3rd Indonesia Open Chess Championship from Oct 9 in Jakarta
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 3rd Indonesia Open Chess Championship will take place on 9-18th October at the Puri Ratna Ballroom, Grand...
View Article100-Day Countdown to 5th London Chess Classic Begins; Anand, Nakamura to play...
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce the 100 day countdown is underway for the 5th London...
View ArticleInterview with Chess Legends: Genna Sosonko on Elite Chess, Aging Process,...
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,Mikhail Botvinnik (seated) and Salo Flohr during their match in 1935, Moscow. Sosonko: "Chess in the 21st...
View ArticleWholesale Chess Now Selling Chess King Training DVDs, Software: 10% Off...
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Wholesale Chess is pleased to announce that the company has added the Chess King software and training DVDs to...
View ArticleWorld Chess Champion Anand's Seconds: Sandipan Chanda, Surya Shekhar Ganguly,...
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Indian newspapers have reported that World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand's new team member is Indian Grandmaster...
View ArticleVienna Chess Open 2013: Stanislav Novikov wins on Tiebreak
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 18th edition of the Vienna Chess Open was held on 17th – 25th August 2013 at the Vienna Town Hall – Stiege 1,...
View Article10 Chess Films to Watch: Video Countdown
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Here is a nice video of scenes compiled from ten movies on chess. These are quite popular movies in English,...
View ArticleChess World Cup Final Game 1: Vladimir Kramnik beats Dmitry Andreikin
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,What would you play as Vladimir Kramnik? Replay the full game at Chess King.The Chess World Cup resumed on...
View ArticlePresident Chess Cup in Dubai: Omar Noaman wins Clear First
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The prestigious President Cup Tournament was held from 15th to 22nd August, 2013, at the Dubai Chess and Culture...
View ArticleTop Names in Moscow Blitz Chess Championship 2013 on Sept 1; Watch Live
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 67th Moscow Blitz Chess Championship will take place on 1st September at the park “Krasnaya Presnya”. The...
View Article14th Karpov Chess Tournament begins in Poikovsky
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The International Chess Tournament named after the former world champion Anatoly Karpov is taking place from 27th...
View ArticleOslo Chess International 2013 begins September 29
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 2013 edition of Oslo Chess International will take place in Norway, 29 September – 6 October 2013. The...
View ArticleWorld Chess Cup 2013 Final: Kramnik Leads Andreikin 2-1 in Tromso
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik leads against Dmitry Andreikin in the Chess World Cup Final match 2-1...
View Article5 Killer Women Chess Players - Name Them?
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The Sunday pick from our super photo site www.chesspics.com includes 5 top women players. Can you name them...
View ArticleWorld Chess Championship 2013: Anand's Psychological Training method for Carlsen
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Here's the latest chess news update from the Indian newspapers about World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand's...
View ArticleGuardian Chess Archives: The Day Fischer Won the World Chess Championship 1972
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Here is the article from the Guardian archives from 1972 when Bobby Fischer won the World Chess Championship....
View ArticleComputer Chess Championship 2013: Top Stars Lose
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, TCEC, the leading global computer chess championship by Martin Thoresen, started this August 26th with the...
View ArticleList of Chess events at the Anand - Carlsen World Championship match 2013
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The organizing committee of the Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship 2013 is also planning to hold ten chess...
View ArticleGM Adhiban Wins Open Chess Tournament Internacional de Sants
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Rising Indian star Grandmaster B Adhiban has won the 15th International Chess Open de Sants, Hostafrancs & La...
View ArticleVladimir Kramnik wins Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromso, Norway
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia has won the Fide Chess World Cup in Tromso after beating...
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