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Chess960 Showdown 2: A good day - chess24

September 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess960 Showdown 2: A good day  chess24

Today's a good day”, said Peter Svidler, after getting to analyse for an hour with Garry Kasparov when the Chess960 position for the second day ...

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Diving Chess in London - Chessbase News

September 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Diving Chess in London  Chessbase News

There is another "World Championship" in London this year — the fourth edition of the "Diving Chess" World Championship took place on August 27th at the ...

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Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever? - Chess.com

September 10, 2018 - 2:02pm

Chess.com

Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever?
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Chess aficionados love to debate about the best chess player of all time. As I mentioned in my old article, this is the question that has no answer. Indeed, it is very difficult to guess who would have won the world championship match Fischer-Karpov in ...

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Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever? - Chess.com

September 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever?  Chess.com

Chess aficionados love to debate about the best chess player of all time. As I mentioned in my old article, this is the question that has no answer. Indeed, it is ...

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Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever? - Chess.com

September 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever?  Chess.com

Chess aficionados love to debate about the best chess player of all time. As I mentioned in my old article, this is the question that has no answer. Indeed, it is ...

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Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever? - Chess.com

September 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Who Is The Most Influential Chess Player Ever?  Chess.com

Chess aficionados love to debate about the best chess player of all time. As I mentioned in my old article, this is the question that has no answer. Indeed, it is ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

September 9, 2018 - 5:31pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
In a strange scheduling decision, the Russian Chess Federation scheduled the championship when Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, and Sergey Karjakin were not available as they had commitments in St. Louis, at the Sinquefield Cup. Too bad for all ...

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Viswanathan Anand returns to form ahead of Chess Olympiad - Livemint

September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand returns to form ahead of Chess Olympiad  Livemint

The inclusion of Viswanathan Anand in the team for the Chess Olympiad after more than a decade boosts India's chances of a podium finish.

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Viswanathan Anand returns to form ahead of Chess Olympiad - Livemint

September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand returns to form ahead of Chess Olympiad  Livemint

The inclusion of Viswanathan Anand in the team for the Chess Olympiad after more than a decade boosts India's chances of a podium finish.

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Carlsen vs Caruana: Looking back and looking ahead - Chessbase News

September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen vs Caruana: Looking back and looking ahead  Chessbase News

The World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in London will begin in exactly two months on November 9th, and their last ...

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Viswanathan Anand returns to form ahead of Chess Olympiad - Livemint

September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand returns to form ahead of Chess Olympiad  Livemint

The inclusion of Viswanathan Anand in the team for the Chess Olympiad after more than a decade boosts India's chances of a podium finish.

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess notes  The Boston Globe

The 71st Russian Championship Superfinal just ended with Dimity Andreikin a winner over Dimitry Jakovenko in a rapids tie breaker. The championship was a ...

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Carlsen vs Caruana: Looking back and looking ahead - Chessbase News

September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen vs Caruana: Looking back and looking ahead  Chessbase News

The World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in London will begin in exactly two months on November 9th, and their last ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

September 8, 2018 - 12:28pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
... Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and the surprising Fabiano Caruana, who came from clear last after the Next Move and Paris GCT events to earn a spot with a tie-breaking rapid victory over Wesley So, played the day after the conclusion of the Sinquefield Cup.

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The Chess Player That Mocked Her Opponent - The Wire

September 8, 2018 - 2:00am
The Chess Player That Mocked Her Opponent  The Wire

The Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri, held between August 16 and 29, had some of the world's best chess players in attendance – including Magnus ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

September 8, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess notes  The Boston Globe

It's time to catch up on a few things. The four finalists for the Chess Grand Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) are Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Maxime ...

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Andreikin and Pogonina win Russian Superfinals - chess24

September 7, 2018 - 10:17am

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Andreikin and Pogonina win Russian Superfinals
chess24
The 2018 Russian Superfinals took place in Satka from August 25th until September 5th. The Open and the Women's tournaments finished in a similar manner, with rapid playoffs favoring, coincidentally, the same players that won the national championships ...

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Andreikin and Pogonina win Russian Superfinals - chess24

September 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Andreikin and Pogonina win Russian Superfinals  chess24

The 2018 Russian Superfinals took place in Satka from August 25th until September 5th. The Open and the Women's tournaments finished in a similar m...

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Rooks as bodyguards - Chessbase News

September 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Rooks as bodyguards  Chessbase News

In the diagram position White decided to force matters with 21.Re7 Ngxe7 22.dxe7+ Nxe7 23.Qd6, threatening perpetual check. Can you see the only way for ...

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Chess: Dmitry Andreikin ripens 1990 vintage and collects a million roubles - The Guardian

September 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Dmitry Andreikin ripens 1990 vintage and collects a million roubles  The Guardian

The new Russian champion has the same birth year as the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, and other top grandmasters. Leonard Barden. Fri 7 Sep 2018 12.34 ...

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