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Today: Women's Speed Chess Championship Match Gunina-Krush - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - May 27, 2019 - 8:22am
Today: Women's Speed Chess Championship Match Gunina-Krush  Chess.com

The Chess.com Women' Speed Chess Championship continues today with the third quarterfinals matchup between GM Valentina Gunina (Russia) and GM Irina ...

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Magnus lives dangerously but wins in Lindores - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - May 27, 2019 - 2:00am
Magnus lives dangerously but wins in Lindores  chess24

Magnus Carlsen won 250 bottles of whisky as he finished unbeaten and in clear first place in the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars Tournament, but it wa...

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Ding Liren and cold stand between Carlsen and Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 victory! - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - May 26, 2019 - 2:00am
Ding Liren and cold stand between Carlsen and Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 victory!  Chessbase News

Yes, you read that right! The two crucial factors that will make Carlsen's task difficult of winning the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 are Ding Liren, who has ...

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Nepomniachtchi Beats Wojtaszek To Reach FIDE Grand Prix Final - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 26, 2019 - 2:00am
Nepomniachtchi Beats Wojtaszek To Reach FIDE Grand Prix Final  Chess.com

Ian Nepomniachtchi will be Alexander Grischuk's opponent in the final of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow which starts on Monday. Today, the Russian ...

Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 24, 2019 - 7:36am
Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin will this weekend play each other twice in rapid chess in the Lindores Abbey Chess St...

Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - May 24, 2019 - 2:00am
Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin will this weekend play each other twice in rapid chess in the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars ...

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Grischuk Knocks Nakamura Out Of FIDE Grand Prix - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 24, 2019 - 2:00am
Grischuk Knocks Nakamura Out Of FIDE Grand Prix  Chess.com

Alexander Grischuk reached the final of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Today, the Russian grandmaster defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the second classical ...

ChessBase Apps: Live Chess - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 23, 2019 - 11:01am
ChessBase Apps: Live Chess  Chessbase News

ChessBase invites you to follow the top players and the top tournaments live — with the WebApp "Live Chess". This section of the ChessBase ecosystem offers ...

'Sudden Draws' As FIDE Grand Prix Round 3 Begins - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 23, 2019 - 2:00am
'Sudden Draws' As FIDE Grand Prix Round 3 Begins  Chess.com

Both semifinal games—Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Hikaru Nakamura vs. Alexander Grischuk—ended in draws rather abruptly today at the ...

Moscow GP QF Tiebreaks: The favourites roll on - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 23, 2019 - 2:00am
Moscow GP QF Tiebreaks: The favourites roll on  chess24

Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grischuk and Ian Nepomniachtchi all made short work of their tiebreaks against Daniil Dubov, Wesley So and Wei Yi to reach the ...

Magnus Carlsen's hot chess play ranks with the game's great streaks - Washington Times

Grand Chess Tour News - May 21, 2019 - 9:27pm
Magnus Carlsen's hot chess play ranks with the game's great streaks  Washington Times

Magnus Carlsen is on a roll. The world's best player is also the world's hottest player, as the Norwegian world champ has run up a spectacular string of top-flight ...

Moscow GP, QF 1: Magnus on match strategy - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 21, 2019 - 6:23am
Moscow GP, QF 1: Magnus on match strategy  chess24

Daniil Dubov reeling off 26 moves of home preparation against Hikaru Nakamura was perhaps the highlight of Day 1 of the Moscow FIDE Grand Prix qu...

The Weekly Show: The French Top 12 - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - May 21, 2019 - 2:00am
The Weekly Show: The French Top 12  Chessbase News

On the show today, the French team championship is taking place in Brest, and Lawrence was intrigued by some upset wins scored by 2200 players.

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Nakamura, So Through To Round 2 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 20, 2019 - 2:00am
Nakamura, So Through To Round 2 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow  Chess.com

The American grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So both won their FIDE Grand Prix tiebreaks in the shortest way possible to reach the second round.

Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 19, 2019 - 6:20pm
Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on  chess24

US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - May 19, 2019 - 6:20pm
Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on  chess24

US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

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Development of the Bryntse Gambit - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - May 19, 2019 - 12:42pm
Development of the Bryntse Gambit  Chessbase News

Our grandmaster columnist JON SPEELMAN reveals an embarrassing mishap at the closing dinner of the London Chess Classic and continues his investigation ...

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Moscow Grand Prix: Live - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 19, 2019 - 7:36am
Moscow Grand Prix: Live  Chessbase News

The new Worldchess/FIDE Grand Prix series started on Friday with the first of four Grand Prix tournaments. The Moscow Grand Prix lasts from May 17 to May 29 ...

Top GMs Exit Early After Bloody FIDE Grand Prix Day 2 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 18, 2019 - 2:00am
Top GMs Exit Early After Bloody FIDE Grand Prix Day 2  Chess.com

Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Dmitry Jakovenko, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Nikita Vitiugov all had to leave the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow early ...

Ivory gates - Spectator.co.uk

Grand Chess Tour News - May 18, 2019 - 2:00am
Ivory gates  Spectator.co.uk

Ivory gates on The Spectator | This year's Grand Chess Tour kicked off in the Ivory Coast with a significant innovation, the first ever tournament in Africa…

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