Tag: Chess
He lost to an eight-year-old
The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, lost to eight-year-old Haukur at the Fisher Random chess tournament currently held in Reykjavík. Guðni posted a video of a chess game on Twitter and captioned it: “I played and lost to 8-year-old Haukur! Even so, I had a great time at the @fischer_random World Cup Finals in […]
The winner will take away NOK 21 million
Many world-class chess players will take part in the Fischer Chess World Championship 2022, which begins tomorrow at the Natura hotel in Reykjavík as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the match between grandmasters Fischer and Spassky. About forty volunteers work to organize the event, which will be open to the public. […]
Important notice to the public in Gävle in Gävle municipality, Gävleborg county
The documentary was made in October 2022 by Effie Karabuda. The sounds are taken from Chess24, Saint Louis Chess Club, BBC, the documentary The Prince of Chess and Youtube.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister is facing difficult questions in Washington
Istanbul – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with Foreign Minister Antony Blinken in Washington on Wednesday – the latest step in the process of repairing ties between the two NATO allies. The Turkish diplomat will have difficult questions to answer regarding Turkey’s efforts to veto Finland’s and Sweden’s bid to join the Atlantic […]
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
This year’s winner of the Eurovision song contest 2022? In this quick guide to the Eurovision song contest, you will also hear about the hard rock-loving millionaire from Bulgaria who bought his own band with former rock stars. Hear about the artist who sings about the Duchess Meghan Markles skin and do not miss the […]
The Foreign Minister, the Ambassador, spoke at a pro-Ukraine event in Helsinki
On Easter Monday, prayers and a demonstration for peace in Ukraine will be held at Helsinki’s Senate Square. The event will be broadcast live Yle Arena. An ecumenical prayer of peace is held on the steps of the cathedral, organized by the Evangelical Lutheran congregations in Helsinki, the Helsinki Orthodox Church, the Finnish Catholic Church […]
The Road Less Taken: Embracing the Danish way of being a parent
When I married a Dane over 20 years ago and came to Denmark for the first time, I was a self-proclaimed ‘non-mother person’. I did not even know if I wanted children. What I would learn from this small country in northern Europe – known for, among other things, The Little Mermaid, Nordic Noir and […]
Duchess of Cambridge in Copenhagen today!
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrived yesterday on a two-day working visit. She hosts Crown Princess Mary. Prior to a private lunch arranged by Mary at Amalienborg today, she will be received by Queen Margrethe II. She has already visited a shelter where she learned about the Mary Foundation’s work with children. Last year, the British […]
The slick science of Olympic curling: we still do not know how it works
Australia’s first ever Olympic curling team made a historic win but missed the medal podium at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. It was a remarkable achievement for a team lacks any dedicated curling facilities home. And this is important, because it is the special properties of curling ice that allow the heavy curling stones […]
Brzezinski’s son becomes US ambassador to Poland
Son of the infamous Cold War hawk takes on a new role amid growing tensions with Russia Mark Brzezinski, son of former US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US Ambassador to Poland. Vice President Kamala Harris led the ceremony on Wednesday, which was attended by Brzezinski’s sister Mika and brother-in-law […]
Brzezinski becomes US Ambassador to Poland
Son of the infamous Cold War hawk takes on a new role amid growing tensions with Russia Mark Brzezinski, son of former US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US Ambassador to Poland. Vice President Kamala Harris led the ceremony on Wednesday, which was attended by Brzezinski’s sister Mika and brother-in-law […]
The COVID pandemic cannot continue forever, it will end soon: Expert
“So, this can’t go on forever, and it’s over pretty soon. I’d say there’s no winner in this game of chess, this is going to be a draw where the virus is hiding and we’re actually winning. I think we are already very close to it, so I hope that as we move forward this […]
An armed intruder was arrested from the area of Windsor Castle while the Queen was celebrating Christmas
