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The Rossolimo of the champions - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 4, 2019 - 5:04pm
The Rossolimo of the champions  Chessbase News

From ChessBase Magazine #191: International Master Robert Ris shows you the structure arising after 3..g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6. He concludes that the ensuing ...

The 7th Sinquefield Cup - BusinessWorld Online

Grand Chess Tour News - September 4, 2019 - 11:07am
The 7th Sinquefield Cup  BusinessWorld Online

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019. Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Aug. 15–30, 2019. Final Standings (GMs all). 1–2. Ding Liren CHN 2805, Magnus Carlsen NOR 2882, 6.5/ ...

Kasparov's Ultimate Moves warm-up - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 3, 2019 - 10:35am
Kasparov's Ultimate Moves warm-up  Chessbase News

Garry Kasparov has a very steep climb ahead if he wants to get back into contention in his Champions Showdown match versus Fabiano Caruana. He arrived ...

Valsecchi victorious in Vienna - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 2, 2019 - 5:04pm
Valsecchi victorious in Vienna  Chessbase News

The 21st "Vienna Chess Open" relaunched this traditional tournament in the Austrian capital Vienna after a four-year hiatus. The tournament was a major chess ...

Speed Chess Championship Starts Today With Ding Liren-Shankland - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 2, 2019 - 9:02am
Speed Chess Championship Starts Today With Ding Liren-Shankland  Chess.com

The 2019 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship takes off today with the first match in the round of 16 between Sinquefield Cup winner Ding Liren (China) and ...

Will the real Pereira please stand up? - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 1, 2019 - 2:00am
Will the real Pereira please stand up?  Chessbase News

You know him as "Antonio Pereira", with over 200 articles to his credit since mid-2018, but starting today, our new Bolivia-based Assistant Editor CARLOS ...

Ding Beats Carlsen In Playoff, Wins Sinquefield Cup - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 30, 2019 - 12:47am
Ding Beats Carlsen In Playoff, Wins Sinquefield Cup  Chess.com

Ding Liren clinched the 2019 Sinquefield Cup as the first player ever to beat Magnus Carlsen in a playoff. The Chinese GM earned $82500 and 16.5 Grand ...

Chess Champions Crowned at 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - Suburban Journals

Grand Chess Tour News - August 29, 2019 - 3:41pm
Chess Champions Crowned at 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup  Suburban Journals

SAINT LOUIS (August 29, 2019) – This August, 10 of the world's best chess grandmasters participated in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and 12 of the top chess ...

Carlsen comeback leads to playoff - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - August 29, 2019 - 6:30am
Carlsen comeback leads to playoff  Chessbase News

The tense last round of the Sinquefield Cup ended in a dramatic way, with emotions and competitive tension taking centre-stage rather than skills. Magnus ...

Carlsen, Ding To Decide Sinquefield Cup In Playoff - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 29, 2019 - 6:03am
Carlsen, Ding To Decide Sinquefield Cup In Playoff  Chess.com

By beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round, Magnus Carlsen caught Ding Liren in first place at the 2019 Sinquefield Cup. The two will now decide the ...

Sinquefield Chess: Anand finishes joint third; Carlsen catches up with Ding Liren - The Hindu

Grand Chess Tour News - August 29, 2019 - 5:35am
Sinquefield Chess: Anand finishes joint third; Carlsen catches up with Ding Liren  The Hindu

Viswanathan Anand played out his 10th successive draw after facing Hikaru Nakamura and finished an impressive joint third in the Sinquefield Cup chess ...

PRO Chess League Summer Series: Caruana, So, Firouzja Headline Championship Weekend - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 28, 2019 - 9:11pm
PRO Chess League Summer Series: Caruana, So, Firouzja Headline Championship Weekend  Chess.com

The PRO Chess League Summer Series enters championship weekend with eight teams looking to capture the league's first-ever summer title. With both the ...

Ding Leads Sinquefield Cup; Carlsen Ends Draw Streak - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - August 28, 2019 - 7:07am
Ding Leads Sinquefield Cup; Carlsen Ends Draw Streak  Chess.com

Drawing his game in round 10 was enough for Ding Liren to grab sole lead at the 2019 Sinquefield Cup with one round to go as Ian Nepomniachtchi blundered ...

Ding is the sole leader at the Sinquefield Cup - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - August 28, 2019 - 6:03am
Ding is the sole leader at the Sinquefield Cup  Chessbase News

Another intense day of fighting chess and drama in the tenth round of the Sinquefield Cup. Ding Liren shot into sole lead with six points out of ten games. It was a ...

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