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Four Players Tie in First Place at Olivier Breisacher Memorial, Tiebreaks to...
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The very exciting Olivier Breisacher Memorial in Biel had its last round today. The whole tournament was very...
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Ni Hua Wins China Rapid Chess Event in Senzhen
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 3rd China Rapid Chess Tournament took place from July 29th until August 1st in Senzhen. Eight of the strongest...
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wins Olivier Breisacher Chess Memorial in Biel
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Liren Ding 2-0 in a blitz semifinal and then Alexander Moiseenko...
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Karpov Chess Simul at Sokolniki Club Opening
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Sunday chess video time: Here are two videos from the July 27 opening ceremony of the chess club 'Sokolniki'. A...
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Parimarjan Negi Wins Politiken Chess Cup
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Indian Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi emerged convincing winner of the 2013 Politiken Cup following his last-round...
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Michael Adams Wins Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2013
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, English Grandmaster Michael Adams played in excellent shape to deservingly win the 41st Dortmund Sparkassen Chess...
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Strong Chess Girls: Name Them
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Here are three strong women chess players. Can you name them? For the answer, keep reading Chess Blog and we will...
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US Chess Team Bags Eight Medals at Pan Am Youth!
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Front row: Jessica Regam, Maggie Feng, Shaileja Jain, Kevin Chor, Aasa Dommalapati, Naomi Bashkansky, Chase...
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Joshua Friedel Wins 114th United States Open Chess Championship
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 114th Annual United States Open Chess Championship took place on 27 July – 4 August 2013 at the Madison...
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FIDE Launches Online Chess Playing Arena with AceGuard Super-Strong...
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Here is some fantastic chess news: FIDE president Kirsan Ilyuzhinov today announced the launch of the beta version...
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2nd Annual Twin Ports Chess Open from Aug 17 in Minnesota
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 2nd Annual Twin Ports Chess Open is scheduled to take place on 17-18th August at The Suites Hotel in Canal...
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Postman Francis Delivers National Chess Crown
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, A talented chess fanatic from Peterborough is celebrating after winning a national contest at the ninth attempt....
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Rethymno Chess: GM Dmitry Svetushkin from Moldova Wins Clear First
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 5th International Open Chess Tournament Rethymno took place from 28th July to 4th August at the Municipal...
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Filipino Chess Player Wins Ramadan Rapid Open Chess in Qatar
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, MANILA, Philippines – Qatar-based Filipino chess player Robert Arellano topped the Ramadan Rapid Open Chess...
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Pentala Harikrishna Wins Biel Chess Masters International Tournament
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Parallel to the Olivier Breisacher Memorial, a very strong 11-rounds open took place in Biel. Indian GM Pentala...
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RIP: GM Igor Kurnosov
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, This is shocking and sad news. GM Igor Kurnosov, 28, has passed away after being run away by a car last night in...
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World Chess Championship Chennai: Carlsen Preparing with Hammer, Fressinet
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The World No. 1 has posted interesting photos and even a video on his Facebook page about his preparation for the...
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The Chess Players at Washington Square
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Here is a nice feature on the chess scene in New York - Washington Square to be specific. Every new feature about...
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Austrian Chess Champions 2013: Peter Schreiner and Veronika Exler
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 2013 Austrian National Chess Championships were held on 20-28th July at the hotel Büchel in Feldkirch. The...
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Fide Chess Year Celebrations List 2011-2016
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,Here is a list of chess year celebrations' nomination list from 2011-2016 as announced by Fide.Celebration Years –...
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