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Viswanathan Anand among 7 Indians participating in Chess World Cup  Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand is among seven Indians who will take part in the upcoming Chess World Cup.

No more comebacks  Pune Mirror

Chess legend won't relaunch his career; says it would be mistake to underestimate Anand at super-elite level.

Wesley So's so-so Sinquefield  Chessbase News

Defending champion Wesley So went through a rough patch at the Sinquefield Cup 2017, scoring just 3.0 / 9 and tying for dead last (with Nepomniachtchi).

Times of India
Mirror interview: No more comebacks for Chess legend Garry Kasparov
Times of India
The Grand Chess Tour and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis deserve full support and my participation at the board was a means to that end. Rex Sinquefield (an American businessman based in Missouri) and his family have been incredible ...
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'Scroll.in
Liêm fifth at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tourneyViet Nam News
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
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Viet Nam News
Liêm fifth at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tourney
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished joint fifth in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, the newest stop on the 2017 Grand Chess Tour in the US on Saturday. He shared the position with Fabiano Caruana of the US and ...

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KSDK
Kasparov finishes ahead of Anand in St Louis
ESPN
St Louis -- Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. Anand got seven points in all in the rapid ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Aronian scripts a strong finish, wins titleThe Hindu
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
The Times of Israel -Kawowo Sports
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Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St Louis Rapid and Blitz
Hindustan Times
While Anand showed top-form in the classical chess just a week before when he tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield cup, he will really have to sort out the problems he faced here in blitz and rapid section. That said, one should not forget that ...
No more comebacksPune Mirror
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'Scroll.in
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutYahoo India News
HERE. NOW -The New Yorker
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KSDK
Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St Louis Rapid and Blitz
Hindustan Times
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. Anand got seven points in all in the rapid section ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Aronian scripts a strong finish, wins titleThe Hindu
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
The Times of Israel -Kawowo Sports
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The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess
The Indian Express
While Anand showed top-form in the classical chess just a week before when he tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield cup, he will really have to sort out the problems he faced here in blitz and rapid section. That said, one should not forget that ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutFirstpost
Kawowo Sports -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess  The Indian Express

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess ...

KSDK
Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The Grand Chess Tour's Sinquefield Cup (www.GrandChessTour.com) ended with a convincing victory by France's No. 1 and now the world's No. 2, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, known by his fans as MVL. Energized by his fourth-round victory over the world ...
Aronian scripts a strong finish, wins titleThe Hindu
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
Kasparov shows flashes of past glory but comeback no dazzlerThe Times of Israel
Panorama.am -Mediamax.am
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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Sinquefield Cup (www.GrandChessTour.com) ended with a convincing victory by France's No. 1 and now the world's No. 2, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, known by his fans as MVL. Energized by his fourth-round victory over the world champ, Magnus Carlsen, ...
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutFirstpost
Aronian secures St. Louis Rapid and Blitz winPanARMENIAN.Net

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Hrvatska radiotelevizija
Aronjan osvojio Grand Chess Tour, Kasparov osmi
Hrvatska radiotelevizija
Pobjedom Armenca Levona Aronjana ispred Rusa Karjakina i Amerikanca Nakamure završen je Grand Chess Tour u američkom Saint Louisu na kojem su igrali vodeći svjetski igrači, izuzev prvaka svijeta Magnusa Carlsena i Francuza Vachier-Lagravea, ...

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Origo
Grand Chess Tour 2017: örmény-siker született a negyedik tornán
Origo
St. Louisban az örmény Levon Aronjan elsőségével fejeződött be a Grand Chess Tour 2017 negyedik tornája, a rapid-és villámverseny. A háromszoros olimpiai bajnok hárompontos előnnyel nyerte meg az összetett versenyt. Remekelt a rapid műfajban, ...

The Hindu
Aronian wins in style; Anand finishes ninth
The Hindu
The overnight leader blitzed 3.5 points from the last four rounds to win the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour with a three-point margin. The Armenian scored 24.5 points from a maximum of 36, ahead of the runner-up duo of Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru ...
Armenia's Levon Aronian wins Saint Louis Rapid & BlitzPanorama.am
Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competitionMediamax.am

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Kawowo Sports
Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to Africa
Kawowo Sports
Legendary Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov has vowed to offer his winnings at the world chess series to 33 FIDE affiliated African countries including Uganda. Kasparov, 54, is among those in contention in the 2017 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) series.
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
Kasparov shows flashes of past glory but comeback no dazzlerThe Times of Israel

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Kawowo Sports
Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to Africa
Kawowo Sports
Legendary Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov has vowed to offer his winnings at the world chess series to 33 FIDE affiliated African countries including Uganda. Kasparov, 54, is among those in contention in the 2017 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) series.

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Panorama.am
Armenia's Levon Aronian wins Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Panorama.am
Rapid and Blitz competition, which was the fourth stop on the Grand Chess Tour 2017 taking place at Saint Louis, US, is officially over, with Armenian GM Levon Aronian dominating the field, chess.am reports. Earlier Aronian had won the Rapid event ...
Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competitionMediamax.am

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Kasparov shows flashes of past glory but comeback no dazzler  The Times of Israel

Legendary chess player was inconsistent in St. Louis tournament as he faced a younger generation of masters.

Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Closing Ceremony and Ultimate Moves  Chessbase News

The live action continued Saturday featuring the now-traditional trash-talk filled blitz bonanza known as Ultimate Moves. "Team Rex" squeaked out the victory ...