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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history
St. Louis Public Radio
21, and it will finish with the London Chess Classic in December – events that are the gold standard for chess around the globe. You can follow the Norway Chess 2015 games, along with the commentary, live and for free on grandchesstour.com starting at ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Remembering FIDE Master Neil Carr
Telegraph.co.uk
After a break of 24 years, Neil returned to internationally-rated chess in 2013 at the 100th British Chess Championships in Torquay, where he scored an excellent 7/11, and at the London Chess Classic Open. • Malcolm Pein's chess column. It is a measure ...

Remembering FIDE Master Neil Carr  Telegraph.co.uk

FIDE Master Neil Carr dies of a heart attack aged just 47. Here are two of his greatest games, against Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov.

Grischuk, Alexander vs. Anand, Viswanathan | London Chess Classic 2015  Chess24

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Nakamura and Caruana qualify as candidates for World Chess ...
St. Louis Public Radio
3) is joined by Norway Chess 2015 (June 14-27) and the London Chess Classic (December 3-15) in the newly formed Grand Chess Tour. Nakamura and Caruana will battle it out against some of the best players in the world, including Carlsen. Caruana is ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Fabiano Caruana continues march in final leg of FIDE Grand Prix
Telegraph.co.uk
In the last round, Isaac scored a fine result, drawing with Dutch GM Robin van Kampen, a former winner of the London Chess Classic Open. Black is under some pressure from the opening: I. Sanders – R. Van Kampen. 4NCL 2014–15 Hinckley Island.

Telegraph.co.uk
Kramnik in control at the 2015 Russian Team Championships
Telegraph.co.uk
Catalan king Vladimir Kramnik prepares for London Chess Classic. The Russian league may be the strongest in the world, but it has its fair share of hired guns, in common with team competitions in Western Europe. The winners, Novosibirsk-Siberia, added ...

SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: St Mary's Catholic Primary, Chepstow
South Wales Argus
She said: “The school chess club has been to the London Chess Classic at Olympia for the grandmaster tournament on two occasions and is a very active club.” The main after school club offers pupils the chance to enjoy a range of activities from cooking ...

SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: St Mary's Catholic Primary, Chepstow
South Wales Argus
She said: “The school chess club has been to the London Chess Classic at Olympia for the grandmaster tournament on two occasions and is a very active club.” The main after school club offers pupils the chance to enjoy a range of activities from cooking ...

SCHOOL OF THE WEEK: St Mary's Catholic Primary, Chepstow  South Wales Argus

Hard work aimed at improving standards is paying dividends at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Chepstow. KATH SKELLON paid the school a…

Kramnik in control at the 2015 Russian Team Championships  Telegraph.co.uk

Former world chess champion is in marvellous form at the Black Sea holiday resort of Sochi.

Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Chess Federation (USCF) today announced that Fabiano Caruana has initiated the application process to change chess federations, which, when approved, will allow him to play for the United ...

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Pestaño: Wesley out of super grand tour
Sun.Star
The three tournaments that will make up the tour are Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup (held at the club in St. Louis), and the London Chess Classic. Those who have signed up initially are Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Fabiano Caruana (Italy), Alexander ...

A new gold standard in chess?
Malay Mail Online
This is to be an annual competitive circuit for 10 of the world's top grandmasters and brings together three major tournaments — Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic— under one umbrella. Nine places are already taken up by FIDE No.

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IBNLive
What is Grand Chess Tour all about
IBNLive
The inaugural 2015 Tour will kick off in June, beginning with Norway Chess, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August/September, and finishing with the London Chess Classic in December. Organisers also confirmed they are in discussions with a fourth ...

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The Indian Express
Kasparov ropes in top GMs for 'Grand Chess Tour'
The Indian Express
Kasparov's involvement has raised murmurs of it being a breakaway league though the clutch of events that includes Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup (held at the club in St. Louis), and the London Chess Classic are expected to follow the FIDE rules and ...

Views and News from Norway
Confident Carlsen promotes chess
Views and News from Norway
Other events on his professional program this year include the Sinquefield Cup in August, the World Championships in lightning chess in October and the London Chess Classic in December. “It's very important for me to feel that I'm also continuing to ...

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Chess gets a $1 million Grand Chess Tour
Economic Times
The three tournaments that will make up the tour are Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic. These are premier invitational events that attract the world's best. For the 2015 cycle, the tour has signed up Carlsen, Fabiano ...

Chess gets a $1 million Grand Chess Tour
Economic Times
The three tournaments that will make up the tour are Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic. These are premier invitational events that attract the world's best. For the 2015 cycle, the tour has signed up Carlsen, Fabiano ...

The Guardian
Garry Kasparov shows his class with rapid demolition of Nigel Short
The Guardian
Kasparov's 10-game rapid/blitz match with Nigel Short was intended as an extra to the announcement of a new $1m Grand Tour in which the London Chess Classic at Olympia this December will be the finale. Kasparov began with a draw from a winning ...