Grand Chess Tour in the News

Lokomotiv Baku make successful start to CEV Challenge Cup  AZERTAC News

The Azerbaijan men's volleyball club Lokomotiv Baku have defeated Cypriot Apoel Nicosia 3-0 in their opening game of the CEV Challenge Cup. The return ...

Tania Sachdev: the female Grandmaster making moves in the 'man's game' of chess  The Telegraph

There's a YouTube video of Tania Sachdev aged seven, from a programme called The World This Week on India's NDTV.

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Tania Sachdev: the female Grandmaster making moves in the 'man's game' of chess
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The event features prize money of £228,000 and will bring the year's Grand Chess Tour to a conclusion. Among those playing will be the prodigiously talented Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who became a Grandmaster aged 13 and World Champion in 2013 at ...

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Max Deutsch vs. chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Video: George Downs/WSJ
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Magnus was late. They had panicked earlier that afternoon when he was one minute behind schedule, because Magnus always has somewhere else to be. In a few weeks he'll fly to London for the final stage of the Grand Chess Tour as the heavy favorite to ...

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A Chess Novice Challenged Magnus Carlsen. He Had One Month to Train.  The Wall Street Journal

Max Deutsch, a speed learner who conquered back-flips, Hebrew and perfect pitch, is testing the limits of self-improvement. Next up: the world's greatest chess ...

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"Металлург" выиграл у рижского "Динамо", Кошечкин впервые в сезоне отстоял на ноль
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Каспаров. Мушкетер 12 лет спустяЭтап Grand Chess Tour в Сент-Луисе подарил любителям шахмат во всем мире потрясающее зрелище. Валерий Карпин: "Черчесов поменял нападающих на полунападающих"Бывший главный тренер ...

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Wesley wins 2017 Champions Showdown
The Manila Times
The Cavite City pride will be competing next in the 2017 London Chess Classic—the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour—to be held from December 1 to 11 at the Olympia Conference Center in England. Besides So, the other participants in the nine-round ...

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Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men reglene gjør at det ikke teller
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Før VM i hurtig- og lynsjakk skal Magnus Carlsen også spille den prestisjefylte Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i London. Det kom forøvrig meldinger tirsdag som tyder på at Magnus Carlsens neste VM-kamp (og da snakker vi altså klassisk sjakk) skal gå i ...
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Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men det teller ikke
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Før VM i hurtig- og lynsjakk skal Magnus Carlsen også spille den prestisjefylte Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i London. Det kom forøvrig meldinger tirsdag som tyder på at Magnus Carlsens neste VM-kamp (og da snakker vi altså klassisk sjakk) skal gå i ...
Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord - AftenpostenAftenposten

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Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Today, the Champions Showdown in St. Louis will end. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen will play 12 blitz games with a time-control of 5 minutes for the whole ...

Can So Upset Carlsen, The Speed Chess Champ?  Chess.com

So-so won't be good enough for GM Wesley So. On Saturday, November 18, he will face the world champion and reigning Speed Chess Champion GM Magnus ...

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Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord
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Magnus Carlsen herjer i USA for tiden. Her fra en turnering i Belgia tidligere i år. FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Nordmannen herjer - og sprenger grenser - i USA. Magnus Carlsen (26) fortsetter å være utilnærmelig i lynsjakk. I den pågående ...

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Magnus Carlsen fikk se stjerneskuddet på nært hold: – Jeg ble forbløffet
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I disse dager måler Ding Liren og Magnus Carlsen krefter i USA. FOTO: ugra2017.fide.com/Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Nå har verdensmesteren håndplukket kinesiske Ding Liren til duell i USA. I oktober fikk Magnus Carlsen en forespørsel fra Saint ...

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Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Day 4 featured impressive comebacks from both Caruana and So, who won their respective matches. Meanwhile Nakamura had locked up his $60000 winner's ...

FIDE Criticized For Hosting World Rapid, Blitz In Saudi Arabia  Chess.com

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has received strong criticism for its decision to host this year's World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Saudi Arabia. "The fact ...

How Did 'Champions Showdown' Players Pick Their Opponents?
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While their slow chess history is at a deadlock, the largest disparity of faster time controls exists in this match. Nakamura has used the last two seasons of the Grand Chess Tour's rapid and blitz events to amass a nice lifetime advantage over the ...

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Варан может пропустить матчи против Уэльса и Германии
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Защитник "Реала" и сборной Франции Рафаэль Варан может пропустить две товарищеские встречи против Уэльса (10 ноября) и Германии (14 ноября). Ранее футболиста, который недавно восстановился после травмы, вызвали в состав ...

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Two bishops and two outside pawns  Chessbase News

Opposite-coloured bishops are a paradox. In the middlegame they favour the attacker. In the endgame they favour the defender. In fact, some endgames with ...

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Мориц Бауэр: "Джанаев спасал "Рубин", но это его работа"
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Защитник "Рубина" Мориц Бауэр отметил, что команда недовольна исходом матча 16-го тура чемпионата России против "Зенита" (0:0). Также игрок отметил яркую игру голкипера команды Сослана Джанаева, вернувшегося на поле после ...

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Did Ding Liren Play The Game Of The Year?  Chess.com

Besides all the action at the European Team Championship, some more top grandmasters are active this week, in the Chinese League. Yesterday World Cup ...