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Chess in the National Curriculum of Kurdistan!
Hello chess blog friends, chess in the national curriculum of Kurdistan! Yes, that's what new agency BasNews - based in Erbil - has reported. The country's Education Ministry plans to add Chess to the...
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Chess in Iran - Checking out a Talented GM YouTube Video
Hello chess blog friends, chess knows no barriers and has been increasingly becoming popular in countries where chess has not been played traditionally. From India to Russia, chess now is also played...
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London Chess Classic 2014: Hikaru Nakamura wins Super RapidPlay
Hello chess blog friends, another chess event from the London Chess Classic 2014 - GM Hikaru Nakamura of the USA won the London Super Rapidplay Open with an outstanding score of 9½/10, having conceded...
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Super-Smart Chess Girl: What did she Win Recently?
Hello chess blog friends, here's a super-smart chess girl and she has been in the news just this week. Can you name her and say what did she win recently? Photo via www.chess-news.ru. (You can find the...
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Tata Steel Chess Jan 9-25: Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian, Giri Lead the Field
Hello chess blog friends, reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will take on some of his biggest competitors at the 77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament from 9 - 25 January, 2015.Current world...
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US Chess Girl Jen Shahade in €100,000 Poker Win!
Hello chess blog friends, former US women's chess champion GM Jennifer Shahade has made history - the Philadelphia chess grandmaster has won the €10,000 Open-Face Chinese Poker World Championship High...
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Glittering Start to 4th SportAccord World Mind Games 2014 (including Chess)
Hello chess blog friends, the SportAccord World Mind Games 2014 - including chess - opened with a glittering ceremony in Beijing Wednesday evening. The 4th edition of the annual event features 150...
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London Chess Classic R1: Michael Adams begins with Win over Fabiano Caruana
Hello chess blog friends, the main event of the London Chess Classic 2014 began with one win and two draws - Michael Adams beat Fabiano Caruana, Vlaimir Kramnik drew with Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru...
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London Chess Classic R2: Kramnik beats Nakamura, Giri beats Adams
Hello chess blog friends, Round 2 at the 4th London Chess Classic 2014 witnessed two decisive games of three! Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik demolished Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri beat...
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Cool Chess Video from Scarecrow and Mrs King
Hello chess blog friends, this chess clip appears in "The Artful Dodger" (Season 1, Episode 17) from Scarecrow And Mrs. King (March 5, 1984). Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series...
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Indian Chess Golden Girl: Who's She?
Hello chess blog friends, can you identify this golden girl of Indian chess? She's not only one of the strongest women chess players in the world, but has also been Women's World Vice-Champion! Another...
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For Chess Club Players, GMs: Save $35 on Chess King Tactics Combo
Hello chess blog friends, a nice chess deal for you today. This is about a nice combo that you can download right now and save $35 as well! ALL 3 CHESS KING TRAINING TACTICS COMBO (Download) Chess King...
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India National Chess: Deep Sengupta Leads after R6
Hello chess blog friends, one of the strongest national chess championships is being played in India. Deep Sengupta has beaten IM Swayams Mishra to take the lead with 4.5 points after six rounds. The...
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Super-Cool Maurice Ashley Chess Documentary Project: You can Help make it...
Hello chess blog friends, this Chess Blog post is about a special chess star - Maurice Ashley. Award-winning director/producer Jeffrey Plunkett and his talented team has completed the first part of the...
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Six Chess Endgames for Tournament Players by GM Ben Finegold (Video)
Hello chess blog friends, Grandmaster Ben Finegold utilizes king position and passed pawns in the "Chess Endings for Tournament Players" class. This video is, of course, from the St Louis Chess Club....
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India National Chess R7: Sengupta, Sethuraman, Lalith Babu in Joint Lead
Hello chess blog friends, the Indian national chess championship is on the southern city of Kottayam where seven rounds have been played - GMs Sethuraman and Lalith Babu won their games to join Deep...
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Warm Smiles in Cold London Chess Trivia: Name the former World Chess Champions
Hello chess blog friends, this lovely photo is by Kathy Kantariya at the London Chess Classic. You can find more photos by her at Chess News. First, our trivia question: This photo was taken at the...
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World Schools Chess 2015 in Thailand May 6
Hello chess blog friends, the world schools chess championship 2015 is going to take place in Thailand. The ASEAN Chess Academy, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Thailand Chess Association are...
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9Queens Family Chess Fun Event Dec 19
Hello chess blog friends, just a quick chess update about a special chess event in Tucson, Arizona - It's the Friday Family Fun Knight at Bookmans! 6:00pm - 8:00pm | 6230 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson,...
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Vishy Anand wins London Chess Classic 2014 on Tiebreak
Hello chess blog friends, the London Chess Classic 2014 has concluded with former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand winning the event on tiebreak. Vishy Anand won the 6th London Chess Classic on...
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