31 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Mitropa Chess Cup 2012 takes place at Solaris Hotels Resort Šibenik, Croatia, from May 30 to June 8, 2012. The following national Chess federations are entitled to take part in the Mitropa Cup 2012 competition:
Women’s selections of: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Mitropa Cup 2012 is played according to FIDE Laws of Chess and the Team Round Robin system of play, with 9 rounds for men’s and 7 rounds for women’s selections.
Each federation is represented by a team of four players and one reserve for men’s section and two women players and one reserve for women’s section and one team captain.
The overall team list consists of 5 players in men’s selection and 3 women players in women’s selection.
You can read more at Chessdom.
31 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Newly-crowned World champion Viswanathan Anand has been the face of Indian chess for more than two decades and the five-time title holder said he was proud to be a part of India’s rediscovery of chess. He was speaking at the press conference after the closing ceremony.
Asked about his role in giving a fillip to Indian chess, Anand said: “When I grew up there was not much chess scene in India but I was lucky that whatever chess scene was there, the centre was in Chennai. We benefited from the fact that the Soviet cultural centre was in Chennai.
“We had a bunch of enthusiasts who would come on Sunday and play blitz the whole day. They were also very committed, they would organise weekend tournaments and I used to play and with constant practice I started to become better.
“I am very proud that India rediscovered chess then. I am proud to have played a big role in that discovery. I could feel it because when I became world junior champion and then the Grand master, we could see that chess was certainly becoming popular in India.
“So, I am very happy that India was taking to chess again in a big way. Right now, we have a lot of depth both in men and women’s game, a lot of people are taking part,” he added.
Asked about his contribution to India’s growth which coincided with his rising career, Anand said: “As for tying myself with India’s growth that I am a little reluctant. You never know who is inspiring whom. But lets say, at least it happened almost at the same time.
“India had this big moment in 1991 after which economy started expanding vigorously, well lets just say that it all happened almost at the same time,” he said.
31 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires chess tournament will take place from May 28 to June 3 and will feature Grandmaster Alexei Shirov and other talented chess players. With the best players of Argentine and Uruguayan champion Andres Rodriguez the tournament has average elo of 2558, reaching Category 13 according to FIDE.
Playing venue: Head of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Casa de la Cultura, Avenida de Mayo 575, City of Buenos Aires.
Players:1 GM Alexei Shirov LAT 2698
2 GM Diego Flores ARG 2604
4 GM Sandro Mareco ARG 2583
3 GM Ruben Felgaer ARG 2572
5 GM Damian Lemos ARG 2538
6 GM Andres Rodriguez Vila URU 2532
7 GM Diego Valerga ARG 2487
8 GM Sergio Slipak ARG 2453
Hi everyone,
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| GM Alexei Shirov |
Playing venue: Head of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Casa de la Cultura, Avenida de Mayo 575, City of Buenos Aires.
Players:1 GM Alexei Shirov LAT 2698
2 GM Diego Flores ARG 2604
4 GM Sandro Mareco ARG 2583
3 GM Ruben Felgaer ARG 2572
5 GM Damian Lemos ARG 2538
6 GM Andres Rodriguez Vila URU 2532
7 GM Diego Valerga ARG 2487
8 GM Sergio Slipak ARG 2453
You can follow all the chess news updates right here at Chess Blog.
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31 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Of course by now the Internet and international media is flooded with news reports of the 2012 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship. There are so many lovely videos to watch and articles to read. We are trying to bring only the best to you. Here are two more videos for you to enjoy. Both are from the tiebreak day.
Stay tuned for all the latest chess news and chess updates with Chess Blog. We have the Tal Chess Memorial coming up and the Batumi Women’s World Chess Rapid and Blitz beginning.
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Hi everyone,
Stay tuned for all the latest chess news and chess updates with Chess Blog. We have the Tal Chess Memorial coming up and the Batumi Women’s World Chess Rapid and Blitz beginning.
