA I. Leong (SIN) Me.
