Grand Chess Tour in the News

U.S. Chess Team Takes Olympiad Gold for First Time in 40 years
PR Newswire (press release)
3 and U.S. Champion; GM Hikaru Nakamura (Sunrise, Fl.), World. No. 6 and four-time U.S. Champion; GM Wesley So (Minnetonka, Minn.), World. No. 7 and current Grand Chess Tour leader. GM Sam Shankland (San Francisco, Cal.); and GM Ray Robson (St.

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On Chess: USA wins gold at Baku Chess Olympiad  St. Louis Public Radio

Rio was not the only city to host an Olympics in 2016. Baku, capital of the oil-rich nation of Azerbaijan, just hosted the 42 nd Chess Olympiad, over the.

World Chess Federation Confirms Bulgaria's Suspension  Novinite.com

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has confirmed a decision to suspend Bulgaria's international activity in chess, Dnevnik.bg has reported.

I like playing chess: Viswanathan Anand  Daily News & Analysis

I like playing chess: Viswanathan Anand - Former world champion says he does't feel need to drive himself all the time to continue with same passion for the ...

Daily News & Analysis
I like playing chess: Viswanathan Anand
Daily News & Analysis
Anand was involved in the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, part of the Grand Chess Tour, in St Louis (USA) at around the same time that Sindhu went about her exploits in Rio. "The time zone was the same, so I was closely following the Olympics," Anand said.

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: U.S. team poised for possible gold at the chess Olympiad
St. Louis Public Radio
Hikaru Nakamura, coming off an impressive victory at the 2016 Paris Grand Chess Tour, holds board two. The 2016 Sinquefield Cup winner, Wesley So, outclasses many opponents on board three. Rounding out the team on board four is Sam Shankland, ...

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This is just the beginning, says PV Sindhu
Daily News & Analysis
At around the same time as the Olympics, Anand was playing in the Sinquefield Cup, part of the Grand Chess Tour, in St Louis (USA) in which he finished joint second. Keeping track of the happenings in Rio, Anand said: "We all were optimistic about ...

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On Chess: U.S. team poised for possible gold at the chess Olympiad  St. Louis Public Radio

As soon as the 2016 Sinquefield Cup ended, America's top five players headed to Baku, Azerbijan, for the 42nd Chess Olympiad. The United States usually.

Let's go: The Grand Chess Tour begins in Paris!  ChessBase

On Chess: Bringing the game to the classroom  St. Louis Public Radio

In addition to a place for enjoying chess, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is an educational institution doing work both inside the.

The Boston Globe
Chess notes
The Boston Globe
We also talked about possible expansion of the Grand Chess Tour to six events and his ongoing, chess battle with 6 year old Rachael Li of Texas. Sinquefield is only rated 1621 and seems to do most of his playing online. In a candid moment, his wife ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The Sinquefield Cup at the St. Louis Chess Club has come to an end with American Wesley So a half point ahead of the field. This win earns him $75,000 and 13 Grand Chess Tour points, which pushes him into clear first in the tour's standings with 30 points.

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Former Webster U. standout wins prestigious chess event
Belleville News-Democrat
A former Webster University chess player is the winner of the Sinquefield Cup, one of four tournaments on the international Grand Chess Tour. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2ba6Bn4 ) reports that Wesley So, who now lives in Minneapolis, won ...

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Former Webster U. standout wins prestigious chess event
Minneapolis Star Tribune
ST. LOUIS — A former Webster University chess player is the winner of the Sinquefield Cup, one of four tournaments on the international Grand Chess Tour. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2ba6Bn4 ) reports that Wesley So, who now lives in ...

Former Webster Univ. standout wins prestigious chess event
fox2now.com
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former Webster University chess player is the winner of the Sinquefield Cup, one of four tournaments on the international Grand Chess Tour. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Wesley So, who now lives in Minneapolis, won the ...

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Former Webster U. standout wins prestigious chess event
Washington Times
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A former Webster University chess player is the winner of the Sinquefield Cup, one of four tournaments on the international Grand Chess Tour. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2ba6Bn4 ) reports that Wesley So, who now lives in ...

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Former Webster University chess grandmaster wins Sinquefield Cup
STLtoday.com
Wesley So, 23, competes in the 2016 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis as part of the international Grand Chess Tour. Courtesy of Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. prev. next. ST. LOUIS • A former member of the Webster University championship ...
Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley SoHuffington Post

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Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
“I am living a dream,” exclaimed Wesley So after winning the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, the strongest chess tournament of his life and one of this year's best. With this victory he took the lead in the Grand Chess Tour, a series of four Grand Prix tournaments.

Pestaño: Wesley hits big payday in Sinquefield
Sun.Star
The Sinquefield Cup is one of four tournaments this year that make up the Grand Chess Tour, a series of invitational competitions featuring the world's best players. This 2016 edition has Rapid and Blits events in Paris and Leuven and classical formats ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 4-16. With the first edition taking place just four years ago, the Sinquefield Cup has expanded from four ...
Pestaño: Wesley hits big payday in SinquefieldSun.Star

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