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31 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand from India, right, and Boris Gelfand of Israel in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, May 31, 2012. Putin has met with the new world chess champion Viswanathan Anad and runner-up Boris Gelfand over a cup of tea in his residence. Indias Anand beat Gelfand of Israel on Wednesday 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker following a 6-6 draw. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)
India’s Anand beat Gelfand of Israel on Wednesday 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker following a 6-6 draw played at the Tretyakov Gallery, one of Russia’s finest museums.
Anand told Putin over tea Thursday that he had learned to play chess in a Soviet cultural center in his hometown when he was a child. “So we brought this on ourselves!” Putin said.
31 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
As the title suggests, this chess competition will be held on the Internet, and it will truly be a Grand Prix – the prize fund is more than 30,000 euro ($30,000 approx.)! This is pretty much the first time such a sum is at stake in this kind of competitions.
The Grand Prix is organized by the Russian Chess Federation. The competition is open to everyone and all players have equal opportunities! Even though many leading chess players will participate, no one will be able to play in the Finals without winning in the qualifying tournaments.
For those already interested, the competition will include 4 qualifying tournaments on the first and last Sundays of June and July, starting on June 3, 2012. The Final and Super Final tournaments will take place August 14-15, 2012. All tournaments start at 16-00 UTC.
The first qualifying tournament will be held on the 3rd of June, and all you need to participate is download the ChessOK Playing Zone client program for Windows OS or Android OS, register an account and buy membership at http://ctart.chessok.com. The membership also lets you play in individual and team tournaments for all levels held daily in the Playing Zone. International Masters and Grandmasters can become members for free by writing a request to chessok1@gmail.com.
The ChessOK Playing Zone is one of the world’s most advanced chess playing zones. More than 116 000 registered and active players, 1 160 chess teams, daily individual and team tournaments, chess tutoring, an extensive online database and many other features will keep you entertained. The Playing Zone can be accesed using Windows-based personal computers or Android-based smartphones/tablet PC’s.
Qualifying Tournaments Schedule:1st qualifying tournament – June 3, 2012. 16-00 UTC;
2nd qualifying tournament – June 24, 2012. 16-00 UTC;
3rd qualifying tournament – July 1, 2012. 16-00 UTC;
4th qualifying tournament – July 29, 2012. 16-00 UTC.
For more details, read the official regulations for the Grand Prix.
The Grand Prix is organized by the Russian Chess Federation. The competition is open to everyone and all players have equal opportunities! Even though many leading chess players will participate, no one will be able to play in the Finals without winning in the qualifying tournaments.
For those already interested, the competition will include 4 qualifying tournaments on the first and last Sundays of June and July, starting on June 3, 2012. The Final and Super Final tournaments will take place August 14-15, 2012. All tournaments start at 16-00 UTC.
The first qualifying tournament will be held on the 3rd of June, and all you need to participate is download the ChessOK Playing Zone client program for Windows OS or Android OS, register an account and buy membership at http://ctart.chessok.com. The membership also lets you play in individual and team tournaments for all levels held daily in the Playing Zone. International Masters and Grandmasters can become members for free by writing a request to chessok1@gmail.com.
The ChessOK Playing Zone is one of the world’s most advanced chess playing zones. More than 116 000 registered and active players, 1 160 chess teams, daily individual and team tournaments, chess tutoring, an extensive online database and many other features will keep you entertained. The Playing Zone can be accesed using Windows-based personal computers or Android-based smartphones/tablet PC’s.
Qualifying Tournaments Schedule:1st qualifying tournament – June 3, 2012. 16-00 UTC;
2nd qualifying tournament – June 24, 2012. 16-00 UTC;
3rd qualifying tournament – July 1, 2012. 16-00 UTC;
4th qualifying tournament – July 29, 2012. 16-00 UTC.
For more details, read the official regulations for the Grand Prix.
30 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Hi everyone,
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| I’m a good kid – I don’t read tweets! |
The Indian subcontinent takes cricket love to pretty manic heights and chess figures much less in the media unless, of course, if the news is about World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand.
Indian model Poonam Pandey was the talk of Indian media and twitter trends two days back for ‘stripping’ on twitter to celebrate the victory of Kolkata Knight Riders – a team owned by India movie superstar Shah Rukh Khan – in the Indian cricket league tournament just two days back.
