Sinquefield Cup News

Telegraph.co.uk
London's festival of chess: Game's role in society debated by academics
Telegraph.co.uk
He's had a bit of a slump in 2015 and is all out of sorts having had some disasterous results at the other Grand Chess Tour events on his home turf and at the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis. So who's the wildcard? The ever-popular English number one ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
FIDE chief out in the cold: Why Kirsan won't be knocking at the door of the US ...
Telegraph.co.uk
FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was celebrating the 20th anniversary of his appointment as head of the game's governing body when news came that the US government had cited him for business dealings with the Syria regime of President Bashar ...

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: 2015 Thanksgiving Open is a feast for top players and amateurs alike
St. Louis Public Radio
This event is yet another in the Chess Club's continued commitment to not only providing the highest level of chess (see The 2015 Sinquefield Cup) but equally impressive opportunities for amateurs like you and me. With advances in technology, watching ...

On Chess: 2015 Thanksgiving Open is a feast for top players and amateurs alike  St. Louis Public Radio

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis' premier open event of the season is this weekend, Nov. 27-29. The 2015 Thanksgiving Open will ...

On Chess: 2015 Thanksgiving Open is a feast for top players and amateurs alike  St. Louis Public Radio

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis' premier open event of the season is this weekend, Nov. 27-29. The 2015 Thanksgiving Open will ...

On Chess: Showdown in St. Louis featured unexpected twists
St. Louis Public Radio
Now retired from competition, Seirawan is a published chess author and journalist, as well as the star commentator for such elite events as the U.S. Championships and the Sinquefield Cup. On Chess is provided by the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic ...

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On Chess: Showdown in St. Louis featured unexpected twists  St. Louis Public Radio

Whenever the two best players in any discipline square off against one another, it is an occasion to be savored. American chess fans were especially eager.

Chess great Kasparov urges West to move against Putin  STLtoday.com

Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess champion, neither likes nor trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin. That's obvious from the subtitle of his book. He sees ...

Pestaño: Wesley So scores biggest win of career
Sun.Star
The lessons from the Sinquefield Cup are bearing fruit. With the win Wesley So now joined the ranks of former Bilbao Chess Masters champions, including the current world champion Magnus Carlsen, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and ...

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Living life the Jobi way (2/2)  Chessbase News

Did you enjoy the first part of our interview with the top Georgian player Baadur Jobava, he laid out a plan for ambitious players to become better. In part two he ...

Wesley So wins Bilbao Masters
The Hindu
Anand finished with five draws and a lone loss in the four-player double round-robin tournament and for the second time in a row, the Indian ace ended a Classical tournament win-less after he drew seven and lost two at the Sinquefield Cup earlier this ...

Rappler
E.coli outbreak prompts Chipotle to close 43 US restaurants
Rappler
After quitting school and leaving the Philippines to play for the United States, So's rising reputation and world rank of 7th took a big hit at the Sinquefield Cup where he finished last, but bounced back at Bilbao. So's next tournament is next month ...

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IBNLive
Anand draws with Ding to end joint 3rd
Chandigarh Tribune
For the second time in a row, the Indian ended a classical tournament winless after he drew seven and lost two at the Sinquefield Cup earlier this year. USA's Wesley So defeated Anish Giri of Holland in the tiebreak blitz games to win the event after ...
Anand draws with China's Liren Ding to end joint third in Bilbao Masters FinalFirstpost
So downs Dutch GM, tops MastersPhilippine Star
Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding to end joint 3rd in Bilbao MastersTimes of India
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Anand draws with China's Liren Ding to end joint third in Bilbao Masters Final
Firstpost
Anand finished with five draws and a lone loss in the four-player double round-robin tournament and for the second time in a row, the Indian ace ended a Classical tournament win-less after he drew seven and lost two at the Sinquefield Cup earlier this ...
So downs Dutch GM, tops MastersPhilippine Star
Wesley So wins Bilbao MastersRappler

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Philippine Star
So downs Dutch GM, tops Masters
Philippine Star
It was So's first triumph since topping the Millionaire's Chess Open last year while ending a series of embarrassing finishes, including a last-placed stint in the Sinquefield Cup, a round-of-16 effort in the World Cup and yielding his Millionaire's ...
Viswanathan Anand Draws With Liren Ding to End Joint Third at Bilbao MastersNDTVSports.com
Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding to end joint 3rd in Bilbao MastersTimes of India
Wesley So wins Bilbao MastersRappler

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NDTVSports.com
Viswanathan Anand Draws With Liren Ding to End Joint Third at Bilbao Masters
NDTVSports.com
Anand finished with five draws and a lone loss in the four-player double round-robin tournament and for the second time in a row, the Indian ace ended a Classical tournament win-less after he drew seven and lost two at the Sinquefield Cup earlier this ...

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Iran endorses fair elections in Syria  Trend News Agency

Iran would support elections to clarify the fate of Syria if the elections are free and fair, because what is important is the choice of people and this is their right.

GM Hikaru Nakamura's great year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
In August 2015 Levon Aronian finally overcame his slump to win the Sinquefield Cup. Tied for second place where Giri, Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave and Nakamura. And then of course in September came the Baku World Cup, where Nakamura defeated IM ...

Skopje: Siberia and Nona ECC 2015 champions  Chessbase News

Team Siberia from Russia and Nona from Georgia won the European Club Cup open and women's sections. Both dominated right from the start and gave no ...

Anand: Soviet players didn't want to cheat  Chessbase News

Pawn Sacrifice, the film about the 11th World Champion Bobby Fischer, is in the news everywhere. Indian Express journalist Shivani Naik recently conducted a ...