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Ju Wenjun is the 17th Women's World Champion - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Wenjun is the 17th Women's World Champion  chess24

Ju Wenjun has beaten Tan Zhongyi 5.5:4.5 to become the new Women's World Chess Champion. The Chinese grandmaster and women's no. 2 dominated the .

Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire  chess24

Ju Wenjun takes a one-point lead into the final classical game of the Women's World Championship on Friday, meaning a draw is enough to make her ...

FIDE Money Transferred To Fiduciary Accounts - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 14, 2018 - 2:00am
FIDE Money Transferred To Fiduciary Accounts  Chess.com

On May 4, FIDE transferred its money to two fiduciary accounts after the Swiss bank UBS had closed its account at the start of the month. This was revealed by ...

Evgeni Vasiukov dies at 85 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 12, 2018 - 11:41am

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Evgeni Vasiukov dies at 85
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Russian Grandmaster Evgeni Vasiukov (1933-2018) has passed away at the age of 85. The 6-time Moscow Champion only began to play chess at the age of 15 but would go on to beat players that included World Champions Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian ...

Tan Zhongyi strikes for 5th decisive game in a row - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Tan Zhongyi strikes for 5th decisive game in a row  chess24

Tan Zhongyi beat Ju Wenjun in 6 hours and 125 moves in Game 6 of the Women's World Championship match and now trails by only a point with four ga...

Мамедъяров нарасхват - Azerisport.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 11, 2018 - 8:58am

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Мамедъяров нарасхват
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27 мая он начнет выступление на «Norway Chess» в Ставангере, после чего его ждет серия «Grand Chess Tour» и соревнование в Биле. Во всех вышеназванных стартах сыграет и обладатель мировой короны Магнус Карлсен, так что Шахрияр ...

Ju Leads Women's World Championship At Half - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Leads Women's World Championship At Half  Chess.com

Ju Wenjun beat Tan Zhongyi once again in game five and is leading the women's world championship with a two-point margin. Tomorrow the match resumes in ...

Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President  Chess.com

Nigel Short is running for FIDE president. It had been rumored for a few days, and today Short confirmed to Chess.com that he is the third candidate, besides the ...

Ju Wenjun Takes Lead In Women's World Championship - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Wenjun Takes Lead In Women's World Championship  Chess.com

Ju Wenjun beat Tan Zhongyi in the second game of the women's world championship in Shanghai after the first game had ended in a draw. The €200000 ...

Grandelius off to fast start in TePe Sigeman sprint - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - May 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Grandelius off to fast start in TePe Sigeman sprint  chess24

Swedish no. 1 Nils Grandelius beat 18-year-old Hungarian talent Benjamin Gledura to take an early lead in the 5-round TePe Sigeman & Co.

Универсальный рейтинг Мамедъярова для Grand Chess Tour - Azerisport.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 3, 2018 - 10:04am

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Универсальный рейтинг Мамедъярова для Grand Chess Tour
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Как передает azerisport.com, на основе показателя URS организаторы «Grand Chess Tour» определили участников предстоящей серии коммерческих турниров, куда вошел и Шахрияр. В серии также сыграют Вишванатан Ананд, Левон Аронян, Фабиано Каруана, Александр Грищук, Сергей Карякин, Хикару Накамура ...

Chess Tournaments Calendar - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - May 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Tournaments Calendar  Chess.com

Find out when the top chess events and tournaments are taking place! Missing a strong event? Please let us know in the comments. Click here for results of ...

US Championship LIVE - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 30, 2018 - 2:00am
US Championship LIVE  Chessbase News

Top class U.S. Championship chess returned to Saint Louis Chess & Scholastic Center for the tenth time from April 18th to 30th. Sam Shankland won the Open ...

Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick  chess24

It wasn't the stuff of legend, but a 20-minute draw against Ding Liren was all Magnus Carlsen needed to wrap up his third Shamkir Chess title on ...

Carlsen Beats Topalov, Leads Shamkir Chess - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Beats Topalov, Leads Shamkir Chess  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen defeated tournament leader Veselin Topalov today, and taking the lead at the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir. Ding Liren moved to plus-one ...

So Begins US Championship Title Defense With A Win - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2018 - 10:12pm

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So Begins US Championship Title Defense With A Win
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He's young, but he's got some experience with defending titles. And it hasn't gone well. By his own admission, GM Wesley So has struggled the year after winning an event. London, Grand Chess Tour, Tata Steel, you name it, and as best he can recall, he ...

2018 US Championship begins - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2018 - 2:00am
2018 US Championship begins  Chessbase News

Today the U.S. Championships start in Saint Louis, Missouri. The open and the women's championships will once again be held in parallel. The first prize in the ...

So Wins At U.S. Championship To Start Title Defense - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2018 - 2:00am
So Wins At U.S. Championship To Start Title Defense  Chess.com

He's young, but he's got some experience with defending titles. And it hasn't gone well. By his own admission, GM Wesley So has struggled the year after ...

Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 16, 2018 - 11:19am

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Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir
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If you experienced some withdrawal symptoms in the days after Grenke, we have good news. This week two top events start: the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan and the U.S. Championships in St. Louis. Tomorrow we'll look at the U.S. Championships ...

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Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - April 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Mamedyarov Top Seeds In Shamkir  Chess.com

If you experienced some chess withdrawal symptoms in the days after Grenke, we have good news. This week two top events start: the Gashimov Memorial in ...

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