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So loses again; Carlsen pulls away in Gashimov Memorial chess  Inquirer.net

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- World champion Magnus Carlsen appears to be pulling away with another key win in the Gashimov Memorial chess championships in ...

Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour  Telegraph.co.uk

A new $1 million "gold standard" Grand Chess Tour featuring 10 of the world's top professional players has been announced. World champion Magnus Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour  Telegraph.co.uk

A new $1 million "gold standard" Grand Chess Tour featuring 10 of the world's top professional players has been announced. World champion Magnus Carlsen ...

Tungvektere til Norway Chess: Se hvem som kommer
Rogalands Avis
Tre byer er valgt ut til å være med i Grand Chess Tour, som skal være stedet verdenseliten samles. Den første turneringen er årets Norway Chess 15. til 26. juni. Den andre turneringen er Sinquefield Cup i St. Louis, USA, 21. august til 3. september ...
Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturneringAftenposten

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Inquirer.net
So loses again; Carlsen pulls away in Gashimov Memorial chess
Inquirer.net
Caruana is best known for putting together six straight wins against a strong field that included Carlsen in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis. In the mix is five-time world champion Vishy Anand of India, who is trailing Carlsen, at second, with ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
New world-wide chess tour announced in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The Grand Chess Tour will unify the Sinquefield Cup, Norway Chess and the London Chess Classic in one circuit. The three tournaments will include players at the highest level of play. Kasparov inspired the tour and hopes it will increase chess's ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
New world-wide chess tour announced in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The Grand Chess Tour will unify the Sinquefield Cup, Norway Chess and the London Chess Classic in one circuit. The three tournaments will include players at the highest level of play. Kasparov inspired the tour and hopes it will increase chess's ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
New world-wide chess tour announced in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The Grand Chess Tour will unify the Sinquefield Cup, Norway Chess and the London Chess Classic in one circuit. The three tournaments will include players at the highest level of play. Kasparov inspired the tour and hopes it will increase chess's ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
Satellite PR News (press release)
The inaugural 2015 Tour will kick off in June as a three-event cycle, beginning with Norway Chess 2015, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August/September, and finishing with the London Chess Classic in December. Based on FIDE's January 2015 rating ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
Virtual Press Office (press release)
The Grand Chess Tour is an affiliation between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup), Tower AS (Norway Chess) and Chess Promotions Ltd. (London Chess Classic), combining the organizational efforts of three elite events ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
Virtual Press Office (press release)
The Grand Chess Tour is an affiliation between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup), Tower AS (Norway Chess) and Chess Promotions Ltd. (London Chess Classic), combining the organizational efforts of three elite events ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
Virtual Press Office (press release)
... raise worldwide awareness for each prestigious tournament, as well as for the tour. The inaugural 2015 Tour will kick off in June as a three-event cycle, beginning with Norway Chess 2015, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August/September, and ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
Virtual Press Office (press release)
The Grand Chess Tour is an affiliation between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup), Tower AS (Norway Chess) and Chess Promotions Ltd. (London Chess Classic), combining the organizational efforts of three elite events ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
PR Newswire UK (press release)
... tournament, as well as for the tour. The inaugural 2015 Tour will kick off in June as a three-event cycle, beginning with Norway Chess 2015, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August/September, and finishing with the London Chess Classic in December.

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PR Newswire (press release)
Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
Today at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, Garry Kasparov, ambassador of the Grand Chess Tour and representatives from Sinquefield Cup, Norway Chess 2015, and London Chess Classic organizations gathered to announce a new ...

Шахматисты Карлсен, Ананд и Грищук войдут в число участников Grand ...
Р-Спорт
... Магнус Карлсен, вице-чемпион индиец Вишванатан Ананд и двукратный чемпион мира по блицу, пятый номер рейтинга FIDE россиянин Александр Грищук станут участниками новой серии турниров Grand Chess Tour, сообщает chess24.com.

Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturnering
Aftenposten
Norway Chess-styret kunne også fornøyd fortelle at turneringen er en del av nystartede Grand Chess Tour. - I tillegg til Norway Chess er Sinquefield Cup i Saint Louis USA og London Chess Classic med på i touren. Vår mal skal brukes også i de to andre ...

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Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturnering
Aftenposten
I tillegg til Norway Chess er Sinquefield Cup i Saint Louis USA og London Chess Classic med på i touren. Vår mal skal brukes også i de to andre deltakerbyene. Det sier meg at vi har gjort mye riktig, sier styremedlem Benedicte Westre Skog. Spillerne ...

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Sjakkverdens tungvektere til Norway Chess: Sjekk hvem som kommer
Rogalands Avis
Den tredje er London Chess Classic i London de to første ukene i desember. Neste år skal turneringen utvides til Jakarta, Indonesia. – Målet er at vi alltid skal være blant topp tre-turneringene i verden, slår Madland fast. Følges av millioner i hele ...
Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturneringAftenposten

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Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturnering
Aftenbladet.no
Norway Chess 2015. 1. Manus Carlsen (Norge). 2. Fabiano Caruana (Italia). 3. Alexander Grischuk (Russland). 4. Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). 5. Viswanathan Anand (India). 6. Levon Aronian (Armenia). 7. Anish Giri (Nederland). 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA). 9.

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