Chief of Police of the Thames Valley Rebecca Mears said in a statement that security protocols were launched “within a moment of the man’s arrival in the area.” The suspect, a 19-year-old man from Southampton, did not go to any buildings, he said, reports CBS News. Britannian Queen Elizabeth spent this Christmas at Windsor Castle […]
Norwegian Unibet Ambassadors
In line with other online casinos, Unibet has for a long time entered into sponsorship agreements with Norwegian celebrities as part of its marketing. However, this has not been completely smooth, given that Norway has some of the strictest rules in the world when it comes to gambling. Nevertheless, these agreements have become an important […]
Finland brings students to the country to prevent the closure of rural high schools
About a month ago, 16- and 15-year-olds Elyorbek Rayimov and Javohir Zokirov moved from Uzbekistan to Finland to study at Rautjärvi High School in rural South Karelia. Their curriculum is the same as their local students, and all lessons are in Finnish. "Learning Finnish is easier for us than learning English. We learn Finnish for […]
Prince Felix turns his back on duty
It took almost two months for the lieutenant training at the Garderhus barracks in Slagelse. Thus, he copies his big brother, Prince Nikolai. In 2018, he dropped out of the training as a reserve officer at the Army Sergeant School in Varde. At the time, Prince Joachim said he may have been pushing a little […]
The High Court reduces the penalty for theft through Jutland
The verdict was handed down on Tuesday by the Western High Court. Here, Yahya Karim Murad reduced his sentence from two years and nine months in prison to one year and nine months. Brothers Ahmed Bilal Mirza and Yassin Bilal Mirza were also sentenced to one year in prison and sentenced to 18 months and […]
India competes against Ukraine in quarters
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The Top Division of Online Olympiad ended after three days of intense chess at the top level. A total of 1717 players from 150 countries around the world play, with 888 players, including 209 Grand Masters and 244 International Masters. The quarterfinals take place from Monday (September 13) to […]
Top 10 Soviet Athletes of All Time (PHOTO + VIDEOS)
Most of these athletes became living legends. And some changed their sport forever. Vladislav Tretiak (ice hockey) Vyacheslav Un Da-sin / TASS Tretiak is the legendary Soviet ice hockey player, who gained enormous fame on both sides of the Iron Curtain while playing for the Soviet national team as a goalkeeper. Tretiak started training relatively […]
ABBA will return after 40 years
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Almost four decades after the dissolution, Swedish superstars ABBA, one of the most successful music groups of all time, have announced their return with a new studio album and a new concert. According to Variety, the new concert will see singers Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad and instrumentalists / songwriters […]
Record for the participation of grandmasters in the tournament in Reykjavík
The Kvika Reykjavik Open Chess Tournament, the Individual European Chess Championship, starts today at Hotel Natura and will run until September 5th. 11 rounds will be played over 11 days. In the statement of the Icelandic Chess Federation we read that 184 chess players from 36 countries were entered, including as many as 70 grandmasters. […]
Bobby Fischer and the farmer victim
The whole world witnessed America’s victory over the Soviet Union and for the first time the United States was able to show that it had the ability to produce intellectual power that could compete with the Soviet Union. In the documentary, we follow Ulrika Hjalmarson to Iceland to follow in Bobby Fischer’s last footsteps. We […]
Pia Cramling
Pia Cramling has been a professional chess player for 30 years. She is the grandmaster and the highest ranked female player in Sweden. She started playing chess at the age of 10 and participated as a fifteen-year-old in the Chess Olympics in Argentina in 1978. Pia Cramling shares several experiences with the character Beth in […]
Copenhagen 2021: LISTER – EUROGAMES
Sports leader conference 16.-17. August; 08.00-21.30, 07.30-17.00; Copenhagen Conference Center, DGI Byen, Cph V; free registration at copenhagen2021.com The Sports Leader Conference is a conglomerate of panel discussions, workshops, speeches and interviews with the aim of making sport a more LGBTI + inclusive place. Chess Aug 20, Kulturhuset Island Brygge, Islands Brygge 18, Cph V; […]
Copenhagen 2021: Let the games begin!
