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Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - October 3, 2018 - 3:30am

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Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak
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Initially things seemed to be going Shak's way, as the first 24 moves followed Anand-Mamedyarov from the last round of the recent Sinquefield Cup. Vishy seemed to gain a clear edge in that game, but Mamedyarov came armed with a novelty, even if it wasn ...

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Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak  chess24

Fabiano Caruana is now a mere 4.5 live rating points behind Magnus Carlsen after beating world no. 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 8 of the Batumi ...

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President  chess24

Arkady Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich has been elected FIDE president for the coming four years at the World Chess Federation's General Assembly in Batumi, Georgia.

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Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich has been elected FIDE president for the coming four years at the World Chess Federation's General Assembly in Batumi, Georgia.

Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak - chess24

London Chess Classic News - October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak  chess24

Fabiano Caruana is now a mere 4.5 live rating points behind Magnus Carlsen after beating world no. 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 8 of the Batumi ...

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President - chess24

London Chess Classic News - October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President  chess24

Arkady Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

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Chess Olympiad: U.S. Grabs Sole Lead In Round 8 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: U.S. Grabs Sole Lead In Round 8  Chess.com

The situation was tricky, but eventually the U.S. pulled through and beat Azerbaijan to grab the sole lead at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi. China and ...

Magnus Carlsen commentates on the Olympiad - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen commentates on the Olympiad  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen sprung a surprise on Monday when he joined the chess24 Spanish Olympiad broadcast and spent 90 minutes discussing t...

Batumi 2018, 6: Azerbaijan and Poland lead - chess24

London Chess Classic News - October 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 6: Azerbaijan and Poland lead  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's latest victim was David Navara as his third win in a row helped Azerbaijan to a perfect 12/12 after six rounds of the 2018 Batumi ...

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Dvorkovich Survives Ethics Ruling; Lawyer "Steals" Flyers - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 30, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich Survives Ethics Ruling; Lawyer "Steals" Flyers  Chess.com

In a ruling of the FIDE Ethics Commission, presidential candidate Arkady Dvorkovich was found not guilty of violating the FIDE Code of Ethics. The accusations ...

US Thwarts India's Promising Start, Once Again, at Batumi Chess Olympiad - The Wire

Sinquefield Cup News - September 29, 2018 - 7:59am

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US Thwarts India's Promising Start, Once Again, at Batumi Chess Olympiad
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Ahead of the tournament, Anand had suffered a terrible bout of form in 2018, finishing his last classical chess tournament, the Sinquefield Cup 2018, in sixth place out of 10 participants and not managing a single win. Nevertheless, his unbeaten run in ...

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US Thwarts India’s Promising Start, Once Again, at Batumi Chess Olympiad - The Wire

Sinquefield Cup News - September 29, 2018 - 2:00am
US Thwarts India’s Promising Start, Once Again, at Batumi Chess Olympiad  The Wire

Ahead of the tournament, Vishwanathan Anand had suffered a terrible bout of form in 2018, finishing his last classical chess tournament, the Sinquefield Cup ...

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World-Renowned Photography and Contemporary Art Exhibits to Open at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis ... - Longview News-Journal

Sinquefield Cup News - September 28, 2018 - 5:07am

World-Renowned Photography and Contemporary Art Exhibits to Open at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis ...
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... and Boris Spassky; current top American chess players Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura; World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen; American presidents; British royalty; and newly-commissioned images from the 2018 Sinquefield Cup.

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Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in ... - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - September 28, 2018 - 3:40am

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Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in ...
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But the game was still in the well-known territory. The game followed the moves of the game played between Fabiano Caruana and Viswanathan Anand from the rapid leg of the Paris Grand Chess Tour in June this year for the first 12 moves. On move 14, Hari ...

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Batumi 2018, 4: Kramnik falls as Poland beat Russia - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 4: Kramnik falls as Poland beat Russia  chess24

Fabiano Caruana beat Vishy Anand in 26 moves as the USA lived up to their status as top seeds to beat India in Round 4 of the Batumi Olympiad. Th...

Chess Olympiad: Czechia Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5 - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Czechia Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5  Chess.com

The annual "Chess Train" always departs from Czech Republic, and in most years goes through Poland. The thing is, it's not supposed to leave until next month.

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Armenia's Gevorg Ghazaryan scores twice in Chaves vs Benfica - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Armenia's Gevorg Ghazaryan scores twice in Chaves vs Benfica  PanARMENIAN.Net

Midfielder of the Armenian national team Gevorg Ghazaryan has scored twice in the Portuguese club Chaves' fixture against Benfica.

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Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in... - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in...  Firstpost

The Indian team had got off to a flying start at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, winning all of its first three matches, each by a three-point margin.

Stepping stones - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Stepping stones  Chessbase News

The constellation knight on f5 and queen on h6 completely paralyses Black's position, but with his defensive knight on e6 (and an extra rook, by the way) he still ...

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