Sinquefield Cup in the news

Can chess find a new audience with game show payouts and reality TV?  Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wesley So had a confession to make. The grandmaster from Minnetonka had violated virtually every opening principle in the game just to win a pawn. He'd left ...

On Chess: St. Louis players raise money for ALS research  St. Louis Public Radio

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis held its annual ALS Benefit Tournament last weekend to commemorate the life of Waldo Odak, ...

Wesley So eliminated from Chess World Cup  Rappler

Wesley So was eliminated in the fourth round by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as he slides to a world number 12 rating.

The Boston Globe
Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Levon Aronian won the 2015 Sinquefield Cup; Carlsen finding himself tied for second place. After Topalov won the Norway tournament, he opined that a number of young players are able to beat Carlsen, but this prophecy remains to be fulfilled. Winners ...

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Rugby World Cup? Pah! The world cup of chess is far more exciting  Telegraph.co.uk

Five thousand miles away from the rugby, another world cup is taking place - and it's full of blood and thunder, says Leon Watson.

Opinion: Garry Kasparov shows that modernity is not passé  Montreal Gazette

The skills Garry Kasparov learned from chess were decision-making, risk-taking, achieving under pressure and responding to new challenges: skills transferable ...

On Chess: New partnership brings after-school chess to the Ferguson-Florissant School District  St. Louis Public Radio

This past Tuesday morning, Walnut Grove Elementary School of Ferguson, hosted the official launch of a new after-school chess instruction pilot program.

Alabama chess champion Scott Varagona and National Chess Day action  AL.com

The next round is about to begin. The competitors file into their tournament room. They check the pairings as to who they will play. Some are anxious and some ...

Eight interesting match-ups from round two  Chessbase News

The first round of the World Cup 2015 is over. The field has been narrowed down from 128 players to 64. But there are still 32 games to follow, which is quite a ...

The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Sinquefield Cup Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Bouncing back after a disappointing showing at Norway Chess 2015, Aronian won three games and drew six games at the Sinquefield Cup. Playing before more than one million viewers online, Aronian forced a draw against Veselin Topalov in the final round ...

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On Chess: Saint Louis University makes its opening move in collegiate chess  St. Louis Public Radio

While the chess world was focused on the Sinquefield Cup, the Saint Louis Chess Club was already planning its next move. The year's strongest tournament,

Sinquefield Cup
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Levon Aronian won his first big tournament for 2015 by taking over the 3rd Sinquefield Cup, a tremendous Category 22 event with eight of the Top 10 players of the world. Only Kramnik and Ding Liren were not participating, and this was because when the ...

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Sinquefield Cup
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Levon Aronian won his first big tournament for 2015 by taking over the 3rd Sinquefield Cup, a tremendous Category 22 event with eight of the Top 10 players of the world. Only Kramnik and Ding Liren were not participating, and this was because when the ...

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Sinquefield Cup Recap  Chessbase News

AL.com
Madison City Fall Scholars chess moves and Levon Aronian wins prestigious ...
AL.com
Win, lose, or draw chess is always interesting, creative and exercises the mind! Chess players were ready for their games at the recent Madison City Schools and Madison City Chess League sponsored Fall Scholars Chess Tournament. (Photo: Scott Wilhelm).

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Madison City Fall Scholars chess moves and Levon Aronian wins prestigious Sinquefield Cup - al.com  AL.com

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Grand Chess Tour 2015: Magnus Carlsen back in contention for top prize after ...
Telegraph.co.uk
... of those at the first leg of the GCT at Stavanger, and the top six players in the GCT standings below could realistically win the inaugural tour. Outright first at London secures 13 tour points. Rex Sinquefield with the players at the 2015 ...
Sinquefield Cup Championfox2now.com
Armenian chess player wins Sinquefield CupSTLtoday.com
On chess: Armenian Levon Aronian makes a comeback, wins Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio
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Telegraph.co.uk
Sinquefield Cup 2015: Disaster for Magnus Carlsen as Aronian leads
Telegraph.co.uk
Aronian went into the last round of the Sinquefield Cup with a full point lead, as Carlsen lost a miserable game to Alexander Grischuk and then failed to win a completely won position against his favourite “client”, Hikaru Nakamura. It was about time ...
Grand Chess Tour 2015: Levon Aronian wins the Sinquefield CupSportskeeda
On chess: Armenian Levon Aronian makes a comeback, wins Sinquefield CupFx Report Daily
Levon Aronian: The King of the Sinquefield Cup 2015Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
Press Examiner -STLtoday.com -fox2now.com
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Levon Aronian: The King of the Sinquefield Cup 2015  Sportskeeda

Grand Chess Tour 2015: Levon Aronian wins the Sinquefield Cup  Sportskeeda