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St. Louis R&B, Day 4: MVL closes the gap - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
St. Louis R&B, Day 4: MVL closes the gap  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov banged the table in frustration after a blunder in a winning position gifted Hikaru Nakamura a win that meant the players go...

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St. Louis R&B, Day 4: MVL closes the gap - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
St. Louis R&B, Day 4: MVL closes the gap  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov banged the table in frustration after a blunder in a winning position gifted Hikaru Nakamura a win that meant the players go...

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Chess: Viswanathan Anand's poor form continues into blitz section, finishes at... - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Chess: Viswanathan Anand's poor form continues into blitz section, finishes at...  Firstpost

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand's poor form continued in the blitz section at the Saint Louis leg of the Grand Chess Tour, being held in the US.

Saint Louis Blitz: Vachier-Lagrave climbs in the standings - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Blitz: Vachier-Lagrave climbs in the standings  Chessbase News

The first day of blitz action in Saint Louis was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The Frenchman scored no less than five wins (four with Black) to recover after a ...

Anand struggling at St Louis Rapid and Blitz event - The Times of India

Grand Chess Tour News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Anand struggling at St Louis Rapid and Blitz event  The Times of India

ST. LOUIS (USA): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand again had an average day scoring 3.5 points out of a possible nine and was pushed to the last ...

Ding Liren Reaches 2800 Rating - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Ding Liren Reaches 2800 Rating  Chess.com

It's considered bad luck in many parts of the world to break a mirror, but for Ding Liren, even breaking his hip only barely slowed him down. Just 2.5 months after ...

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning ...

Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning ...

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning ...

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St. Louis tournament completes nine rounds of blitz - Mediamax.am

Grand Chess Tour News - August 15, 2018 - 1:06am

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St. Louis tournament completes nine rounds of blitz
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The Grand Chess Tour's St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament is nearing the end. The rapid competition ended and the blitz games kicked off yesterday. After nine rounds, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has the record of two wins, six draws, and a ...

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St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - August 14, 2018 - 5:35am

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St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura are tied for first after the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. They took advantage of a Fabiano Caruana meltdown in the first game of the day against Leinier Dominguez to catch the leader, and ...
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St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - August 14, 2018 - 5:35am

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St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura are tied for first after the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. They took advantage of a Fabiano Caruana meltdown in the first game of the day against Leinier Dominguez to catch the leader, and ...

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Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - August 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front  Chessbase News

On the third and final day of rapid, Hikaru Nakamura lodged two more wins and a draw bringing his final rapid tally to 12 (using double-scoring), a point ahead of ...

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The knights of Africa (part 2) - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - August 14, 2018 - 2:00am
The knights of Africa (part 2)  Chessbase News

Photojournalist and IM ALINA l'AMI continues her reflection (see Part 1) on the Ivory Coast Rapid & Blitz Invitational, with gorgeous photos and a unique story ...

St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - August 14, 2018 - 2:00am
St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura are tied for first after the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. They took advantage of a F...

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St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - August 14, 2018 - 2:00am
St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura are tied for first after the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. They took advantage of a F...

Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - August 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front  Chessbase News

On the third and final day of rapid, Hikaru Nakamura lodged two more wins and a draw bringing his final rapid tally to 12 (using double-scoring), a point ahead of ...

Карякин опустился на 4-е место после 9 раундов Grand Chess Tour в Сент-Луисе - Чемпионат.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 14, 2018 - 1:25am

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Карякин опустился на 4-е место после 9 раундов Grand Chess Tour в Сент-Луисе
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Российский гроссмейстер Сергей Карякин по итогам девяти раундов турнира по рапиду третьего этапа Гран-тура, который проходит в Сент-Луисе (США), опустился на четвёртое место. Россиянин делит четвёртую строчку с двумя другими ...
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Nakamura, Mamedyarov Lead As St. Louis Turns To Blitz - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 13, 2018 - 10:10pm

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Nakamura, Mamedyarov Lead As St. Louis Turns To Blitz
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GM Alexander Grischuk came in freshly shaved, but all eyes remained on Caruana to see if he could go wire-to-wire (according to GM Maurice Ashley's research, five of the seven rapid winners in Grand Chess Tour history went on to win the overall event).

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Anand slips to eighth - The Hindu

Grand Chess Tour News - August 13, 2018 - 8:36pm

Anand slips to eighth
The Hindu
Viswanathan Anand slipped to eighth at the end of the sixth round of the St. Louis rapid and blitz tournament, the third stage of the Grand Chess Tour. Anand drew with Leinier Dominguez before losing to Levon Aronian and Wesley So. The standings (after ...

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