The Indian twiterati is having fun this Wednesday after Vishy Anand won the 2012 world chess championship by beating Boris Gelfand.
Here are some popular tweets. With no ill-will intended, we celebrate the creativity of chess fans from India – particularly that Anand is seen with such good will that fans actually expect the model to ‘cover up’ for him!:
Angry Bombay Girl @shadymumbai
Now that Poonam Pandey has removed all her clothes for Cricket … For Vishwanathan Anand .. she might consider Wearing some for a Change
doctor at large @doctoratlarge
Poonam Pandey puts on a saree to celebrate Anand’s win
greatbong @greatbongPoonam Pandey will take off her clothes for Anand also? Toplessalov ?
rajneesh kapoor @MrMrRajneesh
Now that Viswannathan Anand has won the World Championship, Poonam Pandey must show all the Mating Positions.
Faking News @fakingnews
I just hope Poonam Pandey doesn’t post a pic to ‘celebrate’ Viswanathan Anand winning World Chess Championship.
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The Indian twiterati is having fun this Wednesday after Vishy Anand won the 2012 world chess championship by beating Boris Gelfand.
Here are some popular tweets. With no ill-will intended, we celebrate the creativity of chess fans from India – particularly that Anand is seen with such good will that fans actually expect the model to ‘cover up’ for him!:
Angry Bombay Girl @shadymumbai
Now that Poonam Pandey has removed all her clothes for Cricket … For Vishwanathan Anand .. she might consider Wearing some for a Change
doctor at large @doctoratlarge
Poonam Pandey puts on a saree to celebrate Anand’s win
greatbong @greatbongPoonam Pandey will take off her clothes for Anand also? Toplessalov ?
rajneesh kapoor @MrMrRajneesh
Now that Viswannathan Anand has won the World Championship, Poonam Pandey must show all the Mating Positions.
Faking News @fakingnews
I just hope Poonam Pandey doesn’t post a pic to ‘celebrate’ Viswanathan Anand winning World Chess Championship.
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30 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Hi everyone,
World Chess Championship 2012: Here is a very nice video of the tiebreak played between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand in Moscow today. It includes the post-match press conference. You can also see the Houdini 2 Pro Analysis generated in Chess King here.
30 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Unruffled, steady on the board, the cool World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand retains his crown with a steady win over Israel’s challenger Boris Gelfand in Moscow today!
Congratulations to Vishy Anand for his grand success. This is his his fifth world chess title – fourth in a row. Anand kept his head and stayed focused even as his challenger ran into time trouble and blundered to lose the second game. The final score was 2.5-1.5 in favour of Anand apart from the 6-6 tied score in the classical time-control games.
The first game of the tiebreaker ended in a draw in 33 moves before Anand beat Gelfand in the second game in 77 moves. The two of the remaining four-game rapid chess tiebreaker ended in a draw as Anand successfully defended his title.
This was 42-year-old Anand’s fifth World Championships title. He won his first world chess title in 2000 and then went on to win three in a row in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He has been the world champion since 2007. He won the 2007 title in a tournament format among eight players. In 2008 and 2010, he beat Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria respectively after the format changed to championship match between the defending champion and a challenger.
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Hi everyone,
Unruffled, steady on the board, the cool World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand retains his crown with a steady win over Israel’s challenger Boris Gelfand in Moscow today!
Congratulations to Vishy Anand for his grand success. This is his his fifth world chess title – fourth in a row. Anand kept his head and stayed focused even as his challenger ran into time trouble and blundered to lose the second game. The final score was 2.5-1.5 in favour of Anand apart from the 6-6 tied score in the classical time-control games.
The first game of the tiebreaker ended in a draw in 33 moves before Anand beat Gelfand in the second game in 77 moves. The two of the remaining four-game rapid chess tiebreaker ended in a draw as Anand successfully defended his title.
This was 42-year-old Anand’s fifth World Championships title. He won his first world chess title in 2000 and then went on to win three in a row in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He has been the world champion since 2007. He won the 2007 title in a tournament format among eight players. In 2008 and 2010, he beat Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria respectively after the format changed to championship match between the defending champion and a challenger.
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30 May 2012
Hi everyone,
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India is leading Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a rapid tiebreaker to decide their title match in Moscow.
