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International community coming to the idea of taking measures against Azerbaijan, Nalbandian says  Panorama.am

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs had to issue targeted statements over the Karabakh conflict ceasefire violations, as we witnessed days ago when the ...

My Secrets About Magnus Carlsen  Chess.com

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Maxim Matlakov Wins European Championship
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Three players topped the devilishly strong European Individual Championships which took place May 31 through June 10 in Minsk, Belarus. GMs Maxim Matlakov, Baadur Jobava, and Vladimir Fedoseev each scored 8.5/11 though they did it in quite different ...

Sjakkekspert: – Carlsen er ikke lenger verdens klart beste
TV 2
Det som gjorde at Norway Chess 2015 gikk så veldig dårlig, var at han fortsatte å presse så ble det mange ulykker. Han har vært veldig flink til å komme tilbake før, så jeg er spent. Simen Agdestein mener det vil være enormt imponerende om 26-åringen ...

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TV 2
Sjakkekspert: – Carlsen er ikke lenger verdens klart beste
TV 2
Det som gjorde at Norway Chess 2015 gikk så veldig dårlig, var at han fortsatte å presse så ble det mange ulykker. Han har vært veldig flink til å komme tilbake før, så jeg er spent. Simen Agdestein mener det vil være enormt imponerende om 26-åringen ...

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Maxim Matlakov Wins European Championship  Chess.com

Three players topped the devilishly strong European Individual Championships which took place May 31 through June 10 in Minsk, Belarus. GMs Maxim ...

Maxim Matlakov Wins European Championship  Chess.com

Three players topped the devilishly strong European Individual Championships which took place May 31 through June 10 in Minsk, Belarus. GMs Maxim ...

Lewiston Sun Journal
US chess champ is No. 2 in the world
Lewiston Sun Journal
Thus did Kasparov tweet last December, in congratulating So on the Grand Chess Tour win in London, "He showed great consistency and, bad news for opponents, he's still improving." On Thursday, So and Key made off for Norway and then a binge of events ...

Carlsen-Nakamura Norway Clash Ends In Draw  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura was a great fight that ended in a draw, the same result as the other four games in round three of the Altibox Norway Chess ...

Digital Journal
Grandmaster Wesley So targets No.1 spot in world chess ranking
Digital Journal
After defeating Alexander Onischuk last April to bag the 2017 US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, Filipino grand master Wesley So now aims for the top slot in the world chess ranking.

Digital Journal
Grandmaster Wesley So targets No.1 spot in world chess ranking
Digital Journal
After defeating Alexander Onischuk last April to bag the 2017 US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, Filipino grand master Wesley So now aims for the top slot in the world chess ranking.

Grandmaster Wesley So targets No.1 spot in world chess ranking  Digital Journal

After defeating Alexander Onischuk last April to bag the 2017 US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, Filipino grand master Wesley So now aims for the ...

Grandmaster Wesley So targets No.1 spot in world chess ranking  Digital Journal

After defeating Alexander Onischuk last April to bag the 2017 US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, Filipino grand master Wesley So now aims for the ...

Herald and News
New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world
Herald and News
“He plays very concretely. He just seems to play the right move at the right time.” Thus did Kasparov tweet last December, in congratulating So on the Grand Chess Tour win in London, “He showed great consistency and, bad news for opponents, he's still ...

Norway Blitz: Magnus Carlsen is untouchable  Chessbase News

Norway Chess is here, and brings 10 of the top 12 players in the world. This may easily be the strongest tournament of the year, and will certainly rank as one of ...

VG
Han er Magnus Carlsens fremste rival. Nå er Wesley So i Norge med sin nye mor.
VG
Den tittelen fikk So takket være store triumfer på rad og rekke: først vant han superturneringen i St. Louis, deretter tok han gull med USA i sjakk-OL og så vant han den prestisjefylte London-turneringen (og dermed også Grand Chess Tour totalt for 2016).

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Washington Post
US chess champion is now ranked No. 2 in the world. Opponents fear he's still getting better.
Washington Post
MINNETONKA, Minn. — This ruthless man is very tranquil. He falls asleep easily around the world in seats unsuited for sleeping. He giggles a child's treble giggle when you don't expect. He asks charming novice questions about baseball. He can speak ...

U.S. chess champion is now ranked No. 2 in the world. Opponents fear he's still getting better.  The Washington Post

Wesley So moved to the United States from the Philippines to play in college, and has since soared in the world rankings under the U.S. chess federation's ...

Chess.com
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 ...