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Anand: Will have some Surprises for Magnus in Nov World Chess Championship 2014!
Hello everyone,There's plenty of news about former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand pouring in now that he has won the Candidates and is going to challenge Magnus Carlsen in November in a bid to...
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Uruguay Chess Championship 2014 begins
Hello everyone,The Uruguayan Chess Championship 2014 started on April 2 in Montevideo Uruguay and will run until April 11. The tournament pays tribute to IA Mr. Horacio Arevalo who passed away a few...
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Stuck below 1500 elo? Try Chess King Complete Course 3 DVD Set
Hello everyone,Are you stuck in the below-1500 elo chess rating slab? This is the perfect 3-DVD set to take you to the next level in just over 230 hours! -- that is, if you complete this course.Chess...
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Ugra Chess Academy Khanty Mansiysk Welcomes Women Chess Superstars!
Hello everyone,World's top women chess superstars have gathered in Khanty Mansiysk for the start of the Women's Chess Grand Prix 2013/2014. The Ugra Chess Academy is hosting the event. Chess battles...
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Russian Team Chess Championships 2014 begin in Loo
Hello Chess Blog friends,The Russian Team Chess Championships for Men and Women has begun in Loo, Russia. The event runs from April 7-14 parallel to the Women's Chess Grand Prix being held in Khanty...
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Legendary Chess GM in a Simul: Who is He?
Hello everyone,Can you name this legendary Grandmaster at a chess simul? Click on photo to check your answer.From Alexandra Kosteniuk'swww.chessblog.comAlso see her personal chess blog at...
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GM Merab Gagunashvili, IM Hesham Abdelrahman win Iraq Chess Open 2014
Hello everyone,GM Merab GagunashviliYes, they have chess in Iraq as well! A FIDE chess news report states GM Merab Gagunashvili has won the Iraq Chess Open 2014 that was held from March 22-29. He tied...
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Cool Girl Chess Photo Trivia: She just Won Serbia National Title - Name her!
Hello Chess Blog friends,This cool chess champion has just won the Serbia Women's Chess Championship 2014. Can you name her? Click on photo to check the answer.From Alexandra...
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World Chess Hall of Fame Current Exhibition: A Queen Within - Adorned...
Hello everyone,Jacqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, PioneerIn the game of chess, the queen is considered the most powerful and often the most unpredictable piece. She embodies tradition whilst...
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Orrin the Chess Motivator helps Inner City Youth with Leadership Camp
Hello everyone,Details:Spring Break Chess CampBe Someone, Inc. Headquarters949 Stephenson RoadStone Mountain, Georgia770-465-6445Monday, April 8 to Friday April 11, 2014- 9am to 3pmWe have more updates...
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4th Women's Chess Grand Prix 2013/14 Opens in Khanty Mansiysk
Hello everyone,The fourth stage of the women’s FIDE Grand Prix officially opened today in Khanty-Mansiysk. A concert where the main character was a unique musical instrument – an organ, was organized...
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Levon Aronian to Lead US Chess Camp July 9-13
Hello everyone,YEREVAN, APRIL 9, ARMENPRESS. Armenian GM Levon Aronian will lead a summer chess camp July 9-13, 2014 in Glendale, California. The Chess Federation of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that...
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NRK to broadcast Tromsø Chess Olympiad 2014
Hello everyone,Norwegian state television channel NRK has won the rights to broadcast the Chess Olympiad from Tromsø this August. They plan to build on the success of their coverage of the...
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29th National Chess Championship 25-30 April 2014
Hello everyone,Chess Federation of Pakistan is organizing 29th National Chess Championship 2014 from 25th April to 30th April in the historical city of Lahore. Ten top players from Punjab, Sindh,...
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Super Chess Girls in Khanty Mansiysk: How many can you Name?
Hello everyone,How many chess super girls can you name from this photo taken in Khanty Mansiysk taken at the Candidates... er... we mean the Women's Chess Grand Prix! ;) Check the Chess Blog post (for...
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GM Alonso Zapata Wins Southeast Chess Open
Hello Chess Blog readers,Southeast Chess held its first long time control tournament on 5 Apr 2014. 5 rounds, all of game in 120 minutes were held, beginning on Saturday, breaking the Georgia tradition...
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Redesigning the Classic Chess Set: Exhibition in Los Angeles
Hello everyone,Architects Give the Classic Chess Set a Radical MakeoverThe design of the classic Staunton chess set is most often attributed not to an artist, but to an architect, Nathaniel Cook, who...
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Leading UK School offers Chess Scholarship
Hello everyone,Chess is thriving at Millfield. It is available to all pupils as we run separate classes to cater for beginners and recreational players all the way up to those of international...
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Dubai Chess Open 2014 Round 3: Six Players in Joint Lead
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014 Hello everyone,Indian Grandmasters Grover Sahaj vs. Abhijeet Gupta (right)Former Dubai Chess Open champion GM Abhijeet Gupta of...
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Magnus Carlsen gives away 3 Draws at Moscow Institute of Physics and...
Hello everyone,World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen visited Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) on April 8 and conducted a 13-board simul. Three students Aisa Imeeva, Sergei Trofimov and...
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