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Grandmaster Yaroslav Zinchenko Wins Amantea Chess Festival
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The 11th International Chess Festival “Città di Amantea” was held on 1-8th September at the Hotel La Tonnara in...
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013 Anna Ushenina vs Hou Yifan begins in...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The opening ceremony of the Women's World Chess Championship 2013 between Anna Ushenina of Ukraine and Hou Yifan...
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Women's World Chess match Game 1: Anna Ushenina loses to Hou Yifan after Time...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone, The first game of the Women's World Chess Championship between Anna Ushenina and Hou Yifan has been won by Black...
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Sinquefield Chess Cup Round 2: Hikaru Nakamura Leads with Perfect Score
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, With his victory on Tuesday, GM Hikaru Nakamura moved up to No. 5 in the world on the live rating list and is less...
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Sinquefield Chess Cup Round 3: Nakamura in Lead at Halfway Point
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura is in lead after three rounds at the Sinquefield Chess Cup. Here is the...
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013: Game 2: Hou Yifan - Anna Ushenina -...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013Hi everyone, The second game of the Women’s World championship match finished in a draw after 33 moves and 2,5 hours of play....
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Special Chess Tournament to Celebrate IM Alexander Zakharov's 70th Birthday...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, A chess tournament dedicated to the 70th birthday of International Master Alexander Zakharov (Rostov on Don)...
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Why 16 Rapid Chess Experts ignored Friday the 13th Omen in Riga?
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Legend has it that on top of the oldest Riga Churches - Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s, St. John’s and St. Jacob’s –...
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World Junior Chess Championship 2013 Opening Video
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The World Junior Chess Championship 2013 has begun in Turkey. Here is a video of the opening ceremony - attended by...
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Kosintseva, Berczes, Margvelashvili on New UT Dallas Chess Team
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The UT Dallas chess team started the 2013-14 season with a strong showing at the 79th Annual Southwest Open, which...
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Women's World Chess Championship Round 3: Hou Yifan Leads by Two Points
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Former Women's World Chess Champion, Hou Yifan appears to be heading for a one-sided victory as Challenger against...
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Sinquefield Chess Cup 2013 Last Round Today: Nakmura, Aronian, Carlsen...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The super-strong chess tournament in the US, the Sinquefield Chess Cup reaches its climax today in the final...
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World Chess Championship Anand vs Carlsen Clash of Generations: Chief Arbiter...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Chess lover and chess arbiter Armenia’s Ashot Vardapetyan will be the chief arbiter at the forthcoming World Chess...
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Bradford Chess Festival held in Honour of Late MP Marsha Singh
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Here is this nice chess report from the United Kingdom, Bradford to be precise. The brothers of late Bradford MP...
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013 Round 4: Hou Yifan holds on to 2-point...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The fourth game of the Women’s World Championship Match finished in a draw. Sicilian, Keres Attack appeared in the...
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ACP Chess Rapid Knockout: Alexander Grischuk wins Battle of Nerves vs Ian...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Photos: Lennart OotesThe high-energy ACP Rapid Chess Knockout has just concluded in Riga, Latvia. The final was an...
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GM Bator Sambuev wins Montreal Open Chess Championship 2013
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The Quebec Chess Federation staged the 2013 Montreal Open Championship on 6-8th September at Collège...
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Two International Chess Open Tournaments in New Delhi area in January 2014
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Would you like to spend an entire January in India in 2014? Two special chess tournaments are being organised...
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World's Oldest Chess Club hosts Zurich Chess Challenge Jan, 2014: Carlsen,...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk during a simul at Zurich Chess Club. Read post at www.chessqueen.com.The Zurich...
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The Chess Girls who will Spend September in Tashkent
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, The third event of the Women's Chess Grand Prix Series 2013-14 begins in Tashkent September 17. Some of the best...
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