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An Endgame lesson and personalities at the Charleroi Open 2017  Chessbase News

In the first part of the Charleroi Open 2017 we focused on the tournament, on the games and on the winners of the tournament. In the second part we will shift our ...

Bobby Fischer in Iceland – 45 years ago (9)  Chessbase News

In game eleven of the World Championship match in Reykjavik, 1972, Boris Spassky had comprehensively outplayed the challenger in his favourite poisoned ...

Levon Aronian leads in Sinquefield Cup  Mediamax.am

In the last but one round, Levon Aronian (Armenia) shared points with Peter Svidler (Russia). Aronian, Viswanathan Anand (India), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ...

Gawain Jones seals second British title with victory over Luke McShane  The Guardian

Gawain Jones, the 29-year-old from Yorkshire, won the British Championship in a speed play-off against Luke McShane at Llandudno after finishing in a ...

Sinquefield Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand remains joint leader after draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  Firstpost

Though holding an initiative for most of the game, Viswanathan Anand could not make headway against co-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's defence.

'Magnifique Maxime' Vachier-Lagrave Wins Sinquefield Cup  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored his career's best performance today by winning the fifth Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. The French GM beat Ian Nepomniachtchi ...

Mediamax.am
Levon Aronian leads in Sinquefield Cup
Mediamax.am
Sinquefield Cup is close to the finish in St. Louis. In the last but one round, Levon Aronian (Armenia) shared points with Peter Svidler (Russia). Aronian, Viswanathan Anand (India), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) have 5 points each. However, the ...
Anand draws with Vachier-Lagrave; remains in joint lead at Sinquefield CupTimes of India
Sinquefield Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand remains joint leader after draw with Maxime Vachier-LagraveFirstpost
Viswanathan Anand draws with Vachier-Lagrave to remain in joint lead at Sinquefield CupScroll.in

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Chess.com
Half The Sinque Field Can Win In Tense Final Round
Chess.com
On Thursday Wesley So suffered his fourth loss at the Sinquefield Cup. He was beaten by Sergey Karjakin, which means that half the field can still win the tournament. Karjakin is now tied for fourth place with Magnus Carlsen, half a point below Vishy ...
Draw keeps Anand in joint second spotThe Hindu

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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: The return of the king | St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
It was the fall of 1995, and I was on the top floor of the World Trade Center. I watched on a TV monitor as two players concentrated intensely on a.

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KBIA
On Chess: The return of the king
KBIA
A big announcement is made in early July: Garry Kasparov will come out of retirement and receive a wildcard to play in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, one of the stops on the Grand Chess Tour. This will pit the former world champion against nine of ...

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All India Radio
Chess: Anand jumps to joint top position in Sinquefield Cup
All India Radio
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has jumped to the joint top position in the Sinquefield Cup, which is a part of the Grand Chess tour. In the seventh round of the competition at St Louis in the United States, Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi ...

The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand beats Ian Nepomniachtchi to jump to joint lead in Sinquefield Cup
The Indian Express
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the seventh round to jump to the joint top position in the Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour at St Louis. The second straight victory with white pieces ...
Sinquefield Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand becomes joint leader after impressive win over Ian NepomniachtchiFirstpost

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Times of India
Anand beats Nepomniachtchi to jump to joint lead at Sinquefield ...
Times of India
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the seventh round to jump to the joint top position in the Sinquefield ...
Sinquefield Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand becomes joint leader ...Firstpost
GM So salvages draw against GM CaruanaThe Standard

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Times of India
Anand beats Nepomniachtchi to jump to joint lead at Sinquefield ...
Times of India
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the seventh round to jump to the joint top position in the Sinquefield ...
Sinquefield Cup: Victorious Anand in joint lead - SportstarliveSportstarlive

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Panorama.am
Aronian outclasses Nakamura, tops the table at Sinquefield Cup
Panorama.am
The games of the seventh round of the Sinquefield Cup being held at Saint Louis, United State, took place on Wednesday, where Armenian GM Levon Aronian playing with blacks defeated Hikaru Nakamura, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia ...

Firstpost
Sinquefield Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand becomes joint leader ...
Firstpost
As Viswanathan Anand won his game and entered the commentary box, American Grandmaster and commentator Maurice Ashley quipped, "The number of ...
Anand beats Nepomniachtchi to jump to joint lead at Sinquefield CupTimes of India

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So suffers third defeat in Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So absorbed his third loss to drop to No.3 after six rounds of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour – Sinquefield Cup on Thursday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in the US. The 23-year old Cavite City pride ...

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PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian tops Sinquefield Cup, becomes world number 2
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Levon Aronian and India's Viswanathan Anand won their games and caught Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in first spot of the Sinquefield Cup. The Armenian grandmaster beat Hikaru Nakamura of the United States to take ...

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Public Radio of Armenia
Another success of Aronyan at the Sinquefield Cup | Public Radio of ...
Public Radio of Armenia
Levon Aronyan has defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the 7th round of Sinquefield cup in Saint Louis, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reports.
Levon Aronian tops Sinquefield Cup, becomes world number 2 ...PanARMENIAN.Net
So suffers third defeat in Grand Chess Tour - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Levon Aronian: I dedicate the win to my mother - Sport.mediamax.amMediamax.am

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Public Radio of Armenia
Another success of Aronyan at the Sinquefield Cup
Public Radio of Armenia
Levon Aronyan has defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the 7th round of Sinquefield cup in Saint Louis, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reports. The Armenian Grandmaster has 4.5 points and is at the top of the table now as well as Maxime ...
Levon Aronian tops Sinquefield Cup, becomes world number 2PanARMENIAN.Net
So suffers third defeat in Grand Chess TourThe Manila Times
Levon Aronian: I dedicate the win to my motherMediamax.am

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