Grand Chess Tour in the News

Hindu Business Line
Anand finishes fifth in blitz event of Norway Chess tournament
Hindu Business Line
Former world champion Anand will now play against Caruana in the Norway Chess tournament, part of the Grand Chess tour that started here. Anand's white games are lined up against Caruana, Alexander Grischuk of Russia, Hikaru Nakamura of United ...
Anand Looks to Break Norse CodeThe New Indian Express

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Chess at the Olympics?  Telegraph.co.uk

Chess and Bridge are among 26 sports that have applied for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Additional Event Programme Panel will ...

Viswanathan Anand loses to Magnus Carlsen, finishes fifth in blitz event of Norway Chess tournament  The Indian Express

After starting off with two victories, Anand missed out on a winning opportunity against Norwegian Carlsen.

Zee News
Viswanathan Anand finishes fifth in blitz event of Norway Chess tournament
Zee News
Former world champion Anand will now play against Caruana in the Norway Chess tournament, part of the Grand Chess tour that started here. Anand's white games are lined up against Caruana, Alexander Grischuk of Russia, Hikaru Nakamura of United ...
Anand Looks to Break Norse CodeThe New Indian Express

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The New Indian Express
Anand Looks to Break Norse Code
The New Indian Express
Anand will be looking to continue in the same vein of form, when he opens his campaign on Tuesday in the Norway Chess in Stavanger, Norway, which is the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Two more legs will take place later this year. It will be of one ...

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Giri fyrte løs mot Carlsen på første forsøk
Dagbladet.no
Gjennom Grand Chess Tour skaper vi en unik mulighet for internasjonale sponsorer til å investere i noe med en langsiktig verdi. Det er også viktig at de beste spillerne konkurrerer i en global serie. Dette er noe internasjonal sjakk har ventet lenge på ...
Magnus Carlsen starter mandag jakten på sin første seier i Norway Chess.Aftenbladet.no

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Norway Chess 2015 preview  Chessbase News

The first leg of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour starts tomorrow in Stavanger, Norway! The super tournament features nine of the top players in the World: Carlsen, ...

Magnus Carlsen starter mandag jakten på sin første seier i Norway Chess.
Aftenbladet.no
I tillegg kommer at årets Norway Chess er den første av tre turneringer som inngår i Grand Chess Tour, som i tillegg består av turneringer i London og St. Louis. - Det spilles om en ekstra pott på grunn av det, men det tenker ikke Magnus på altså, sier ...
Carlsen tent på seier i Norway ChessDagsavisen

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Carlsen tent på seier i Norway Chess
Dagsavisen
Det skjer litt flere ting rundt ham, da blir det en tøft å holde seg fullt fokusert på alt – og fremdeles ha det gøy. I tillegg kommer at årets Norway Chess er den første av tre turneringer som inngår i Grand Chess Tour, som i tillegg består av ...

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Carlsen tent på seier i Norway Chess
Hegnar Online
I tillegg kommer at årets Norway Chess er den første av tre turneringer som inngår i Grand Chess Tour, som i tillegg består av turneringer i London og St. Louis. – Det spilles om en ekstra pott på grunn av det, men det tenker ikke Magnus på altså, sier ...

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Får ikke møte Magnus Carlsen i Norge: - Tjente neppe på Putin-støtten
Fædrelandsvennen
Bakgrunnen for at Karjakin ikke er med er at Norway Chess har blitt del av en sjakkturneen Grand Chess Tour. At det er Garry Kasparov, sjakklegende og fiende av Vladimir Putin, som står bak Grand Chess Tour, har bidratt til spekulasjoner rundt ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history
St. Louis Public Radio
The Grand Chess Tour is an invitation-only series of tournaments, three of them this year, its inaugural edition. The top 10 players in the world are invited, plus a wildcard determined by the hosting city (for their tournament). The tour opens June 16 ...

On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history  St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Nakamura and Caruana qualify as candidates for World Chess ...
St. Louis Public Radio
Each event in the Grand Chess Tour has one wildcard invitation available, which organizers use to invite a player that brings something special to the board; the Sinquefield Cup is no exception. Nakamura and Caruana will be joined in St. Louis by ...

Business Insider
The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old
Business Insider
Fortunately, the Grand Chess Tour will feature both Caruana and Nakamura, along with Carlsen, in a field of ten top players, eight of whom have already been named. So, who won the inaugural "Millionaire Chess" tournament in las Vegas last year, could ...

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The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old  Business Insider

Chess in the United States is enjoying a resurgence.

Telegraph.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen quips 'they are indeed buying nerds' as US snaps up Fabiano ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour. It was an open secret that negotiations were taking place to bring Caruana back to the USA. Following an article in the New York Times, there was even a sketch on the US television programme The ...
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess FederationPR Newswire (press release)

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Magnus Carlsen quips 'they are indeed buying nerds' as US snaps up Fabiano Caruana  Telegraph.co.uk

World champion Magnus Carlsen says 'So they are indeed buying nerds!' as Fabiano Caruana signs for the US.

Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation
PR Newswire (press release)
Caruana hopes to compete in his first tournament as a United States player on the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour at the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri. The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events for the world's best players.

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Telegraph.co.uk
See, girls can play chess! Six-year-old punches the air after beating ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour. Since taking up chess Lykke-Merlot has made remarkable progress, beating many of Norway's best 12 to 13 year-olds. (YouTube / Stormester Stormester). Her mother, May-Brit Park Helliesen, said ...