Tied at 6-6 after 12 games, they are now playing four rapid games with a shortened time limit of 25 minutes per player. The first game was a draw with Anand winning the second game. They drew the third game and Anand leads 2.0-1.0.
Hundreds of chess fans are watching Wednesday’s tiebreak in a hall at the State Tretyakov Gallery, one of Russia’s finest museums. The winner takes home $1.5 million, while the loser is awarded $1 million. Anand last successfully defended his title in 2010 against Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov.
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Hundreds of chess fans are watching Wednesday’s tiebreak in a hall at the State Tretyakov Gallery, one of Russia’s finest museums. The winner takes home $1.5 million, while the loser is awarded $1 million. Anand last successfully defended his title in 2010 against Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov.
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30 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
After 48 hours in the House of Secrets, French chess champion Grandmaster Marie Sebag has quit the house. There are questions about whether she was in the observation phase? Marie abandoned the House of Secrets possibly because she did not feel at home. More details awaited.
29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Do you know what this is in the context of the 2012 Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship? No, it’s not the trophy for the winner!
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29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Here is a nice Game 12 video from the 2012 Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship. It includes nice interview of Peter Svidler – the Russian Chess Champion. Enjoy.
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29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The friendly chess match between Poland and Ukraine and The 4th International Grandmasters’ Tournament – the Lublin Union Memorial – is taking place from May 23 to May 29 in Lublin, Poland. The tournament is played in double Scheveningen format, where each member of one federation plays twice against all members of the other team. One leg will be played with classical time control, the second leg will be in rapid.
Participants: 1 GM Efimenko Zahar UKR 2695
2 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2679
3 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2666
4 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2665
5 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2647
6 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav UKR 2642
7 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2634
8 GM Miton Kamil POL 2623
9 GM Macieja Bartlomiej POL 2605
10 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2565
After 3 rounds Ukraine lead 10-5.
Follow live games:
http://www.festiwal2012.szachy.lublin.pl/index.php/en/home.html
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29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
FIDE has decided to award the 23rd FIDE World Seniors Chess Championship in 2013 to Opatija, Croatia. The previous World Senior Chess Championships were played in Opatija, Croatia, from November 14, 2011. The Championships are organised by the Chess club “Rijeka” in agreement with Croatian Chess Federation. 
Hi everyone,
FIDE has decided to award the 23rd FIDE World Seniors Chess Championship in 2013 to Opatija, Croatia. The previous World Senior Chess Championships were played in Opatija, Croatia, from November 14, 2011. The Championships are organised by the Chess club “Rijeka” in agreement with Croatian Chess Federation.
The championship will be based on 11 rounds of Swiss system in accordance with the FIDE Tournament Rules and FIDE Rules of Chess. Male participants should be at least 60 years old and women participants should be at least 50 years old. The playing time will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The Article 6.6. of the Rules of Chess will be applied – each player being late at the beginning of his match will loose the game. The women play their own tournament to determine the Women World Senior Champion.
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29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
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| Debashis Das |
Debashis Das has won the Indian National Challengers Chess Championship 2012. Third seed and World Under-18 Bronze medalist, IM Das won the 50th edition of the championship with a total of 10 points. Second place went to Bitan Banerjee who earned just a half point less. FM Diptayan Ghosh, G Akash of Tamil Nadu, and Sagar Shah, tied for the second place with 9.5 points each. Ghost and Akash were declared second and third on the basis of better tiebreak score. Sagar Shah was fourth.
Top 30 players from this event qualified for the forthcoming National Premier Chess Championship which is scheduled to be held in October.
29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
The Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2012 is all set to be held from May 31 to June 6 at the Sheraton Hotel, Batumi, Georgia. It is an 11 rounds Swiss tournament with time control 25 mins + 10 sec per move.
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| Top Seed Anna Muzychuk |
Anna Muzychuk, 2010 World Junior Champion and 2012 European medalist, is the top seed at the event. Participants also include European Women’s Chess Champion Valentina Gunina, Women’s World Chess Championship finalist Koneru Humpy, European women’s chess silver medalist Tatiana Kosintseva, former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova, former world champion Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk US women’s chess champion Irina Krush, and Armenia’s No. 1 woman chess player Elina Danielian.
