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Azerbaijani wrestler wins silver at world championships - AZERTAC - Azerbaijan State News Agency - AZERTAC News

Grand Chess Tour News - November 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Azerbaijani wrestler wins silver at world championships - AZERTAC - Azerbaijan State News Agency  AZERTAC News

Azerbaijan`s Ali Rahimzade has bagged silver at the Senior U23 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania. He secured the medal after losing to a ...

Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 6: Fabi close in 80-move thriller  chess24

Fabiano Caruana outplayed Magnus Carlsen from a seemingly dead position in Game 6 to come within a whisker of scoring the first full point of the...

Carlsen-Caruana 5: Magnus can't match his idol - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 5: Magnus can't match his idol  chess24

The first five games of the 2018 World Chess Championship match in London have now been drawn, after Magnus Carlsen turned out to be well-prepare...

On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: In world championship chess, winning comes down to the smartest guy  St. Louis Public Radio

What does smart look like? The World Chess Championship has always been about who is the smartest. And if you look back on our champions, there's a ...

Vishy! MVL! Abdumalik! - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Vishy! MVL! Abdumalik!  chess24

Vishy Anand didn't win a game in the rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India, then started with 2 draws and a loss in blitz. His local fans in Ko...

Carlsen-Caruana 4: Prep, lies and videotape - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2018 - 3:55am

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Carlsen-Caruana 4: Prep, lies and videotape
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Magnus Carlsen switched to 1.c4 for Game 4 of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London, but when he rejected a pawn break on move 15 the game fizzled out into a 34-move draw. The main interest was off the board, since a hastily removed video by ...
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Anand Wins Tata Steel Chess India Blitz - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Anand Wins Tata Steel Chess India Blitz  Chess.com

Viswanathan Anand won the Tata Steel Chess India blitz tournament in Kolkata. "It was just the most magical day," said the Indian superstar, who tied for first ...

Carlsen-Caruana 4: Prep, lies and videotape - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 4: Prep, lies and videotape  chess24

Magnus Carlsen switched to 1.c4 for Game 4 of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London, but when he rejected a pawn break on move 15 the game ...

World Chess Championship Game 4: Draw Again Despite Release Of Caruana's Training Notes - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 13, 2018 - 2:25pm

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World Chess Championship Game 4: Draw Again Despite Release Of Caruana's Training Notes
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All the handshakes have been "peaceful" thus far in London. | Photo: Mike Klein/Chess.com. The Norwegian repeated a line that Wesley So used against Caruana at the Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz event. Caruana said that game wasn't "significant" and he'd ...

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Carlsen-Caruana 3: Fabi squanders opening edge - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 3: Fabi squanders opening edge  chess24

It's three games, three draws in the 2018 World Chess Championship match in London, with Black the side pushing at the end of all three of them. ...

Armenia bids final farewell to weightlifting legend Yuri Vardanyan - Panorama.am

Grand Chess Tour News - November 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Armenia bids final farewell to weightlifting legend Yuri Vardanyan  Panorama.am

Armenians are bidding today their last farewell to world-famous weightlifter, European and world champion Yuri Vardanyan. Political, cultural and public figures, ...

World Chess Championship Game 4: Draw Again Despite Release Of Caruana's Training Notes - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 13, 2018 - 2:00am
World Chess Championship Game 4: Draw Again Despite Release Of Caruana's Training Notes  Chess.com

Today's round-four clash at the 2018 world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana ended in the shortest draw of the bunch, ...

Ding 100 & out, Naka wins in Kolkata & more - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Ding 100 & out, Naka wins in Kolkata & more  chess24

The interest in Magnus Carlsen's match against Fabiano Caruana is so great that it's tough for other chess events to compete, though we have a nu...

Carlsen, Caruana still tied - Tempo

Grand Chess Tour News - November 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana still tied  Tempo

LONDON (AFP) – The second round of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London between three-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen and ...

Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess India Rapid - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess India Rapid  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura won the rapid part of the inaugural Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. The American grandmaster scored 1.5 on the final day, ...

Tata Steel Chess India: Nakamura Surges To The Top - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Tata Steel Chess India: Nakamura Surges To The Top  Chess.com

With a perfect score of 3/3 on the second day, Hikaru Nakamura is now tied for first place at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. Levon Aronian did ...

Carlsen-Caruana 1: Magnus lets Fabi off the hook - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen-Caruana 1: Magnus lets Fabi off the hook  chess24

Magnus Carlsen was on the brink of opening the 2018 World Chess Championship in London with a brilliant win with the black pieces, but just when ...

UK Minister quits over Theresa May's Brexit plan - Panorama.am

Grand Chess Tour News - November 10, 2018 - 2:00am
UK Minister quits over Theresa May's Brexit plan  Panorama.am

Theresa May's hopes of winning parliament's backing for her Brexit deal have been plunged into *fresh* doubt after Jo Johnson resigned from the government and ...

Tata Steel India Chess Takes Off In Jam-packed Venue - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 10, 2018 - 12:37am

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Tata Steel India Chess Takes Off In Jam-packed Venue
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Just like in Grand Chess tour events, the second round was scheduled to start 1.5 hours after the first, and the third 1.5 hours after the second—but everything changed when Anand and his first-round opponent Wesley So played a game that lasted for ...

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Tata Steel Chess India Takes Off In Jam-packed Venue - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Tata Steel Chess India Takes Off In Jam-packed Venue  Chess.com

Five thousand miles away and 6.5 hours before the start of the world championship match, 10 strong grandmasters made their moves in what was the first round ...

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