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Vugar Gashimov Laid to Rest in Alley of Honor
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,www.chess-news.ruAzerbaijan and chess fans worldwide paid their final tributes to Grandmaster Vugar Gashimov who...
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Chess, Peace, Art: Yoko Ono's 'Play it by Trust' from War Is Over! (if you...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Chess, Peace and Art with Yoko Ono and Alexandra Kosteniuk: Jonathan Keats has done a nice review of a very...
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My Moves Speak for Themselves: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in The New...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has asserted his moves speak for themselves in a special interview given to...
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76th Tata Steel Chess R9: Levon Aronian Extends Lead
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013Hello everyone, With just two rounds to go, Levon Aronian has already opened a 1.5 lead over the others after the 9th round at...
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Bill Gates vs World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen 0-1 in 9 Moves, 71 Seconds...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Photo: SkavlanWorld Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has knocked out another celebrity as he goes around touring the...
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Levon Aronian wins 76th Tata Steel Chess 2014 with One Round to Go (Video)
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,World No. 2, Armenia's Levon Aronian has won the 76th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2014 with one...
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76th Tata Steel Chess R10 Full Report: Aronian wins Masters Group, Ivan Saric...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,76th Tata Steel Chess 2014: Here is the final report (via the official website) on Round 10 of which we shared a...
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Historic Chess Photo Trivia Quiz: Identify the Players, Venue
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,This is a very special historic chess photo. Can you name the players and the venue? For the answers, click on...
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12th Gibraltar Tradewise International Chess begins with Record Participation
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Opening Move Photo by Sophie Triay The 12th edition of the Gibraltar Tradewise International Chess Festival got...
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76th Tata Steel Chess R11: Winner's Press Conference Video with Aronian; Giri...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Levon Aronian has won the 76th edition of Tata Steel Chess despite a last round blunder-loss to Loek van Wely....
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Photo Chess Trivia: Two Chess Divas in Moscow - When and Why?
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Two chess divas meet up in Moscow... Name them. A big high-five if you know the year and event!From Alexandra...
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British Chess Prodigy Sells Artificial Intelligence Software Firm to Google...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Mail Online has just reported that neuroscientist and computer genius Demis Hassabis, 37, has sold his company...
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2014 Gibraltar Tradewise Chess Festival Masters Section Begins
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,The pairings for the start of the 2014 Masters Chess tournament which began at 3 pm local time were drawn last...
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GM Alexandre Danin wins Paul Keres Chess Memorial
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Here's some chess news via FIDE: The Estonian Chess Federation held the Paul Keres Chess Memorial to celebrate...
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Photo Chess Trivia: Identify this Spirited Grandmaster
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,The joy of chess! Identify the Grandmaster who has captured hearts across the world with his chess, wit and...
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$6.3 Million Rouble International Chess Festival Cup of RSSU - Moscow Open...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,The International Chess Festival Cup of RSSU - Moscow Open, 2014 for the prizes of the Russian State Social...
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Gibraltar Masters Chess 2014 with Live Streaming
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,Live streaming with commentary is available every afternoon with commentators GM Simon Williams and GM Irina...
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Georgian 73rd Chess Championship begins
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,The Georgian Chess Federation is holding the 73rd national chess championship from 26th January to 6th February...
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Photo Chess Trivia Flashback: How many Young Grandmasters Can you Name?
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone,We bring you, once again, a chess photo from our archives at www.chesspics.com. This is from a special event in...
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Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 begins at Hotel Savoy
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014Hello everyone,The Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 started on Wednesday 29th January at Hotel Savoy in Zurich, Switzerland. After the...
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