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Photo Chess Trivia: Name the Pretty Chess Player from South Asia
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,Can you name this chess player? She is going to play in her country's national chess championship soon. Can you...
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Chess Video: Joke told by actress Lily Collins!
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,Actress Lily Collins tells a chess joke! Cool video.Lily Jane Collins is an English-American actress and model....
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April 2014 Chess Ratings: Carlsen, Judit top Lists; Kramnik, Kosteniuk top...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,The April FIDE 2014 chess ratings list is out and World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen stays at the top with 2881....
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Handsome Guy Makes Chess Exciting on the Beach
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,A New Way to Have Fun at the Beach with ChessGuess what beach- and chess-lover Timothy Callahan is up to! He just...
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Nov 2013 World Chess Title Loss to Carlsen: Never seen Anand suffer so much,...
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,We found this nice feature on former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand who has played some fantastic chess...
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20-year-old IM Smasher: Name the Gutsy Chess Gal
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,The gutsy chess gal beat two IMs, earned 39 FIDE rating points and her second WGM norm at a nice chess tournament...
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Amazing Chess Square Illusion Video!
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,A short and interesting video with a shade illusion with dark and light coloured squares of the chess board!...
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Anand one of the Greatest Chess Players of Modern Times: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,The candidates tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk has completed with former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand...
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Historical Artifact Chess Sets Made Using 3-D Printing
Hi everyone,Some very interesting chess news coming up to brighten up your Wednesday...Over the past month, a Virginia Commonwealth University lab has been using 3-D scanning and printing technology to...
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Be Someone Chess Movement by Orrin Hudson goes to Washington
Hello everyone,More chess news from the United States... you've checked out what 9Queens are doing... right? Now, the chess update is about Orrin Hudson!Chess “Guru” and Master Motivator Orrin C....
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Historic Chess Simul with Bobby Fischer Photo - Identify Location, Date
Hello Chess Blog friends,Here's a lovely chess photo with the legendary Bobby Fischer. Can you identify the location and date of this photograph taken by Steve Fontanini for The Los Angeles Times? Was...
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Philippines Gets their newest Chess Super Grandmaster
Hello everyone,GM Julio Catalino ‘Ino’ Sadorra, the Philippines' 14th Chess Grandmaster (2011), became the Philippines' 3rd Super Grandmaster (SGM) with a FIDE rating of 2605 as of April 2014 FIDE...
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Pure Chess Fun: Be there for the 9Queens Purple Reign Annual Chess Fest
Hi everyone, It's Purple Reign at the annual 9Queens Chess Festival. You cannot afford to miss the fun!Chess Fest is an annual, family chess festival held in the heart of downtown Tucson at the Hotel...
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Sri Lanka Navy wins National Chess Championship for Third Consecutive Year
Hello friends,Defending National Chess Champion, Isuru Alahakoon of the Sri Lanka Navy successfully defended his national title for the third consecutive year at the 40th National Chess Championship -...
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Romania Chess Festival Open Iasi from May 10
Hi everyone, The City Hall of Iasi and Iasi County Chess Association are hosting the International Chess Festival "OPEN IASI" 1st Edition organized in Iasi, Romania, 10.05 - 18. 05. 2014. The festival...
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GM Aleksander Lenderman Wins Long Island Chess Open
Hello dear Chess Blog friends,The 8th annual Long Island Chess Open, played March 28-30 at Ramada Inn MacArthur Airport in Holtsville (Suffolk County), was the largest open tournament ever held in New...
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Congratulations for all New Chess Titles - April 2014 FIDE Rating List
Hi everyone,FIDE has published the list of titles approved by the 1st quarter Presidential Board meeting held in Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS on 29 March - 1 April 2014. (April 2014 FIDE chess ratings) GM...
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Dangerous Chess Girl - OMG She can Control Animals Going Wild! (Name the...
Hello Chess Blog readers,Are you preparing for the goodwill chess simul with Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk for Day of Sport for Peace on April 6? Find more details at www.chessqueen.com. Yes, we...
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When I play chess, I’m solving problems, having fun: Viswanathan Anand
Hello Chess Blog friends,Last November, three defeats over 10 games without victory against Magnus Carlsen robbed Viswanathan Anand of more than just the world title. The largely cynical world of chess...
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FIDE Online Chess Arena Launched Officially! Get a FIDE rating at Home
Hello chess friends,Here is an exciting update via FIDE. They have officially launched the Online Chess Arena! Now you can get a chess rating from the comfort of your home. Here is FIDE president...
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