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The Agony and the Ecstasy - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - July 29, 2018 - 2:00am
The Agony and the Ecstasy  Chessbase News

Among other things this issue includes games from the World Championship Candidates, Grenke and Gashimov Memorial Tournaments. 2295 games (several ...

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen serene while Fabiano Caruana faces hectic period - The Guardian

Sinquefield Cup News - July 27, 2018 - 10:41am

The Guardian

Chess: Magnus Carlsen serene while Fabiano Caruana faces hectic period
The Guardian
Next month Caruana will play another 27 speed games at St Louis, followed by the classical Sinquefield Cup where Carlsen also participates. Then comes the 190-nation Olympiad at Batumi, Georgia (23 September – 7 October) where Caruana has the ...

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MVL Gets 1st Win In Biel As Georgiadis Misses Double Attacks - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - July 27, 2018 - 2:00am
MVL Gets 1st Win In Biel As Georgiadis Misses Double Attacks  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first game at the Biel Chess Festival. The French GM was about to convert a pawn-up endgame when his opponent Nico ...

MVL Gets 1st Win In Biel As Georgiadis Misses Double Attacks - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - July 27, 2018 - 2:00am
MVL Gets 1st Win In Biel As Georgiadis Misses Double Attacks  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first game at the Biel Chess Festival. The French GM was about to convert a pawn-up endgame when his opponent Nico ...

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Biel R4-5: MVL scores - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - July 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Biel R4-5: MVL scores  chess24

The fourth and fifth rounds of the Accentus Biel GM Tournament left things mostly unchanged. Three draws were signed on Wednesday, and only Maxime ...

Chess: Magnus Carlsen serene while Fabiano Caruana faces hectic period - The Guardian

Sinquefield Cup News - July 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Magnus Carlsen serene while Fabiano Caruana faces hectic period  The Guardian

The Norwegian world champion got off to a strong start in Biel while his challenger has a schedule packed with rapid and blitz. Leonard Barden. Fri 27 Jul 2018 ...

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Photos: See 3 new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame - St. Louis Business Journal

Sinquefield Cup News - July 25, 2018 - 2:31pm

St. Louis Business Journal

Photos: See 3 new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame
St. Louis Business Journal
In addition to its current exhibits, the World Chess Hall of Fame and the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the 2018 Sinquefield Cup beginning Aug. 17. The international event will feature 10 of the strongest chess players in the world. They'll be ...

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Magnus Carlsen-intervju ble tema: – Han så ut som en vridd oppvaskklut - Aftenposten

Sinquefield Cup News - July 25, 2018 - 6:16am

Aftenposten

Magnus Carlsen-intervju ble tema: – Han så ut som en vridd oppvaskklut
Aftenposten
Magnus Carlsen (27) er i strålende form fire måneder før VM-kampen mot Fabiano Caruana. Nordmannen har startet forrykende i den sveitsiske storturneringen Biel Chess. Etter tre runder står han med to seire og én remis. – Det er noe av det mest ...

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Magnus Carlsen-intervju ble tema: – Han så ut som en vridd oppvaskklut - Aftenbladet.no

Sinquefield Cup News - July 25, 2018 - 6:16am

Aftenbladet.no

Magnus Carlsen-intervju ble tema: – Han så ut som en vridd oppvaskklut
Aftenbladet.no
Nordmannen har startet forrykende i den sveitsiske storturneringen Biel Chess. Etter tre runder står han med to seire og én remis. – Det er noe av det mest interessante han har prestert - rent sjakkfaglig. Det har vært veldig variert sjakk i alle tre ...

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Photos: See 3 new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame - St. Louis Business Journal

Sinquefield Cup News - July 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Photos: See 3 new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame  St. Louis Business Journal

The World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis has three new chess-focused exhibitions created by artists around the world currently on display.

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Biel R3: Short but sweet - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - July 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Biel R3: Short but sweet  chess24

The third round in Biel lasted less than four hours but all three games generated a lot of audience interest, as the participants showed very creat...

Aronian Smashes Caruana In Speed Chess Rout - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - July 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Aronian Smashes Caruana In Speed Chess Rout  Chess.com

GM Fabiano Caruana had a good first 10 minutes of the opening match of the 2018 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship season, then had a completely ...

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The Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz Invitational kicked off in Abidjan - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 25, 2018 - 2:00am
The Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz Invitational kicked off in Abidjan  Chessbase News

Amin Bassem leads a field of ten strong chess players from ten different African countries. They are competing at the Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz Invitational, ...

Photos: See 3 new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame - St. Louis Business Journal

Sinquefield Cup News - July 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Photos: See 3 new exhibits at World Chess Hall of Fame  St. Louis Business Journal

The World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis has on display three new exhibitions created by artists around the world. The exhibits include: Painted Pieces: Art ...

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2018 US Junior and US Girls' Junior Chess Champions Crowned in Saint Louis - Longview News-Journal

Sinquefield Cup News - July 24, 2018 - 4:11pm

2018 US Junior and US Girls' Junior Chess Champions Crowned in Saint Louis
Longview News-Journal
Next month, the Saint Louis Chess Club with host two more elite tournaments, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the Sinquefield Cup. Each will feature the top 10 players in the world, including defending World Champion Magnus Carlsen in his last match ...

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2018 US Junior and US Girls' Junior Chess Champions Crowned in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

Sinquefield Cup News - July 24, 2018 - 3:08pm

2018 US Junior and US Girls' Junior Chess Champions Crowned in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
Next month, the Saint Louis Chess Club with host two more elite tournaments, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the Sinquefield Cup. Each will feature the top 10 players in the world, including defending World Champion Magnus Carlsen in his last match ...

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Carlsen Steals Show With Queen Sacrifice As Biel Begins - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - July 23, 2018 - 2:55am

Chess.com

Carlsen Steals Show With Queen Sacrifice As Biel Begins
Chess.com
Svidler had played it nine times before as Black, including earlier this month in Jerusalem, and the last time against MVL was last year at the Sinquefield Cup. "I am much happier about what I did today than about what I did in St. Louis when we played ...

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Margarita Gasparyan reaches second round of Nanchang tennis tournament - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - July 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Margarita Gasparyan reaches second round of Nanchang tennis tournament  PanARMENIAN.Net

In the next round, Gasparyan will face the winner of the match between Zhang Shuai of China and Germany's Sabine Lisicki.

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Caruana vs Aronian Kicks Off 2018 Speed Chess Championship - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - July 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana vs Aronian Kicks Off 2018 Speed Chess Championship  Chess.com

Get your brackets ready! The 2018 season of the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship begins tomorrow with a blockbuster of an opening-round match.

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Carlsen Steals Show With Queen Sacrifice As Biel Begins - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - July 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Steals Show With Queen Sacrifice As Biel Begins  Chess.com

In the first round of the Biel Chess Festival, Magnus Carlsen stole the show with a long-term positional queen sacrifice vs David Navara. The other winner was ...

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