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Wesley So drops Round 1 of Candidates vs Fabiano Caruana - Rappler

March 11, 2018 - 6:03am

Rappler

Wesley So drops Round 1 of Candidates vs Fabiano Caruana
Rappler
He said So became world number 10 working on his own but through frequent communication on the internet, he got So playing at a higher level. So rose to world number two, and had a 71-game unbeaten streak. However, working personally was another matter ...

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Wesley So drops Round 1 of Candidates vs Fabiano Caruana - Rappler

March 11, 2018 - 3:00am
Wesley So drops Round 1 of Candidates vs Fabiano Caruana  Rappler

In a battle of chess grandmasters under the American flag, Fabiano Caruana defeats Wesley So in 33 moves of a Queen's Pawn opening.

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Aus Manila an die Weltspitze - Berliner Morgenpost

March 10, 2018 - 8:04pm

Aus Manila an die Weltspitze
Berliner Morgenpost
2006 wurde er das jüngste Mitglied der Nationalmannschaft der Männer und durchbrach 2008 als jüngster Spieler der Schachgeschichte die Elo-Marke von 2600 Punkten. Sein bislang erfolgreichstes Jahr erspielte er sich im Jahr 2016: Er erreichte den ...

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Vom Wunderkind zum erfahrenen Turnierspieler - Berliner Morgenpost

March 10, 2018 - 8:03pm

Vom Wunderkind zum erfahrenen Turnierspieler
Berliner Morgenpost
Er wurde bereits im Alter von fünf Jahren als Talent entdeckt. Mit nur zehn Jahren gelang es ihm, bei einem Grand-Prix-Turnier in New York einen Großmeister zu bezwingen. Es folgten zahlreiche Erfolge bei internationalen Turnieren. Zuletzt gelang es ...

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Levon Aronyan in Grand Chess Tour, Carlsen declines - Panorama.am

March 10, 2018 - 8:08am

Panorama.am

Levon Aronyan in Grand Chess Tour, Carlsen declines
Panorama.am
... confirmed participants of the torunaments are Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Alexandr Grishuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon Aronian. The dates for the 2018 Grand Chess Tour events will be as follows: GCT (Rapid & Blitz) on June 10-17 in Brussels-Leuven, Belgium, Paris GCT (Rapid & Blitz) on June 17-26, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid & Blitz) on August 9-16 in Saint Louis, USA and Sinquefield Cup on August 16-29 in ...

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Levon Aronyan in Grand Chess Tour, Carlsen declines - Panorama.am

March 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Levon Aronyan in Grand Chess Tour, Carlsen declines  Panorama.am

Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik, the acting and the 14th world champions, will not be playing the 2018 Grand Chess. As Championat.com reports on ...

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Final 2018 GCT participants - Chessbase News

March 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Final 2018 GCT participants  Chessbase News

3/10/2018 – The players for the next Grand Chess Tour circuit have been announced, settling the question of whether or not Magnus Carlsen would return to ...

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Tukmakov on his “internet romance” coaching So - chess24

March 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Tukmakov on his “internet romance” coaching So  chess24

Wesley So's more than year-long collaboration with Vladimir Tukmakov came to end a few months ago, after Wesley's team decided not to renew the c...

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Shahriyar Mammadyarov ranks second in Mikhail Tal Memorial - Trend News Agency

March 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Shahriyar Mammadyarov ranks second in Mikhail Tal Memorial  Trend News Agency

Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov took the second place at the Mikhail Tal Memorial, which took place in Moscow.

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The problem with Chess960 - Chessbase News

February 28, 2018 - 2:00am
The problem with Chess960  Chessbase News

Two weeks ago there was a World Championship — in Chess960, a variant that symmetrically shuffles the position of the pieces behind the row of pawns.

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Who Will Be The Next World Chess Champion? - Chess.com

February 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Who Will Be The Next World Chess Champion?  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen is the current world champion, and many say he is the best of all time. He certainly looks to be at the peak of his chess powers right now.

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Chess: teenage stars come out to shine in Moscow Aeroflot Open - The Guardian

February 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess: teenage stars come out to shine in Moscow Aeroflot Open  The Guardian

Andrey Episenko, 15, and 19-year-old blitz specialist Vladislav Artemiev had notable wins in the early rounds of the Moscow Aeroflot Open, where the action ...

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Pavlo Vorontsov wins St. Louis Norm Congress - Chessbase News

February 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Pavlo Vorontsov wins St. Louis Norm Congress  Chessbase News

The Saint Louis Chess Club hosted the 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress, from February 8th to 13th. The tournament features invited players from outside the ...

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On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis - KBIA

February 15, 2018 - 5:45am

KBIA

On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis
KBIA
The 2018 St. Louis Norm Congress took place Feb. 8 -13 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The tournament was divided into two separate round robins: The grandmaster norm group and the international master norm section. The GM norm section had four ...

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On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

February 15, 2018 - 5:38am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
While these events don't have the same atmosphere as a U.S. Championships or Sinquefield Cup, all of these participants are impressive players in their own right, and I'm glad the Saint Louis Chess Club gave them this opportunity to have center stage ...

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On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

February 15, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2018 St. Louis Norm Congress took place Feb. 8 -13 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The tournament was divided into two separate round robins: The.

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On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

February 15, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Players hunt for trophies and norms in St. Louis  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2018 St. Louis Norm Congress took place Feb. 8 -13 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The tournament was divided into two separate round robins: The.

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Fancy Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses Their Luxury Line of Chess Boards and Pieces - Markets Insider

February 9, 2018 - 10:26am

Fancy Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses Their Luxury Line of Chess Boards and Pieces
Markets Insider
Additional luxury chess piece sets include The 2016 Sinquefield Cup Official Chess Pieces, The Frank Camaratta Signature Luxury Chess Pieces, The Supreme Collector Series, The Golden Collector Series, The Anglo-Dutch Reproduction Luxury Pieces, and The ...

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Carlsen utstyres med pulsmåler: – Et forsøk på å komme under huden på spillerne - NRK

February 7, 2018 - 1:08pm

Carlsen utstyres med pulsmåler: – Et forsøk på å komme under huden på spillerne
NRK
Kampene kan bli en utfordring for publikum, spår Carlsen. – De må nok forberede seg på at kommentatorene og spillerne er mer forvirret en vanlig, fordi mønstrene og planene ikke er helt som før. – Sånn etterhvert i partiet kommer det til å bli ...

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Open Games with Bc5! - Chessbase News

February 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Open Games with Bc5!  Chessbase News

The open games are the formative backbone of a chess player. They teach fundamental lessons on initiative, development, and material value. A common ...

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