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Howell and Gormally lead 2015 British Ch - Chessbase News

August 3, 2015 - 2:00am
Howell and Gormally lead 2015 British Ch  Chessbase News

The 102nd British Championships are being held in the University of Warwick, Coventry from the 25th of July to 8th of August 2015. That's right, the tournament ...

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Michael Adams' superb win over David Navara and draw against Richard Rapport ... - Telegraph.co.uk

July 27, 2015 - 6:27am

Telegraph.co.uk

Michael Adams' superb win over David Navara and draw against Richard Rapport ...
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Michael Adams beats Fabiano Caruana at the London Chess Classic. Adams doubtless did not trust the materialistic 6...Nb4 7.d4 Bf5 8.0–0 Nc2 9.Bxf4 Nxa1 10.Nc3 when White has the initiative; 6...Nf6 7.d4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 0–0 9.0–0 Bg4 10.Bxf4 is just bad for ...

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Karpov caught out: Chess great loses in uncharacteristic fashion - Telegraph.co.uk

July 22, 2015 - 2:00am
Karpov caught out: Chess great loses in uncharacteristic fashion  Telegraph.co.uk

Anatoly Karpov defeated Evgeny Sveshnikov in a Rapid match held at Riga in Latvia. The 12th world champion fell behind in the match after losing in ...

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Karpov caught out: Chess great loses in uncharacteristic fashion - Telegraph ... - Telegraph.co.uk

July 21, 2015 - 6:01pm

Telegraph.co.uk

Karpov caught out: Chess great loses in uncharacteristic fashion - Telegraph ...
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Magnus Carlsen tops strongest-ever London Chess Classic line-up. Alexey Shirov, Latvia's heir to Mikhail Tal, was commentating. How did he finish here? White to play and win. Answer: 29.Nxf5! 1-0 Shirov-Vaganian Olympiad 2000 If 29...gxf5 30.Qg7# or 29.

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

July 21, 2015 - 2:18am

Telegraph.co.uk

Magnus Carlsen tops strongest-ever London Chess Classic line-up - Telegraph ...
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Magnus Carlsen tops strongest-ever London Chess Classic line-up. The final place will be taken by the organiser's wild card entry, likely to be a British GM such as David Howell or Michael Adams. Magnus Carlsen against Fabiano Caruana Photo: CARINA ...

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

July 21, 2015 - 2:00am
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 - Telegraph.co.uk

July 20, 2015 - 9:08am

Telegraph.co.uk

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 ...

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

July 8, 2015 - 2:00am
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.

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Norway chess - BusinessWorld Online Edition

July 6, 2015 - 10:40am

Norway chess
BusinessWorld Online Edition
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 - Armenpress.am

July 1, 2015 - 3:12am

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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 ...

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Magnus Carlsen's ratings crash - Telegraph.co.uk

June 29, 2015 - 7:49am

Telegraph.co.uk

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 - Telegraph.co.uk

June 26, 2015 - 8:13am

Telegraph.co.uk

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 ...
Levon Aronian lost to world championArmenpress.am

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Hammer blow for Magnus Carlsen as Topalov wins Norway Chess - Telegraph.co.uk

June 26, 2015 - 2:00am
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 - Armenpress.am

June 25, 2015 - 2:49am

Armenpress.am

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 - Armenpress.am

June 23, 2015 - 5:59am

Armenpress.am

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 - India West

June 22, 2015 - 8:44pm

The Hindu

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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