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[#22] 5 QUESTION SERIES INTERVIEW with Maestro Woodworker Brad Borkowski from Colorado, USA

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Published: Saturday, 26 August 2023 10:34
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Today we are going to speak with our friend Brad Borkowski aka the Colorado Woodworker from United States. Brad is a high school woodshop teacher based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Since 2013, he's run a successful store on Etsy in his spare time selling beautiful, handcrafted chessboards. After the release of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit, his sales skyrocketed!

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World Chess Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan brings already surprises. Download all players FREE.

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Published: Monday, 31 July 2023 08:52
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The Chess World Cup 2023 just started and we have prepared for you top 50 players on the list as free chess database for you. The 206-player single-elimination chess tournament is being played now in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 30 July to 24 August 2023. It will be the 10th edition of the Chess World Cup. The top three finishers in the tournament will qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. The tournament will be held in parallel with the Women's Chess World Cup 2023.

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[#21] 5 QUESTION SERIES INTERVIEW with Lena Miladinovic, CEO Outpost & WIM, IA, FI

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Published: Tuesday, 25 July 2023 12:35
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Today we are going to speak with our friend Lena Miladinovic from Serbia. She is a Woman International Master in chess, an international arbiter, and a FIDE instructor, coach, and CEO of Outpost Chess. The Outpost Chess is a new global platform that connects event organizers, chess clubs, players, arbiters, trainers, and offers a comprehensive hub for tournament organizers where they can find an end to end solution for running their events under one roof. And she won a startup of the year. 

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Quo Vadis Chinese chess? Chinese Women (and man) dominate FIDE World Chess

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Published: Saturday, 22 July 2023 08:05
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China’s Ju Wenjun, Women’s World Chess Champion, born 1991 in Shanghai, China with FIDE Rating 2560 was challenged by Lei Tingjie, the winner of the Candidates Tournament. And with recent win of Men's World Chess Championship Liren Ding surprised all with his win against Russian Ian Nepomianchi. Quo Vadis Chinese Chess? The new age of Chinese chess ruling might come by storm. (by Chinese chess we mean traditional world chess, not Xiangqi)

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Today we celebrate International Chess Day. Why this is perfect timing to bring your kids

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Published: Thursday, 20 July 2023 09:37
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Happy International Chess Day! Today, we celebrate the game of strategy and intellect which has been around with us 1500 years. The game of chess was born in India during the Gupta dynasty in the 6th century. Today, more than 1500 years later, it is played in 172 countries. Official International Chess Federation (FIDE) was born on this day 1924.

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History of chessboards, why William F. Drueke was exceptional master and early announcement

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Published: Thursday, 13 July 2023 09:36
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In the early 20th century all chess sets sold in the United States were manufactured in Europe. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the supply of chess sets to the U.S. ceased. William F. Drueke was now known as the quality game manufacturer in the United States using nothing but the finest walnut, maple and aspen for its products.

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The Outpost Chess and Opening Master Partner to Create Global Chess Community for Players, Coaches, Arbiters, and Clubs

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Published: Wednesday, 12 July 2023 15:21
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Belgrade, Serbia / Bratislava, Slovakia - July 12th, 2023 - Today, we are happy to announce a long awaited partnership between Outpost Chess and Opening Master, aimed at revolutionizing the chess community and addressing the long-standing issue of disconnection within the chess world.

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