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2018 Chess Calendar - chess24

London Chess Classic News - May 19, 2018 - 2:16am

2018 Chess Calendar
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The 2018 London Chess Classic is a knockout classical, rapid and blitz tournament featuring the top four performers over the preceding four events of the Grand Chess Tour. It will determine the overall winner of the tour, and has a $300,000 prize fund.

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Leaked photo of Arsenal 2018/19 home kit features Henrikh Mkhitaryan - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - May 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Leaked photo of Arsenal 2018/19 home kit features Henrikh Mkhitaryan  PanARMENIAN.Net

Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is featured in a leaked photo modeling Arsenal's home kit for the 2018/19 season.

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Ju Wenjun is the 17th Women's World Champion - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Wenjun is the 17th Women's World Champion  chess24

Ju Wenjun has beaten Tan Zhongyi 5.5:4.5 to become the new Women's World Chess Champion. The Chinese grandmaster and women's no. 2 dominated the .

On Chess: How Sports Illustrated familiarized chess for a broad audience - KBIA

Sinquefield Cup News - May 17, 2018 - 7:37am

On Chess: How Sports Illustrated familiarized chess for a broad audience
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The article discussed both her career as a chess player and her work organizing the Piatigorsky Cup, the strongest chess tournament held on American soil until the Sinquefield Cup. The tense World Chess Championship matches between Garry Kasparov ...

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On Chess: How Sports Illustrated familiarized chess for a broad audience - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - May 17, 2018 - 6:57am

On Chess: How Sports Illustrated familiarized chess for a broad audience
St. Louis Public Radio
The article discussed both her career as a chess player and her work organizing the Piatigorsky Cup, the strongest chess tournament held on American soil until the Sinquefield Cup. The tense World Chess Championship matches between Garry Kasparov ...

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Challenging the Champion - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - May 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Challenging the Champion  Chessbase News

For the first part of this review, our columnist has selected a featured game from our magazine — Magnus Carlsen's notable win over Gawain Jones in Wijk aan ...

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On Chess: How Sports Illustrated familiarized chess for a broad audience - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - May 17, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: How Sports Illustrated familiarized chess for a broad audience  St. Louis Public Radio

The U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships recently concluded at the St. Louis Chess Club. During the tournament, the Chess Club played host to a ...

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After a 'double' over the Japanese, Anshu Malik sets her sights on Tokyo 2020 - ESPN

Sinquefield Cup News - May 16, 2018 - 2:00am
After a 'double' over the Japanese, Anshu Malik sets her sights on Tokyo 2020  ESPN

Shortly after winning a gold medal in the women's 60kg category at the Asian Cadet Championships in the Uzbek city of Tashkent, wrestler Anshu Malik received ...

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Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire - chess24

London Chess Classic News - May 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire  chess24

Ju Wenjun takes a one-point lead into the final classical game of the Women's World Championship on Friday, meaning a draw is enough to make her ...

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Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire  chess24

Ju Wenjun takes a one-point lead into the final classical game of the Women's World Championship on Friday, meaning a draw is enough to make her ...

Levon Aronian to start in Norway Chess Classic on May 27 - Mediamax.am

London Chess Classic News - May 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Levon Aronian to start in Norway Chess Classic on May 27  Mediamax.am

The competition scheduled to run until June 8 features as strong a competition as usual. Current title holder, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will be ...

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FIDE Money Transferred To Fiduciary Accounts - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 14, 2018 - 2:00am
FIDE Money Transferred To Fiduciary Accounts  Chess.com

On May 4, FIDE transferred its money to two fiduciary accounts after the Swiss bank UBS had closed its account at the start of the month. This was revealed by ...

Evgeni Vasiukov dies at 85 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 12, 2018 - 11:41am

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Evgeni Vasiukov dies at 85
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Russian Grandmaster Evgeni Vasiukov (1933-2018) has passed away at the age of 85. The 6-time Moscow Champion only began to play chess at the age of 15 but would go on to beat players that included World Champions Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian ...

Tan Zhongyi strikes for 5th decisive game in a row - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Tan Zhongyi strikes for 5th decisive game in a row  chess24

Tan Zhongyi beat Ju Wenjun in 6 hours and 125 moves in Game 6 of the Women's World Championship match and now trails by only a point with four ga...

Мамедъяров нарасхват - Azerisport.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 11, 2018 - 8:58am

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Мамедъяров нарасхват
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27 мая он начнет выступление на «Norway Chess» в Ставангере, после чего его ждет серия «Grand Chess Tour» и соревнование в Биле. Во всех вышеназванных стартах сыграет и обладатель мировой короны Магнус Карлсен, так что Шахрияр ...

Ju Leads Women's World Championship At Half - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Leads Women's World Championship At Half  Chess.com

Ju Wenjun beat Tan Zhongyi once again in game five and is leading the women's world championship with a two-point margin. Tomorrow the match resumes in ...

Get Involved in the Game of Chess - The News Reports

Sinquefield Cup News - May 10, 2018 - 2:58pm

Get Involved in the Game of Chess
The News Reports
... from the United States, which is now host to some of the most prestigious chess events in the world including the U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships, the U.S. Junior Championship and U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the Sinquefield Cup.

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Get Involved in the Game of Chess - EIN News (press release)

Sinquefield Cup News - May 10, 2018 - 2:35pm

Get Involved in the Game of Chess
EIN News (press release)
... from the United States, which is now host to some of the most prestigious chess events in the world including the U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships, the U.S. Junior Championship and U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the Sinquefield Cup.

and more »
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Get Involved in the Game of Chess - Digital Journal

Sinquefield Cup News - May 10, 2018 - 2:35pm

Digital Journal

Get Involved in the Game of Chess
Digital Journal
... from the United States, which is now host to some of the most prestigious chess events in the world including the U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships, the U.S. Junior Championship and U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the Sinquefield Cup.

and more »
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Get Involved in the Game of Chess - GlobeNewswire (press release)

Sinquefield Cup News - May 10, 2018 - 2:30pm

GlobeNewswire (press release)

Get Involved in the Game of Chess
GlobeNewswire (press release)
Youth who are interested in taking up the game can find plenty of inspirational role models; three of the top 10 players in the world are from the United States, which is now host to some of the most prestigious chess events in the world including the ...

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