Alexandra Kosteniuk, Chessdarts world champion
03.03.2005
– It is a team event, with two players each competing in their own discipline: chess the one and darts the other. It was staged in the magnificent Krasnapolsky Hotel, in exactly the location Max Euwe beat Alexander Alekhine in 1935. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk teamed up with darts champion Andy Fordham to take the title. Illustrated report.
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A busy person’s opening system
Players with interests and commitments away from the chess board often find it difficult to compete against those with more study time. Their opponents come to the board armed with the latest theory and can bash out moves well into the middle game. On this DVD Nigel Davies addresses this issue by demonstrating a simple and easy to learn opening system designed for the busy person.
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World Championship in Chessdarts
The first World Championship in a new discipline, consisting of teams of two
players and two games, chess and darts, was staged in Amsterdam last week.
The Chessdarts title was won by chess grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk and her
partner Darts Champion Andy Fordham.
Chessdarts world champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Andy Fordham
The event was staged in the Krasnapolsky Hotel, in exactly the same room where
Max Euwe beat Alexander Alekhine in 1935. The two members of each team competed
in his or her discipline, and got a point for every win.
In the semifinals Alexandra beat IM Yge Visser 2:0. This put her and Fordham
into the final
In the other semifinals Tea Lanchava beat GM Sergei Tiviakov
Two successful finalists: Tea Lanchava and Alexandra Kosteniuk
The chess finals with Kosteniuk vs Lanchava
Darts champion Andy Fordham in action
The chess grandmaster tries here hand at darts
The event in the Dutch press
Alexandra Kosteniuk in different magazines
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