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Candidates: Karjakin's last chance - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - March 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Candidates: Karjakin's last chance  Chessbase News

In the Candidates Tournament in Berlin, the leader and his closest pursuer played draws in the eleventh round: Fabiano Caruana found precise answers to ...

A birthday chat with Ken Rogoff - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
A birthday chat with Ken Rogoff  Chessbase News

Harvard professor Ken Rogoff is also a grandmaster who has appeared in the pages of ChessBase on numerous occasions, despite not being an active player ...

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Caruana Leads, Aronian Suffers In Candidates' Round 11 - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana Leads, Aronian Suffers In Candidates' Round 11  Chess.com

Levon Aronian today lost his fifth game at the 2018 FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Berlin. The Armenian GM was beaten by Sergey Karjakin, who is now a ...

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Clear trend - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Clear trend  Chessbase News

Playing 13.Nh2! in the diagram position, White signals his ambitions on the kingside - however, until he finally strikes (on h6!) there a some subtleties left to find.

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Wenn Drama auf Drama folgt - Tagesspiegel

Sinquefield Cup News - March 22, 2018 - 3:06am

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Wenn Drama auf Drama folgt
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Den bisherigen Höhepunkt seiner Karriere markiert der Sieg im September 2014 beim äußerst stark besetzten Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. Bereits zwei Runden vor Schluss stand Caruana als Sieger fest. Er gewann mit 8,5 Punkten aus 10 Partien, Carlsen kam ...

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig - Sunnmørsposten

Grand Chess Tour News - March 20, 2018 - 6:54am

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig
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Magnus Carlsen og Fabiano Caruana kan møtes til VM-kamp. Foto: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. sjakk. Publisert: 20 mars 2018 12:50 Sist oppdatert: 20 mars 2018 13:42. Nicholas Bergh; E-post: nicholas.bergh@aftenposten.no. AddThis Sharing Buttons ...

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig - Sunnmørsposten

Sinquefield Cup News - March 20, 2018 - 6:54am

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig
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Da vant han syv strake partier mot verdenseliten i storturneringen Sinquefield Cup i St. Louis. Det var en historisk sterk prestasjon. – Caruana fikk en spesiell status etter St. Louis. Han er den i verden som har høyest maksnivå – utenom Magnus, sier ...

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig - Bergens Tidende

Sinquefield Cup News - March 20, 2018 - 6:53am

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig
Bergens Tidende
Da vant han syv strake partier mot verdenseliten i storturneringen Sinquefield Cup i St. Louis. Det var en historisk sterk prestasjon. – Caruana fikk en spesiell status etter St. Louis. Han er den i verden som har høyest maksnivå – utenom Magnus, sier ...

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig - Aftenposten - Aftenposten

Sinquefield Cup News - March 20, 2018 - 6:53am

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Ekspertene advarer Magnus Carlsen: – Han er livsfarlig - Aftenposten
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Amerikansk sjakkstjerne leder kappløpet om å få utfordre Magnus Carlsen i VM-kamp.

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Chess Magazine: Test your tactics - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Magazine: Test your tactics  Chessbase News

Test your tactical ability with these positions grouped in rough order of difficulty. The games come from various recent events: Gibraltar, Moscow, Riyadh, etc.

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Caruana, Mamedyarov pace Candidates - Philippine Star

London Chess Classic News - March 17, 2018 - 11:02am

Caruana, Mamedyarov pace Candidates
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Anand-Adams, 2017 London Chess Classic. Or 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 0-0 7. 0-0 a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Qc2 c5 12. d5 and White stands better. Anand-Grischuk, World Rapid 2017. 5.... dxc6. 6. O-O Qe7. 7. h3 Rg8!? A novelty. With the idea of ...

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Colombian football player Jordy Monroy invited to Armenia squad - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - March 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Colombian football player Jordy Monroy invited to Armenia squad  PanARMENIAN.Net

Chief coach Artur Petrosyan has published the current squad of the Armenian national football team which includes the name a Colombian player.

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Wesley So seeks to rekindle flickering hopes vs Kramnik - Rappler

Sinquefield Cup News - March 15, 2018 - 5:46am

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Wesley So seeks to rekindle flickering hopes vs Kramnik
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STILL WINLESS. Wesley So has two draws and two losses to show after 4 rounds of the Fide candidates tournament in Berlin, Germany. From Wesley So's Facebook account. MANILA, Philippines – Former world chess champiopn Vladimir Kramnik slumps on his ...

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Caruana and Aronian score - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - March 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana and Aronian score  Chessbase News

The fourth round of the Candidates Tournament in Berlin brought some serious drama. Kramnik vs Caruana was a wild back-and-forth battle. Caruana was ...

Argentine forward Norberto Briasco invited to join Armenia football team - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - March 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Argentine forward Norberto Briasco invited to join Armenia football team  PanARMENIAN.Net

Norberto Briasco has already been invited to play in the Armenian team's upcoming friendly matches in March.

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Tactics and technique - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Tactics and technique  Chessbase News

"Chess is 99% tactics" is an often quoted statement that emphasises how important it is to keep an open mind for tactics. Even when only a few pieces are left on ...

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Sjakkstjernen varslet om tabben - kunne jukset seg til VM-kamp mot Magnus ... - Aftenposten

Grand Chess Tour News - March 12, 2018 - 10:43am

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Sjakkstjernen varslet om tabben - kunne jukset seg til VM-kamp mot Magnus ...
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Kandidatturneringen stemples allerede som en «skandale». FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour Sjakjijar Mammedijarov og Sergej Karjakin var begge kritiske til arrangøren etter lørdagens parti. Nicholas Bergh. Publisert: 11.mar.2018 16:10. Oppdatert ...

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The importance of knowing endgames - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - March 12, 2018 - 2:00am
The importance of knowing endgames  Chessbase News

Can you play rook and pawn vs rook? It is one of the most common endgames, and your ability to win it, when it is winnable, or draw it when that is possible, will ...

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