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Grand Chess Tour adds Bucharest tournament - Romania-Insider.com

February 8, 2019 - 8:30am
Grand Chess Tour adds Bucharest tournament  Romania-Insider.com

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of chess tournaments for the world's best players, will expand at its fifth edition to eight tournaments. One of them will be ...

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Cairns Cup, Now at Play in the Central West End, Seeks to Elevate Women's Chess - Riverfront Times

February 8, 2019 - 6:50am
Cairns Cup, Now at Play in the Central West End, Seeks to Elevate Women's Chess  Riverfront Times

Christmas came early for the world of women's chess in 2018. Not only did the World Chess Federation announce a revised format for the Women's...

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Cairns Cup Slows Down In Results, Not In Content - Chess.com

February 8, 2019 - 2:00am
Cairns Cup Slows Down In Results, Not In Content  Chess.com

The second round of the Cairns Cup in St. Louis was less spectacular in terms of results, but the 10 participants once again provided very interesting games.

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2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced - Chess.com

February 8, 2019 - 2:00am
2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced  Chess.com

After a year of absence, Magnus Carlsen is back as a participant of the Grand Chess Tour. The other 11 main players are Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime ...

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Cairns Cup, Now at Play in the Central West End, Seeks to Elevate Women's Chess - Riverfront Times

February 8, 2019 - 2:00am
Cairns Cup, Now at Play in the Central West End, Seeks to Elevate Women's Chess  Riverfront Times

Christmas came early for the world of women's chess in 2018. Not only did the World Chess Federation announce a revised format for the Women's...

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2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced - Chess.com

February 8, 2019 - 2:00am
2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced  Chess.com

After a year of absence, Magnus Carlsen is back as a participant of the Grand Chess Tour. The other 11 main players are Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime ...

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Cairns Cup, Now at Play in the Central West End, Seeks to Elevate Women's Chess - Riverfront Times

February 8, 2019 - 2:00am
Cairns Cup, Now at Play in the Central West End, Seeks to Elevate Women's Chess  Riverfront Times

Christmas came early for the world of women's chess in 2018. Not only did the World Chess Federation announce a revised format for the Women's...

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Cairns Cup starts with four wins - Chessbase News

February 7, 2019 - 9:55am
Cairns Cup starts with four wins  Chessbase News

Over the past decade, the Saint Louis Chess Club has expanded its roster of events from US-centric tournaments for top players, to the international elite, junior ...

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Inaugural Cairns Cup Takes Off With 4 Decisive Games - Chess.com

February 7, 2019 - 2:00am
Inaugural Cairns Cup Takes Off With 4 Decisive Games  Chess.com

Some top women grandmasters tend to say that their chess is more exciting because they play fewer draws. That theory was supported some more in the first ...

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Cairns Cup Round 1 - Chessbase News

February 6, 2019 - 12:02pm
Cairns Cup Round 1  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary beginning at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET, 14:00 EST) by GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley and WGM Jennifer Shahade. Ten of ...

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Inaugural Cairns Cup starts in Saint Louis - chess24

February 6, 2019 - 9:30am
Inaugural Cairns Cup starts in Saint Louis  chess24

Former Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is the top seed for the Cairns Cup, a $150,000 all-women supertournament taking place in the Saint ...

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Grand Chess Tour grows to 4 continents, $1.75m - chess24

February 5, 2019 - 4:18am
Grand Chess Tour grows to 4 continents, $1.75m  chess24

The 5th edition of the Grand Chess Tour is expanding into Asia and Africa, with rapid and blitz events in India and Côte d'Ivoire, while there ar...

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Anand on Wijk: "It's a bit like coming home" - Chessbase News

February 4, 2019 - 3:29am
Anand on Wijk: "It's a bit like coming home"  Chessbase News

The Tata Steel has been one of Vishy Anand's very favourite tournaments. He has played there nineteen times thus far and has bagged five tournament titles.

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Women take centre stage at Cairns Cup - Chessbase News

February 4, 2019 - 12:05am
Women take centre stage at Cairns Cup  Chessbase News

Ten of the world's top female chess players will soon compete in a new event at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis: The "Cairns Cup" from ...

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Giri on Kramnik's retirement, Tata Steel & more - chess24

February 3, 2019 - 3:58am
Giri on Kramnik's retirement, Tata Steel & more  chess24

Anish Giri gave a 70-minute interview to Jan Gustafsson after matching Magnus Carlsen's five wins in Wijk aan Zee for a second year in a row. As ...

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Hikaru Nakamura Interview: Cause Of A Chess Boom? - Chess.com

February 1, 2019 - 2:00pm
Hikaru Nakamura Interview: Cause Of A Chess Boom?  Chess.com

David Cox speaks to GM Hikaru Nakamura as he begins a year he hopes will land him a place in the 2020 Candidates' tournament. Sometimes outspoken, and ...

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On Chess: World's Best Women Players Flock To St. Louis For Cairns Cup - St. Louis Public Radio

January 31, 2019 - 5:41am
On Chess: World's Best Women Players Flock To St. Louis For Cairns Cup  St. Louis Public Radio

It is well known that if you are a big chess fan, St. Louis is a great place to be. Since 2009, the best chess players in the country have gathered at the.

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On Chess: World's Best Women Players Flock To St. Louis For Cairns Cup - St. Louis Public Radio

January 31, 2019 - 4:51am
On Chess: World's Best Women Players Flock To St. Louis For Cairns Cup  St. Louis Public Radio

It is well known that if you are a big chess fan, St. Louis is a great place to be. Since 2009, the best chess players in the country have gathered at the.

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Grand Chess Tour adds Bucharest tournament - Romania-Insider.com

January 29, 2019 - 6:39am
Grand Chess Tour adds Bucharest tournament  Romania-Insider.com

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of chess tournaments for the world's best players, will expand at its fifth edition to eight tournaments. One of them will be ...

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