World Chess News

ChessTV (previously World Chess News)
Genre	News, Chess
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language(s)	English, Swedish
Production
Running time	28 min.
Release
Original release	August 2, 2004
External links
	Website

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ChessTV or Mitt i Schack (the original Swedish title) is a Swedish TV-show about chess. The show aired for the first time on August 2, 2004. The episodes are 28 min, with a new episode every week.

The show has been aired on the following channels:

Channel
* Öppna Kanalen Stockholm	August 2004 - present
* Öppna Kanalen Skövde	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Malmö	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Göteborg	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Växjö	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Örebro	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Kumla	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Hallsberg	Present
* Dream TV Systems	August 2007 - May 2008
* Öppna Kanalen Uddevalla	Present
* Öppna Kanalen Jönköping	August 2008 - 2012

The idea with the show

The idea behind WCN was to spread chess news all over the world, to show chess players that the effort they put into chess is noticed, and to show non‐chess players that chess inspires and engages all kinds of people: chess is so much more than just an ancient board‐game. WCN was started as a protest to the negligence of chess by the Swedish media, and it is run by a non‐profit organization that survives through private donations.

Production

The show is produced by Adriana, Antonia and Amelia Krzymowska, and Alfred and Albert Krzymowski (aged 22–15 in August 2009), who together created the idea and concept. They produce and market the show in their spare time, while managing their academic careers and participating in the competitive chess scene.