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Top prizes at the Magic City Classic chess tournament
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r07-05.jpg Former world chess champion Vishy Anand faced France's number one Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave at the London Chess Classic. The rough and tumble game was eventually won by the Vachier-Lagrave after Anand missed a promising ...

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Top prizes at the Magic City Classic chess tournament
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Anand and Vachier-Lagrave had reached this position earlier in the year at the Sinquefield Cup (the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour). There Anand played the immediate 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. a3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O-O Qxd3 14.

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Top prizes at the Magic City Classic chess tournament
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Anand and Vachier-Lagrave had reached this position earlier in the year at the Sinquefield Cup (the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour). There Anand played the immediate 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. a3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O-O Qxd3 14.

Top prizes at the Magic City Classic chess tournament - al.com  AL.com

Qatar 2015 round 7: Two rounds to go, three leaders!  Chessbase News

12/28/2015 – After a draw with Anish Giri in round seven Magnus Carlsen is no longer the sole leader at the Qatar Masters. He is joined by Shakhriyar ...

Top prizes at the Magic City Classic chess tournament  AL.com

Wrapping up Alabama's busy chess year, the Eighth Annual Magic City Classic tournament featured a day of exciting chess and fierce competition for top prizes.

Top prizes at the Magic City Classic chess tournament  AL.com

Wrapping up Alabama's busy chess year, the Eighth Annual Magic City Classic tournament featured a day of exciting chess and fierce competition for top prizes.

ArmeniaNow.com
Sports in 2015: Soccer setback, chess hopes, Baku Games participation
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During the year Aronian won a prestigious tournament in St. Louis, USA, (taking third in the Grand Chess Tour overall) and led Team Armenia to silver medals in the European team chess championship that ended in Reykjavik, Iceland. The most ...

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Carlsen draws with So, keeps lead
Inquirer.net
Carlsen won once over So in the Sinquefield Cup in four meetings this year with the other matches in Tata Steel Chess and Gashimov Memorial also ending in draws. Carlsen and Anish Giri of the Netherlands, also in second spot, will tangle in the seventh ...
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So attracts with prime seed Carlsen to remain within the hunt
The Times (subscription)
... edge in a double-edged minor piece play but Carlsen held his own to scrape out the draw. It was a solid effort for So, who somehow redeemed himself after losing to Carlsen in their last meeting in the Sinquefield Cup in the United States early in ...

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So weapons for chess lead vs Carlsen
The Times (subscription)
It will be a rematch between Carlsen and So since the former destroyed the latter in the Sinquefield Cup in the United States early in the year. Carlsen ended up finishing second in that same tournament won by Armenian GM Levon Aronian while So wound ...

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The Indian Panorama
Anand back in business after crushing Topalov in London
The Indian Panorama
... World Champion Viswanathan Anand bounced back from his fourth round loss and beat his former world championship challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the fifth round of London Chess Classic, the concluding edition of the Grand Chess Tour.

On Chess: Your Move Chess program stimulates minds of youth  St. Louis Public Radio

The intense concentration of Erica, a fifth-grader at Walnut Grove Elementary School in Ferguson, was apparent as she played chess against one of the best.

Why chess masters have the advantage in business  City A.M.

This month saw a host of entrepreneurs and business people line up to bid for the chance to play chess alongside some of the world's greatest chess.

Qatar R03: Chess and football in Doha  Chessbase News

After three rounds at the Qatar Masters we are down to just two leaders – Anish Giri and Li Chao. They are followed by a pack of 14 players on 2.5/3, including ...

London Chess Classic
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Three big organizers came together early this year to put together “a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players -- the product of this collaboration was the Grand Chess Tour ...

London Chess Classic
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Three big organizers came together early this year to put together “a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players -- the product of this collaboration was the Grand Chess Tour ...

London Chess Classic
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... highest level of organization for the world's best players -- the product of this collaboration was the Grand Chess Tour” comprising of three legs: Norway Chess in June, Sinquefield Cup (this is in St. Louis, USA) and the London Chess Classic in ...

Qatar Masters R1: Video analysis by Daniel King  Chessbase News

The Qatar Masters is probably the strongest open in chess history. A lot of surprises happened in round 1. The World Champion Magnus Carlsen only drew his ...

Qatar 2015 round one: A day of surprises  Chessbase News

Usually the initial games at Open are smooth sailing for the top seeds – but not in the Qatar Masters Open 2015. There were so many upsets. Magnus Carlsen ...