Sinquefield Cup News

2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen, the Roger Federer of chess  Chessbase News

Magnus Carlsen scored his record sixth Tata Steel Chess tournament win, on the same day tennis legend Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open title.

Closing the 2017 notebook on chess  Stabroek News

2017 was a great year for world chess. The column highlighted whatever was of importance in chess locally and internationally.But before the column closes the ...

The New Indian Express
Fresh after rapid hit, Anand faces classical challenge
The New Indian Express
The five-time world champion had mixed results in last year's classical tournaments, finishing joint 2nd at the Sinquefield Cup and Isle of Man Open, while having below-par performances at the Norway Chess and London Chess Classic. Anand's chances will ...

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Best of 2017 poll results  Chessbase News

1/10/2018 – The results are in! Find out how ChessBase readers rated our nominations for Player of the Year, Female Player of the Year, Game of the Year, ...

Ce ne aşteaptă în şah în 2018
Dilema veche
Sinquefield Cup, în St. Louis, SUA, se joacă în august, ca de obicei, şi este cea de-a treia etapă a Grand Chess Tour. Între 23 septembrie şi 6 octombrie, la Batumi, Georgia, se desfăşoară cea de-a 43-a olimpiadă de şah. Ştirea momentului e că în ...

Who was Paul Felix Schmidt?  Chessbase News

Only a few chess enthusiasts will remember the name of Paul Felix Schmidt thought Schmidt was one of the world's best players in the 1930s and 1940s, and ...

Viswanathan Anand says stability key factor in surge to World Rapid title  Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand, who was crowned the World Rapid Chess Champion in Riyadh, has pointed out some factors that affected his style of play in the last ...

Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand says stability key factor in surge to World Rapid title
Hindustan Times
He was brilliant at Sinquefield Cup but could not play to his best in the World Cup and failed to qualify for the world championship qualifier. But just when everyone was ready to write him off again, the 48-year-old rose like a phoenix to win gold in ...

Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand says stability key factor in surge to World Rapid title
Hindustan Times
He was brilliant at Sinquefield Cup but could not play to his best in the World Cup and failed to qualify for the world championship qualifier. But just when everyone was ready to write him off again, the 48-year-old rose like a phoenix to win gold in ...

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Which is the best game of 2017?  Chessbase News

In 2017 many fantastic games were played. We have selected ten of the best. What's your pick for game of the year? Vote for your favourite!

Anand wins World Rapid Championship  ESPN

Viswanathan Anand beat Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev 2-0 in a tie-break to win the World Rapid Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Which is the endgame of the year?  Chessbase News

Vote for the best endgame of 2017! As the year comes to a close, we are once again looking for the chess events and personalities of the year, more precisely ...

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand’s year to forget, but other Indian shine  Hindustan Times

With Viswanathan Anand's best behind him, as witnessed by his results in 2017, Indian chess seeks stars to carry his legacy forward.

Hindustan Times
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but other Indian shine
Hindustan Times
In the Sinquefield Cup, he finished joint second with champion Carlsen. In the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, Anand squared off against former world champ Garry Kasparov of Russia. Although the game ended in a draw, Anand described the meeting ...

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Hindustan Times
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shine
Hindustan Times
In the Sinquefield Cup, he finished joint second with champion Carlsen. In the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, Anand squared off against former world champ Garry Kasparov of Russia. Although the game ended in a draw, Anand described the meeting ...

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Dilema veche
Turnee la zi: Londra, Sankt Petersburg și Katowice
Dilema veche
Ultima parte a Grand Chess Tour 2017 s-a încheiat la Londra cu victoria pe ultima sută de metri a lui Fabiano Caruana. Americanul a terminat cu același număr de puncte ca Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rusia), dar a cîștigat mini-meciul de departajare ...

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American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
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The 2017 Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess ...

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
Markets Insider
The 2017 Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess ...

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American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
PR Newswire (press release)
The 2017 Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess ...

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