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Magnus Carlsen wins Norway Chess with a round to spare - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - June 14, 2019 - 4:27am
Magnus Carlsen wins Norway Chess with a round to spare  Chessbase News

After beating Yu Yangyi in their classical encounter of round eight, Magnus Carlsen secured his second Norway Chess title with a round to spare. Before the ...

Norway Chess 8: Magnus triumphs again - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 14, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 8: Magnus triumphs again  chess24

Magnus Carlsen has won his 7th tournament in a row after winning the classical game against Yu Yangyi in the penultimate round of Altibox Norway Chess.

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Norway Chess 7: Caruana spoils classic as Carlsen's lead grows - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 7: Caruana spoils classic as Carlsen's lead grows  chess24

Magnus Carlsen now leads Altibox Norway Chess by two points with two rounds to go, after Wesley So blundered on move 16 of their Armageddon game....

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Goryachkina powers towards Candidates triumph - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 12, 2019 - 5:37am
Goryachkina powers towards Candidates triumph  chess24

20-year-old Aleksandra Goryachkina is destroying the field at the Women's Candidates Tournament in Kazan. Her 7.5/9, a +6, 2804 rating performance, put her ...

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Norway Chess 6: Things fall apart - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 11, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 6: Things fall apart  chess24

Wesley So thought 7 seconds before blundering mate-in-1 against Levon Aronian in a tricky position where he might still have won on time, but arg...

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Norway Chess 4: Stunning moves - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 9, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 4: Stunning moves  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to retain a 1-point lead after Round 4 of Altibox Norway Chess, but birthday boy Yu Yangyi was the only...

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The Weekly Show: British Championship wrap-up - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - June 8, 2019 - 2:00am
The Weekly Show: British Championship wrap-up  Chessbase News

The British Championship finished this past weekend in Torquay, England, with the resounding seventh title for GM Michael Adams. IM Lawrence Trent looks at ...

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Norway Chess 3: Magnus takes the lead - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 7, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 3: Magnus takes the lead  chess24

Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament after winning what Peter Svidler described as “an instant Grünfeld ...

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Norway Chess, Round 3: Carlsen leads - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - June 7, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess, Round 3: Carlsen leads  Chessbase News

Magnus Carlsen was close to losing against Levon Aronian in round two of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament, but in round three he appeared to be ...

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Norway Chess 2: Shak leads as Carlsen escapes - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 6, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2: Shak leads as Carlsen escapes  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the sole leader of Altibox Norway Chess after pouncing on a blunder by Vishy Anand in Round 2 to win their classical gam...

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Norway Chess 2019, 1: Armageddon is here! - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 5, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2019, 1: Armageddon is here!  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi and Levon Aronian all won in Armageddon to lead this year's Altibox Norway Chess tou...

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Bassem Amin: "Reaching 2750 is my next goal" - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - June 4, 2019 - 11:00am
Bassem Amin: "Reaching 2750 is my next goal"  Chessbase News

Bassem Amin has many firsts to his name. The Egyptian Grandmaster is a five-time African chess champion and the only player from Africa to have ever crossed ...

Anand finishes joint-eighth in blitz, to face Carlsen in Norway opener - Sportstar

Grand Chess Tour News - June 4, 2019 - 9:51am
Anand finishes joint-eighth in blitz, to face Carlsen in Norway opener  Sportstar

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint-eighth-place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him ...

MVL beats Magnus again to win Norway Chess Blitz - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - June 4, 2019 - 2:00am
MVL beats Magnus again to win Norway Chess Blitz  chess24

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Magnus Carlsen for a 3rd time in a row to win the blitz opener of the 2019 edition of Altibox Norway Chess. It was the...

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FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Announced; Titled Players Can Qualify - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - June 4, 2019 - 2:00am
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Announced; Titled Players Can Qualify  Chess.com

FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss is the official name for the strong Swiss tournament in Isle of Man in October, where the winner will qualify for the 2020 FIDE ...

Chess: Vishy Anand finishes joint eighth in blitz, to face Magnus Carlsen in classical in Norway - Scroll.in

Grand Chess Tour News - June 4, 2019 - 2:00am
Chess: Vishy Anand finishes joint eighth in blitz, to face Magnus Carlsen in classical in Norway  Scroll.in

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him ...

Viswanathan Anand finishes joint eighth in blitz, to face Magnus Carlsen in Norway opener - Times of India

Grand Chess Tour News - June 4, 2019 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand finishes joint eighth in blitz, to face Magnus Carlsen in Norway opener  Times of India

Chess News: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that ...

Naming a chess tournament in honor of a terrorist - Arutz Sheva

Sinquefield Cup News - June 3, 2019 - 10:54pm
Naming a chess tournament in honor of a terrorist  Arutz Sheva

Abu Jihad didn't play chess, but he did mastermind the murders of 125 innocent people.

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