Book Chess Evening with World #1 Magnus Carlsen in NY on Aug 23

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The world's top-rated chess player Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen will hold a premier Chess Fantasy Camp with the help of 1000passions.com and Chess NYC in New York City on August 23. The evening will include analysis of historic chess games, a lecture, and game play. Carlsen will also speak on chess, share thoughts and strategies. He would also play a simul chess exhibition with 10 members selected randomly. A cocktail hour would be held at the end of the programme where the audience would be able to speak to Magnus Carlsen and other world-class Grandmasters in an informal atmosphere.

1000passions.com is a site for buying special experiences! Chess NYC based in Greenwich Village is a 24x7 Village Chess Shop and Club. 

The camp is a unique insight into the genius of Magnus Carlsen and learning from him. Space is limited to 200, so book your seat now for this remarkable chess evening.

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Kazan Chess Grand Prix for Women - Watch Live 4.40 pm India Time

Koneru Humpy takes on Hou Yifan in Round 1 at Kazan Chess Grand Prix

Kazan Chess Grand Prix can be watched live from India time 4.30 pm India time from today at the official website. The opening ceremony took place on Saturday for the fourth part of the FIDE Women’s Chess Grand Prix Series 2011-2012 at the very beautiful Korston Hotel in Kazan, Russia. Twelve players representing nine countries are taking part in the event including women's world chess champion Hou Yifan and former women's world chess champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Antoaneta Stefanova. Also taking part are the women's chess current numbers three and four by rating - Anna Muzychuk and Humpy Koneru. Four participants who represent the National Russian team and are the present Olympiad champions - Tatiana Kosintseva, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alisa Galliamova - are also in the lineup. 

Here is the complete list of participants that makes this one of the strongest gathering of women's chess players in recent times. You can click on the links to see each player's Fide rating card.

Participants
1. Hou Yifan GM CHN 2623
10. Anna Muzychuk GM SLO 2598
7. Tatiana Kosintseva GM RUS 2532
6. Nadezhda Kosintseva GM RUS 2528
11. Antoaneta Stefanova GM BUL 2518
2. Viktorija Cmilyte GM LTU 2508
5. Alisa Galliamova WGM RUS 2484
8. Alexandra Kosteniuk GM RUS 2457
4. Humpy Koneru GM IND 2589
9. Kateryna Lahno GM UKR 2546
3. Elina Danielian GM ARM 2484
12. Betul Cemre Yildiz WGM TUR 2333

The opening ceremony of the Kazan Chess Grand Prix was attended by the first President of the Republic of Tatarstan State Advisor of the Republic of Tatarstan, Senior Advisor to the FIDE President Mr. M. Shaimiev, Chief Executive Officer of FIDE Mr. G. Borg, assistant to FIDE President Mr. B. Balgabaev and distinguished guests. We can look forward to an exciting fortnight ahead of chess. Games will be played every day from India time 4.30 pm with rest days from chess being on June 14 (Thursday) and June 19 (Tuesday). 


Sunday's Round 1 pairings are as follows:
Elina Danielian – Anna Muzychuk
Humpy Koneru – Hou Yifan
Betul Yildiz – Alisa Galliamova
Tatiana Kosintseva – Alexandra Kosteniuk
Viktorija Cmilyte – Katerina Lahno
Nadezhda Kosintseva – Antoaneta Stefanova

(Photos and inputs by Anastasiya Karlovich with kind 

permission of FIDE via the Kazan Chess Grand Prix official website.)

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Chess Scene from Bollywood Movie 'New York' with John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh

Bollywood movie 'New York' was released on June 26, 2009 and had a super chess scene. The movie was in the drama/thriller genre starring John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan with lyrics by Sandeep Shrivastava. The music was by Pritam and story by Aditya Chopra. Kabir Khan directed the movie. 

Omar (Neil Nitin Mukesh) and Sam (John Abraham) meet over a chess board as Maya (Katrina Kaif) looks on. The chess board becomes the starting point for the friendship between the three as they discover America and how 9/11 changes their life. 

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