London Chess Classic News

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 ...

Russisk verdensmester stiller i Harstad-turnering
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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 ...

8TH LONDON CHESS CLASSIC STARTS TOMORROW -  European Chess Union

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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
(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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
"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)
"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  Markets Insider

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
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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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 ...

KBIA
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
KBIA
The third leg of the annual Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, once again took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 1-12. The entire event was a close race, ending in a nail biting finale. The tournament has a ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
St. Louis Public Radio
The last stop will once again be the London Chess Classic from Nov. 29-Dec. 11, where the champion of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour will be crowned. Tatev Abrahamyan is the Grand Chess Tour journalist, providing live commentary of the rounds through the ...

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