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Fabiano Caruana Tells Us What The Life Of A Chess Grandmaster Is Really Like  Deadspin

Fabiano Caruana is the No. 2-ranked chess player in the world. He achieved Grandmaster status just before his 15th birthday back in 2007. In the 2016 Chess ...

2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen, the Roger Federer of chess  Chessbase News

Magnus Carlsen scored his record sixth Tata Steel Chess tournament win, on the same day tennis legend Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open title.

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Omspill-kongen Carlsen vant drama mot Giri
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Søndag ettermiddag vant han den prestisjetunge Tata Steel Chess-turneringen i Nederland takket være seier over Anish Giri (23) i playoff. Det er hans niende omspilltriumf av ni mulige siden 2007. Blant annet avgjorde han VM-kampen mot Sergej Karjakin ...

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Mammadyarov plays for draw in 12th round of "Tata Steel Chess"  AzerNews

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov played for a draw with Jones Gawain from England in the 12th round of "Tata Steel Chess" tournament.

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Ekspert beskrev åpningen som «fiasko». Men så imponerte Magnus Carlsen.
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... én løper og én hest. Dette regnes som en stor fordel på toppnivå. Likevel fikk ikke Mammedijarov mye ut av det. Etter at partiet var over etter tre timer, stormet han ut av lokalet raskt. Carlsen viser forståelse for motstanderens reaksjon. – Når ...
Carlsen utfordres av sin rake motsetning: – Veldig fascinerende ...Aftenposten

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Carlsen utfordres av sin rake motsetning: – Veldig fascinerende
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FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour Magnus Carlsen og Sjakhrijar Mamedijarov er nummer én og to i verden. Nicholas Bergh. Publisert: 25.jan.2018 19:39. Oppdatert: 25.jan.2018 19:39. Fredagens oppgjør mellom Shakhrijar Mammedijarov (32) og Magnus ...

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Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win  Hindustan Times

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Tata Steel Chess Round 6: Viswanathan Anand's draw against Anish Giri puts Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in sole lead
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After the game, Anand said that Giri tried to use a different move order to get him out of his usual prep but he had reached the same position in his game against Magnus Carlsen very recently at the London Chess Classic and had already analysed the ...

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London Chess Classic 2017 | Round 5 | Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So See video in HD: https://www.youtube.com ...  Bio For Facebook

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Tata Steel Chess Round 6: Viswanathan Anand's draw against Anish Giri puts Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in sole lead
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After the game, Anand said that Giri tried to use a different move order to get him out of his usual prep but he had reached the same position in his game against Magnus Carlsen very recently at the London Chess Classic and had already analysed the ...

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Tata Steel Chess: Reversals of fortune  Chessbase News

The rest day after round five obviously did not hurt the fighting spirit at the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Round 6 brought dramatic games, two wins ...

Tata Steel Chess Round 6: Viswanathan Anand's draw against Anish Giri puts Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in sole...  Firstpost

Six rounds down, Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov raced past Viswanathan Anand and Anish Giri to take sole lead in the tournament with his win against ...

Armenian athlete Artur Davtyan named among FIG's top gymnasts  PanARMENIAN.Net

Armenian athlete Artur Davtyan was named one of the world's top gymnasts of 2016-2017 by the International Federation of Gymnastics.

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Nakamura Visits South African Chess Events
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Photo: Lennart Ootes/SAJCC. During the London Chess Classic in December, South African organizers persuaded GM Hikaru Nakamura to join as the marquee guest. The super-GM participated in a variety of events, from the public finals of the Speed Chess ...

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– Det tydeligste tegnet på at han er uinspirert
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Det tydeligste tegnet på at han er uinspirert. Ekspert etterlyser nye ideer etter starten på prestisjeturnering. Magnus Carlsen har fått en start på det jevne i Tata Steel Chess. Her er han under en turnering i London i fjor.Foto: Lennart Ootes, Grand ...

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Bekymret for Carlsen: – Tøft å se på når han er så uinspirert ...
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Ekspert etterlyser nye ideer etter starten på prestisjeturnering.

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Nakamura Visits South African Chess Events  Chess.com