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Magnus Carlsen tops strongest-ever London Chess Classic line-up  Telegraph.co.uk

Ten of the world's best chess players will compete in a tournament hailed as the strongest ever held on British soil, it was revealed today. World champion ...

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Michael Adams is top seed for Biel International Chess Festival - Telegraph
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Michael Adams beats Fabiano Caruana at the London Chess Classic. Some of the world's leading young players are competing at Lake Sevan in Armenia. The Polish prodigy Jan Kryzsztof Duda was the early leader. The Indian GM S. G. Vidit would be on the ...

Why Boris Johnson should never talk about or try to attempt sport again  Mirror.co.uk

The Mayor of London made yet another gaffe when announcing Spurs' NFL stadium deal - the latest in a long line of sporting errors.

Norway chess
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The Grand Chess Tour was organized earlier this year -- it consists of a series of three super chess tournaments that include Norway Chess 2015, the Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) and the London Chess Classic, with a million-dollar guaranteed ...

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Aronian occupies 10th position in FIDE rankings
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In December 2012, Aronian competed in the London Chess Classic, coming in 6th place with one win (vs Luke McShane), 5 draws and 2 losses. In the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January, Aronian finished second with +5−1=7, behind Carlsen. Aronian ...

Caruana, Fabiano vs. Giri, Anish | London Chess Classic 2015  Chess24

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Magnus Carlsen's ratings crash
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The winner of the tour is the player with the highest number of tour points accumulated at Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. • Magnus Carlsen's Norway Chess horror show analysed · • Calamity for Magnus Carlsen in Norway ...

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Hammer blow for Magnus Carlsen as Topalov wins Norway Chess
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Topalov leads Anand in the race for the bonus prize of $75,000 awarded to the player with the best performance overall at Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. World chess champion Magnus Carlsen ended the tournament with ...
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Hammer blow for Magnus Carlsen as Topalov wins Norway Chess  Telegraph.co.uk

Veselin Topalov takes first prize at the Norway Chess 2015 tournament as Magnus Carlsen loses to fellow countryman Jon Ludvig Hammer.

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Levon Aronian lost to world champion
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In December 2012, Aronian competed in the London Chess Classic, coming in 6th place with one win (vs Luke McShane), 5 draws and 2 losses. In the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January, Aronian finished second with +5−1=7, behind Carlsen. Aronian ...

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Levon Aronian ends 6th round of Stavanger in a draw
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In December 2012, Aronian competed in the London Chess Classic, coming in 6th place with one win (vs Luke McShane), 5 draws and 2 losses. In the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January, Aronian finished second with +5−1=7, behind Carlsen. Aronian ...

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Viswanathan Anand Beats Magnus Carlsen in Norway
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Anand's victory on Friday and the one before – in the London Chess Classic – came from the white side of Ruy Lopez, the daily said. In between, Anand once defeated Carlsen during their world championship clash last year. Playing white, the Indian ace ...
Aggressive Anand crushes CarlsenThe Hindu
Time's up for Magnus Carlsen at Norway ChessTelegraph.co.uk
Levon Aronian finally wins in Stavanger tournamentArmenpress.am

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Levon Aronian finally wins in Stavanger tournament
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In December 2012, Aronian competed in the London Chess Classic, coming in 6th place with one win (vs Luke McShane), 5 draws and 2 losses. In the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January, Aronian finished second with +5−1=7, behind Carlsen. Aronian ...

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The Hindu
Aggressive Anand crushes Carslen
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By sheer coincidence, Anand's victory on Friday and the one before in the London Chess Classic came from the white side of Ruy Lopez. In between, Anand once defeated Carlsen during their World championship clash last year. Unbeaten Anand's first ...
Time's up for Magnus Carlsen at Norway ChessTelegraph.co.uk

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Calamity for Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess tournament
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Nce2 was a new idea, Polgar-Howell at the 2013 London Chess Classic went 15.e6 Nc8. F. Caruana - M. Carlsen. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 h6 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.Nc3 Ne7 12.b3 Bf5 13.

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Calamity for Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess tournament  Telegraph.co.uk

A worse possible start would be hard to imagine for Magnus Carlsen, who subsided to 0/2 at Norway Chess after a crushing defeat at the hands of Fabiano ...

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Time's up Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess
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The Grand Chess Tour time limits that apply to Norway Chess, the Singuefield Cup and the London Chess Classic do not include a 15-minute increment after move 60 as is the case in many other tournaments. Carlsen was late for the start of play and missed ...

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Calrsen 'loses on time' in Norway Chess tournament
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This competition is part of the elite three-leg Grand Chess Tour, the other two being Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. With the average rating of the field being a whopping 2782, the on-board action lived up to the high expectations. Carlsen ...
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Grand Chess Tour begins with Norway Chess Tournament
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Nine of the ten participants will compete in all three Grand Tour events at Stavanger; St Louis, Missouri, for the Sinquefield Cup; and London for the 7th London Chess Classic. The nine are Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan ...

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Norway Chess 2015 preview  Chessbase News

The first leg of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour starts tomorrow in Stavanger, Norway! The super tournament features nine of the top players in the World: Carlsen, ...