The most interesting match-ups for World Cup 2017 - Chessbase News
It is the most exciting event of the year, much like the royal rumble in WWE. The World Cup 2017 will begin with 128 players and after every three days we will ...
State chess championship preview, Sinquefield Cup brilliant game - AL.com
The 64th Alabama State Chess Championship will be held over the Labor Day weekend at Ross Bridge Resort in Hoover. The special significance of the ...
Speed Chess Championship: The Frenchman vs The X-Man - Chess.com
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This Wednesday's second-to-last Speed Chess Championship opening-round clash will feature the world's new number-two and the youngest player of the event. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, fresh off his career's marquee victory at the 2017 Sinquefield Cup ...
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The Boston Globe
The US contingent of Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana fared much better than they did in the Sinquefield Cup, with Nakamura tying for second overall and Caruana tying for fifth. Locally, the US Cadet Championship (for juniors 16 or under) has ...
The Warakomskas give a fitting tribute to their mother - Chessbase News
What is the best way to pay tribute to a person who has passed away. Perhaps, it's finishing their incomplete dreams. Irena Warakomska had a dream - to make ...
Garry Kasparov's competitive return upstages Levon Aronian's victory - The Guardian
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The Guardian
The St Louis rapid/blitz followed the Sinquefield Cup and was part of the Grand Chess Tour, whose final event will be the London Classic at the Kensington Olympia on 1-11 December. Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, is the current tour leader but both ...
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Caruana Beats Hou Yifan In Strong Speed Champs Showing - Chess.com
In a later episode of "Seinfeld," wacky neighbor Cosmo Kramer is lost in downtown Manhattan at the intersection of "first" and "first." The "nexus of the universe" ...
Garry Kasparov’s competitive return upstages Levon Aronian’s victory - The Guardian
The 54-year-old Garry Kasparov took time to get going at St Louis but his appearance still overhadowed Levon Aronian's three-point margin of victory at the ...
On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
During the Sinquefield Cup in July, he was tied for first place up until the last round, but his final loss to Magnus Carlsen put him in fourth place. This time around, the Armenian superstar took charge early on and never let go of his lead. He ...
I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan AnandESPN
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Kasparov in St. Louis: a closer look - Chessbase News
In 2005 Garry Kasparov, World Champion from 1985 to 2000 and arguably the best player of all times, withdrew from tournament chess. At the Grand Chess ...
On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title - St. Louis Public Radio
The newest addition to the Grand Chess Tour, the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, became the most anticipated event when the announcement was made that Garry ...
Kings tournament returns featuring Karjakin, Ivanchuk, Wei Yi - Chessbase News
High level chess has been held in Romania each year since 2007 as Turneul Regilor or "Kings Tournament". Originally organized under the auspices of Sports ...
I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand - ESPN
Viswanathan Anand, once the 'Lightning Kid' of rapid chess, talks about his 9th-place finish in St Louis last week, catching up with Garry Kasparov, and his ...
Free: Book on "Match of the Millennials" - Chessbase News
The ever-active FIDE Trainers' Commission is always shopping around for new ideas. In early February this Michael Khodarkosvky, USA, informed his colleague ...
Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - Markets Insider
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Ultimate Moves, a fun event traditionally played following the Sinquefield Cup, consists of a lively series of blitz games among GCT players and special guests. This year's Ultimate Moves competition pitted two teams managed by Rex and Randy ...
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave at the Sinquefield Cup 2017 - a look at his games - Chessbase News
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the Sinquefield 2017 convincingly. In a very strong field he won three games, drew six and became sole winner with 6.0/9, half a ...
Vachier-Lagrave on his Sinquefield Cup triumph - Chessbase News
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave registered the biggest win of his career at the 2017 Sinquefield Cup ahead of a strong field of players that included world champion ...
Carlsen At The World Cup: "I Want To Exploit This Loophole" - Chess.com
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Chess.com
In an interview with Chess.com right after the Sinquefield Cup, Carlsen said that he was thinking about playing the previous World Cup. "It didn't really work out with scheduling and everything, which was partly real and partly an excuse. This time ...
Chess World Cup: Anand to lead seven-member contingentSportstarlive
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Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup - Times of India - Times of India
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Times of India
Seven Indian players including former World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be taking part in the Chess World Cup to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from ...
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