Are Killer Chess Robots Kind to Pretty Russian Girls?

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hello everyone,

Yes, pretty girls play very strong chess, but once in a while you cannot help suspect that a killer chess 'gentleman' would allow a pretty girl to 'escape' with a draw? Maybe! Maybe, not!

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Kuka Monster spent a recent winter evening in a night club in Moscow - playing chess with Pavel Eljanov and Alina Kashlinskaya. The guests watching closely included Russian national chess team coach Yuri Dokhoyan. 

The special chess event was titled 'Mind Games' and included three hours of chess in the blitz format between Alina, Eljanov and Kashlinskaya. The highlight of the event was world chess robot champion Kuka Monster taking on Eljanov and Kashlinskaya in separate games. 

Eljamov sacrificed a pawn and lost the chess endgame to Kuka Monster. Kashlinskaya managed to bravely hold Kuka Monster to a draw in a perpetual check after a series of sacrifices. Yes, Alina Kashlinskaya is a strong chess player from Russia, but we couldn't help speculating: Did Kuka Monster flirt with her? Replay the game and decide for yourself. (It was a 5:0 Blitz)

WGM Alina Kashlinskaya - Kuka Monster

Result: 1/2-1/2

Site: Moscow

Date: 13.12.2013

[...] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.♘c3 c6 4.a4 ♕a5 5.e4 ♘f6 6.♗d2 e5 7.dxe5 ♘g4 8.♘f3 ♗c5 9.♗xc4 ♘xf2 10.♕b3 ♘xh1 11.♗xf7+ ♔f8 12.♘d5 ♕a6 13.♘c7 ♕b6 14.♘e6+ ♗xe6 15.♕xe6 ♗e7 16.♗g5 ♗b4+ 17.♔d1 ♘a6 18.♗h5 ♕c7 19.♕f5+ ♔g8 20.♕e6+ ♔f8 21.♕f5+ ♔g8 22.♕e6+ ♔f8

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Virtual Chess Project - Interesting Video + World Champion Chess Trivia

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

Here's another chess video - an innovative virtual reality chess project. We're not sure what are the practical applications of this project, though it sounds interesting. 



While on the subject, you know who these very strong chess players are? Right? Click on photo to cross-check your answer :)

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Lego Chess Robot: Home-Project by Chess Techie!

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Hi everyone,

Here's another interesting chess video and project by an avid chess lover. The robot is made completely from Lego Mindstorms NXT & Technic parts. It also uses an Android phone for the camera to see the board. All programming was done in MATLAB using the RWTH Lego NXT toolbox. The video was uploaded by LegoIL.

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