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On chess: Armenian Levon Aronian makes a comeback, wins Sinquefield Cup
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The 2015 inaugural Grand Chess Tour features three tournaments including Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. The Grand Chess Tour has quickly established itself as the premier chess circuit in the world, featuring 10 of the top ...
Viswanathan Anand Draws With Magnus Carlsen, Finishes Ninth in Sinquefield CupNDTVSports.com
Aronian wins; Anand finishes joint eighthThe Hindu
Sinquefield Chess: Viswanathan Anand Finishes 9thSports Rediscovered

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Magnus Carlsen, Finishes Ninth in Sinquefield Cup
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For Anand, the below-par performance with two losses and seven draws in the nine-round tournament also resulted in a slip from the second spot in the Grand Chess tour standings, which will now conclude at the London Chess Classic in December.
Anand finishes tied eighth; Aronian winsThe Hindu
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Sinquefield Chess: Viswanathan Anand Finishes 9thSports Rediscovered

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Anand draws with Carlsen; finishes ninth in Sinquefield Cup
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For Anand, the below-par performance with two losses and seven draws in the nine-round tournament also resulted in a slip from the second spot in the Grand Chess tour standings, which will now conclude at the London Chess Classic in December.
Aronian wins; Anand finishes joint eighthThe Hindu

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Aronian wins; Anand finishes joint eighth
The Hindu
The third and final leg will be the London Chess Classic in December. The results: Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand (3.5) drew with Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 5); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 6); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 5) drew ...

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Something incredibly rare happened at the biggest chess tournament in US history
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If he draws or wins his game, he wins the tournament, and the second leg of the new Chess Grand Tour, which started with Norway Chess in June and will conclude with the London Chess Classic in December. Aronian is trailed by the unlikely duo of France ...
Sinquefield Cup 2015: Magnus Carlsen comes to lifeTelegraph.co.uk
On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio
Anand to meet Anish Giri in Sinquefield second lapTimes of India

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Sinquefield Cup 2015: Magnus Carlsen comes to life
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For the first time, Carlsen is challenging for top honours in the Grand Chess Tour, which combines scores at Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup and December's London Chess Classic. • Hikaru Nakamura crushes Wesley So. Carlsen's grip on the position ...
On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio
Anand to meet Anish Giri in Sinquefield second lapTimes of India

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Something incredibly rare happened at the biggest chess tournament in US history  Business Insider

Grand Chess Tour The 2015 Sinquefield Cup is about to wrap up in St. Louis. It now looks like Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian, who lost the trophy to ...

Sinquefield Cup 2015: Magnus Carlsen comes to life  Telegraph.co.uk

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen shows his class with a creeping win over Wesley So in the Sinquefield Cup at St Louis, Missouri.

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Anand to meet Anish Giri in Sinquefield second lap
Times of India
Giri, in fact, is unbeaten in the Grand Chess tour itself and this is already the second event past half-way stage. The tour that started with Norway tournament in June will finish with the last event slated in December at London Chess Classic ...
On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio

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Viswanathan Anand to meet Anish Giri in Sinquefield second lap
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Giri, in fact, is unbeaten in the Grand Chess tour itself and this is already the second event past half-way stage. The tour that started with Norway tournament in June will finish with the last event slated in December at London Chess Classic ...
On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio

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On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield Cup
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... conditions, prize funds and spectator experience. The inaugural 2015 Tour kicked off in June as a three-event cycle, beginning with Norway Chess 2015, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August, and finishing with the London Chess Classic in December.

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Third Sinquefield Cup highlights competition's growth
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This spring chess great Gary Kasparov announced the creation of the Grand Chess Tour which links the Sinquefield Cup to Norway Chess and London Chess Classic, two other noted tournaments. As St. Louis Public Radio reported, the tour was created to try ...

On Chess: Topalov the Magician is now appearing at the Sinquefield Cup  St. Louis Public Radio

For someone to win an elite chess tournament a combination of elements must align. The player must be in top shape, his opening preparation must be sharp.

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Chess: Anand suffers shock loss to Nakamura in Sinquefield opener
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The tournament has a total prize fund of USD 300000 in addition to the 150000 prize fund at stake for the top three finishers of the grand chess tour that started with the Norway tournament and will end with the London Chess Classic in December this year.

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Viswanathan Anand Beaten by Hikaru Nakamura in Sinquefield Tournament Opener
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The tournament has a total prize fund of USD 300000 in addition to the 150000 prize fund at stake for the top three finishers of the grand chess tour that started with the Norway tournament and will end with the London Chess Classic in December this year.

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The most important chess tournament in US history is about to kick off in St ...
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It's second installment and the centerpiece of the new Grand Chess Tour, a three-tournament series that started with Norway Chess in June and will conclude with the London Chess Classic in December. The 2015 Sinquefield cup is the strongest tournament ...

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The most important chess tournament in US history is underway in St. Louis  Business Insider

America is not exactly a chess-mad country, but it's about to host a chess tournament that could redefine the landscape of competitive chess for a generation.

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Grand Chess Tour 2015: Preview of the Sinquefield Cup
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Politics aside, Grand Chess Tour, announced in April this year, consists of three major annual chess tournaments: Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. The idea behind the tour as stated on their official website appears to have a ...

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World's Most Elite Grandmasters To Compete At 2015 Sinquefield Cup In Saint Louis
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... inaugural 2015 Tour kicked off in June as a three-event cycle, beginning with Norway Chess 2015, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August, and finishing with the London Chess Classic in December. For more information, visit www.grandchesstour.com.

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World's Most Elite Grandmasters To Compete At 2015 Sinquefield Cup In Saint Louis
SYS-CON Media (press release)
... inaugural 2015 Tour kicked off in June as a three-event cycle, beginning with Norway Chess 2015, followed by the Sinquefield Cup in August, and finishing with the London Chess Classic in December. For more information, visit www.grandchesstour.com.

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