Chess Club Black & White (CCBW)

Monday, September 9, 2024

French Pianist Jason Kouchak, Hungarian Singer Lilla Vincze Chess Song Premiere

French pianist and composer Jason Kouchak (whom we interviewed recently) will be performing with Lilla Vincze, Hgarian singer from the band Napoleon Boulevard at the opening ceremony of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest on September 10, 2024. You can watch the event at the official Fide website. Their chess-themed song will premiere at the opening ceremony of the 45th Chess Olympiad. The song Royal Game draws inspiration from chess games and speaks about human relationships and the games we play in those. Besides Royal Game, Lilla Vincze and Jason Kouchak will sing songs in three languages, in Hungarian, in English and in French to highlight...

Jan Matthies is an IT-consultant in his early fifties from Hamburg Germany. Just like the rest of us he's excited about the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest from September 10 to 23, 2024. Therefore, Jan listed some artificial intelligence and created a fan rap song video. He even got permission from the National Event Management Agency for use of the official logo. The agency is organising the Olympiad in co-operation with the Hungarian Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation (FIDE).Here's Jan's AI fan video Fusion of art and technology, this AI-generated masterpiece celebrates the upcoming Chess Olympiad. Leveraging...

KK Khare wins the CCBW Rapid Open, Himmika Best Woman Chess Player

Chief guest Harsh Wadhwani and Daizy Sonal Mishra with the prize winners of the "CCBW Open Rapid" chess tournament at The Charans Plaza.Senior Lucknow player KK Khare took down two generations of chess players to win the CCBW Rapid Open. Arif Ali was second on tiebreak. Khare is a huge inspiration for the state chess community, having obtained his first FIDE International chess rating at the age of 62 in a sport where teen prodigies abound. Along with his trophy, Khare received a standing ovation from more than 100 UP players in the tournament hall. Tournament Champion KK KhareBest Woman Category Winner Himmika AmarnaniHimmika...