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Grand Chess Tour 2019 gains four new countries - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - January 25, 2019 - 2:54am
Grand Chess Tour 2019 gains four new countries  Chessbase News

The Grand Chess Tour is expanding in 2019 to eight tournaments. The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and Your Next Move in Leuven are replaced by tournaments ...

Grand Chess Tour 2019 gains four new countries - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - January 25, 2019 - 2:54am
Grand Chess Tour 2019 gains four new countries  Chessbase News

The Grand Chess Tour is expanding in 2019 to eight tournaments. The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and Your Next Move in Leuven are replaced by tournaments ...

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Grand Chess Tour's Triple Play: Expanded Field, Events, Continents - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 25, 2019 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour's Triple Play: Expanded Field, Events, Continents  Chess.com

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour will be the most aggressive expansion to date, according to a statement from the tour yesterday. Now entering its fifth year, the ...

Grand Chess Tour's Triple Play: Expanded Field, Events, Continents - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - January 25, 2019 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour's Triple Play: Expanded Field, Events, Continents  Chess.com

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour will be the most aggressive expansion to date, according to a statement from the tour yesterday. Now entering its fifth year, the ...

Categories: News, Sinquefield Cup

Grand Chess Tour's Triple Play: Expanded Field, Events, Continents - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - January 25, 2019 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour's Triple Play: Expanded Field, Events, Continents  Chess.com

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour will be the most aggressive expansion to date, according to a statement from the tour yesterday. Now entering its fifth year, the ...

Categories: News, Sinquefield Cup

Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen takes the lead - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - January 24, 2019 - 3:33am
Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen takes the lead  Chessbase News

Round 10 had a lot to offer chess fans. Carlsen won a long endgame against Anand and with it, the World Champion surges to the top of the field. GM TIGER ...

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The most recent opening trends - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - January 21, 2019 - 9:58am
The most recent opening trends  Chessbase News

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships in St. Petersburg at the end of 2018 offered interesting insights into the openings. After all, some of the strongest ...

Tata Steel 2019, 8: Carlsen & Anand take the lead - chess24

London Chess Classic News - January 21, 2019 - 5:23am
Tata Steel 2019, 8: Carlsen & Anand take the lead  chess24

Magnus Carlsen won a positional masterpiece against Richard Rapport to move to +3 in the Tata Steel Masters, but that wasn't enough for the sole lead, since ...

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Carlsen, Giri Join Leaders At Tata Steel Chess - Chess.com

Norway Chess 2015 News - January 19, 2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Giri Join Leaders At Tata Steel Chess  Chess.com

In a most entertaining sixth round it was again "double Dutch" at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament with wins for both Anish Giri and Jorden van Foreest.

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Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen scores his first win - Chessbase News

Norway Chess 2015 News - January 17, 2019 - 12:05am
Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen scores his first win  Chessbase News

1/17/2019 – World Champion Magnus Carlsen broke his long streak of consecutive draws in classical chess by beating the weakest player GM Jorden van ...

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Tata Steel 2019, 4: Giri and Vidit win - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - January 15, 2019 - 2:00am
Tata Steel 2019, 4: Giri and Vidit win  chess24

Carlsen-Kramnik was the big clash of the day in the Tata Steel Masters, and although it ended in a draw it didn't disappoint. Vlad said afterward...

Wesley So in 2018 - BusinessWorld Online

Sinquefield Cup News - January 14, 2019 - 12:58pm
Wesley So in 2018  BusinessWorld Online

The World Chess Federation has published its January 2019 rating list. The top 15 players are: Magnus Carlsen NOR 2835. Fabiano Caruana USA 2828.

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Wesley So in 2018 - BusinessWorld Online

Grand Chess Tour News - January 14, 2019 - 10:52am
Wesley So in 2018  BusinessWorld Online

The World Chess Federation has published its January 2019 rating list. The top 15 players are: Magnus Carlsen NOR 2835. Fabiano Caruana USA 2828.

Wesley So in 2018 - BusinessWorld Online

London Chess Classic News - January 14, 2019 - 10:52am
Wesley So in 2018  BusinessWorld Online

The World Chess Federation has published its January 2019 rating list. The top 15 players are: Magnus Carlsen NOR 2835. Fabiano Caruana USA 2828.

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Player, Female player and Newcomer of the Year - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - January 11, 2019 - 12:22pm
Player, Female player and Newcomer of the Year  Chessbase News

A few weeks ago we launched reader polls with nominations for the best players of 2018. In addition to overall player and best female, we added "newcomer" of ...

Player, Female player and Newcomer of the Year - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - January 11, 2019 - 12:22pm
Player, Female player and Newcomer of the Year  Chessbase News

A few weeks ago we launched reader polls with nominations for the best players of 2018. In addition to overall player and best female, we added "newcomer" of ...

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Big Swiss open to decide a 2020 Candidates spot - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - January 10, 2019 - 3:42pm
Big Swiss open to decide a 2020 Candidates spot  chess24

One spot in the 2020 Candidates Tournament to decide Magnus Carlsen's next World Championship challenger will be determined in an 11-round Swiss Open ...

London Grand Chess Tour Finals Start With Draws - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - January 10, 2019 - 2:00am
London Grand Chess Tour Finals Start With Draws  Chess.com

Both games Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana vs Levon Aronian, in the London Chess Classic finals for first and third place ...

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