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Leuven Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand climbs up two spots to fifth; Wesley So keeps up his lead - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Leuven Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand climbs up two spots to fifth; Wesley So keeps up his lead  Firstpost

After a disheartening last-place finish in the rapid leg of the Leuven Grand Chess Tour, Viswanathan Anand made a nice comeback in the blitz. But despite this ...

Wesley So Wins Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So Wins Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Wesley So won the $37500 first prize at the Your Next Move tournament in Leuven, Belgium. He was the only player to score 22/27 after a thrilling final round in ...

Leuven GCT, Day 5: Wesley wins final day thriller - chess24

London Chess Classic News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Leuven GCT, Day 5: Wesley wins final day thriller  chess24

Wesley So has won the 2018 Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour after an extraordinary final round in which he was “about to cry” after losing to Hika...

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GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz  Chessbase News

The first of two days of blitz in Leuven finished with Wesley So still in the lead, despite his losses in the final two games of the day. Sergey Karjakin was the star ...

GCT: Wesley So survives to win "Your Next Move" - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
GCT: Wesley So survives to win "Your Next Move"  Chessbase News

In the Belgian city of Leuven, the "Your Next Move Rapid & Blitz" ended today with the victory of the American Wesley So. His score in the rapid tournament, ...

Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister and a former Assistant to the President in the Russian government, has announced that he is running for ...

Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister and a former Assistant to the President in the Russian government, has announced that he is running for ...

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GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz  Chessbase News

The first of two days of blitz in Leuven finished with Wesley So still in the lead, despite his losses in the final two games of the day. Sergey Karjakin was the star ...

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Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven  Chessbase News

Tuesday, June 12th, the Grand Chess Tour 2018 starts in Leuven, Belgium, with a combined rapid chess and blitz tournament. Ten world-elite players will ...

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Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven  Chessbase News

Tuesday, June 12th, the Grand Chess Tour 2018 starts in Leuven, Belgium, with a combined rapid chess and blitz tournament. Ten world-elite players will ...

Wesley So Wins Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So Wins Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Wesley So won the $37500 first prize at the Your Next Move tournament in Leuven, Belgium. He was the only player to score 22/27 after a thrilling final round in ...

Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven  Chessbase News

Tuesday, June 12th, the Grand Chess Tour 2018 starts in Leuven, Belgium, with a combined rapid chess and blitz tournament. Ten world-elite players will ...

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Αρχισε το «Grand Chess Tour» - Ριζοσπάστης

London Chess Classic News - June 15, 2018 - 8:38pm

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Αρχισε το «Grand Chess Tour»
Ριζοσπάστης
... (10-16 Αυγούστου), το κύπελλο Σίνκφιλντ (17-28 Αυγούστου) και ολοκληρώνονται το Δεκέμβρη με το μεγάλο τουρνουά του Λονδίνου (London Chess Classic). Σημειώνουμε ότι στην περσινή διοργάνωση αναδείχθηκε νικητής ο Μ. Κάρλσεν, ο οποίος φέτος δεν ...

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Your Next Move Blitz: So's Lead Narrows - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - June 15, 2018 - 5:51pm

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Your Next Move Blitz: So's Lead Narrows
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Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour. Round 12 (the third blitz round) saw three draws, and another loss for Nakamura, who was clearly struggling to find his top form. He lost on time against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in what was a hopeless position ...

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Leuven GCT, Day 4: So stumbles at the last - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - June 15, 2018 - 4:52pm

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Leuven GCT, Day 4: So stumbles at the last
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Wesley So still leads the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour going into the final day, but it could have been so much better. With two rounds to go he was back to the 3-point lead he started with, but then he blundered and lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ...

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Chess: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov appears set to quit Fide presidential ... - The Guardian

Sinquefield Cup News - June 15, 2018 - 1:28pm

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Chess: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov appears set to quit Fide presidential ...
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There have been dramatic developments in the Fide presidential campaign to decide the head of the global chess body. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president for 23 ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Aronian comes the second after the rapid leg - Panorama.am

Sinquefield Cup News - June 15, 2018 - 8:23am

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Grand Chess Tour: Aronian comes the second after the rapid leg
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After the two rapid and blitz events, this week (Leuven) and next week (Paris), the next events will be the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz (August 10-16) and the Sinquefield Cup (August 17-28), both in St. Louis. The tour will again finish in London in December, ...

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Leuven Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand ends Rapid leg at bottom of table, Wesley So tops chart - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - June 15, 2018 - 7:16am

Firstpost

Leuven Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand ends Rapid leg at bottom of table, Wesley So tops chart
Firstpost
The rapid leg of the Leuven Grand Chess Tour concluded on Thursday evening with Wesley So finishing three point ahead of his nearest rival Levon Aronian. Winning his first game of the day and then drawing against Viswanathan Anand and Sergey ...
Wesley So rules top-class rapid-chess tournament in BelgiumABS-CBN News
Grand Chess Tour: Aronian comes the second after the rapid legPanorama.am

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