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Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4 - chess24

November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 4  chess24

Jan begins Episode 4 of Series 22 of his Opening Clinic with, "I should add a disclaimer here that I'm not a real doctor", but when it comes to che...

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Wojtaszek Beats Naiditsch In Armageddon For Title - Chess.com

October 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Wojtaszek Beats Naiditsch In Armageddon For Title  Chess.com

The arc of justice is not so long, and it bends toward Poland. After being the hard-luck non-medalists earlier this month at the Chess Olympiad, only a few weeks ...

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Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show - chess24

October 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 9: Radek and Alina steal the show  chess24

Husband and wife team Radek Wojtaszek and Alina Kashlinskaya triumphed in the Chess.com Isle of Man International. Radek drew with Arkadij Naidit...

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Isle of Man 8: Day of the underdog - chess24

October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 8: Day of the underdog  chess24

Of the top nine seeds at the start of the Chess.com Isle of Man International only one player, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, goes into the final day wi...

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Isle of Man 6: Nakamura & MVL join the leaders - chess24

October 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 6: Nakamura & MVL join the leaders  chess24

Hikaru Nakamura ended the giant-killing run of Abhijeet Gupta as the race for the £50000 top prize in the Chess.com Isle of Man International he...

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Isle of Man 4-5: Superman & co. lead - chess24

October 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 4-5: Superman & co. lead  chess24

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta wore a Superman cap as he beat 2700 players Le Quang Liem and Vidit in consecutive rounds to join Arkadij Naidi...

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Nakamura, Wojtaszek Join Lead - Chess.com

October 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Nakamura, Wojtaszek Join Lead  Chess.com

In the last three rounds of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, the number of leaders has gone from two to four to six. You might want to go ahead and ...

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Svidler and Shankland trade blows in Hoogeveen - chess24

October 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Svidler and Shankland trade blows in Hoogeveen  chess24

Peter Svidler and Sam Shankland both won with the white pieces as their 6-game classical match at the Hoogeveen Chess Tournament got off to an ex...

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Xiong, Gupta Join Leaders - Chess.com

October 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Xiong, Gupta Join Leaders  Chess.com

Grab your saddle. The fifth round of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International was all about knights versus pawns. The final verdict? A draw. Jeffery Xiong's ...

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wang Hao Lead - Chess.com

October 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wang Hao Lead  Chess.com

Well, tomorrow's pairings just got easy. Of the six players with perfect scores entering the the fourth day of play at the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, ...

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Isle of Man 3: Praggnanandhaa on fire - chess24

October 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 3: Praggnanandhaa on fire  chess24

13-year-old Praggnanandhaa played a game of frightening imagination, calculation and technique as he beat Pavel Eljanov in Round 3 of the Chess.com Isle of ...

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Isle of Man 1-2: Big guns fight for survival - chess24

October 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 1-2: Big guns fight for survival  chess24

Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik are among the star names to have struggled in the first two rounds of the Chess.com Isle of Man International. A...

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Chess.com Isle of Man: Aronian 'Bluffs' While Vidit Sacrifices Queen Again - Chess.com

October 21, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle of Man: Aronian 'Bluffs' While Vidit Sacrifices Queen Again  Chess.com

It's been several years since the Chess.com Isle of Man International was a combination chess and poker event, but GM Levon Aronian showed in today's round ...

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Chess.com Isle of Man: Half the 2700s Nicked for Draws in Opener - Chess.com

October 20, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle of Man: Half the 2700s Nicked for Draws in Opener  Chess.com

It turns out you don't need randomized pairings to make for an eventful opening of a chess tournament. The 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, the ...

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Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 2 - chess24

October 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 22: Part 2  chess24

After a break for the Olympiad, Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson is back to answer opening questions from chess24 Premium members. Jan's Opening Clinic 2...

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Euro Clubs 6: Carlsen still the no.1… just! - chess24

October 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Euro Clubs 6: Carlsen still the no.1… just!  chess24

Magnus Carlsen's 7-year stay as world no. 1 looked to be over on Wednesday as he blundered badly against Ding Liren, but the World Champion fough...

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Chess.com Isle Of Man, Strongest Open Ever, Kicks Off Saturday - Chess.com

October 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man, Strongest Open Ever, Kicks Off Saturday  Chess.com

The Irish Sea will play host once again to the top-flight open event Chess.com Isle of Man International from October 20-28. This year's edition will be the ...

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The Banterthon is back! - chess24

October 17, 2018 - 2:00am
The Banterthon is back!  chess24

Grandmasters Jan Gustafsson and Pepe Cuenca will play chess24 Premium members non-stop for 12 hours this Thursday, 18th October. If you've ever w...

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Sindarov Likely Becomes 'New' 2nd-Youngest GM In History - Chess.com

October 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Sindarov Likely Becomes 'New' 2nd-Youngest GM In History  Chess.com

It took 16 years after Sergey Karjakin became a grandmaster at 12 years old for another person to earn the highest title in chess before turning 13. But now, four ...

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