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Fabiano Caruana: St. Louisan is America's reigning king of chess - STLtoday.com

London Chess Classic News - April 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana: St. Louisan is America's reigning king of chess  STLtoday.com

Caruana is, in many regards, regular. He likes to jog in Forest Park and peruse City Museum. He enjoys rock and hip-hop music.

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So Begins US Championship Title Defense With A Win - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2018 - 10:12pm

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So Begins US Championship Title Defense With A Win
Chess.com
He's young, but he's got some experience with defending titles. And it hasn't gone well. By his own admission, GM Wesley So has struggled the year after winning an event. London, Grand Chess Tour, Tata Steel, you name it, and as best he can recall, he ...

Fabiano Caruana: St. Louisan is America's reigning king of chess - STLtoday.com

London Chess Classic News - April 18, 2018 - 7:55pm

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Fabiano Caruana: St. Louisan is America's reigning king of chess
STLtoday.com
... Caruana is not “regular.” Because regular people don't have a computer inside their skull. “He plays chess very much like a computer — he's so slippery, so accurate,” said grandmaster Maurice Ashley, who is considered one of the game's global ...

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2018 US Championship begins - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2018 - 2:00am
2018 US Championship begins  Chessbase News

Today the U.S. Championships start in Saint Louis, Missouri. The open and the women's championships will once again be held in parallel. The first prize in the ...

2018 US Championship begins - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - April 18, 2018 - 2:00am
2018 US Championship begins  Chessbase News

Today the U.S. Championships start in Saint Louis, Missouri. The open and the women's championships will once again be held in parallel. The first prize in the ...

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2018 US Championship begins - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - April 18, 2018 - 2:00am
2018 US Championship begins  Chessbase News

Today the U.S. Championships start in Saint Louis, Missouri. The open and the women's championships will once again be held in parallel. The first prize in the ...

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So Wins At U.S. Championship To Start Title Defense - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2018 - 2:00am
So Wins At U.S. Championship To Start Title Defense  Chess.com

He's young, but he's got some experience with defending titles. And it hasn't gone well. By his own admission, GM Wesley So has struggled the year after ...

Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 16, 2018 - 11:19am

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Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir
Chess.com
If you experienced some withdrawal symptoms in the days after Grenke, we have good news. This week two top events start: the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan and the U.S. Championships in St. Louis. Tomorrow we'll look at the U.S. Championships ...

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Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir  Chess.com

If you experienced some chess withdrawal symptoms in the days after Grenke, we have good news. This week two top events start: the Gashimov Memorial in ...

Nakamura Proteges To Compete In Europe - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - April 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Proteges To Compete In Europe  Chess.com

If you win a game in a simul, sometimes your prize is an autograph. Or a book. Maybe even a picture with the master. One lucky South African won a summer ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Grand Chess Tour News - April 15, 2018 - 3:13pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The St. Louis Chess Club (www.SaintLouisChessClub.org) is a major sponsor of invitational tournaments. Besides the US Championships and the Sinquefield Cup, part of the Grand Chess Tour, the club holds seasonal invitationals on a regular basis. Last ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sinquefield Cup News - April 15, 2018 - 3:13pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The St. Louis Chess Club (www.SaintLouisChessClub.org) is a major sponsor of invitational tournaments. Besides the US Championships and the Sinquefield Cup, part of the Grand Chess Tour, the club holds seasonal invitationals on a regular basis. Last ...

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Wesley So Teaches Chess - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So Teaches Chess  Chess.com

In an old article, I expressed the opinion that some games played by really strong grandmasters shouldn't be studied by inexperienced players. Therefore I ...

ROAD TRIP: World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis - The Auto Channel (press release)

Sinquefield Cup News - April 14, 2018 - 9:54am

The Auto Channel (press release)

ROAD TRIP: World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis
The Auto Channel (press release)
ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2018 -- The World Chess Hall of Fame unveiled the newest world record for the largest chess piece, certified by Guinness World Records. The record-breaking king chess piece stands 20 feet tall with a base of 9 feet, 2 inches, and ...

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Gelfand on returning to Belarus after 20 years - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - April 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Gelfand on returning to Belarus after 20 years  chess24

49-year-old Boris Gelfand was born in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, but moved to Israel in 1998. Since then the 2012 World Championship challenge...

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Caruana triumfuje w Grenke Chess Classic - Chess.com po polsku (Blog)

London Chess Classic News - April 13, 2018 - 5:58pm

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Caruana triumfuje w Grenke Chess Classic
Chess.com po polsku (Blog)
Wykazałem się brakiem cierpliwości w kilku partiach, co doprowadziło do pewnych nieostrożnych ruchów, ale wtedy uśmiechało się do mnie szczęście i nie zostałem ukarany porażkami." Przed turniejem, Fabiano Caruana nie spodziewał się, że będzie miał zbyt ...

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World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis - Markets Insider

Sinquefield Cup News - April 13, 2018 - 12:12pm

World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis
Markets Insider
ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Chess Hall of Fame unveiled the newest world record for the largest chess piece, certified by Guinness World Records. The record-breaking king chess piece stands 20 feet tall with a base of 9 feet, 2 ...

Categories: News, Sinquefield Cup

World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

Sinquefield Cup News - April 13, 2018 - 11:58am

World's Largest Chess Piece Unveiled at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Chess Hall of Fame unveiled the newest world record for the largest chess piece, certified by Guinness World Records. The record-breaking king chess piece stands 20 feet tall with a base of 9 feet, 2 ...

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Garry Kasparov's 55th birthday - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Garry Kasparov's 55th birthday  Chessbase News

The 13th of April is "Kasparov-day". Today, 55 years ago, arguably the best player in chess history was born and since then has shaped the history of chess like ...

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