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Grand Chess Tour - Paris: Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So lead  Chessbase News

The Paris tournament of the Grand Chess Tour, running from June 21-25 started with exciting chess from the players, and many dramatic reversals.

Philippine Star
So grabs share of lead in Paris chess tiff
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So jump-started his title defense by scoring 2.5 points and sharing the lead with Magnus Carlsen after three rounds of Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Rapid, the kickoff event of the Tour in Paris, France Wednesday night. So downed ...

Sportarena.com
Grand Chess Tour в Париже — день 1: Карлсен и Со в лидерах
Sportarena.com
Grand Chess Tour в Париже — день 1: Карлсен и Со в лидерах. Grand Chess Tour в Париже — день 1: Карлсен и Со в лидерах. https://sportarena.com/more-sports/chess/grand-chess-tour-v-parizhe-den-1-karlsen-i-so-v/.

Aftenposten
Carlsen med god start i Paris
ABC Nyheter
Carlsen med god start i Paris. Magnus Carlsen innledet Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i Paris med remis og to seirer. Magnus Carlsen innledet med remis og seier i hurtigsjakk i Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i Paris. Foto: Torstein Bøe / NTB scanpix Foto: ...
Carlsen skuffet stort i Norway Chess: Derfor tror ekspertene at han slår ...Aftenposten
Carlsen slo tilbake med to seiere etter nedturenAdresseavisen
Carlsen slo tilbake etter Norge-skuffelsen: To seirer og én remisVG
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Wesley braces for Paris Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So will begin his campaign versus GM Fabiano Caruana in the opening round of the prestigious 2017 Paris Grand Chess Tour starting today at the Canal Factory Les Studios de Boulogne in Paris, France. The tournament is a rapid ...

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Wesley braces for Paris Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
... be followed by the Sinquefield Cup Grand Chess Tour on July 31 to August 12 in Missouri, US; Saint Louis Rapid Grand Chess Tour on August 13 to 20 in St. Louis, US; and the London Chess Classic on November 30 to December 11 in London, England.

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Wesley braces for Paris Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
The second leg dubbed as the Leuven Grand Chess Tour is slated on June 26 to July 2 in Belgium to be followed by the Sinquefield Cup Grand Chess Tour on July 31 to August 12 in Missouri, US; Saint Louis Rapid Grand Chess Tour on August 13 to 20 in ...

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Aftenposten
Carlsen skuffet stort i Norway Chess: Derfor tror ekspertene at han slår ...
Aftenposten
Onsdag begynner Grand Chess Tour i Paris. Carlsen-manager Espen Agdestein tror verdenseneren finner tilbake til formen. – Nå føler han seg i utfordrerposisjon og er på hugget. Det ser ut som han har ristet av seg Stavanger. Han virker avslappet og ...

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Panorama.am
Levon Aronian to participate at 2017 Gran Chess Tour second event
Panorama.am
Armenian GM Levon Aronian plans to take part in the 2017 Grand Chess Tour tournament in Leuven, Belgium from June 28 to July 2. The Armenian player will play one-round rapid and 2-round blitz events. As the National Olympic Committee of Armenia ...

Panorama.am
Армянский гроссмейстер Левон Аронян примет участие во ...
Panorama.am
Армянский гроссмейстер Левон Аронян примет участие во втором этапе Grand Chess Tour, который пройдет в Лёвене с 28 июня по 2 июля.
Аронян примет участие во втором этапе Grand Chess TourPanARMENIAN.Net
Мамедъяров - на звездной орбите Парижа - Azerisport.comAzerisport.com

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Sputnik Армения
Левон Аронян примет участие во втором этапе Grand Chess Tour
Sputnik Армения
ЕРЕВАН, 21 июн — Sputnik. Армянский гроссмейстер Левон Аронян с 28 июня по 2 июля примет участие во втором этапе Grand Chess Tour в бельгийском Левене, сообщает пресс-служба Национального олимпийского комитета Армении.
Армянский гроссмейстер Левон Аронян примет участие во втором этапе Grand Chess TourPanorama.am

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Zoltan Sarosy, Chess Master, passes at 110  Chessbase News

We celebrated his longevity just two weeks ago. It is with regret that we now share the passing away of Zoltan Sarosy, who died at the very ripe age of 110, ...

Chess.com
Grand Chess Tour Takes Off In Paris
Chess.com
The 2017 Grand Chess Tour kicked off today in Paris with pro-am activities at the Videndi headquarters, at a stone's throw of de Arc de Triomphe. With a series of rapid games, tomorrow the tour will officially commence. Garry Kasparov suffering a loss ...

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Chess.com
Grand Chess Tour Takes Off In Paris
Chess.com
These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (July 31-August 12) and the 2017 London Classic (November 29-December 12) where they will be joined by one wildcard in each tournament. The three wild cards are GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi, ...

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Шахрияр Мамедъяров вступает в бой турнира Grand Chess Tour
АЗЕРТАДЖ Новости
Как сообщает АЗЕРТАДЖ, в турнирах к девяти участникам Grand Chess Tour приглашение на участие от организаторов получил и азербайджанский гроссмейстер Шахрияр Мамедьяров. 10 гроссмейстеров сыграют один круг в рапид и два круга ...

Grand Chess Tour Takes Off In Paris  Chess.com

The 2017 Grand Chess Tour kicked off today in Paris with pro-am activities at the Vivendi headquarters, at a stone's throw of de Arc de Triomphe. With a series of ...

CHESS: An interview with Nihal Sarin  Chessbase News

"I had the pleasure of first meeting Nihal in Stockholm at the end of last year," writes John-Paul Wallace. "He looked even younger than his tender age of 12, but ...

Grand Chess Tour Takes Off In Paris  Chess.com

The 2017 Grand Chess Tour kicked off today in Paris with pro-am activities at the Vivendi headquarters, at a stone's throw of de Arc de Triomphe. With a series of ...

Grand Chess Tour Takes Off In Paris  Chess.com

The 2017 Grand Chess Tour kicked off today in Paris with pro-am activities at the Vivendi headquarters, at a stone's throw of de Arc de Triomphe. With a series of ...

Beautiful chess in Norway
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Two years ago, when Aronian won the 5th Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, we all thought that he had finally overcome his long slump which caused his rating to tumble down from 2825 (May 2012) to 2765 in 2015. From being the no. 2 player in the world he ...