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Anand, Carlsen to face off in rapid and blitz chess championships in Kolkata - Hindustan Times

Grand Chess Tour News - February 20, 2019 - 10:20am
Anand, Carlsen to face off in rapid and blitz chess championships in Kolkata  Hindustan Times

Two of modern chess' biggest stars — Viswanathan Anand of Indian and Magnus Carlsen of Norway — will battle it out in rapid and blitz chess in the second ...

On Chess: Chess Kings Come To St. Louis For Champions Showdown Matches - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - February 14, 2019 - 9:03am
On Chess: Chess Kings Come To St. Louis For Champions Showdown Matches  St. Louis Public Radio

The chess season has officially kicked off at the St. Louis Chess Club with the ongoing Cairns Cup, featuring some of the top female players in the world,

Cairns Cup: Gunina Overtakes Kosteniuk For Lead - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 13, 2019 - 10:09pm
Cairns Cup: Gunina Overtakes Kosteniuk For Lead  Chess.com

GM Valentina Gunina cannot be stopped. Well, she could be, were it not for the 30-move draw rule. Now winner of four consecutive games at the inaugural ...

Grand Chess Tour Confirms Full Tour Participants for the 2019 Season - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - February 13, 2019 - 4:35am
Grand Chess Tour Confirms Full Tour Participants for the 2019 Season  Chessbase News

After Vladimir Kramnik's announcement to retire from tournament chess the Grand Chess Tour now revealed the names of the 12 players who will be competing ...

Cairns Cup: Gunina Overtakes Kosteniuk For Lead - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Cairns Cup: Gunina Overtakes Kosteniuk For Lead  Chess.com

GM Valentina Gunina cannot be stopped. Well, she could be, were it not for the 30-move draw rule. Now winner of four consecutive games at the inaugural ...

Cairns Cup: Ups and downs - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - February 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Cairns Cup: Ups and downs  Chessbase News

Fighting chess continues to abound at the Cairns Cup in Saint Louis. In round six, Valentina Gunina joined Alexandra Kosteniuk in the lead after beating ...

Time Controls And The Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 12, 2019 - 2:00am
Time Controls And The Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

In a continuation from the last article, Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws, we will be comparing different time controls in the Grand Chess Tour (GCT).

Time Controls And The Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 12, 2019 - 2:00am
Time Controls And The Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

In a continuation from the last article, Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws, we will be comparing different time controls in the Grand Chess Tour (GCT).

My pet line - BusinessWorld Online

Grand Chess Tour News - February 11, 2019 - 7:54am
My pet line  BusinessWorld Online

A few columns ago I was writing about the need to vary your chess style when playing under different time controls, i.e., standard, rapid or blitz conditions.

2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 8, 2019 - 8:57am
2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced  Chess.com

After a year of absence, Magnus Carlsen is back as a participant of the Grand Chess Tour. The other 11 main players are Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime ...

2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 8, 2019 - 2:00am
2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced  Chess.com

After a year of absence, Magnus Carlsen is back as a participant of the Grand Chess Tour. The other 11 main players are Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime ...

Grand Swiss, Grand Prix, Women's Candidates: Recapping Recent FIDE News - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 6, 2019 - 10:40am
Grand Swiss, Grand Prix, Women's Candidates: Recapping Recent FIDE News  Chess.com

The World Chess Federation limited its cooperation with Agon/World Chess, announced the new Grand Prix series and provided details on the new Women's ...

Grand Swiss, Grand Prix, Women's Candidates: Recapping Recent FIDE News - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - February 6, 2019 - 2:00am
Grand Swiss, Grand Prix, Women's Candidates: Recapping Recent FIDE News  Chess.com

The World Chess Federation limited its cooperation with Agon/World Chess, announced the new Grand Prix series and provided details on the new Women's ...

Grand Chess Tour grows to 4 continents, $1.75m - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - February 5, 2019 - 4:18am
Grand Chess Tour grows to 4 continents, $1.75m  chess24

The 5th edition of the Grand Chess Tour is expanding into Asia and Africa, with rapid and blitz events in India and Côte d'Ivoire, while there ar...

Anish Giri interview: 'Viswanathan Anand's depth of preparation for world championship matches inspired me' - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - February 1, 2019 - 11:40pm
Anish Giri interview: 'Viswanathan Anand's depth of preparation for world championship matches inspired me'  Firstpost

In an interview with Firstpost, Giri talked about his connection to India, his work with Gujrathi and Anand, the current boom in Indian chess and his prospects of ...

Anish Giri interview: 'Viswanathan Anand's depth of preparation for world championship matches inspired me' - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - February 1, 2019 - 11:40pm
Anish Giri interview: 'Viswanathan Anand's depth of preparation for world championship matches inspired me'  Firstpost

In an interview with Firstpost, Giri talked about his connection to India, his work with Gujrathi and Anand, the current boom in Indian chess and his prospects of ...

Magnus Carlsen: “I'm living a lie!” - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - February 1, 2019 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen: “I'm living a lie!”  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen spent 40 minutes talking to chess24's Jan Gustafsson on Thursday. They began with Vladimir Kramnik's retireme...

Grand Chess Tour 2019: Erweiterung auf acht Turniere - Schach Nachrichten

Grand Chess Tour News - January 30, 2019 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour 2019: Erweiterung auf acht Turniere  Schach Nachrichten

Die Grand Chess Tour 2019 präsentiert sich mit deutlich erweitertem Programm. Von Mai bis Dezember 2019 werden insgesamt acht Turniere an der ...

Grand Chess Tour adds Bucharest tournament - Romania-Insider.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 29, 2019 - 6:39am
Grand Chess Tour adds Bucharest tournament  Romania-Insider.com

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of chess tournaments for the world's best players, will expand at its fifth edition to eight tournaments. One of them will be ...

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