The annual EuroGames, hosted by the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF), starts on Wednesday 18 August. In the spirit of inclusivity, it is open to all – regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality and experience. Competitions in 22 different sports will be judged by the same international sports federations that judge the Olympics […]
A Putin playlist
From Mozart and Tchaikovsky to Abba and Vysotsky – we’ve put together Vladimir Putin’s favorite pieces of music in a single presidential playlist! Enjoy! 1. Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1; Mozart – Symphony No. 40 The Russian president has declared his love for classical music on more than one occasion. In particular, he has […]
A cold shoulder to Buckingham Palace
At the wedding in 2018, she wore Queen Elizabeth’s diamond – studded tiara, and for the bridal bouquet, Harry had chosen forget – me – Diana’s favorite flower. But the new life as Duchess was to prove to be anything but easy. Already during the engagement, the media was after her and the criticism continued. […]
Chess genius with a penchant for card games
But the Russian Karpov, born in the then Soviet Union and promoted by the system as a model child, may still be tempted by the age-old game. Last year he should have participated in the classic chess tournament Tepe Sigeman & Co in Malmö. But a coronavirus got in the way. He should then have […]
Kristian Bil is on the right track towards record time
And although there is a long way to go up to Svend Heiselberg’s record of just over 24 years as transport rapporteur, he is one of the current transport rapporteurs who has been in office for the longest time. On Wednesday 19 May, he turns 60 years old. Kristian Pihl Lorentzen was born in 1961 […]
National Round-Up: Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ease travel requirements today
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will update its travel regulations at 16 today, TV2 reports exclusively, and in cases like this they always tend to be right. Where is Birgitte Nyborg when you have to eradicate the inner circle mole? Well this time, TV2 has actually named the ‘mole’ as Erik Brøgger Rasmussen, the head […]
New research reveals that Finns are playing more than ever
The study also revealed that 98.2% of all Finns play games at least half regularly, while Finns now spend an average of seven hours a week playing digital video games. One striking finding from the study is that despite a significant decline in country games, the popularity of online gaming has continued to grow. 33% […]
A record number of children long for holiday experiences
For a long time, the Corona has put many families with children closest to chess food in everyday life. They have been forced home and have had to invent new ways to make everyday life connected with school, work and f…
New research reveals that Finns are playing more than ever
The study also revealed that 98.2% of all Finns play games at least half regularly, while Finns now spend an average of seven hours a week playing digital video games. One striking finding from the study is that despite a significant decline in country games, the popularity of online gaming has continued to grow. 33% […]
The Queen must handle the cuts alone
In his words, it has left “a big void in her life”. It hardly gets behind the British, for it is well known that Prince Philip was a point of reference when the waves went high. They have done this many times. Most recently with the grandson Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s exit. Before that, […]
Can the vaccination after-effects be any worse than the fallout of the virus itself?
This article is personal because that’s how big the coronavirus has become: it’s personal to all of us. By now, we don’t need the media to tell us how serious this is. Let me explain. I was talking to a friend who lives in a country that I won’t mention the name of … because […]
Harry and Meghan are interviewed by Oprah – royalists are upset
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, an interview broadcast in the United States tonight Swedish time. The interview has received enormous attention in advance and there is a lot of speculation in the British media about what the couple will say in the interview. Harry and Meghan […]
Chicken Fighters, mudgolems qualify for the EU’s top division
Chicken Fighters and mudgolems will round out the Dota Pro Circuit EU upper division 2021 after both teams claimed the last two places through a closed qualifier. Vikin.gg and Alliance had already claimed the first two places in the same closed qualifier, during a competition week that competed this week to start the new year. […]
End of the game? Popular in successful Denmark, but women are marginalized
With the huge popularity of the Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, the talented chess-playing central character Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) has inspired women around the world with a demonstration of how a girl can step into – and dominate – a clear male world. Echoes in eSportsThe appeal of the story is that chess is […]
The Mozart of chess continues to win
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is superb in his sport and perhaps the best on a chessboard in world history. And he won’t even turn 30 until November 30th. Magnus Carlsen hates to lose. Lucky for him, that rarely happens when he plays chess. For Norwegian Carlsen, who turns 30 on Monday 30 November, is the world’s […]
Why European monarchs wear Russian ‘kokoshniks’
These sparkling diamonds and emerald tiaras are modeled and named after the old Russian headdress. At official functions, one can see European royalty wearing tiaras that resemble an old Russian headdress called kokoshnik. In Russia, empresses and grand duchesses wore this type of tiara from Catherine the Great during the second half of the 18th […]
Sports Round-Up: The Netflix series triggers a women’s chess boom … but not in Denmark
Beth Harmon, an orphaned chess customer, is the fictional lead role in Netflix’s new miniseries ‘The Queen’s Gambit’. Based on a short story by Walter Tevis, the show has been a hit around the world and has triggered a meteoric rise in interest in the sport. Shock in interest The number of users on sites […]
Iran risks banning world chess unless it supports competitions with Israelis
Iran risks being suspended from international chess tournaments from next month unless it publicly approves Iranian players facing rivals from Tehran’s regional enemy, Israel, according to a member of the game’s global governing body. In a Tuesday interview with VOA Persian from his home in Athens, Greece, Nigel Short, Vice President of the International Chess […]
What did Romanov’s wedding dresses look like?
History 27 Oct 2020 Anna Sorokina The last Empress broke a centuries-old tradition from Romanov’s royal family, and many of her contemporaries thought this was a tragic sign. The wedding of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, the granddaughter of Alexander II, and Prince Wilhelm, the Duke of Södermanland, a Swedish and Norwegian prince. 1908 gov.cap.ru […]
Is there the same “riot model” from Delhi to Sweden & quest; – Zee News
New clashes erupt between Indian, Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Pangong Sushant Singh Rajput family knew of his depression? Exclusive WhatsApp chat between N … 19 injured in Srinagar when police fire pellet guns to spread Muharram procession Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 series VI opens today: How to apply, price, eligibility a … Uttar Pradesh […]
