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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 ...

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 ...

The New Yorker
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess
The New Yorker
The atmosphere was a little more relaxed than it had been the week before, in the more prestigious classical Sinquefield Cup. Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world champion—and the man who beat Kasparov's ranking points record—had already left town.
Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz ChessThe Indian Express
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutFirstpost
Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to AfricaKawowo Sports
Pune Mirror -PanARMENIAN.Net
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The New Yorker
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess
The New Yorker
The atmosphere was a little more relaxed than it had been the week before, in the more prestigious classical Sinquefield Cup. Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world champion—and the man who beat Kasparov's ranking points record—had already left town.
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand's poor show a result of exhaustion, pressure of timeFirstpost

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The Guardian
Magnus Carlsen holds off Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to keep world No1 spot
The Guardian
Magnus Carlsen fought off two challenges to his world No1 ranking at last week's Sinquefield Cup but gone are the halcyon years when the Norwegian, now 26, outclassed his rivals with rating leads of 50 points or more. At one stage in the elite ...

Scroll.in
Admiration, nostalgia and expectations war as Garry Kasparov makes a comeback in Saint Louis
Scroll.in
Garry Kasparov is currently a part of the 10-man playing field at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament. by AFP. Published 2 hours ago. Admiration, nostalgia and expectations war as Garry Kasparov makes a comeback in Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour ...

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Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess  The New Yorker

Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess  The New Yorker

On 2nd Try, Aronian Gets St. Louis Win  Chess.com

In the end, love wins. On the final day of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, when several players brought their families to the tournament hall, GM Levon Aronian had ...

Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Karjakin ascendent  Chessbase News

Reigning World Blitz Champion Sergey Karjakin dominated the first leg of the Blitz event as he scored 8 points out of a possible 9, but still pronounced that he ...

Magnus Carlsen holds off Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to keep world No1 spot  The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen's second place at the Sinquefield Cup, combined with failures from Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, was enough to keep him at world No1, ...

On 2nd Try, Aronian Gets St. Louis Win  Chess.com

In the end, love wins. On the final day of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, when several players brought their families to the tournament hall, GM Levon Aronian had ...

Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess  The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas on Garry Kasparov's appearance at a chess tournament in St. Louis, where he faced off against the younger Russian player Sergey Karjakin, ...

Mediamax.am
Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competition
Mediamax.am
Levon Aronian started competition in blitz chess after winning rapid competition of Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz within Grand Chess Tour. The players had 9 pairings on the first day. Aronian won 5 of them, defeating Le Quang Liem, Viswanathan Anand, Ian ...

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KSDK
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STL
KSDK
Now at 54-years-old, Kasparov came out of a 12-year retirement to play in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz competition, a tournament which is part of the Grand Chess Tour. “This is really your only chance to be able to see a world champion at any sport as ...

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The New Indian Express
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8th
Firstpost
Looking at Anand's games, it was easy to decipher the fatigue behind the moves, coming after a long nine games of the Sinquefield Cup which has obviously taken its toll on the Indian ace. In a sedate day when Anand could find it difficult to pose any ...
Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Named 2017 Sinquefield Cup ChampionMarkets Insider
Viswanathan Anand starts badly in St. Louis RapidThe Indian Express
Vintage Anand turns back clock in Sinquefield slugfestThe New Indian Express
New Vision -Jordan Times -ESPN
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The Sun Daily
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8th
Firstpost
The Grand Prix points of the Grand Chess Tour will be calculated on the combined points scored both in the Rapid and Blitz sections, which means that the tournament is very much alive going into its last two days. Anand's day was almost forgettable, as ...
Kasparov-mania sweeps St. Louis, America's chess capitalThe Sun Daily
Garry Kasparov suffers first defeat on returnMid-Day
Aronian tops rapid leg; Anand, Kasparov sign off with lossesSportstarlive
Panorama.am -Hindustan Times -New Vision
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KBIA
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
KBIA
The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1-12. The entire event was a close race, ending in a nail biting finale. The tournament has a ...

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KBIA
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
KBIA
The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1-12. The entire event was a close race, ending in a nail biting finale. The tournament has a ...

and more »

KBIA
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
KBIA
The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1-12. The entire event was a close race, ending in a nail biting finale. The tournament has a ...

and more »