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Magnus Carlsen's hot chess play ranks with the game's great streaks - Washington Times

Grand Chess Tour News - May 21, 2019 - 9:27pm
Magnus Carlsen's hot chess play ranks with the game's great streaks  Washington Times

Magnus Carlsen is on a roll. The world's best player is also the world's hottest player, as the Norwegian world champ has run up a spectacular string of top-flight ...

Moscow GP, QF 1: Magnus on match strategy - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 21, 2019 - 6:23am
Moscow GP, QF 1: Magnus on match strategy  chess24

Daniil Dubov reeling off 26 moves of home preparation against Hikaru Nakamura was perhaps the highlight of Day 1 of the Moscow FIDE Grand Prix qu...

Nakamura, So Through To Round 2 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 20, 2019 - 2:00am
Nakamura, So Through To Round 2 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow  Chess.com

The American grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So both won their FIDE Grand Prix tiebreaks in the shortest way possible to reach the second round.

Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 19, 2019 - 6:20pm
Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on  chess24

US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

Moscow Grand Prix: Live - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 19, 2019 - 7:36am
Moscow Grand Prix: Live  Chessbase News

The new Worldchess/FIDE Grand Prix series started on Friday with the first of four Grand Prix tournaments. The Moscow Grand Prix lasts from May 17 to May 29 ...

Top GMs Exit Early After Bloody FIDE Grand Prix Day 2 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 18, 2019 - 2:00am
Top GMs Exit Early After Bloody FIDE Grand Prix Day 2  Chess.com

Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Dmitry Jakovenko, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Nikita Vitiugov all had to leave the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow early ...

Ivory gates - Spectator.co.uk

Grand Chess Tour News - May 18, 2019 - 2:00am
Ivory gates  Spectator.co.uk

Ivory gates on The Spectator | This year's Grand Chess Tour kicked off in the Ivory Coast with a significant innovation, the first ever tournament in Africa…

FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2019 - 11:41am
FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow  chess24

The new-look FIDE Grand Prix starts in the Botvinnik Central Chess Club in Moscow on Friday, with 16 players facing off in the first knockout tour...

On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019 - KBIA

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2019 - 7:11am
On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019  KBIA

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The best chess players from all over the world assembled in the coastal city to fight.

On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019 - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2019 - 5:21am
On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The best chess players from all over the world assembled in the coastal city to fight.

Review: "Marin's English Love - A complete repertoire for White after 1.c4" - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2019 - 3:48am
Review: "Marin's English Love - A complete repertoire for White after 1.c4"  Chessbase News

5/16/2019 – What to do play with White? Mihail Marin, Romanian Grandmaster and renowned author, knows the answer to this difficult question: follow your ...

FIDE Grand Prix Starts Friday In Moscow - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2019 - 2:00am
FIDE Grand Prix Starts Friday In Moscow  Chess.com

It's the beginning of the new world championship cycle, and it's starting tomorrow. The first leg of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix series will be officially opened on ...

Ivory gates - Spectator.co.uk

Grand Chess Tour News - May 15, 2019 - 10:06pm
Ivory gates  Spectator.co.uk

Ivory gates on The Spectator | This year's Grand Chess Tour kicked off in the Ivory Coast with a significant innovation, the first ever tournament in Africa…

Game of the Week: Topalov vs Amin - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 15, 2019 - 11:33am
Game of the Week: Topalov vs Amin  Chessbase News

Ideas and strategies in Grandmaster games can be quite instructive. IM Merijn van Delft presents games like these every Wednesday. On this week's show: ...

4th IMSA mind games begin in Hengshui, China - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 14, 2019 - 6:10pm
4th IMSA mind games begin in Hengshui, China  Chessbase News

5/15/2019 – The International Mind Sports Association World Masters Championship is taking place in Hengshui, China from 13th until 18th of May. It includes 5 ...

IMSA World Masters starts in Hengshui - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 14, 2019 - 1:51pm
IMSA World Masters starts in Hengshui  chess24

Leinier Dominguez and Vladimir Fedoseev were the early leaders as the International Mind Sports Association World Masters began in Hengshui, Chin...

Guildford 1 wins 4NCL - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - May 13, 2019 - 12:26pm
Guildford 1 wins 4NCL  Chessbase News

Last week saw the finale of the 2018/19 season of the 4NCL in Great Britain. Guildford 1 was dominant and won all bouts during the season. Second was the ...

9 Conclusions from the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 13, 2019 - 8:58am
9 Conclusions from the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz  chess24

Magnus Carlsen lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for a second day in a row in Abidjan, but that couldn't stop him winning the opening event of the 2...

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