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Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking
The Standard
So, who is 16 points behind Carlsen, is deep in preparation for his next series of tournaments--the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. In this series, Kramnik won't be around, with Levon Aronian taking his place in the tournament, which will offer a total purse of ...

On Chess: Chess cops! City of St. Louis police work with students in public schools  St. Louis Public Radio

The current climate of community and police relations in our country has forced law enforcement agencies to examine what tactics work well and what areas.

Endgame tactics  Chessbase News

Even seemingly simple endgames can be surprisingly tactical. A good reason to be careful till the end of the game.

Women's World Ch.: Muzychuk and Zhongyi in the final!  Chessbase News

What an amazing semifinal it was for all involved and watching. After a very close affair in game one, which she won, Anna Muzychuk won her second game ...

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Editorial: Short takes on human athletes, car-racing doldrums and anti-privacy conspirators
STLtoday.com
... Stix elementary schools. The goal is to help kids learn strategy, focus and patience, the Post-Dispatch's Christine Byers reports. Who knows? In the not-too-distant future, one of them might be competing for the Grand Chess Tour's coveted ...

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STLtoday.com
Editorial: Short takes on human athletes, car-racing doldrums and anti-privacy conspirators
STLtoday.com
... Stix elementary schools. The goal is to help kids learn strategy, focus and patience, the Post-Dispatch's Christine Byers reports. Who knows? In the not-too-distant future, one of them might be competing for the Grand Chess Tour's coveted ...

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Sharjah GP Rd1: MVL, Adams, and Rapport draw first blood  Chessbase News

It promised to bring levels of excitement and dynamism, and the new format did not disappoint. Three games ended in decisive results, with one hardly a ...

Sharjah GP Rd1: MVL, Adams, and Rapport draw first blood  Chessbase News

It promised to bring levels of excitement and dynamism, and the new format did not disappoint. Three games ended in decisive results, with one hardly a ...

Chess.com
World's Top 10 To Play At Norway Chess
Chess.com
A more recent event that should be mentioned is the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. With Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen, Veselin Topalov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura it was by rating the strongest in the history of chess, ...

World's Top 10 To Play At Norway Chess  Chess.com

This week the organizers of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament announced a most spectacular field for the 2017 edition. The current world's top 10 will be ...

On Chess: How to earn a chess title  St. Louis Public Radio

Many readers may be familiar with such titles as Grandmaster (GM) and International Master (IM), but what do they mean? Why are they important? How does an ...

On Chess: How to earn a chess title  St. Louis Public Radio

Many readers may be familiar with such titles as Grandmaster (GM) and International Master (IM), but what do they mean? Why are they important? How does an ...

Play chess against an International Master live on Twitch right now!
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Trent is a well-known British master and commentator in the chess world. He has commentated a variety of big chess tournaments and events, including the annual London Chess Classic, the FIDE Chess Olympiad, and the World Chess Championship.

Viswanathan Anand on evolution of chess, his major career clashes and more  Firstpost

Play chess against an International Master live on Twitch right now!
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Trent is a well-known British master and commentator in the chess world. He has commentated a variety of big chess tournaments and events, including the annual London Chess Classic, the FIDE Chess Olympiad, and the World Chess Championship.

The Boston Globe
Chess ntes
The Boston Globe
Former world champion and the world's top-ranked player Veselin Topalov is now 41 and, perhaps, on the down side of a fine career, with his chess very spotty these days. He finished in a tie for 2 nd last summer at the Sinquefield Cup but then finished ...

The Boston Globe
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The Boston Globe
He finished in a tie for 2 nd last summer at the Sinquefield Cup but then finished last at the 2016 London Chess Classic. However, he's still capable of playing great games. Remember his imaginative rook sacrifice in his game against Fabiano Caruana at ...

ABC Nyheter
Carlsen dropper VM for Norge
ABC Nyheter
Verdensmesteren prioriterer i stedet deltakelse i Grand Chess Tour i Paris i juni. – Det er leit, fordi det er den ene sjansen til Norge, og det kan bli lenge til neste gang. Sånn sett er det dumt, sier manager Espen Agdestein. Carlsen har representert ...

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Carlsen vraker Norge i sjakk-VM for lag
Dagbladet.no
Grand Chess Tour er en serie med turneringer som han har valgt å spille, og da blir det umulig å kombinere med VM. Det er leit, men med Grand Chess Tour blir programmet i år ganske hektisk. Det ville kanskje uansett være vanskelig å få til selv på et ...

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Huffington Post
Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments
Huffington Post
Wesley So triumphed in the traditional Dutch tournament in Wijk aan Zee and Hikaru Nakamura prevailed in Gibraltar. Their victories were almost upstaged by the Women's world champion Hou Yifan. She deliberately lost a last round game in five moves with ...