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Strongest Tournament Of 2017 Starts Tomorrow
Chess.com
2014 saw two tournaments with an average Elo above 2800: the Zurich Chess Challenge (2801) and the Sinquefield Cup (2802). The feat of AVRO 1938, which had the world's eight best players, still hasn't been bested. But what a great field it is, this year.

Strongest Tournament Of 2017 Starts Monday  Chess.com

On Monday the fifth edition of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament takes off in Stavanger, Norway. As Magnus Carlsen himself tweeted this week, it's going to ...

Charity Chess: Using Chess to Help Others  Chessbase News

When fifteen grandmasters pledge their support to a chess tournament, chess players pay attention. The first Charity Chess Championship promised a ...

The Boston Globe
Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Next up is the “Your Next Move” on June 28 to July 2, a 10-player round robin rapids event and 18-round blitz event in Leuven, Belgium. The field includes Carlsen, along with former world champs Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. The Sinquefield Cup ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
While on the subject of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the Grand Chess Tour is back with us. The first event is the Paris GCT on June 21 to 25, a 10-player rapids event. It features the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is up to its great chess promoting tricks again with the sponsorship of the 2017 Spring Classic . This invitational event consists of three round-robin tournaments featuring promising young players ...

Chess notes  The Boston Globe

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is up to its great chess promoting tricks again with the sponsorship of the 2017 Spring Classic .

PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian to participate in Norway Chess 2017
PanARMENIAN.Net
... and Sergey Karjakin (Russia). The first edition of Norway Chess took place from May 7 to May 18, 2013. The 2015 edition of the tournament was a part of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour. The tournament has since decided to withdraw from the Grand ...

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PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian to participate in Norway Chess 2017
PanARMENIAN.Net
... and Sergey Karjakin (Russia). The first edition of Norway Chess took place from 7 May to 18 May 2013. The 2015 edition of the tournament was a part of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour. The tournament has since decided to withdraw from the Grand Chess ...

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Chess.com
Moscow GP: 'Hari' Beats 'Nepo' In Dramatic Game
Chess.com
Svidler was actually commenting live on the game MVL vs Giri from the Paris Grand Chess Tour last year, so he knew how good it was for White. Svidler basically got a free exchange. He said that during the game he was thinking: "This is no good. If I ...

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Bergens Tidende
Det som USA og Spania aldri har klart, skulle skje i Norge. Men nå ...
Bergens Tidende
Om drøyt to uker starter den femte utgaven av sjakkturneringen Norway Chess i Stavanger. 14. februar kunne arrangøren stolt annonsere hvilke ti spillere som ...

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Aftenposten
Det som USA og Spania aldri har klart, skulle skje i Norge. Men nå ødelegger ...
Aftenposten
Selv ikke de berømte Linares-turneringene i Spania fra 1978 til 2010 eller nåtidens storturneringer som Sinquefield Cup i USA har klart å samle verdens ti beste spillere tidligere. Dermed var det liten tvil om at Norway Chess-listen som ble publisert i ...

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How chess saved a village  Chessbase News

In a country as vast as India, peppered with villages all over, economic prosperity is often the difference between folding in on itself or survival. Many villages ...

Six Azeris through to finals - AZERTAC - Azerbaijan State News Agency  AZERTAC News

Hosts Azerbaijan dominated the semi-finals of the boxing competition at the Islamic Solidarity Games on Wednesday as six of their athletes reached Thursday's ...

Nunn again! Victory after 38 years.  Chessbase News

In 1979 the East Devon Congress was won, with a 4½/5 score, by a young student with long curly hair and a brown corduroy jacket. 38 years later it was won, ...

Youth Chess Project Wins 2nd In World Press Photo Awards  Chess.com

One of the award-winning projects of 2017 World Press Photo involved chess. Czech photographer Michael Hanke earned the prize for his pictures from several ...

Газета.Ru
В семье гроссмейстера Карякина ожидается прибавление
Газета.Ru
Вы будете участвовать в серии Grand Chess Tour (GCT)?. — Да, я буду принимать участие, и там будут играть все сильнейшие шахматисты мира, кроме Карлсена, который по своим личным соображениям отказался от участия, хотя в прошлом ...

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Ethics Commission Proposes 3-Month Ban For Zhukova  Chess.com

GM Natalia Zhukova has sent a document* in which she objects against the FIDE ethics commission's provisional decision to ban her for three months as a ...

Forbes
How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
Forbes
Part of what has brought prestige to the club is that it's the host of several large chess tournaments, including the United States Chess Championship, the Sinquefield Cup (part of the Grand Chess Tour) and more. The events are large and broadcast over ...

Forbes
How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
Forbes
Part of what has brought prestige to the club is that it's the host of several large chess tournaments, including the United States Chess Championship, the Sinquefield Cup (part of the Grand Chess Tour) and more. The events are large and broadcast over ...