2nd Stein am Rhein Open Chess from 28th Feb in Switzerland
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014
Hello everyone,
Some chess tournament announcements via FIDE: The 2nd Stein am Rhein Open Chess Tournament will take place from 28th February to 2nd March at Hotel Grenzstein, Öhningerstr. 73, 8260 Stein am Rhein, in Switzerland.
The 2nd Stein am Rhein Open will be played in 5 rounds, and held in one of the most beautiful regions Europe’s during the wonderful winter season. The tournament is registered with FIDE-ELO/SUI/GER/AUT for the international and national ratings.
Top prizes are CHF 800, 600, 400, 300.
Official website
Speaking of chess in Switzerland... Have you read this?
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
at www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: stein am rhein chess, switzerland chess
Chess Queen Kosteniuk writes History in Switzerland
Third Chess Grand Prix in Zug, Switzerland from April 17
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
FIDE and Renova Group of Companies have announced the third leg of the Chess Grand Prix series will take place from April 17 to May 1 in Zug, Switzerland. Fide has announced that they are finalising negotiations with the hotel and would inform all participants of the hotel arrangements and any extra charges for accompanying persons in the next two days. Zug is located around 25 kilometers from Zurich Airport and the best connection is via train.
1.0 SCHEDULE
The schedule has been maintained as originally announced:
17th April 2013 Arrivals & Opening Ceremony
18th April 2013 Round 1
19th April 2013 Round 2
20th April 2013 Round 3
21st April 2013 Round 4
22nd April 2013 Free Day
23rd April 2013 Round 5
24th April 2013 Round 6
25th April 2013 Round 7
26th April 2013 Round 8
27th April 2013 Free Day
28th April 2013 Round 9
29th April 2013 Round 10
30th April 2013 Round 11 & Closing Ceremony
1st May 2013 Departure
FIDE is currently also working on a replacement organiser for the fourth leg and more information will be available shortly. The dates of the fourth leg will also remain the same as scheduled in the calendar.
PLAYERS
Players participating in the third leg:
Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2793
Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2786
Topalov, Veselin BUL 2771
Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2771
Mamedyarov, Shakriyar AZE 2767
Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2766
Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2758
Leko, Peter HUN 2744
Wang, Hao CHN 2743
Gashimov, Vugar AZE 2737
Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2733
Giri, Anish NLD 2729
First reserve for any replacements is GM Gata Kamsky (USA)
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: chess grand prix, switzerland chess
Support Chess Museum in Switzerland
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Do you know there is a very special chess museum in Kriens, Switzerland: Schachmuseum.
This chess museum is a fabulous treasuretrove house spread across more than 420 square metres with 900 chess sets and more than 13,000 exhibits of chess figures, books, stamps, chess computers, arts and much more presented. Also included on the premises is a small cinema to watch chess scenes from more n 1,600 movies.
From January 25 till February 15, visitors can view the special exposition 'Chess Stamps' with more then 1,300 stamps.
The museum is looking for donors to help maintain the fantastic chess collection and premises. Chess enthusiasts could now help ensure that the museum survives.
As a donor of the museum, you receive:
- Free entry in the Museum
- Quarterly museum newspaper with news and presentation of new chess sets
- Mention on the donor table in the museum and in the museum guide
Any amount is welcome. For your donation, visit the official website.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: chess museum, kriens schach museum, switzerland chess
|
|
Some chess tournament announcements via FIDE: The 2nd Stein am Rhein Open Chess Tournament will take place from 28th February to 2nd March at Hotel Grenzstein, Öhningerstr. 73, 8260 Stein am Rhein, in Switzerland.
