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Avis avslører: – Storby får arrangere Magnus Carlsens VM-kamp - Bergens Tidende

October 10, 2017 - 4:11am

Bergens Tidende

Avis avslører: – Storby får arrangere Magnus Carlsens VM-kamp
Bergens Tidende
... gode minner fra London. I 2013 vant han en nervepirrende kandidatturnering i byen, noe som gjorde at han kvalifiserte seg til sin første VM-kamp mot Viswanathan Anand. Nordmannen har også vunnet storturneringen London Chess Classic fire ganger.

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CHESS Magazine: Find the winning moves - Chessbase News

October 6, 2017 - 2:00am
CHESS Magazine: Find the winning moves  Chessbase News

Test your tactical ability with these positions grouped in rough order of difficulty. The games come from various recent events, not least the British Championship ...

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Frykter Carlsen kan miste VM-mulighet - NRK

October 4, 2017 - 11:26am

Frykter Carlsen kan miste VM-mulighet
NRK
Neste planlagte turnering er London Chess Classic i november. – Det er mulig det blir en turnering før det, for Magnus er sulten på å spille mye sjakk. Han har trøblet i klassisk sjakk i år, men det har vært veldig bra i lyn- og hurtigsjakk, sier ...

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Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International - Chess.com

October 1, 2017 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International  Chess.com

You're not supposed to work too hard when you're on vacation. In a tournament where he uncharacteristically arrived with no parents, no manager, and no ...

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Russisk verdensmester stiller i Harstad-turnering - ht.no

September 27, 2017 - 6:59am

Russisk verdensmester stiller i Harstad-turnering
ht.no
I London Chess Classic spiller kvinner og menn mot hverandre. Sist desember danket Valentina Gunina ut rubbel og bit av stormestre, 41 i tallet, og tok seieren i hurtigsjakk hjem til Russland. Med et enklere startfelt gjentar hun kanskje det hele i ...

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Luck Of The Draw Results In A Win For Caruana Over Kramnik - Chess.com

September 24, 2017 - 2:00am
Luck Of The Draw Results In A Win For Caruana Over Kramnik  Chess.com

On an island where the largest employer is a poker company, an element of pure chance helped shape the opening round of the 2017 Chess.com Isle of Man ...

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ESPN portrait of the strongest female player - Chessbase News

September 12, 2017 - 2:00am
ESPN portrait of the strongest female player  Chessbase News

"She has never really worked extremely hard," said Vladimir Kramnik, "and, of course, that's a big compliment — never working like the professional male top ...

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PRO League Qualifiers Set For Oct. 28 - Chess.com

September 12, 2017 - 2:00am
PRO League Qualifiers Set For Oct. 28  Chess.com

October 28 might have more titled players than ever playing on Chess.com. If nothing else, there will be more at stake than ever. That's because many ...

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FIDE World Cup 2017: Caruana bows out - Chessbase News

September 12, 2017 - 2:00am
FIDE World Cup 2017: Caruana bows out  Chessbase News

Round three tiebreaks saw great excitement. Evgeniy Najer scored the biggest upset of the day, by knocking out Fabiano Caruana. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Li ...

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Sjokktap for Magnus Carlsen - ute av World Cup - Dagbladet.no

September 10, 2017 - 9:49am

Dagbladet.no

Sjokktap for Magnus Carlsen - ute av World Cup
Dagbladet.no
(Dagbladet): Den regjerende verdensmesteren Magnus Carlsen var blant forhåndsfavorittene i FIDE World Cup i sjakk, men gikk på et svært overraskende tap 1,5 - 0,5 mot kineseren Bu Xiangzhi. Turneringen, som arrangeres i Tblisi i Georgia, spilles som ...

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Olympic silver medalist Migran Arutyunyan turns to MMA - PanARMENIAN.Net

September 6, 2017 - 2:00am
Olympic silver medalist Migran Arutyunyan turns to MMA  PanARMENIAN.Net

PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice-champion of Rio Olympic Games, Armenian wrestler Migran Arutyunyan will turn to mixed martial arts, MMA manager Rizvan ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

September 2, 2017 - 3:58pm

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
“I'm excited to carry this momentum into what I hope is a successful conclusion to the GCT at the London Chess Classic this upcoming December.” To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against ...

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Play Chess, Win Wine, And 9 Other Stories You Missed - Chess.com

August 28, 2017 - 2:00am
Play Chess, Win Wine, And 9 Other Stories You Missed  Chess.com

Summer is not the time for pros to take a vacation. With tournaments in Paris, Leuven, Biel, St. Louis, Dortmund, Danzhou, Geneva, Khanty-Mansiysk, and many ...

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On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title - St. Louis Public Radio

August 24, 2017 - 5:08am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title
St. Louis Public Radio
The last stop of the tour will once again be the London Chess Classic, which will take place from Dec. 1-11. It promises to be a nail biter as Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave are neck-and-neck for the overall Grand Chess Tour title, separated ...

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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
"I'm excited to carry this momentum into what I hope is a successful conclusion to the GCT at the London Chess Classic this upcoming December." To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - PR Newswire (press release)

August 22, 2017 - 12:53pm

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
PR Newswire (press release)
"I'm excited to carry this momentum into what I hope is a successful conclusion to the GCT at the London Chess Classic this upcoming December." To capture the tournament victory, Aronian dazzled the chess board with an incredible performance against ...

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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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Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to Africa - Kawowo Sports

August 19, 2017 - 5:18am

Kawowo Sports

Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to Africa
Kawowo Sports
Legendary Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov has vowed to offer his winnings at the world chess series to 33 FIDE affiliated African countries including Uganda. Kasparov, 54, is among those in contention in the 2017 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) series.

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