Wesley So eliminated in World Chess Cup semifinals - Rappler
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Rappler
Filipino chess fans were saddened as So, who had a bad slump in the Sinquefield Cup, appeared unlikely to reach this far. But through a strategy where So took his chances in the playoffs under faster time controls, he slowly made his to the semifinal ...
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FIDE World Cup 2017: Ding Liren returns the favour - Chessbase News
In the semifinals of the World Cup 2017 we are witnessing two extremely different kind of matches. While Wesley So and Ding Liren fought until their very last ...
Vachier-Lagrave Knocks Out Svidler At World Cup - Chess.com
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Chess.com
The Frenchman is in excellent shape lately, and won the super strong Sinquefield Cup only six weeks ago. Svidler himself won the World Cup before, reached the final last time, and is a seven-time Russian champion. It's fair to say that Anna Rudolf ...
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Vachier-Lagrave Knocks Out Svidler At World Cup - Chess.com
In today's tiebreak of their quarterfinal match, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave eliminated Peter Svidler from the FIDE World Cup. On what was the shortest day in Tbilisi ...
The road to the Candidates 2018 - Chessbase News
Checking in on World Championship candidates qualification, the twists and turns that have already occurred and are still to come as the drama mounts and the ...
The road to the Candidates 2018 - Chessbase News
Checking in on World Championship candidates qualification, the twists and turns that have already occurred and are still to come as the drama mounts and the ...
ESPN portrait of the strongest female player - Chessbase News
"She has never really worked extremely hard," said Vladimir Kramnik, "and, of course, that's a big compliment — never working like the professional male top ...
PRO League Qualifiers Set For Oct. 28 - Chess.com
October 28 might have more titled players than ever playing on Chess.com. If nothing else, there will be more at stake than ever. That's because many ...
FIDE World Cup 2017: Caruana bows out - Chessbase News
Round three tiebreaks saw great excitement. Evgeniy Najer scored the biggest upset of the day, by knocking out Fabiano Caruana. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Li ...
FIDE World Cup 2017: World No.35 eliminates World No.1 - Chessbase News
Magnus Carlsen made the bold decision to play in this unpredictable knock out format of the World Cup, and on Sunday he was eliminated by world number 35 ...
Sjokktap for Magnus Carlsen - ute av World Cup - Dagbladet.no
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Dagbladet.no
(Dagbladet): Den regjerende verdensmesteren Magnus Carlsen var blant forhåndsfavorittene i FIDE World Cup i sjakk, men gikk på et svært overraskende tap 1,5 - 0,5 mot kineseren Bu Xiangzhi. Turneringen, som arrangeres i Tblisi i Georgia, spilles som ...
Dress Code Incident At World Cup: Kovalyov Forfeits [UPDATED] - Chess.com
Anton Kovalyov today forfeited his game with Maxim Rodshtein in round three of the FIDE World Cup in Tbilisi, after being asked to change his attire.
“Baku Heart Days” 5th International Congress kicks off in Baku - AZERTAC News
Baku Heart Days” 5th International Congress organized by the Azerbaijan Society for Cardiovascular Surgery has today started in Baku. The congress dedicated ...
World Cup Chess: Anton Koyalyov knocks out Vishwanathan Anand in second round - News Nation
Former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand was knocked out by World No. 109 Anton Kovalyov of Canada in the second round of World Cup knockout chess ...
World Cup Chess: Anton Koyalyov knocks out Vishwanathan Anand in second round - News Nation
News Nation
News Nation
Heading into the Chess World Cup in Tbilisi, Anand had a strong showing in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, having finished joint-second behind French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Although he struggled in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament ...
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Viswanathan Anand out of Chess World Cup 2017, can't challenge Magnus Carlsen - Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Heading into the Chess World Cup in Tbilisi, Anand had a strong showing in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, having finished joint-second behind French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Although he struggled in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament ...
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FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand faces threat of exit after shock defeat to Canada's Anton Kovalyov - Firstpost
Firstpost
Firstpost
Tbilisi, Georgia: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov and now faces the threat of an ouster from the World Chess Cup in Tbilisi. Having struggled in the second game ...
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Azerbaijani sumo wrestlers win three bronze medals at European Championship - AZERTAC News
Azerbaijani wrestlers have grabbed three bronze medals on the first day of the European Sumo Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia. The medals came from ...
On Chess: Building the future chess elite - St. Louis Public Radio
The path to becoming world class in any endeavor isn't always perceptible to those who would like to travel down it. Certainly those who have made it to.
On Chess: Building the future chess elite - St. Louis Public Radio
The path to becoming world class in any endeavor isn't always perceptible to those who would like to travel down it. Certainly those who have made it to.