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Telegraph.co.uk
Grand Chess Tour announced
Telegraph.co.uk
A new collaboration between the London Chess Classic, Norway Chess and the Sinquefield Cup was announced at at St Louis, Missouri, on Friday, with the advent of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour. The three tournaments have already signed up eight of the ...
Wesley So out of $1M-plus Grand Chess TourInquirer.net
Million Dollar Chess SeriesPurple Pawn

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The world's top chess players have just formed a new $1 million professional tour  Business Insider

If you had any doubt that chess has gone big time in the era of current World Champion Magnus Carlsen, you won't anymore.

Million Dollar Chess Series
Purple Pawn
Three major Chess events are teaming up in a new tournament series with a total prize fund of just over a million dollars. The Grand Chess Tour will consist of Norway Chess in June, the Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis) in August, and the London Chess ...

- GM Jonathan Rowson Gets Classic Wild Card Call-­‐Up  Chess Daily News

St. Louis Public Radio
New world-wide chess tour announced in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The Grand Chess Tour will unify the Sinquefield Cup, Norway Chess and the London Chess Classic in one circuit. The three tournaments will include players at the highest level of play. Kasparov inspired the tour and hopes it will increase chess's ...

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Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
Virtual Press Office (press release)
The Grand Chess Tour is an affiliation between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup), Tower AS (Norway Chess) and Chess Promotions Ltd. (London Chess Classic), combining the organizational efforts of three elite events ...

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Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturnering
Aftenposten
I tillegg til Norway Chess er Sinquefield Cup i Saint Louis USA og London Chess Classic med på i touren. Vår mal skal brukes også i de to andre deltakerbyene. Det sier meg at vi har gjort mye riktig, sier styremedlem Benedicte Westre Skog. Spillerne ...

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Sjakkverdens tungvektere til Norway Chess: Sjekk hvem som kommer
Rogalands Avis
Den tredje er London Chess Classic i London de to første ukene i desember. Neste år skal turneringen utvides til Jakarta, Indonesia. – Målet er at vi alltid skal være blant topp tre-turneringene i verden, slår Madland fast. Følges av millioner i hele ...
Norway Chess blir tidenes sterkeste sjakkturneringAftenposten

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Telegraph.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour
Telegraph.co.uk
The pair took centre stage at the announcement, alongside Telegraph chess correspondent Malcolm Pein and representatives from Norway Chess and the St Louis Chess Club. Mr Pein, the organiser of the London Chess Classic, said the difference between ...
Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint LouisVirtual Press Office (press release)

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- London Chess Classic seeds announced  Chess Daily News

Chess Grandmaster Says There Is Gender Inequality In The Game Because Men And Women Are 'Hard-Wired Very Differently'  Huffington Post

British chess grandmaster Nigel Short is responding to criticism after recently arguing that inherent differences in men's and women's brains may explain...

Chess Grandmaster Says Men And Women Are 'Hard-Wired Very Differently'  Huffington Post

British chess grandmaster Nigel Short is responding to criticism after recently arguing that inherent differences in men's and women's brains may explain...

- Caruana, Gelfand, Svidler, and Polgar to participate in 5th London Chess Classic  Chess Daily News

- Hikaru Nakamura completes the field for London Chess Classic  Chess Daily News

- Luke McShane helps London Classic live up to its name  Chess Daily News

Telegraph.co.uk
Tech mate? Top grandmaster claims chess is riddled with cheats using ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph chess correspondent Malcolm Pein, who runs the top level London Chess Classic tournament, said he is not aware of any allegations of cheating in the English game and the game is clamping down on the use of technology. He added: "The chess ...

Tech mate? Top grandmaster claims chess is riddled with cheats using smartphones  Telegraph.co.uk

The genteel world of British chess has been rocked after a top grandmaster claimed the game of kings is riddled with cheats. Daniel Gormally, 38, suggested the ...

IT'S THE WEEKEND: Game of strategy to captivate all sorts of players  South Wales Argus

Chess is a game being played across Gwent by all generations - with a lot of success being enjoyed. KATH SKELLON finds out more.

Chess master’s victory in 20 games at once  The Argus

IT WAS checkmate for 20 schoolchildren who took on a chess grandmaster in a simultaneous exhibition game.

All for a good game  The Hindu

Viswanathan Anand moved his coins at an event in the city recently to raise funds for children with cleft palates.