Grand Chess Tour in the News

Kasparov Chess Foundation promotes chess education in Asia  Chessbase News

In conjunction with the Kasparov Chess Foundation's 15th Anniversary Celebration, the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific proposed five activities as its ...

Grenke Classic 2017: Surprise, surprise!  Chessbase News

After what seemed likely to be another hiatus of super tournaments, the Grenke Chess Classic is back after skipping 2016. This year's edition has a great blend ...

KSDK
So, Foisor win US chess championships in St. Louis
KSDK
Filipino chess Grandmaster of the United States and 10th highest ranking player in the world Wesley So poses with his favourite chess piece (a King) on June 8, 2016 in Paris. The first leg of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour is set to take place from June 9 ...
2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ...Yahoo Finance

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PR Newswire (press release)
2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win US and US Women's ...
PR Newswire (press release)
2-rated player in the world, highest rated player in the U.S. and 2016 Grand Chess Tour Champion - even winning the Saint Louis leg of the tour, the Sinquefield Cup - GM So was presumably the favorite to win the tournament, and yet again make his mark ...

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Yahoo Finance
2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ...
Yahoo Finance
2-rated player in the world, highest rated player in the U.S. and 2016 Grand Chess Tour Champion - even winning the Saint Louis leg of the tour, the Sinquefield Cup - GM So was presumably the favorite to win the tournament, and yet again make his mark ...

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ABS-CBN News
Chess: After US Championship win, Wesley So will only get stronger
ABS-CBN News
2 in the world, is setting his sights on the top ranking, now held by Norway's Magnus Carlsen, whom So defeated at last year's Grand Chess Tour in Paris. Villar said it's only a matter of time before So replaces Carlsen at the summit. "He has beaten ...

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Chess: After US Championship win, Wesley So will only get stronger  ABS-CBN News

Wesley So captured the US Championship, defeating Alexander Onischuk 1.5-0.5 in a playoff in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday.

EBONY.com
Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley Explains the Real Win
EBONY.com
So I'll be doing that, and the next week I'll be a part of the Grand Chess Tour that goes around the world to bring the top players on the planet, including world champion Magnus Carlsen and these three players as well to battle for the Grand Chess ...

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Black Moves First: Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley Explains the Real Win  EBONY.com

For years, Maurice Ashley has been the African-American most associated with the game of chess, but he puts emphasis on the game as a teacher of life skills.

Chess.com
Howell 'Victorious Veteran' At Winter Chess Classic
Chess.com
With the U.S. Championship, the Sinquefield Cup and the new rapid & blitz event of the Grand Chess Tour, the city of St. Louis was already a majestic host of super strong tournaments. Now, it's taking its nickname "the U.S. capital of chess" to the ...

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The Hindu
Vishy Anand inaugurates chess academy at KCT
The Hindu
“It has been a three-month break, quite a long one, and I am quite prepared for the tournaments ahead in Zurich (April), Grand Chess Tour and the non tour events in Lyon and Norway in June. But the World Cup in September is something that is important ...

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ग्रांड चेस टूर में हिस्सा लेंगे पूर्व विश्व चैंपियन विश्वनाथन आनंद
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नई दिल्ली: शतरंज के बादशाह विश्वनाथन आनंद इस साल होने वाले ग्रांड चेस टूर में भाग लेंगे जहा पांच विश्व कप खेले जाने है. इन्होंने 2016 में मिश्रित प्रदर्शन किया था, और यह एक बार शतरंज में ...
इस साल ग्रैंड चेस टूर और विश्व कप में हिस्सा लेंगे विश्वनाथन आनंदSanjeevni Today

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The Hindu
Carlsen is No. 1 but the others are closing in, says Viswanathan Anand
The Hindu
I will play the Grand Chess Tour; that is one circuit. The other is the World championship cycle in which I will play the World Cup in September. If I qualify in the World Cup, then I have to get ready for the Candidates tournament, and the Grand tour ...

The Hindu
Carlsen is No. 1 but the others are closing in, says Viswanathan Anand
The Hindu
I will play the Grand Chess Tour; that is one circuit. The other is the World championship cycle in which I will play the World Cup in September. If I qualify in the World Cup, then I have to get ready for the Candidates tournament, and the Grand tour ...

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Chess.com
Caruana, Nakamura, So To Compete In US Champs
Chess.com
... Fabiano Caruana (2817), and Hikaru Nakamura (2793). Caruana is the reigning champion. Two years ago Nakamura won, with Caruana being absent and So playing his first championship. After winning both the 2016 Grand Chess Tour and the Tata Steel ...

Viswanathan Anand: 'Wesley So is the guy everyone is keeping an eye on'
Sportstarlive
I will play the Grand Chess Tour—that is one circuit. The other is the World championship cycle in which I will play the World Cup in September. If I qualify in the World Cup, then I have to get ready for the (World Chess) Candidates tournament, and ...

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Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand confident of bouncing back in 2017 after mixed 2016
Hindustan Times
Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand is confident of bouncing back after a mixed 2016 and says he will compete in the Grand Chess Tour, which includes five tournaments and the World Cup, this year. Speaking at the inauguration of a ...

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Financial Express
Chess champion Viswanathan Anand confident of bouncing back after mixed 2016
Financial Express
Confident of bouncing back after enduring a mixed 2016, former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he will compete in the Grand Chess Tour, which includes five tournaments and the World Cup, this year. Speaking at the inauguration of a ...

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Times of India
Anand confident of bouncing back after mixed 2016
Times of India
CHENNAI: Confident of bouncing back after enduring a mixed 2016, former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he will compete in the Grand Chess Tour, which includes five tournaments and the World Cup, this year. Speaking at the ...

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Viswanathan Anand confident of bouncing back in 2017 after mixed 2016  Hindustan Times

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand is confident of bouncing back after a mixed 2016 and says he will compete in the Grand Chess Tour, which ...