31st Andorra Chess Open from July 20
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 31st Andorra Chess Open is set to take place on 20-28th July at the Sant...
View ArticleGM Varuzhan Akobian Wins World Open 2013 in 10-Way Tie for First
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, GMs Akobian & Erenburg Photo courtesy Chris BirdArlington, VA – In an...
View ArticleGM Igor Kurnosov Fights Back for Abu Dhabi Chess Title, Wins on Tiebreak
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hello everyone,Igor Kurnosov receives his trophy from Saeed Al Maqbali, chairman of the UAE...
View ArticleGM Lazaro Bruzon wins Edmonton International Chess 2013
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Cuban Grandmaster Lázaro Bruzón finished with a draw at the Edmonton...
View ArticleGM Robert Hovhannisyan Wins Karen Asrian Chess Memorial
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The Armenian Chess Federation organized the 6th Karen Asrian Memorial Chess...
View ArticleWomen's World Chess Championship 2014: Fide Announces Bidding Procedure
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Fide has announced the bidding procedure for the Women's World Chess Championship...
View ArticleHeart of Finland 2013 Chess Begins in Jyväskylä
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 23rd Heart of Finland Chess Open will take place on 8-14th July in Jyväskylä,...
View ArticleCool Chess Quotes Video Montage
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, We found this nice chess quotes video montage with some great slides and...
View ArticleXXVII Summer Universiade Chess Begins in Kazan
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, On June 9 the opening ceremony of chess tournaments of XXVII Summer Universiade...
View ArticleGeneva Chess Masters: Kosteniuk beats Edouard 2-0 Video Comments by Almira...
12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The first edition of the 8-player Geneva Chess Masters was incredibly strong. The...
View Article5th Mediterranean Junior Chess Championship U-20 in Greece
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The "5th Mediterranean Junior Chess Championship", for boys & girls under 20, takes place in Chania of Crete...
View ArticleNew Book Examines Chess’ History, Little-Known Role in Big Apple
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, “NY Chess Since 1972: A Guide Book of Places to Go and People You Will See Around NY Chess” by Peter Julius Aravena...
View ArticleUS Chess Scoop on World Open Video
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The World Open moved from Philly to DC this year, and the US Chess Scoop talked to many star players about games...
View ArticleProgress in Chess is an Ongoing Process: Parimarjan Negi
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, He used to be a "one dimensional player" but over the years, India's youngest Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi has...
View ArticleComputer Chess Team Interviewed at Google HQ
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Google hosted a few of the people involved with the film Computer Chess for a screening and an “At Google” Q&A...
View ArticleIndian Chess Profile: Harika Dronavalli
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Indian chess is defined by two outstanding names. One is of course World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, and the...
View ArticleDutch Chess Championships: GMs Wouter Spoelman, Dimitri Reinderman Joint...
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Dimitri Reinderman (title on tiebreak) and Lisa Schut Dutch Chess Champions 2013The Dutch Chess Championships were...
View ArticleUniversiade Chess Event: Seven Leaders after Four Rounds
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, The 27th Summer Universiade event is taking place on July 6-17 2013 in Kazan, Russia. Once again, chess has been...
View ArticlePretty Chess Damsel: Name Her, Which Tournament has She Just Won?
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,This chess trivia question is really easy - particularly if you have been reading Chess Blog! Name this pretty...
View ArticleChicago Chess 'Social Experiment'
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone, Lindia Paul of WBEZ91.5 profiles Cecil Locke whose chess party draws people of all backgrounds in Chicago. Are you...
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