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Tata Steel Chess: 'Shak' joins Anand, Anish  Chessbase News

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov beat Fabiano Caruana to pull even with Anish Giri and Viswanathan Anand for the tournament lead, in the "on tour" fifth round played in ...

Nakamura Visits South African Chess Events  Chess.com

South Africa doesn't show up on these news pages often, but a flurry of events took place this month in Johannesburg. Local chess officials wanted to put their ...

Bürstädter Zeitung
Kein Weg ist den Sportlern zu weit
Bürstädter Zeitung
Aktuell kümmert sich Steffan darum, ein schlagkräftiges Team für den vierten Drachenboot-Indoor-Cup zusammenzustellen. Da Johannes Kappel seine Triathlon-Karriere inzwischen beendet hat und sich mit Senzo Ngubane ein Rugby-Nationalspieler angekündigt ...

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Akash bags maiden GM norm
News Today
Akash was not in the best of health when he faced top seed Arkadij Naiditsch in the ninth round. He needed a draw for his maiden GM norm and he did not press as he knew the 2700 player was too hot an opponent to tame. The top seed also did not press ...

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Tata Steel Masters Chess: Viswanathan Anand beats Fabiano Caruana to share lead with Anish Giri
Firstpost
Wijk Aan Zee: Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand crushed USA's Fabiano Caruana in the third round to join Dutchman Anish Giri in lead on 2.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament. For Anand, it was his second victory in three days ...

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The Hindu
Naiditsch closer to title; GM norms for Akash, Nubairshah
The Hindu
... Tajikistan's Mohammad Khusenkhojaev and Hungary's Adam Horvath share the third spot at seven points. In Tuesday's final round, Naiditsch plays white against Alberto. Another short draw cannot be ruled out since that will rightfully seal the title ...

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Naiditsch moves closer to Delhi International Open chess title
Sportstarlive
In Tuesday's final round, Naiditsch plays white against Alberto. Another short draw cannot be ruled out since that'll rightfully seal the title for the top seed. For the Indians, the heartening news was the completion of GM norms for Akash and ...

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Viswanathan Anand: Renaissance Man
Sportstarlive
“I also knew that he was upset with his disappointing performance at the London Chess Classic, the last event he played before Riyadh. I still felt that he should go for the World rapid championship.” Managers might not be right all the time, but wives ...

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Tata Steel Masters Chess: Viswanathan Anand edges past Maxim Matlakov in first round
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand survived a few anxious moments, including a checkmate attempt by his rival, before prevailing over Maxim Matlakov in the first round of Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament. Coming into the event after his title-win at the World Rapid ...

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Closing the 2017 notebook on chess  Stabroek News

2017 was a great year for world chess. The column highlighted whatever was of importance in chess locally and internationally.But before the column closes the ...

Giri Moves To 2/2 In Wijk aan Zee  Chess.com

Anish Giri moved to 2/2 today at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after beating Vladimir Kramnik. Close behind is Magnus Carlsen, who beat Baskaran Adhiban ...

Giri Moves To 2/2 In Wijk aan Zee  Chess.com

Anish Giri moved to 2/2 today at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after beating Vladimir Kramnik. Close behind is Magnus Carlsen, who beat Baskaran Adhiban ...

Paul Keres VIII: Gulliver among the Lilliputians  chess24

Paul Keres ended his amazing sequence of finishing second in four Candidates Tournaments in a row when he lost a match to Boris Spassky in 1965, bu...

The Hindu
Tata Steel chess: Indian fans have lots to look forward to
The Hindu
Last month, in the London Chess Classic, Anand suffered one of his worst results in classical format but made a sensational comeback in the shorter versions. He regained the World rapid title and claimed the bronze in blitz. His latest podium finishes ...
Fresh after rapid hit, Anand faces classical challengeThe New Indian Express

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Sportstarlive
Tata Steel Chess: Anand, Adhiban, Vidit and Harika promise plenty
Sportstarlive
Till 2010, the now-discontinued event at Linares enjoyed that status. Anand won the title in 1989, 1998, 2005, 2004 and 2006 before Carlsen stamped his authority in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Last month, in the London Chess Classic, Anand ...
Fresh after rapid hit, Anand faces classical challengeThe New Indian Express

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The Hindu
Fresh after rapid hit, Anand faces classical challenge
The New Indian Express
The five-time world champion had mixed results in last year's classical tournaments, finishing joint 2nd at the Sinquefield Cup and Isle of Man Open, while having below-par performances at the Norway Chess and London Chess Classic. Anand's chances will ...
Tata Steel chess: Anand, Adhiban, Vidit and Harika promise plentyThe Hindu

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The New Indian Express
Fresh after rapid hit, Anand faces classical challenge
The New Indian Express
The five-time world champion had mixed results in last year's classical tournaments, finishing joint 2nd at the Sinquefield Cup and Isle of Man Open, while having below-par performances at the Norway Chess and London Chess Classic. Anand's chances will ...

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Best of 2017 poll results  Chessbase News

1/10/2018 – The results are in! Find out how ChessBase readers rated our nominations for Player of the Year, Female Player of the Year, Game of the Year, ...

Best of 2017 poll results  Chessbase News

The results are in! Find out how ChessBase readers rated our nominations for Player of the Year, Female Player of the Year, Game of the Year, Endgame of the ...

Ce ne aşteaptă în şah în 2018
Dilema veche
Sinquefield Cup, în St. Louis, SUA, se joacă în august, ca de obicei, şi este cea de-a treia etapă a Grand Chess Tour. Între 23 septembrie şi 6 octombrie, la Batumi, Georgia, se desfăşoară cea de-a 43-a olimpiadă de şah. Ştirea momentului e că în ...