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Chess Olympiad: China Wins Double Gold - Chess.com

October 5, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: China Wins Double Gold  Chess.com

China is Olympiad champion once again. Actually, twice again. Today in Batumi, Georgia, the open section squad won its second team gold medal in the last ...

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Chess Olympiad: Poland Continues Remarkable Run, Beats USA - Chess.com

October 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Poland Continues Remarkable Run, Beats USA  Chess.com

No matter the partner, Poland keeps polkaing. Other nations can't keep up. Poland, the surprise of the 43rd Olympiad, took down number-one seed and ...

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Batumi 2018, 10: China-USA showdown - chess24

October 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 10: China-USA showdown  chess24

China and the USA meet in the last round in Batumi knowing that whoever wins will be the 2018 Olympiad Champions. China ended Poland's brilliant ...

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President - chess24

October 3, 2018 - 2:49pm

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President
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Arkady Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The vote at the FIDE Congress in the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi took a dramatic late turn as the 3rd ...

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Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President - Chess.com

October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich has been elected FIDE president for the coming four years at the World Chess Federation's General Assembly in Batumi, Georgia.

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Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak - chess24

October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak  chess24

Fabiano Caruana is now a mere 4.5 live rating points behind Magnus Carlsen after beating world no. 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 8 of the Batumi ...

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President - chess24

October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President  chess24

Arkady Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

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Batumi 2018, 6: Azerbaijan and Poland lead - chess24

October 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 6: Azerbaijan and Poland lead  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's latest victim was David Navara as his third win in a row helped Azerbaijan to a perfect 12/12 after six rounds of the 2018 Batumi ...

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Chess Olympiad: Czechia Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5 - Chess.com

September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Czechia Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5  Chess.com

The annual "Chess Train" always departs from Czech Republic, and in most years goes through Poland. The thing is, it's not supposed to leave until next month.

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Armenia's Gevorg Ghazaryan scores twice in Chaves vs Benfica - PanARMENIAN.Net

September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Armenia's Gevorg Ghazaryan scores twice in Chaves vs Benfica  PanARMENIAN.Net

Midfielder of the Armenian national team Gevorg Ghazaryan has scored twice in the Portuguese club Chaves' fixture against Benfica.

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Searching for good governance - Chessbase News

September 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Searching for good governance  Chessbase News

Less than a week before the FIDE election, the international chess community is focused on who shall govern chess in the next four years. JOHN FOLEY and ...

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Chess Olympiad: Wesley So Paces Team USA - Chess.com

September 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Wesley So Paces Team USA  Chess.com

Round three had something for everyone at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia. Vladimir Kramnik completed the "Olympiad Slam" by playing board ...

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Former Albania coach could head Armenia national football team - PanARMENIAN.Net

September 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Former Albania coach could head Armenia national football team  PanARMENIAN.Net

Former head coach of the Albanian national football team Gianni De Biasi could become the new head of the Armenian team.

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Chess Olympiad Sparked By Marriage Proposal On Day 2 - Chess.com

September 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad Sparked By Marriage Proposal On Day 2  Chess.com

Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia team three put up ...

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Batumi 2018, 1: Isolated heroes - chess24

September 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 1: Isolated heroes  chess24

Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir Kramnik, Ding Liren, Vishy Anand, MVL and more stars were rested for Round 1 of the Batumi Olympiad, ...

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Chess Olympiad Starts With Spectacular Ceremony - Chess.com

September 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad Starts With Spectacular Ceremony  Chess.com

The 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia officially opened on Sunday with a spectacular opening ceremony that included dancing and singing ...

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Chess Olympiad: 7 Minutes Of Tension In 1st Round - Chess.com

September 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: 7 Minutes Of Tension In 1st Round  Chess.com

Olympiads usually offer several nuggets every two years: Worthy champions, Bermuda party excesses, and round-one upsets. But at the 2018 Chess Olympiad ...

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Dvorkovich, Short Respond To Chess.com Questions - Chess.com

September 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich, Short Respond To Chess.com Questions  Chess.com

In 11 days from now, a new FIDE president will be elected in Batumi, Georgia. Today we're providing answers from Arkady Dvorkovich and Nigel Short to ...

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Chess class puts young pupils one move ahead - The Times

September 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess class puts young pupils one move ahead  The Times

One of the oldest board games in the world is being given a new lease of life in primary schools. Head teachers at 920 primary schools are tackling gadget ...

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Chess class puts young pupils one move ahead - The Times

September 21, 2018 - 6:04pm

The Times

Chess class puts young pupils one move ahead
The Times
One of the oldest board games in the world is being given a new lease of life in primary schools. Head teachers at 920 primary schools are tackling gadget addiction and short attention spans by offering chess as a compulsory part of the curriculum ...

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