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Zimbabwe 1st FIDE Rated Chess Event: GM Sergey Kasparov wins Easter Chess Open
Hello everyone,Yes, they have chess apart from cricket in Zimbabwe now. A chess news update via Zimbabwe states GM Kasparov from Belarus has won the Easter Chess event - the first FIDE rated event in...
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Gata Kamsky wins Philadelphia Chess Open 2014
Hello everyone,GM Gata Kamsky has won the 8th Annual Philadelphia Chess Open that was held over the Easter week from April 16-20, 2014, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street,...
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World Chess Hall of Fame New Inductions - Maya Chiburdanidze, Paul Keres
Hello everyone,We love to follow everything that's happening at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis. Another ceremony is coming with two new inductions - Maya Chiburdanidze and Paul Keres. Here...
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East Africa Open Chess Top Winners: Arthur Ssegwanyi, Elijah Emojong
Hello everyone,Uganda's Arthur Ssegwanyi has won the East Africa Open Chess T\ournament from among 42 players by top-scoring with 6.5 in eight rounds. The event was held at the Kenyatta University over...
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Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess 2014: Carlsen Loses to both Caruana, Radjabov...
Hello everyone,The Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess 2014 in Shamkir has hit the chess headlines like a bomb explosion. Not only did World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen lose to Fabiano Caruana but he set a...
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Asian Continental Chess Championship: Irene Sukandar Wins Women’s Crown with...
Hello everyone,Sharjah: Indonesian Irene Sukandar clinched the Asian Women’s chess crown with one round to spare at Sharjah Chess Club on Friday.Meanwhile in the Open Section, Chinese GM Yu Yangyi beat...
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Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2014: Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra...
Hello everyone,The Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2014 has concluded in Khanty Mansiysk with three days of most exciting chess. It all came down to the last round and ironically, the world...
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Chess in the Movies - Blade Runner Chess Clip
Hello everyone,This chess clip is taken from "Blade Runner" (June 25, 1982) about a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019 in which genetically engineered replicants are hunted down and "retired" by...
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Chess Catching up in Nepal - Mt Gaurishankar Open Chess from May 8
Hello everyone,There are plenty of chess tournaments being organised around the world and it's always great to see chess becoming popular in countries which are still building a chess tradition. FIDE...
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49th Capablanca Chess in Havana May 7-18
Hello everyone,The 49th edition of the Tournament Capablanca in Memoriam 2014 will take place on 7-18th May at the Habana Riviera Hotel in La Havana, Cuba.The event is organized by the Cuban Chess...
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Girls, Chess is Serious Business - Photo Trivia: Name Them
Hello everyone,Here is a cool photo by Kirill Merkuriev from the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2014 that just concluded in Khanty Mansiysk. Can you name all the three players and their...
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Lithuania Chess Championship 2014 Begins
Hello everyone,The Lithuanian Chess Championship 2014 for men is taking place from 24th April to 1st May in Vilnius. Ten players with the average elo 2388 are competing in the round robin tournament,...
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Vugar Gashimov Chess Memorial 2014 Round 6: Radjabov, Carlsen in Joint Lead
Hello everyone,Photo: Official website shamkirchess.azRound 6 at the Vugar Gashimov Chess Memorial 2014 brought good tiding for World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen on Saturday. The Norwegian...
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GM Yu Yangyi wins Asian Continental Chess 2014 in Sharjah
Hello everyone,Chinese Grandmaster Yu Yangyi has won the Asian Continental Chess Tournament 2014 in Sharjah.In the Open section top four games were drawn, in the last round, which was sufficient for GM...
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When Anand won a Kiss for Winning a Chess Tournament: Name the Lady, Name the...
Hello everyone, Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has fans aplenty. Do you remember when he last earned a kiss for winning a tournament (apart from the prize money of course) ... name the...
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Chess for Beginners Lecture Video (Pawn Promotion) with WGM Jennifer Shahade...
Hello everyone,You all must know of the Saint Louis Chess Club. WGM Jennifer Shahade presents a lecture at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for beginners around the idea of tactics...
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Anna Muzychuk is Women's World Blitz Chess Champion 2014
Hello everyone,Anna Muzychuk has won the three-day super-exciting Women's World Blitz Chess Championship 2014 in Khanty Mansiysk. She scored 23/30 points with Nana Dzagnidze, in second place, a full...
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Li, Chor Top Seeds at 2014 ChessKid Online Chess Championship
Hello everyone,Here is IM Danny Rensch's previe via US Chess Federation website on the upcoming 2014 ChessKid Online Chess Championship that is set to take place this June.The field of 30 players is...
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Monday Morning Chess Trivia: Name the Grandmaster, Teacher, Tai Chi Expert...
Hello everyone,Monday morning chess trivia photo is here! Can you name this Grandmaster, writer, popular chess coach and Tai Chi expert... Hint: He has been his country's under-21 champion and his...
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Vugar Gashimov Chess Memorial 2014 Round 7: Magnus Carlsen back in Sole Lead
Hello everyone,Photo: Official websiteWorld Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is back in the lead at the Vugar Gashimov Chess Memorial 2014 after seven rounds in Shamkir.Carlsen, playing Black, beat Hikaru...
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