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Frykter Carlsen kan miste VM-mulighet
NRK
Neste planlagte turnering er London Chess Classic i november. – Det er mulig det blir en turnering før det, for Magnus er sulten på å spille mye sjakk. Han har trøblet i klassisk sjakk i år, men det har vært veldig bra i lyn- og hurtigsjakk, sier ...

Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings
PanARMENIAN.Net
The URS was developed as a result of a collaborative research project funded by the Grand Chess Tour, the Kasparov Chess Foundation and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. There are now four players with a URS rating in excess of ...

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Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings
PanARMENIAN.Net
The URS was developed as a result of a collaborative research project funded by the Grand Chess Tour, the Kasparov Chess Foundation and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. There are now four players with a URS rating in excess of ...

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Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings
PanARMENIAN.Net
The URS was developed as a result of a collaborative research project funded by the Grand Chess Tour, the Kasparov Chess Foundation and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. There are now four players with a URS rating in excess of ...

Garry Kasparov Comes Out of Retirement for U.S. Chess Competition  Daily Beast

Former world chess champion turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov will come out of retirement to take part in a U.S. competition next month, organizers say.

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GM Mammadyarov ranks 8th in URS
MENAFN.COM
Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mammadyarov has ranked the 8th with 2,785 points in the latest edition of the Universal Rating System (URS). GMsTeymur Rajabov, Rauf Mammadov, Gadir Huseynov, Arkadij Naiditsch and Eltaj Safarli have been ranked ...

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GM Mammadyarov ranks 8th in URS
AzerNews
Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mammadyarov has ranked the 8th with 2,785 points in the latest edition of the Universal Rating System (URS). GMs Teymur Rajabov, Rauf Mammadov, Gadir Huseynov, Arkadij Naiditsch and Eltaj Safarli have been ...

АЗЕРТАДЖ Новости
Азербайджанский гроссмейстер в мировой десятке
АЗЕРТАДЖ Новости
Опубликован URS (Универсальный рейтинг, учитывающий выступления во всех соревнованиях - классике, рапиду и блицу, учрежденный Grand chess tour) на 1 октября 2017 года. Как сообщает АЗЕРТАДЖ, в мировую десятку вошел и ...

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Rooks vs passed pawns  Chessbase News

Rooks should go behind passed pawns! In rook endings this is a popular and helpful rule of thumb. After all, in most cases this is indeed where the rook should ...

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Isle of Man Open: Viswanathan Anand finishes joint-second after win over Hou Yifan in final round
Firstpost
Douglas, Isle of Man: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand capped his impressive run with another victory over Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan in the ninth and final round to sign off joint-second at the Isle Of Man Chess Championship in Douglas ...

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Isle of Man Open: Viswanathan Anand finishes joint-second after win over Hou Yifan in final round  Firstpost

Douglas, Isle of Man: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand capped his impressive run with another victory over Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan in the ...

Isle of Man Open: Viswanathan Anand finishes joint-second after win over Hou Yifan in final round  Firstpost

Douglas, Isle of Man: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand capped his impressive run with another victory over Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan in the ...

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Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International
Chess.com
He referenced the famous "sunglasses game" from the 2013 Sinquefield Cup, which coincidentally was featured photographically in yesterday's report. Nakamura mentioned Carlsen's profligate openings from earlier in the event, but told Chess.com that he ...

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The Kovalyov Report  Chessbase News

The organisers of the FIDE World Cup 2017 invited a local freelance journalist named Ioseb Qipshidze to look into the circumstances surrounding the abrupt ...

Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International  Chess.com

You're not supposed to work too hard when you're on vacation. In a tournament where he uncharacteristically arrived with no parents, no manager, and no ...

Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International  Chess.com

You're not supposed to work too hard when you're on vacation. In a tournament where he uncharacteristically arrived with no parents, no manager, and no ...

Chess.com
Carlsen-Nakamura To Play For Isle Of Man Title
Chess.com
This photo, from the 2013 Sinquefield Cup, also reminds that Carlsen doesn't always "settle" for the draw, even when it would clinch clear first place! | Photo: Chess.com/Mike Klein. Carlsen took great pleasure in winning today, not just because he ...

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Carlsen-Nakamura To Play For Isle Of Man Title  Chess.com

Carlsen. Nakamura. Board one. Final round. Sometimes the headline writes itself. GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura have never faced each other ...

Viswanathan Anand draws with Hikaru Nakamura, stays joint third in Norway  DNA India

So falls to No.8 in world rankings
The Manila Times
Prior to the World Cup, So had a forgettable ninth-place finish in the Sinquefield Cup – a part of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. So scored just one win, settled for four draws and lost in four crucial matches. World champion GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway is ...