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I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand - ESPN

August 24, 2017 - 2:00am
I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand  ESPN

Viswanathan Anand, once the 'Lightning Kid' of rapid chess, talks about his 9th-place finish in St Louis last week, catching up with Garry Kasparov, and his ...

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Free: Book on "Match of the Millennials" - Chessbase News

August 23, 2017 - 2:00am
Free: Book on "Match of the Millennials"  Chessbase News

The ever-active FIDE Trainers' Commission is always shopping around for new ideas. In early February this Michael Khodarkosvky, USA, informed his colleague ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - Markets Insider

August 22, 2017 - 7:57pm

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
Markets Insider
Ultimate Moves, a fun event traditionally played following the Sinquefield Cup, consists of a lively series of blitz games among GCT players and special guests. This year's Ultimate Moves competition pitted two teams managed by Rex and Randy ...

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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave at the Sinquefield Cup 2017 - a look at his games - Chessbase News

August 22, 2017 - 2:00am
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave at the Sinquefield Cup 2017 - a look at his games  Chessbase News

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the Sinquefield 2017 convincingly. In a very strong field he won three games, drew six and became sole winner with 6.0/9, half a ...

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Vachier-Lagrave on his Sinquefield Cup triumph - Chessbase News

August 22, 2017 - 2:00am
Vachier-Lagrave on his Sinquefield Cup triumph  Chessbase News

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave registered the biggest win of his career at the 2017 Sinquefield Cup ahead of a strong field of players that included world champion ...

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Carlsen At The World Cup: "I Want To Exploit This Loophole" - Chess.com

August 21, 2017 - 10:46am

Chess.com

Carlsen At The World Cup: "I Want To Exploit This Loophole"
Chess.com
In an interview with Chess.com right after the Sinquefield Cup, Carlsen said that he was thinking about playing the previous World Cup. "It didn't really work out with scheduling and everything, which was partly real and partly an excuse. This time ...
Chess World Cup: Anand to lead seven-member contingentSportstarlive

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Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup - Times of India - Times of India

August 21, 2017 - 9:00am

Times of India

Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup - Times of India
Times of India
Seven Indian players including former World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be taking part in the Chess World Cup to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from ...

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Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup - Times of India

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Seven Indians in fray at Chess World Cup  Times of India

Chess News: Seven Indian players including former World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be taking part in the Chess World Cup to be held in Tbilisi, ...

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Carlsen At The World Cup: 'I Want To Exploit This Loophole' - Chess.com

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Carlsen At The World Cup: 'I Want To Exploit This Loophole'  Chess.com

In an interview with Chess.com, Magnus Carlsen has commented on his participation in the upcoming World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. "It is a bit odd that the rules ...

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No more comebacks - Pune Mirror

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
No more comebacks  Pune Mirror

Chess legend won't relaunch his career; says it would be mistake to underestimate Anand at super-elite level.

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Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue ‘as long as he likes’ - Scroll.in

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue ‘as long as he likes’  Scroll.in

The 54-year-old made a brief return to chess at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, where he finished eighth among 10 players.

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Seven Indians in the Fray at Chess World Cup - India.com

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Seven Indians in the Fray at Chess World Cup  India.com

Chennai: Seven Indian players, including former world champion Viswanathan Anand, will take part in the Chess World Cup to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from ...

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Viswanathan Anand among 7 Indians participating in Chess World Cup - Hindustan Times

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand among 7 Indians participating in Chess World Cup  Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand is among seven Indians who will take part in the upcoming Chess World Cup.

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Wesley So's so-so Sinquefield - Chessbase News

August 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Wesley So's so-so Sinquefield  Chessbase News

Defending champion Wesley So went through a rough patch at the Sinquefield Cup 2017, scoring just 3.0 / 9 and tying for dead last (with Nepomniachtchi).

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Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St Louis Rapid and Blitz - Hindustan Times

August 20, 2017 - 3:38am

Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St Louis Rapid and Blitz
Hindustan Times
While Anand showed top-form in the classical chess just a week before when he tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield cup, he will really have to sort out the problems he faced here in blitz and rapid section. That said, one should not forget that ...
No more comebacksPune Mirror
Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'Scroll.in
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutYahoo India News
HERE. NOW -The New Yorker
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Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess - The Indian Express

August 20, 2017 - 2:30am

The Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess
The Indian Express
While Anand showed top-form in the classical chess just a week before when he tied for the second spot in the Sinquefield cup, he will really have to sort out the problems he faced here in blitz and rapid section. That said, one should not forget that ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutFirstpost
Kawowo Sports -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess - The Indian Express

August 20, 2017 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess  The Indian Express

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

August 19, 2017 - 1:00pm

News18

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Sinquefield Cup (www.GrandChessTour.com) ended with a convincing victory by France's No. 1 and now the world's No. 2, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, known by his fans as MVL. Energized by his fourth-round victory over the world champ, Magnus Carlsen, ...
Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to ChessThe New Yorker
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutFirstpost
Aronian secures St. Louis Rapid and Blitz winPanARMENIAN.Net

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Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Closing Ceremony and Ultimate Moves - Chessbase News

August 19, 2017 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Closing Ceremony and Ultimate Moves  Chessbase News

The live action continued Saturday featuring the now-traditional trash-talk filled blitz bonanza known as Ultimate Moves. "Team Rex" squeaked out the victory ...

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Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess - The New Yorker

August 18, 2017 - 6:57pm

The New Yorker

Garry Kasparov Returns, Briefly, to Chess
The New Yorker
The atmosphere was a little more relaxed than it had been the week before, in the more prestigious classical Sinquefield Cup. Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world champion—and the man who beat Kasparov's ranking points record—had already left town.
Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz ChessThe Indian Express
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand lacked incisiveness, but Garry Kasparov impressive throughoutFirstpost
Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to AfricaKawowo Sports
Pune Mirror -PanARMENIAN.Net
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