Grand Chess Tour in the News

So falls to No.8 in world rankings
The Manila Times
Prior to the World Cup, So had a forgettable ninth-place finish in the Sinquefield Cup – a part of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. So scored just one win, settled for four draws and lost in four crucial matches. World champion GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway is ...

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Đánh bại thần đồng Trung Quốc, 'Beckham Armenia' vô địch Cúp thế giới
Zing.vn
Levon Aronian mới vô địch Grand Chess Tour cờ nhanh và cờ chớp ở St Louis còn Liren đã đăng quang tại Giải Siêu đại kiện tướng tại Đam Châu (Trung Quốc). Cuộc đối đầu giữa 2 tay cờ ở 4 ván đấu tiêu chuẩn đã diễn ra rất căng thẳng. Cả 4 ván đấu đều ...

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Шахматист Аронян выиграл Кубок мира в Тбилиси
Газета.Ru
Следущий крупный турнир, в котором сыграет армянский гроссмейстер, состоится в Лондоне с 30 ноября по 11 декабря в рамках престижной серии Grand Chess Tour. Что касается мартовского Турнира претендентов в Берлине, то сейчас ...

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Levon Aronian Wins 2017 FIDE World Cup  Chess.com

Some 12 years after his victory in Khanty-Mansiysk, Levon Aronian has won his second FIDE World Cup title and the $120000 first prize. In today's tiebreak ...

Firstpost
Isle of Man Open: Viswanathan Anand held to a draw, Harika Dronavalli suffers defeat in 2nd round
Firstpost
Isle of Man: Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Germany's Lampert Jonas but Harika Dronavalli suffered a defeat against German FIDE Master Michael Babar in the second round of the Isle of Man International Tournament.

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India to host quartet of GM Tournaments at the turn of 2018  Chessbase News

Feel like escaping to a warm climate this winter? Why not India? From December 2017 to January 2018 we'll see events in Bhopal, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai.

Aftenposten
Magnus Carlsen fikk pinlig velkomst - sjakkdommeren visste ikke hvem han var
Aftenposten
Magnus Carlsen er klar for Isle of Man International. Her er han under lyn- og hurtigsjakkturneringen i Leuven, Belgia i sommer. FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Engelsk journalist rapporterte om den merkelige ordvekslingen. – Meget spesielt ...

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FIDE World Cup 2017: Ding Liren returns the favour  Chessbase News

In the semifinals of the World Cup 2017 we are witnessing two extremely different kind of matches. While Wesley So and Ding Liren fought until their very last ...

The road to the Candidates 2018  Chessbase News

Checking in on World Championship candidates qualification, the twists and turns that have already occurred and are still to come as the drama mounts and the ...

Dress Code Incident At World Cup: Kovalyov Forfeits [UPDATED]  Chess.com

Anton Kovalyov today forfeited his game with Maxim Rodshtein in round three of the FIDE World Cup in Tbilisi, after being asked to change his attire.

“Baku Heart Days” 5th International Congress kicks off in Baku  AZERTAC News

Baku Heart Days” 5th International Congress organized by the Azerbaijan Society for Cardiovascular Surgery has today started in Baku. The congress dedicated ...

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FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand faces threat of exit after shock defeat to Canada's Anton Kovalyov
Firstpost
Tbilisi, Georgia: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov and now faces the threat of an ouster from the World Chess Cup in Tbilisi. Having struggled in the second game ...

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Azerbaijani sumo wrestlers win three bronze medals at European Championship  AZERTAC News

Azerbaijani wrestlers have grabbed three bronze medals on the first day of the European Sumo Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia. The medals came from ...

On Chess: Building the future chess elite  St. Louis Public Radio

The path to becoming world class in any endeavor isn't always perceptible to those who would like to travel down it. Certainly those who have made it to.

So plunges into 2nd round action
The Manila Times
The 23-year old Cavite City pride is raring to make a good impression this time after his forgettable campaign in the Grand Chess Tour – Sinquefield Cup held recently at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in US. So, who represents the ...

Anand Starts With Loss In World Cup Round 2  Chess.com

Round two of the FIDE World Cup in Tbilisi started with a shocking loss for Vishy Anand. The five-time world champion "brilliantly overpressed" in a good ...

Sportstarlive
AICF adopts Khadi for uniforms for international meets
Sportstarlive
Grand Chess Tour. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has decided that all its players and support staff would use Khadi for their uniforms in all international tournaments to promote the faric. Incidentally, Khadi and Village Industries Commission ...

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Chess World Cup: Anand, Gujrathi, Sethuraman advance
Sportstarlive
Viswanathan Anand survived some extremely anxious moments against his lowly rated opponent before getting the half-a-point he required to move into the second round of the chess World Cup at Tbilisi (Georgia) on Monday.

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against nine of the world's best chess players to take home the $37,500prize and 13 Grand Chess Tour points. Aronian's win in Saint Louis moves the ...

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Levon Aronian advances to the 4th position in FEDE ranking
Mediamax.am
Levon Aronian won Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of Grand Chess Tour, gaining 2802 points and taking the 4th position in FIDE ranking. Aronian is only 1 point behind Vladimir Kramnik, who took the 3rd position. World champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) is the ...