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Ding Liren follows in Tal's footsteps - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 4, 2018 - 1:00am
Ding Liren follows in Tal's footsteps  chess24

Ding Liren matched Mikhail Tal's 95-game unbeaten streak with a draw in Round 1 of the Shenzhen Masters against the last player to beat him in a ...

New Women's World Championship starts in Khanty - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 3, 2018 - 2:00am
New Women's World Championship starts in Khanty  chess24

The 64-player FIDE Women's World Championship knockout starts today in Khanty-Mansiysk, and it's also the start of changes in women's chess. Reig...

Women's World Chess Championship Takes Off Today - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's World Chess Championship Takes Off Today  Chess.com

Today the first round of the 2018 Women's World Chess Championship starts in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 64 players from 28 countries will be fighting in a ...

Carlsen, Caruana Top Rating List Before World Championship - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana Top Rating List Before World Championship  Chess.com

Now that FIDE has published its November rating list, it's official: the 2018 world championship match will be played between the world's top two players.

Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4  chess24

Jan begins Episode 4 of Series 22 of his Opening Clinic with, "I should add a disclaimer here that I'm not a real doctor", but when it comes to che...

On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club  St. Louis Public Radio

Talented chess players from all around the world will converge on St. Louis once again next week as the Saint Louis Chess Club concludes its fourth and.

African Chess Confederation Re-Elects Lewis Ncube In Quest For Unity - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 31, 2018 - 2:00am
African Chess Confederation Re-Elects Lewis Ncube In Quest For Unity  Chess.com

With a two-vote margin, Lewis Ncube was re-elected as president of the African Chess Confederation (ACC) at the FIDE congress last month. Our correspondent ...

Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show  chess24

Husband and wife team Radek Wojtaszek and Alina Kashlinskaya triumphed in the Chess.com Isle of Man International. Radek drew with Arkadij Naidit...

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 6:05pm

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round
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... Naiditsch also wanted to veer off course a little and played a gambit line recommended by Alexander Khalifman, which was used successful by another Alexander (Grischuk) over Shakriyar Mamedyarov earlier this year at a Grand Chess Tour blitz event.

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round  Chess.com

Arkadij Naiditsch and Radoslaw Wojtaszek will be the only two leaders going into the final round nine of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International.

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round  Chess.com

Arkadij Naiditsch and Radoslaw Wojtaszek will be the only two leaders going into the final round nine of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International.

Isle of Man 7: Spiderman defeats Superman - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 7: Spiderman defeats Superman  chess24

Mickey Adams beat Abhijeet Gupta in Round 7 of the Chess.com Isle of Man International to join what is now a group of seven leaders on 5.5/7 goin...

Isle of Man 8: Day of the underdog - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 8: Day of the underdog  chess24

Of the top nine seeds at the start of the Chess.com Isle of Man International only one player, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, goes into the final day wi...

Artsakh on its way to self-sufficiency as sown areas keep growing in country - Panorama.am

Grand Chess Tour News - October 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Artsakh on its way to self-sufficiency as sown areas keep growing in country  Panorama.am

While the sown areas keep decreasing in Armenia annually, they are on the rise in Artsakh, with agriculture chiefs planning to achieve self-sufficiency in fruits ...

Isle of Man 6: Nakamura & MVL join the leaders - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 6: Nakamura & MVL join the leaders  chess24

Hikaru Nakamura ended the giant-killing run of Abhijeet Gupta as the race for the £50000 top prize in the Chess.com Isle of Man International he...

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Nakamura, Wojtaszek Join Lead - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Nakamura, Wojtaszek Join Lead  Chess.com

In the last three rounds of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, the number of leaders has gone from two to four to six. You might want to go ahead and ...

Svidler and Shankland trade blows in Hoogeveen - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Svidler and Shankland trade blows in Hoogeveen  chess24

Peter Svidler and Sam Shankland both won with the white pieces as their 6-game classical match at the Hoogeveen Chess Tournament got off to an ex...

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Xiong, Gupta Join Leaders - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - October 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Xiong, Gupta Join Leaders  Chess.com

Grab your saddle. The fifth round of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International was all about knights versus pawns. The final verdict? A draw. Jeffery Xiong's ...

Isle of Man 3: Praggnanandhaa on fire - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 3: Praggnanandhaa on fire  chess24

13-year-old Praggnanandhaa played a game of frightening imagination, calculation and technique as he beat Pavel Eljanov in Round 3 of the Chess.com Isle of ...

Isle of Man 1-2: Big guns fight for survival - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - October 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 1-2: Big guns fight for survival  chess24

Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik are among the star names to have struggled in the first two rounds of the Chess.com Isle of Man International. A...

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