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Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery - chess24

May 24, 2019 - 2:00am
Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin will this weekend play each other twice in rapid chess in the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars ...

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Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on - chess24

May 19, 2019 - 6:20pm
Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on  chess24

US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

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On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019 - KBIA

May 16, 2019 - 7:11am
On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019  KBIA

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The best chess players from all over the world assembled in the coastal city to fight.

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Check out the World Chess Hall of Fame, a nod to the game in St. Louis - Columbia Missourian

May 16, 2019 - 6:00am
Check out the World Chess Hall of Fame, a nod to the game in St. Louis  Columbia Missourian

Visitors can do the play game on chess boards inside, move life-sized chess pieces around the front patio and buy all kinds of chess merchandise.

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On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019 - St. Louis Public Radio

May 16, 2019 - 5:21am
On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The best chess players from all over the world assembled in the coastal city to fight.

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FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow - chess24

May 16, 2019 - 2:00am
FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow  chess24

The new-look FIDE Grand Prix starts in the Botvinnik Central Chess Club in Moscow on Friday, with 16 players facing off in the first knockout tour...

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9 Conclusions from the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz - chess24

May 13, 2019 - 8:58am
9 Conclusions from the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz  chess24

Magnus Carlsen lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for a second day in a row in Abidjan, but that couldn't stop him winning the opening event of the 2...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Day 3: Carlsen crosses 2900 - chess24

May 11, 2019 - 2:00am
Côte d'Ivoire, Day 3: Carlsen crosses 2900  chess24

Magnus Carlsen described his play as “better, but not perfect yet” as for a third day in a row he scored 2.5/3, crossing 2900 on the rapid rating...

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Carlsen & co. in Africa for Grand Chess Tour launch - chess24

May 8, 2019 - 9:47am
Carlsen & co. in Africa for Grand Chess Tour launch  chess24

The $1.75 million 2019 Grand Chess Tour starts today in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's largest city. World Champion Magnus Carlsen will begin the first...

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour Kicks Off In Africa - KBIA

May 2, 2019 - 4:40pm
On Chess: Grand Chess Tour Kicks Off In Africa  KBIA

The fifth edition of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) promises to be bigger, better and more international than ever. The tour has been expanded to eight.

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Too weak, too slow!? Fressinet's revenge! - chess24

May 2, 2019 - 2:00am
Too weak, too slow!? Fressinet's revenge!  chess24

Laurent Fressinet played his first French Banter Blitz session on chess24 on Wednesday. His boss and friend, World Champion Magnus Carlsen, couldn'...

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Who Is The James Holzhauer Of Chess? - Chess.com

April 30, 2019 - 10:07pm
Who Is The James Holzhauer Of Chess?  Chess.com

James Holzhauer is rewriting the Jeopardy record books on a nightly basis. The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas is playing the trivia game show at ...

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Year of the GOAT? 7 Conclusions from GRENKE 2019 - chess24

April 30, 2019 - 2:00am
Year of the GOAT? 7 Conclusions from GRENKE 2019  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round to win the 2019 GRENKE Chess Classic with a spectacular 7.5/9 ...

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Who Is The James Holzhauer Of Chess? - Chess.com

April 30, 2019 - 2:00am
Who Is The James Holzhauer Of Chess?  Chess.com

James Holzhauer is rewriting the Jeopardy record books on a nightly basis. The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas is playing the trivia game show at ...

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Grenke Classic Round 9 Round-up - Chessbase News

April 29, 2019 - 2:00am
Grenke Classic Round 9 Round-up  Chessbase News

The Grenke Chess Classic runs from April 20th to 29th. Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand ...

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GRENKE Chess 8: Magnus leaves trail of destruction - chess24

April 29, 2019 - 2:00am
GRENKE Chess 8: Magnus leaves trail of destruction  chess24

Magnus Carlsen's phenomenal run continues, with the World Champion now up to a live rating of 2871.2 after mating Peter Svidler in 33 moves in th...

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Bonjour, chess24! - chess24

April 29, 2019 - 2:00am
Bonjour, chess24!  chess24

This May chess24 is adding French to the existing English, German and Spanish versions of the site, as we look to expand our offering in the ligh...

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Grenke Classic: Carlsen mates Svidler - Chessbase News

April 28, 2019 - 9:24pm
Grenke Classic: Carlsen mates Svidler  Chessbase News

After scoring his fifth win of the tournament, Magnus Carlsen almost secured yet another super-tournament triumph. His round eight victim was Peter Svidler, ...

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GRENKE Chess 7: Carlsen crushes Aronian - chess24

April 28, 2019 - 2:00am
GRENKE Chess 7: Carlsen crushes Aronian  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen eased to victory against Levon Aronian in Round 7 of the GRENKE Chess Classic to take a big step towards winning hi...

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Giri wins “soft” Shenzhen Masters - chess24

April 27, 2019 - 2:00am
Giri wins “soft” Shenzhen Masters  chess24

Anish Giri beat Dmitry Jakovenko in the final round to win the 2019 Shenzhen Masters, a result that some claim is his first ever supertournament ...

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