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Inspirational studies for tournament players - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - April 6, 2019 - 10:41am
Inspirational studies for tournament players  Chessbase News

Recently a new book on endgame studies was published, written by IM Yochanan Afek. He belongs to that very rare breed of composition grandmasters, with ...

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Shamkir Chess 5: Anand beats Giri to go 2nd - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 4, 2019 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 5: Anand beats Giri to go 2nd  chess24

Vishy Anand proved the doubters wrong again to beat Anish Giri in Round 5 in Shamkir – his second Top 5 scalp in the space of three days. He's no...

Shamkir Chess 3: Magnus leads, crosses 2850 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 3, 2019 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 3: Magnus leads, crosses 2850  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat David Navara in Round 3 of the Gashimov Memorial to take the sole lead and return to rating heights he last hit before his Wo...

Shamkir Chess 2: Carlsen beats Anand - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 2, 2019 - 6:06am
Shamkir Chess 2: Carlsen beats Anand  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Vishy Anand for a second game in a row as the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir exploded into life in Round 2. It was April Fools'...

Shamkir Chess 2019: How the Viswanathan Anand-Magnus Carlsen rivalry became lopsided in favour of the... - Firstpost

London Chess Classic News - April 2, 2019 - 4:59am
Shamkir Chess 2019: How the Viswanathan Anand-Magnus Carlsen rivalry became lopsided in favour of the...  Firstpost

Norway's Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion, and India's Viswanathan Anand, his immediate predecessor, met over the board once again to ...

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Shamkir Chess 1: Anand lets Navara escape - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - March 31, 2019 - 4:31pm
Shamkir Chess 1: Anand lets Navara escape  chess24

Vishy Anand missed a beautiful cheapo that allowed David Navara to escape alive from a game where he looked doomed both on the board and on the c...

US Chess Champs 8-9: Big guns take over - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - March 30, 2019 - 6:41am
US Chess Champs 8-9: Big guns take over  chess24

Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez are joint leaders going into their head-to-head clash in the penultimate round of the 2019 US Chess Champio...

The new CBM: The focus is on training! - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 29, 2019 - 2:03am
The new CBM: The focus is on training!  Chessbase News

There is no talent without training. But where can you find good quality training? The new format of ChessBase Magazine has been designed to answer just that ...

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Gender imbalance in chess must be addressed - STLtoday.com

Sinquefield Cup News - March 28, 2019 - 3:45pm
Gender imbalance in chess must be addressed  STLtoday.com

In a tournament in February in St. Louis, chess grandmaster Valentina Gunina prompted audible gasps from spectators as she sacrificed piece after piece after ...

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Gender imbalance in chess must be addressed - STLtoday.com

Sinquefield Cup News - March 28, 2019 - 3:45pm
Gender imbalance in chess must be addressed  STLtoday.com

In a tournament in February in St. Louis, chess grandmaster Valentina Gunina prompted audible gasps from spectators as she sacrificed piece after piece after ...

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Gender imbalance in chess must be addressed | Guest columnists - STLtoday.com

Sinquefield Cup News - March 28, 2019 - 2:00am
Gender imbalance in chess must be addressed | Guest columnists  STLtoday.com

In a tournament in February in St. Louis, chess grandmaster Valentina Gunina prompted audible gasps from spectators as she sacrificed piece after piece after ...

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Deal of the Week: Wesley So's opening secrets - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 27, 2019 - 12:05pm
Deal of the Week: Wesley So's opening secrets  Chessbase News

An exclusive discount, only through Sunday, March 31st! Get the two volume bundle for a special price! Super-GM WESLEY SO published two opening DVDs: ...

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US Champs 5-6: Naka leads as Fabi finally wins - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - March 26, 2019 - 3:40pm
US Champs 5-6: Naka leads as Fabi finally wins  chess24

Fabiano Caruana's drought finally ended as he beat Jeffery Xiong in Round 6 of the 2019 US Chess Championship to score his first classical win in...

US Ch: Caruana wins, but Nakamura leads - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 26, 2019 - 12:44pm
US Ch: Caruana wins, but Nakamura leads  Chessbase News

With a win over Timur Gareyev, Hikaru Nakamura (pictured) took sole lead in the US championship heading into the tournament's only rest day. But Fabiano ...

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Isle of Man To Host FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - March 25, 2019 - 2:00am
Isle of Man To Host FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament  Chess.com

The recently announced FIDE Grand Swiss tournament, where the winner will qualify for the 2020 Candidates', will be played October 9-21, 2019 in Isle of Man ...

Chess Magazine: Find the winning move - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 24, 2019 - 8:05am
Chess Magazine: Find the winning move  Chessbase News

Here's another opportunity to sharpen your tactical skills: twelve positions taken from recent tournaments. But we have a little surprise for you: on the diagram ...

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European Championship 1-5: Four leaders - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - March 24, 2019 - 2:00am
European Championship 1-5: Four leaders  chess24

Maxim Rodshtein, Ferenc Berkes, Kirill Alekseenko and Kacper Piorun went into the only rest day of the 2019 European Individual Championship in t...

US Champs 3-4: Magnus trolls as Fabi misses win - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - March 24, 2019 - 2:00am
US Champs 3-4: Magnus trolls as Fabi misses win  chess24

When your winless streak matches your age” tweeted Magnus Carlsen after 26-year-old Fabiano Caruana missed a clear win against Leinier Dominguez...

U.S - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - March 22, 2019 - 2:00am
U.S  Chess.com

Jeffery Xiong is the early leader at the 2019 U.S. championship thanks to a win with the black pieces vs Timur Gareyev. All six games in the women's ...

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