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Sarasadat Khademalsharieh - BusinessWorld Online

Grand Chess Tour News - January 9, 2019 - 11:53am
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh  BusinessWorld Online

In the year 2018 rapid and blitz chess have become more popular than ever before. Even in the Grand Chess Tour there were two legs out of the five total which ...

Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding Top Seeds At 81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 9, 2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding Top Seeds At 81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament  Chess.com

With the beginning of the new year, chess fans and players are getting ready for the first super tournament of 2019. It's the Tata Steel Chess tournament, which ...

Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws? - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 8, 2019 - 2:00am
Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws?  Chess.com

The 2018 world chess championship between world champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Fabiano Caruana last month saw the top two classical ...

Simon Says — Recent games and the h-Pawn - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - January 7, 2019 - 2:00am
Simon Says — Recent games and the h-Pawn  Chessbase News

In this Simon Says we take a look at the seemingly new fashion of top players pushing 'Harry' the h-pawn. We use a number of examples from the recent Grand ...

Stronger Than Ever PRO Chess League Takes Off Tuesday - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 7, 2019 - 2:00am
Stronger Than Ever PRO Chess League Takes Off Tuesday  Chess.com

Tomorrow the PRO Chess League's third season takes off with half of the first-week matches on Tuesday, January 8. The other matches will follow on Thursday, ...

Larsen ends year with 2 crowns | Philstar.com - Philippine Star

Grand Chess Tour News - January 5, 2019 - 10:00am
Larsen ends year with 2 crowns | Philstar.com  Philippine Star

Right after the world rapid championships, the world blitz tournament took place in chess-conscious St. Petersburg (Russia). All participants of the previous ...

2019 Chess Calendar - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - January 4, 2019 - 10:35am
2019 Chess Calendar  chess24

Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian will aim to defend their Tata Steel and Gibraltar Masters titles as 2019 gets off to a traditional start. This yea...

St. Louis boasts star-studded team for 2019 PRO Chess League season - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - January 3, 2019 - 3:04pm
St. Louis boasts star-studded team for 2019 PRO Chess League season  St. Louis Public Radio

The St. Louis Arch Bishops have had much success in the PRO (Professional Rapid Online) Chess League over the first two years of its existence. After.

St. Louis boasts star-studded team for 2019 PRO Chess League season - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - January 3, 2019 - 2:00am
St. Louis boasts star-studded team for 2019 PRO Chess League season  St. Louis Public Radio

The St. Louis Arch Bishops have had much success in the PRO (Professional Rapid Online) Chess League over the first two years of its existence. After.

St. Louis boasts star-studded team for 2019 PRO Chess League season - KBIA

Grand Chess Tour News - January 3, 2019 - 2:00am
St. Louis boasts star-studded team for 2019 PRO Chess League season  KBIA

The St. Louis Arch Bishops have had much success in the PRO (Professional Rapid Online) Chess League over the first two years of its existence. After.

Who's The Super-GM Under The Mask? - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 2, 2019 - 2:00am
Who's The Super-GM Under The Mask?  Chess.com

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's GM Wesley So! The place is Johannesburg, and the occasion is the South African Junior Chess Championship (SAJCC). In the ...

The Top 10 Chess News Stories Of 2018 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - December 31, 2018 - 5:15am
The Top 10 Chess News Stories Of 2018  Chess.com

Time flies. That's always the feeling when another year comes to an end—and it was definitely a great year for chess. Caruana winning the Candidates' (and a ...

The Top 10 Chess News Stories Of 2018 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - December 31, 2018 - 2:00am
The Top 10 Chess News Stories Of 2018  Chess.com

Time flies. That's always the feeling when another year comes to an end—and it was definitely a great year for chess. Caruana winning the Candidates' (and a ...

The Top 10 Chess News Stories Of 2018 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - December 31, 2018 - 2:00am
The Top 10 Chess News Stories Of 2018  Chess.com

Time flies. That's always the feeling when another year comes to an end—and it was definitely a great year for chess. Caruana winning the Candidates' (and a ...

Artemiev, Carlsen Lead World Blitz Chess Championship - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - December 29, 2018 - 4:03pm
Artemiev, Carlsen Lead World Blitz Chess Championship  Chess.com

With nine rounds to go on Sunday Magnus Carlsen and Vladislav Artemiev share the lead at the World Blitz Championship in St. Petersburg. Kateryna Lagno ...

Artemiev, Carlsen Lead World Blitz Chess Championship - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - December 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Artemiev, Carlsen Lead World Blitz Chess Championship  Chess.com

With nine rounds to go on Sunday Magnus Carlsen and Vladislav Artemiev share the lead at the World Blitz Championship in St. Petersburg. Kateryna Lagno ...

World Rapid Ch: Daniil Dubov and Ju Wenjun are the champions - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - December 28, 2018 - 6:01pm
World Rapid Ch: Daniil Dubov and Ju Wenjun are the champions  Chessbase News

No tie-breaks were needed to decide the winners of the 2018 World Rapid Championships in Saint Petersburg. In the open section, Daniil Dubov arrived in the ...

Daniil Dubov, Ju Wenjun Win World Rapid Chess Championships - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - December 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Daniil Dubov, Ju Wenjun Win World Rapid Chess Championships  Chess.com

With an undefeated score of 11/15, Daniil Dubov won the $60000 first prize at the World Rapid Championship in St. Petersburg. With 10/12 Ju Wenjun also ...

World Rapid 2: Seven leaders as Magnus lurks - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - December 28, 2018 - 2:00am
World Rapid 2: Seven leaders as Magnus lurks  chess24

Magnus Carlsen tumbled to defeat against Alexander Zubov and was losing against Hrant Melkumyan, but still scored 4/5 on Day 2 of the World Rapid...

World Rapid 1: Magnus suffers as Firouzja shines - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - December 27, 2018 - 2:00am
World Rapid 1: Magnus suffers as Firouzja shines  chess24

Magnus Carlsen began the World Rapid Championship in St. Petersburg with two shock defeats, and though he went on to win the next three games he ...

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