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Vachier-Lagrave Wins In 19 Moves In Riga Grand Prix - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - July 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Vachier-Lagrave Wins In 19 Moves In Riga Grand Prix  Chess.com

The FIDE Grand Prix cycle resumed today in Riga, Latvia. This is the second Grand Prix tournament, following the Moscow Grand Prix won by Ian ...

58-year-old GM Igors Rausis accused of cheating - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 12, 2019 - 2:09pm
58-year-old GM Igors Rausis accused of cheating  Chessbase News

Every once in a while we hear a story of a chess player who surpasses the established norms and achieves truly something special. At that point a thought does ...

CHESS #1359 - Business Standard

Grand Chess Tour News - July 12, 2019 - 1:18pm
CHESS #1359  Business Standard

Read more about CHESS #1359 on Business Standard. The world champion won his eighth successive tournament, taking the Zagreb leg of the Grand Chess ...

Igor Yarmonov is the IPCA World Champion 2019 - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 12, 2019 - 2:54am
Igor Yarmonov is the IPCA World Champion 2019  Chessbase News

The 19th IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2019 was held in Slovakia. Even though chess is primarily a mental game, it demands from its players ...

GM Igors Rausis allegedly caught cheating - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - July 12, 2019 - 2:18am
GM Igors Rausis allegedly caught cheating  chess24

58-year-old Grandmaster Igors Rausis is reported to have been caught red-handed using a mobile phone to cheat in a toilet during the Strasbourg Open. Rausis ...

Magnus Carlsen has left the chess world in a shock: Viswanathan Anand - Times of India

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 11:56am
Magnus Carlsen has left the chess world in a shock: Viswanathan Anand  Times of India

Chess News: Magnus Carlsen, who has had a dream run this year and has already won eight tournaments in-a-row, on Thursday was praised by former world ...

Lucas van Foreest surprises as new Dutch Champ - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 11:50am
Lucas van Foreest surprises as new Dutch Champ  Chessbase News

The 18-year-old grandmaster Lucas van Foreest won the Dutch Championship after a tiebreak against none other than his big brother Jorden. After seven ...

Meeting with MVL - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 11:36am
Meeting with MVL  Chess.com

This month, we are pleased to meet Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, known as MVL, the french number 1 and member of world top 5. Chess.com France will follow ...

Fressinet's Top 5 Croatia GCT Novelties - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 9:32am
Fressinet's Top 5 Croatia GCT Novelties  chess24

Two-time French Champion and Magnus Carlsen coach Laurent Fressinet shows us his Top 5 novelties from the recently finished Croatia Grand Chess T...

Magnus Carlsen is a phenomenon, says Viswanathan Anand - Sportstar

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 7:48am
Magnus Carlsen is a phenomenon, says Viswanathan Anand  Sportstar

Viswanathan Anand, who has played with the Norwegian numerous times, said Carlsen is a phenomenon, which the chess world is still trying to come to terms ...

On Chess: World Champion Continues His Dominance On Grand Chess Tour In Croatia - KBIA

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 6:29am
On Chess: World Champion Continues His Dominance On Grand Chess Tour In Croatia  KBIA

Magnus Carlsen continued his domination of the Grand Chess Tour and the chess world overall with yet another win. This time, the world champion clinched.

On Chess: World Champion Continues His Dominance On Grand Chess Tour In Croatia - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - July 11, 2019 - 4:59am
On Chess: World Champion Continues His Dominance On Grand Chess Tour In Croatia  St. Louis Public Radio

Magnus Carlsen continued his domination of the Grand Chess Tour and the chess world overall with yet another win. This time, the world champion clinched.

Maghsoodloo masters Leon 2019 - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 10, 2019 - 5:06pm
Maghsoodloo masters Leon 2019  Chessbase News

7/11/2019 – Three young players plus Vassily Ivanchuk gathered in Leon for this year's "Masters" rapid and blitz fest over three days. Ivanchuk deftly dealt with ...

Magnus Carlsen wins No. 8 - BusinessWorld Online

Grand Chess Tour News - July 10, 2019 - 4:13pm
Magnus Carlsen wins No. 8  BusinessWorld Online

Croatia Grand Chess Tour Zagreb, Croatia June 26-July 8, 2019. Final Standings. 1. Magnus Carlsen NOR 2875, 8.0/11. 2. Wesley So USA 2754, 7.0/11. 3-4.

Garry Kasparov – No Chess Monopoly in Hypocrisy - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - July 10, 2019 - 12:00pm
Garry Kasparov – No Chess Monopoly in Hypocrisy  chess24

In this exclusive opinion piece Garry Kasparov gives his verdict on Magnus Carlsen's campaign to get the Norwegian Chess Federation to accept almos...

Abhijeet Gupta is Commonwealth Champion for a record fifth time - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 10, 2019 - 6:24am
Abhijeet Gupta is Commonwealth Champion for a record fifth time  Chessbase News

The Commonwealth Championships 2019 were held from June 30th to July 7th 2019 in New Delhi, India. 'Mr. Commonwealth', four-time Commonwealth ...

7 reasons you should hire a chess player - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 10, 2019 - 2:42am
7 reasons you should hire a chess player  Chessbase News

well actually 7+1 — just in case seven reasons isn't enough...LEONIDAS LIASKOS was looking for a job and found his chess skills could be an asset. Coming ...

IM Nguyen and WFM Serikbay win Asian Juniors 2019 - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - July 9, 2019 - 4:10pm
IM Nguyen and WFM Serikbay win Asian Juniors 2019  Chessbase News

7/9/2019 – The weeklong Asian Junior Championship concluded in Solo, Indonesia on Monday, after Standard, Rapid and Blitz competitions. The new overall ...

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