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On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title  St. Louis Public Radio

The newest addition to the Grand Chess Tour, the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, became the most anticipated event when the announcement was made that Garry ...

Kings tournament returns featuring Karjakin, Ivanchuk, Wei Yi  Chessbase News

High level chess has been held in Romania each year since 2007 as Turneul Regilor or "Kings Tournament". Originally organized under the auspices of Sports ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand  ESPN

Viswanathan Anand, once the 'Lightning Kid' of rapid chess, talks about his 9th-place finish in St Louis last week, catching up with Garry Kasparov, and his ...

Kasparov in St. Louis: a closer look  Chessbase News

In 2005 Garry Kasparov, World Champion from 1985 to 2000 and arguably the best player of all times, withdrew from tournament chess. At the Grand Chess ...

On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title  St. Louis Public Radio

The newest addition to the Grand Chess Tour, the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, became the most anticipated event when the announcement was made that Garry ...

Free: Book on "Match of the Millennials"  Chessbase News

The ever-active FIDE Trainers' Commission is always shopping around for new ideas. In early February this Michael Khodarkosvky, USA, informed his colleague ...

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
Markets Insider
To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against nine of the world's best chess players to take home the $37,500 prize and 13 Grand Chess Tour points. Aronian's win in Saint Louis moves the ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
Markets Insider
"I'm excited to carry this momentum into what I hope is a successful conclusion to the GCT at the London Chess Classic this upcoming December." To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
Markets Insider
Ultimate Moves, a fun event traditionally played following the Sinquefield Cup, consists of a lively series of blitz games among GCT players and special guests. This year's Ultimate Moves competition pitted two teams managed by Rex and Randy ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
PR Newswire (press release)
To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against nine of the world's best chess players to take home the $37,500 prize and 13 Grand Chess Tour points. Aronian's win in Saint Louis moves the ...

and more »

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
PR Newswire (press release)
"I'm excited to carry this momentum into what I hope is a successful conclusion to the GCT at the London Chess Classic this upcoming December." To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against ...

and more »

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion  Markets Insider

Vachier-Lagrave on his Sinquefield Cup triumph  Chessbase News

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave registered the biggest win of his career at the 2017 Sinquefield Cup ahead of a strong field of players that included world champion ...

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave at the Sinquefield Cup 2017 - a look at his games  Chessbase News

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the Sinquefield 2017 convincingly. In a very strong field he won three games, drew six and became sole winner with 6.0/9, half a ...

Vachier-Lagrave on his Sinquefield Cup triumph  Chessbase News

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave registered the biggest win of his career at the 2017 Sinquefield Cup ahead of a strong field of players that included world champion ...

Asbarez Armenian News
Armenia's Levon Aronian Wins Chess 'Rapid & Blitz' Tournament
Asbarez Armenian News
ST. LOUIS, MO—Armenia's chess grandmaster Levon Aronian on Saturday won the Rapid and Blitz competition, which was the fourth stop on the Grand Chess Tour 2017. Earlier Aronian had won the Rapid event of the competition, while Sergey Karjakin of ...

Chess World Cup: Anand to lead seven-member contingent
Sportstarlive
He recently tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, USA and finished ninth in the Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. The others who will be taking part in the World Cup are Karthikeyan Murali (who ...

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Chess.com
Carlsen At The World Cup: "I Want To Exploit This Loophole"
Chess.com
In an interview with Chess.com right after the Sinquefield Cup, Carlsen said that he was thinking about playing the previous World Cup. "It didn't really work out with scheduling and everything, which was partly real and partly an excuse. This time ...
Chess World Cup: Anand to lead seven-member contingentSportstarlive

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Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup
Press Trust of India
He recently tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, USA and finished ninth in the Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. The others who will be taking part in the World Cup are: Karthikeyan Murali (who ...

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Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup
Press Trust of India
He recently tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, USA and finished ninth in the Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. The others who will be taking part in the World Cup are: Karthikeyan Murali (who ...

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