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On Chess: Creating a path for future elite players through quarterly tournaments - KBIA

March 9, 2017 - 5:43am

KBIA

On Chess: Creating a path for future elite players through quarterly tournaments
KBIA
In this column, we usually talk about some of the most prestigious events in the entire world: The U.S. Chess Championship, rhe Sinquefield Cup, the Olympiad, the Candidates, the Women's World Championship. However, very rarely do we talk about the ...

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On Chess: Creating a path for future elite players through quarterly tournaments - St. Louis Public Radio

March 9, 2017 - 5:27am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Creating a path for future elite players through quarterly tournaments
St. Louis Public Radio
In this column, we usually talk about some of the most prestigious events in the entire world: The U.S. Chess Championship, rhe Sinquefield Cup, the Olympiad, the Candidates, the Women's World Championship. However, very rarely do we talk about the ...

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Women's World Ch.: Muzychuk and Zhongyi in the final! - Chessbase News

February 25, 2017 - 2:00am
Women's World Ch.: Muzychuk and Zhongyi in the final!  Chessbase News

What an amazing semifinal it was for all involved and watching. After a very close affair in game one, which she won, Anna Muzychuk won her second game ...

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Editorial: Short takes on human athletes, car-racing doldrums and anti-privacy conspirators - STLtoday.com

February 24, 2017 - 4:06pm

STLtoday.com

Editorial: Short takes on human athletes, car-racing doldrums and anti-privacy conspirators
STLtoday.com
... Stix elementary schools. The goal is to help kids learn strategy, focus and patience, the Post-Dispatch's Christine Byers reports. Who knows? In the not-too-distant future, one of them might be competing for the Grand Chess Tour's coveted ...

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Sharjah GP Rd1: MVL, Adams, and Rapport draw first blood - Chessbase News

February 19, 2017 - 2:00am
Sharjah GP Rd1: MVL, Adams, and Rapport draw first blood  Chessbase News

It promised to bring levels of excitement and dynamism, and the new format did not disappoint. Three games ended in decisive results, with one hardly a ...

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World's Top 10 To Play At Norway Chess - Chess.com

February 17, 2017 - 10:53am

Chess.com

World's Top 10 To Play At Norway Chess
Chess.com
A more recent event that should be mentioned is the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. With Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen, Veselin Topalov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura it was by rating the strongest in the history of chess, ...

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World's Top 10 To Play At Norway Chess - Chess.com

February 17, 2017 - 2:00am
World's Top 10 To Play At Norway Chess  Chess.com

This week the organizers of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament announced a most spectacular field for the 2017 edition. The current world's top 10 will be ...

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On Chess: How to earn a chess title - St. Louis Public Radio

February 15, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: How to earn a chess title  St. Louis Public Radio

Many readers may be familiar with such titles as Grandmaster (GM) and International Master (IM), but what do they mean? Why are they important? How does an ...

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On Chess: How to earn a chess title - St. Louis Public Radio

February 15, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: How to earn a chess title  St. Louis Public Radio

Many readers may be familiar with such titles as Grandmaster (GM) and International Master (IM), but what do they mean? Why are they important? How does an ...

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Chess ntes - The Boston Globe

February 12, 2017 - 4:28pm

The Boston Globe

Chess ntes
The Boston Globe
Former world champion and the world's top-ranked player Veselin Topalov is now 41 and, perhaps, on the down side of a fine career, with his chess very spotty these days. He finished in a tie for 2 nd last summer at the Sinquefield Cup but then finished ...

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My favourite chess book - Chessbase News

February 8, 2017 - 2:00am
My favourite chess book  Chessbase News

What's your favourite book of chess? This question is asked many a time, and every chess player has a book that is close to his heart. Usually it's a book that one ...

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So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - Manila Standard - The Standard

February 5, 2017 - 7:49am

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - Manila Standard
The Standard
After staying unscathed in 56 games and winning the 13-round 2017 Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament in The Netherlands last week, So resumed his ...

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On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

February 2, 2017 - 4:57pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving player lost his last game in Bilbao but, surprisingly, So has not lost a single game since. He tied for third in Bilbao, then he won the Sinquefield Cup ...
Grand Chess Tour Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir KramnikBig News Network.com
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - KBIA

February 2, 2017 - 5:20am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult challenge, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Championship challenger Sergey ...
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir KramnikBig News Network.com
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess TourPanorama.am

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

February 2, 2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving player lost his last game in Bilbao but, surprisingly, So has not lost a single game since. He tied for third in Bilbao, then he won the Sinquefield Cup ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - Big News Network.com

February 2, 2017 - 3:39am

Big News Network.com

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
Big News Network.com
These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (July 31-August 12) and the 2017 London Classic (November 29-December 12) where they will be joined by one wildcard in each tournament, Chess.com reports. Aronian claimed the third spot ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

February 2, 2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (July 31-August 12) and the 2017 London Classic (November 29-December 12) where they will be joined by one wildcard in each tournament, Chess.com reports. Aronian claimed the third spot ...

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On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

February 2, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult.

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Gibraltar Flash: Hou Yifan resigns in 5 moves! - Chessbase News

February 2, 2017 - 2:00am
Gibraltar Flash: Hou Yifan resigns in 5 moves!  Chessbase News

In a curious case at Gibraltar Masters, women's world champion Hou Yifan resigned in a mere 5 moves, breaking the record previously held by Viswanathan ...

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On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

February 2, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult.

Categories: News, Sinquefield Cup

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