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Best of 2016: the results of your voting  Chessbase News

We asked, you voted: who was player of the year 2016, who was female player of 2016, what game was the best of 2016 and what move? And which endgame ...

Best of 2016: the results of your voting  Chessbase News

We asked, you voted: who was player of the year 2016, who was female player of 2016, what game was the best of 2016 and what move? And which endgame ...

On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

Last year was a historic one year for chess. Magnus Carlsen defended his World Championship title in a tense showdown against Russian challenger, Sergey.

Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on: Anand
Times of India
I hope to be playing the grand chess tour and the World Cup as well," said Anand. Queried on the takeaways from the World Rapid Tournament, Anand said, "Well slightly disappointing end to the year for me. It was a very tough tournament because the main ...

Perils of being a prodigy  Ahmedabad Mirror

Chess wunderkind R Praggnanandhaa has a fighting chance of becoming the youngest GM ever, provided he is not waylaid by expectations.

Chess with Sam Collins
Sunday Business Post
The final event of the Grand Chess Tour 2016, the London Classic, took place in December. Both the tournament and the GCT were convincingly won by US GM Wesley So, but a game between two of his compatriots was the most striking of the tournament.

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Карякин, Крамник, Непомнящий сыграют в Grand Chess Tour 2017
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Организаторы серии турниров Grand Chess Tour 2017 предоставили «уайлд кард» россиянам Яну Непомнящему, Сергею Карякину и индийцу Вишванатану Ананду, сообщает официальный сайт серии. По итогам прошлогоднего розыгрыша и ...

It's the brain  Inquirer.net

Filipino Wesley So won the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, making the Philippines proud. But no, he didn't exactly make the Philippines proud; he made the United ...

Grand Chess Tour makes new moves  Chessbase News

In a recent press release the Grand Chess Tour announced two things: a new rating system, called Universal Rating System, or URS™, that combines the ...

Grand Chess Tour makes new moves  Chessbase News

In a recent press release the Grand Chess Tour announced two things: a new rating system, called Universal Rating System, or URS™, that combines the ...

Grand Chess Tour makes new moves  Chessbase News

In a recent press release the Grand Chess Tour announced two things: a new rating system, called Universal Rating System, or URS™, that combines the ...

It's the brain
Inquirer.net
Filipino Wesley So won the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, making the Philippines proud. But no, he didn't exactly make the Philippines proud; he made the United States proud. Wesley was forced to move to the United States because the unsupportive Philippine ...

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GMs sign up for Dubai Open Chess
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“It has also helped that many of the world's best players, including the two hottest players today, current world champion Magnus Carlsen and newly crowned 2016 Grand Chess Tour champion Wesley So, have competed and performed exceptionally well in ...

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Grand Chess Tour Announces Rating System, Wildcards  Chess.com

CHESS Magazine: The story of Fred and Bruce  Chessbase News

When Bob Jones undertook a trip to buy a collection of chess books he found some treasures, including a letter by the wife of Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964), one of ...

Best of 2016: Best Game  Chessbase News

2016 brought a a lot of entertaining, fascinating and amazing games. But what was the "best game" of 2016? Our experts created a shortlist of ten games, now ...

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Performance in 2016 Was Steady, Will Look to Build on: Anand
News18
Mumbai: India chess ace Vishwanathan Anand said his performance in 2016 was steady and will look to build on it in the present year. "This year (2016) my performance in tournaments has been basically very steady.I have recovered almost all the points ...
Viswanathan Anand: Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to ...Times of India
Anand hopes to do better this yearFree Press Journal

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Российские шахматисты Карякин и Непомнящий приглашены на серию турниров Grand Chess Tour
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МОСКВА, 3 января. /ТАСС/. Российские шахматисты Сергей Карякин и Ян Непомнящий получили приглашения для участия в Grand Chess Tour. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба серии турниров. Карякин, Непомнящий, а также индиец ...

Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand says he had a satisfactory year in 2016 and ...
Firstpost
India chess ace Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said his performance in 2016 was steady and will look to build on it in the present year.
Anand: 'Performance in 2016 was steady' - SportstarliveSportstarlive
Viswanathan Anand: I was disappointed with my show in World ...Times of India

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I was disappointed with my show in World Rapid: Viswanathan Anand
Times of India
Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand loves to take positive energy from his games and the top Indian says 2016 was steady with a disappointing end. Anand, who was at the IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess tournament, says the final tournament of ...
Viswanathan Anand says he had a satisfactory year in 2016 and aims to build on itFirstpost
Anand hopes to do better this yearFree Press Journal

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