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UEFA Nations League: Armenia beats Gibraltar 6:2 - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - November 17, 2018 - 2:00am
UEFA Nations League: Armenia beats Gibraltar 6:2  PanARMENIAN.Net

Armenia secured a 6:2 victory against Gibraltar in the second leg of a game in the EUFA Nations League on November 16.

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Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller  chess24

Fabiano Caruana outplayed Magnus Carlsen from a seemingly dead position in Game 6 to come within a whisker of scoring the first full point of the...

Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller - chess24

London Chess Classic News - November 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller  chess24

Fabiano Caruana outplayed Magnus Carlsen from a seemingly dead position in Game 6 to come within a whisker of scoring the first full point of the...

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Yet another comeback by evergreen Viswanathan Anand - The New Indian Express

London Chess Classic News - November 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Yet another comeback by evergreen Viswanathan Anand  The New Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand's stirring comebacks from forgettable performances is what makes him a great player.

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Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - November 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller  chess24

Fabiano Caruana outplayed Magnus Carlsen from a seemingly dead position in Game 6 to come within a whisker of scoring the first full point of the...

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Yet another comeback by evergreen Viswanathan Anand - The New Indian Express

London Chess Classic News - November 16, 2018 - 5:33pm

The New Indian Express

Yet another comeback by evergreen Viswanathan Anand
The New Indian Express
Last year he had achieved a similar feat when he won the World Rapid crown ahead of Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh after his disastrous outing at the London Chess Classic. There was no inkling of what was in store when Anand ended the first day of blitz with ...

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Carlsen-Caruana 5: Magnus can't match his idol - chess24

London Chess Classic News - November 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 5: Magnus can't match his idol  chess24

The first five games of the 2018 World Chess Championship match in London have now been drawn, after Magnus Carlsen turned out to be well-prepare...

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Anand: "Switching to a main line Sicilian is getting harder" - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Anand: "Switching to a main line Sicilian is getting harder"  Chessbase News

Magnus Carlsen noted in the post-game press conference that "obviously 6.b4 wasn't new to me" and former World Champion VISWANATHAN ANAND agrees ...

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Carlsen-Caruana 5: Magnus can't match his idol - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 5: Magnus can't match his idol  chess24

The first five games of the 2018 World Chess Championship match in London have now been drawn, after Magnus Carlsen turned out to be well-prepare...

World Chess Championship Game 6: Caruana Misses 'Impossible' Win - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - November 16, 2018 - 2:00am
World Chess Championship Game 6: Caruana Misses 'Impossible' Win  Chess.com

It has been 16878 days since an American has won a game in an undisputed world championship match (Spassky vs Fischer, game 21, Aug. 31, 1972).

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Chess contest offers free tickets to women, amid 'long hard struggle' to address gender gap - Telegraph.co.uk

London Chess Classic News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00pm

Telegraph.co.uk

Chess contest offers free tickets to women, amid 'long hard struggle' to address gender gap
Telegraph.co.uk
While men pay £60 to be allowed to compete in the London Chess Classic, women and under-25s are granted free admission. Malcolm Pein, the organiser of the competition and Telegraph chess columnist, said he was "looking forward" to when he no longer ...

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Magnus Carlsen Still Favored in World Chess Championships - SportsBettingDime.com (blog)

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2018 - 11:00am

SportsBettingDime.com (blog)

Magnus Carlsen Still Favored in World Chess Championships
SportsBettingDime.com (blog)
But Caruana isn't without his own accolades. His performance at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup is the stuff of legend, and the highest rated single performance in chess history. He also won an absolutely stacked Candidates Tournament to get here, and no one ...

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On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy  St. Louis Public Radio

What does smart look like? The World Chess Championship has always been about who is the smartest. And if you look back on our champions, there's a ...

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Happy with the way my classical game has stabilized: Viswanathan Anand - The Sentinel Assam

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Happy with the way my classical game has stabilized: Viswanathan Anand  The Sentinel Assam

*Content* with the way his classical game has shaped up in recent times, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand is not sweating over.

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On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy  St. Louis Public Radio

What does smart look like? The World Chess Championship has always been about who is the smartest. And if you look back on our champions, there's a ...

Vishy! MVL! Abdumalik! - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Vishy! MVL! Abdumalik!  chess24

Vishy Anand didn't win a game in the rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India, then started with 2 draws and a loss in blitz. His local fans in Ko...

On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy  St. Louis Public Radio

What does smart look like? The World Chess Championship has always been about who is the smartest. And if you look back on our champions, there's a ...

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World Chess Championship Game 5: Caruana's Surprise Gambit Doesn't Break Impasse - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
World Chess Championship Game 5: Caruana's Surprise Gambit Doesn't Break Impasse  Chess.com

With four opening draws, the first week of the 2018 world chess championship was about to be labeled the "calm b4 the storm" after an early thunderclap today.

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Chess contest offers free tickets to women, amid 'long hard struggle' to address gender gap - The Telegraph

London Chess Classic News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess contest offers free tickets to women, amid 'long hard struggle' to address gender gap  The Telegraph

A London chess competition is offering free tickets to women players, in a "long hard struggle" to close the gender gap.

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Magnus Carlsen Still Favored in World Chess Championships - SportsBettingDime.com

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen Still Favored in World Chess Championships  SportsBettingDime.com

Magnus Carlsen is still favored to beat Fabiano Caruana in the 2018 FIDE World Chess Championships, but could the challenger score an upset?

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