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Women's World Chess Championship Takes Off Today - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - November 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's World Chess Championship Takes Off Today  Chess.com

Today the first round of the 2018 Women's World Chess Championship starts in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 64 players from 28 countries will be fighting in a ...

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New Women's World Championship starts in Khanty - chess24

London Chess Classic News - November 3, 2018 - 2:00am
New Women's World Championship starts in Khanty  chess24

The 64-player FIDE Women's World Championship knockout starts today in Khanty-Mansiysk, and it's also the start of changes in women's chess. Reig...

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In Other News: Spanning All Media - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - November 2, 2018 - 2:00am
In Other News: Spanning All Media  Chess.com

Books, movies, podcasts: This edition of In Other News, our collection of smaller chess stories, shows that the game is playing out in many forms: Documentary ...

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Central mate trap - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Central mate trap  Chessbase News

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 Nxb4 4.c3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 e6 7.Bd3 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 d5 10.e5 f5 11.Nc3 a6 12.0-0 Nge7 13.Rfc1 0-0 14.Na4 b6 15.

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CBM 186: From Atalik to Zaitsev - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 2, 2018 - 2:00am
CBM 186: From Atalik to Zaitsev  Chessbase News

ChessBase Magazine 186: 535 Games, annotations by Ian Nepomniachtchi, Mikhail Golubev, Peter Heine-Nielsen, Michal Krasenkow, Mihail Marin, and a ...

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Carlsen, Caruana Top Rating List Before World Championship - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana Top Rating List Before World Championship  Chess.com

Now that FIDE has published its November rating list, it's official: the 2018 world championship match will be played between the world's top two players.

Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4  chess24

Jan begins Episode 4 of Series 22 of his Opening Clinic with, "I should add a disclaimer here that I'm not a real doctor", but when it comes to che...

On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club  St. Louis Public Radio

Talented chess players from all around the world will converge on St. Louis once again next week as the Saint Louis Chess Club concludes its fourth and.

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On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club  St. Louis Public Radio

Talented chess players from all around the world will converge on St. Louis once again next week as the Saint Louis Chess Club concludes its fourth and.

Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4 - chess24

London Chess Classic News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4  chess24

Jan begins Episode 4 of Series 22 of his Opening Clinic with, "I should add a disclaimer here that I'm not a real doctor", but when it comes to che...

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CBM 186: A summer of Carlsen, Caruana and Mamedyarov - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
CBM 186: A summer of Carlsen, Caruana and Mamedyarov  Chessbase News

ChessBase Magazine 186 featured star analysis from World Number 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, but reflecting on the most recent issue, Professor NAGESH ...

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On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club  St. Louis Public Radio

Talented chess players from all around the world will converge on St. Louis once again next week as the Saint Louis Chess Club concludes its fourth and.

Categories: News, Sinquefield Cup

African Chess Confederation Re-Elects Lewis Ncube In Quest For Unity - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 31, 2018 - 2:00am
African Chess Confederation Re-Elects Lewis Ncube In Quest For Unity  Chess.com

With a two-vote margin, Lewis Ncube was re-elected as president of the African Chess Confederation (ACC) at the FIDE congress last month. Our correspondent ...

Bishops are strong - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - October 30, 2018 - 2:00am
Bishops are strong  Chessbase News

Far advanced pawns are dangerous but that is no reason to panic. A strong bishop is often more than capable of coping with them.

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Wojtaszek Beats Naiditsch In Armageddon For Title - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - October 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Wojtaszek Beats Naiditsch In Armageddon For Title  Chess.com

The arc of justice is not so long, and it bends toward Poland. After being the hard-luck non-medalists earlier this month at the Chess Olympiad, only a few weeks ...

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Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show  chess24

Husband and wife team Radek Wojtaszek and Alina Kashlinskaya triumphed in the Chess.com Isle of Man International. Radek drew with Arkadij Naidit...

Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show - chess24

London Chess Classic News - October 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show  chess24

Husband and wife team Radek Wojtaszek and Alina Kashlinskaya triumphed in the Chess.com Isle of Man International. Radek drew with Arkadij Naidit...

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 6:05pm

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round
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... Naiditsch also wanted to veer off course a little and played a gambit line recommended by Alexander Khalifman, which was used successful by another Alexander (Grischuk) over Shakriyar Mamedyarov earlier this year at a Grand Chess Tour blitz event.

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round  Chess.com

Arkadij Naiditsch and Radoslaw Wojtaszek will be the only two leaders going into the final round nine of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International.

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