Live games with analysis will be available daily in the Live section of Chessdom.com
Participants
1 GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2598
2 GM Koneru Humpy IND 2589
3 GM Zhao Xue CHN 2549
4 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2547
5 GM Lahno Kateryna UKR 2546
6 GM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2532
7 IM Gunina Valentina RUS 2530
8 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2518
9 GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2508
10 GM Chiburdanidze Maia GEO 2500
11 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2500
12 GM Zhu Chen QAT 2491
13 IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2491
14 GM Danielian Elina ARM 2484
15 GM Socko Monika POL 2484
16 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2478
17 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2457
18 IM Krush Irina USA 2457
19 IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2456
20 IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2456
21 IM Ushenina Anna UKR 2454
22 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2449
23 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2449
24 WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2447
25 IM Matnadze Ana ESP 2446
26 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2442
27 WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2436
28 WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2430
29 GM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan SCO 2426
30 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2417
31 WGM Huang Qian CHN 2417
32 IM Khukhashvili Sopiko GEO 2414
33 IM Melia Salome GEO 2410
34 WGM Cori T Deysi PER 2386
35 IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2366
36 Wang Jue CHN 2364
37 WGM Guo Qi CHN 2360
38 GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2356
39 WGM Ding Yixin CHN 2353
40 WIM Arabidze Meri GEO 2351
41 IM Galojan Lilit ARM 2349
42 IM Purtseladze Maka GEO 2348
43 WIM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2345
44 IM Gvetadze Sofio GEO 2338
45 WGM Charkhalashvili Inga GEO 2334
46 IM Gurieli Nino GEO 2329
47 WIM Mikadze Miranda GEO 2323
48 IM Klinova Masha ISR 2318
49 WIM Janjghava Natia GEO 2306
50 WIM Umudova Nargiz AZE 2231
51 WIM Bezgodova Svetlana RUS 2120
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29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
A chess news report from Jerusalem states that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – an amateur chess player and an enthusiast of the game – actually followed Game 12 live of the Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 on Monday!
Mr Netanyahu watched the game on a giant screen installed in a room in his office. He shared game 12 comments with Natan Sharansky, a former minister who used to be a promising chess player as a child.
The Israeli Premier had met Grandmaster Gelfand in March 2010 when he played a match against him and Natan Sharansky. A lot of amateur and professional Israeli chess players as well as enthusiasts also gathered at the centre of Israel to watch the match on a big screen. The two players are tied at 6-6 points after 12 games and the champion will now be decided in tie-breakers.
29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The 12 games in the 2012 Anand Gelfand World Chess Championship have ended in Moscow on Monday. The match is tied at 6-6 and now heads for the tiebreaks to be played on Wednesday. You can watch the tiebreaks live on the official website from Moscow time 1200 hours.
Meanwhile, here is a quiz. Can you recognize these five positions from the 12 games played at the 2012 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship in Moscow? Just guess the Game number and click on the photo to go to the Chess King detailed analysis of the moves and game. Happy Chess Guessing!
Can You Name the Game?
(Click on Photo to see answer at Chess King.)
Hi everyone,
The 12 games in the 2012 Anand Gelfand World Chess Championship have ended in Moscow on Monday. The match is tied at 6-6 and now heads for the tiebreaks to be played on Wednesday. You can watch the tiebreaks live on the official website from Moscow time 1200 hours.
Meanwhile, here is a quiz. Can you recognize these five positions from the 12 games played at the 2012 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship in Moscow? Just guess the Game number and click on the photo to go to the Chess King detailed analysis of the moves and game. Happy Chess Guessing!
Can You Name the Game?
(Click on Photo to see answer at Chess King.)
29 May 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk has followed a unique destiny. Her chess path is defined by one particular characteristic – absolute attacking play. No wonder she has been world champion several times over in different formats of the game and in different age-groups! Find some great videos at www.chessqueen.com including one from when the talented grandmaster was just 14.
Have a great chess week ahead. Don’t forget to cheer the Chess Queen during her summer 2012 chess schedule.
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