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Wesley wins 2017 Champions Showdown - The Manila Times

London Chess Classic News - November 15, 2017 - 8:55am

Wesley wins 2017 Champions Showdown
The Manila Times
The Cavite City pride will be competing next in the 2017 London Chess Classic—the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour—to be held from December 1 to 11 at the Olympia Conference Center in England. Besides So, the other participants in the nine-round ...

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DeepMind founder motivates children - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - November 15, 2017 - 2:00am
DeepMind founder motivates children  Chessbase News

DeepMind is a neuroscience-inspired AI company which develops general-purpose learning algorithms and uses them to help tackle some of the world's most ...

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Champions Showdown: Carlsen stays on top - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2017 - 2:00am
Champions Showdown: Carlsen stays on top  Chessbase News

The last day of the match between Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren continued the trend of the previous days: Ding had chances but failed to realise them.

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Carlsen-Ding Biggest Champions Showdown Win - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - November 15, 2017 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Ding Biggest Champions Showdown Win  Chess.com

By scoring 8.5-3.5 on the final day, Magnus Carlsen beat Ding Liren 67-25 which was the biggest margin of all four Champions Showdown matches in St. Louis.

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Escape artist - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 15, 2017 - 2:00am
Escape artist  Chessbase News

Passed pawns often lead to exciting tactics. They invite sacrifices and can lead to mating attacks that have to be calculated carefully. But sometimes the tactical ...

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Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men reglene gjør at det ikke teller - VG

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2017 - 3:16pm

VG

Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men reglene gjør at det ikke teller
VG
Før VM i hurtig- og lynsjakk skal Magnus Carlsen også spille den prestisjefylte Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i London. Det kom forøvrig meldinger tirsdag som tyder på at Magnus Carlsens neste VM-kamp (og da snakker vi altså klassisk sjakk) skal gå i ...
Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord - AftenpostenAftenposten

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Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men det teller ikke - VG

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2017 - 2:50pm

VG

Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men det teller ikke
VG
Før VM i hurtig- og lynsjakk skal Magnus Carlsen også spille den prestisjefylte Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i London. Det kom forøvrig meldinger tirsdag som tyder på at Magnus Carlsens neste VM-kamp (og da snakker vi altså klassisk sjakk) skal gå i ...
Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord - AftenpostenAftenposten

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Champions Showdown Live - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 14, 2017 - 2:00am
Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Today, the Champions Showdown in St. Louis will end. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen will play 12 blitz games with a time-control of 5 minutes for the whole ...

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Champions Showdown Live - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2017 - 2:00am
Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Today, the Champions Showdown in St. Louis will end. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen will play 12 blitz games with a time-control of 5 minutes for the whole ...

Can So Upset Carlsen, The Speed Chess Champ? - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - November 14, 2017 - 2:00am
Can So Upset Carlsen, The Speed Chess Champ?  Chess.com

So-so won't be good enough for GM Wesley So. On Saturday, November 18, he will face the world champion and reigning Speed Chess Champion GM Magnus ...

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Can So Upset Carlsen, The Speed Chess Champ? - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2017 - 2:00am
Can So Upset Carlsen, The Speed Chess Champ?  Chess.com

So-so won't be good enough for GM Wesley So. On Saturday, November 18, he will face the world champion and reigning Speed Chess Champion GM Magnus ...

Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord - Aftenposten

Grand Chess Tour News - November 13, 2017 - 4:07pm

Aftenposten

Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord
Aftenposten
Magnus Carlsen herjer i USA for tiden. Her fra en turnering i Belgia tidligere i år. FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Nordmannen herjer - og sprenger grenser - i USA. Magnus Carlsen (26) fortsetter å være utilnærmelig i lynsjakk. I den pågående ...

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Champions Showdown: Three winners, Carlsen dominates - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - November 13, 2017 - 2:00am
Champions Showdown: Three winners, Carlsen dominates  Chessbase News

Three matches of the Champions Showdown in St. Louis are over: Hikaru Nakamura crushed Veselin Topalov, Wesley So needed an incredible comeback to ...

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Magnus Carlsen fikk se stjerneskuddet på nært hold: – Jeg ble forbløffet - Aftenposten

Grand Chess Tour News - November 12, 2017 - 1:19pm

Aftenposten

Magnus Carlsen fikk se stjerneskuddet på nært hold: – Jeg ble forbløffet
Aftenposten
I disse dager måler Ding Liren og Magnus Carlsen krefter i USA. FOTO: ugra2017.fide.com/Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Nå har verdensmesteren håndplukket kinesiske Ding Liren til duell i USA. I oktober fikk Magnus Carlsen en forespørsel fra Saint ...

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Champions Showdown Live - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - November 12, 2017 - 2:00am
Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Day 4 featured impressive comebacks from both Caruana and So, who won their respective matches. Meanwhile Nakamura had locked up his $60000 winner's ...

FIDE Criticized For Hosting World Rapid, Blitz In Saudi Arabia - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 11, 2017 - 2:00am
FIDE Criticized For Hosting World Rapid, Blitz In Saudi Arabia  Chess.com

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has received strong criticism for its decision to host this year's World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Saudi Arabia. "The fact ...

How Did 'Champions Showdown' Players Pick Their Opponents? - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 8, 2017 - 2:27pm

How Did 'Champions Showdown' Players Pick Their Opponents?
Chess.com
While their slow chess history is at a deadlock, the largest disparity of faster time controls exists in this match. Nakamura has used the last two seasons of the Grand Chess Tour's rapid and blitz events to amass a nice lifetime advantage over the ...

How Did 'Champions Showdown' Players Pick Their Opponents? - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - November 8, 2017 - 2:27pm

How Did 'Champions Showdown' Players Pick Their Opponents?
Chess.com
After the seriousness St. Louis events like the U.S. Championships, U.S. Junior Championships, Sinquefield Cup, and other classical events, this year's "Champions Showdown" will be the strongest in history. The event will be November 9-14. Back are the ...

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Варан может пропустить матчи против Уэльса и Германии - СПОРТ - ЭКСПРЕСС

Grand Chess Tour News - November 7, 2017 - 2:07am

СПОРТ - ЭКСПРЕСС

Варан может пропустить матчи против Уэльса и Германии
СПОРТ - ЭКСПРЕСС
Защитник "Реала" и сборной Франции Рафаэль Варан может пропустить две товарищеские встречи против Уэльса (10 ноября) и Германии (14 ноября). Ранее футболиста, который недавно восстановился после травмы, вызвали в состав ...

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Two bishops and two outside pawns - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - November 7, 2017 - 2:00am
Two bishops and two outside pawns  Chessbase News

Opposite-coloured bishops are a paradox. In the middlegame they favour the attacker. In the endgame they favour the defender. In fact, some endgames with ...

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