A celebration of Peter Poobalasingam (1989-2017) - Chessbase News
The Peter Poobalasingam Celebration tournament took place on Sunday September 9th in celebration of the life of a young man who is dearly missed by his ...
New Tournament Announced: 'Tata Steel Chess India' - Chess.com
A new blitz and rapid tournament will be held in November in Kolkata, India. Chess.com is partnering with the tournament. Tata Steel Chess India 2018 is a new ...
Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!” - chess24
With less than two months to go before the 2018 World Championship match begins in London, Magnus Carlsen spoke to Norwegian media at his training camp ...
13 Chess Stories You May Have Missed - Chess.com
The last six weeks were full of top-level events like the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the Sinquefield Cup, the World Junior Championship, and many Speed Chess ...
Arianne Caoili to bike through Cilicia to support Armenian children - Chessbase News
While Levon Aronian is fighting the chess elite in arduous events, his wife Arianne Caoili is engaged in various entrepreneurial and philanthropic initiatives in ...
Chess960 Showdown 4: Svidler the nearly man - chess24
On a final day with little intrigue in most of the matches, Peter Svidler came closest – both to beating Hikaru Nakamura, and to getting the chess960 position ...
2018 Chess Calendar - chess24
We're going to be spoiled for chess in 2018, with the Candidates Tournament in March deciding Magnus Carlsen's challenger for a match in November...
Indian chess grandmaster receives special Russian honour. Here's why. - Qrius
By Prarthana Mitra. Chess grandmaster Vishawanathan Anand is no stranger to titles and awards, or to making history. Over his career spanning two decades, ...
Indian chess grandmaster receives special Russian honour. Here's why. - Qrius
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In 2016, he had two very high finishes—the second place in St Louis, and the third place in London, at the Champions Showdown and London Chess Classic tournaments, respectively. Shaking off a slew of defeats, he won the World Rapid Chess title in ...
Kasparov struggles in Chess960 return - Chessbase News
After two days of Chess960 in St. Louis, Wesley So established the largest lead in his match against Anish Giri. Perhaps that why So says he prefers the variant ...
Makropoulos Takes Dvorkovich To FIDE, IOC Ethics Commissions - Chess.com
With the October 3 FIDE presidential elections approaching, the battle between the three candidates is fierce. Today the team of Georgios Makropoulos ...
Chess960 Showdown 2: A good day - chess24
Today's a good day”, said Peter Svidler, after getting to analyse for an hour with Garry Kasparov when the Chess960 position for the second day ...
Russia Awards Viswanathan Anand a Very Special 'Order': All You Need to Know - The Better India
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... for Anand, who endured a tough 2017 after a relatively stable 2016. In 2016, he had two very high finishes—the second place in St Louis, and the third place in London, at the Champions Showdown and London Chess Classic tournaments, respectively.
Pune Mandal Cuts Costs by 80%, Diverts Funds To Orphan Boy's Medical Costs - The Better India
Pune: The mandal that usually spends over Rs 5 lakh for extravagant festivities reduced it drastically to 20 percent to save a 22-year-old orphan boy!
Topalov Leads Kasparov In Chess960 Match After Day 2 - Chess.com
The Champions Showdown Chess960 matches are underway in St. Louis, with the fan focus being on the clash between the legendary Garry Kasparov and ...
Russia Awards Viswanathan Anand a Very Special 'Order': All You Need to Know - The Better India
Sergey Kotov, the Consul General of the Russian Federation in South India, conferred the 'Order of Friendship' to Viswanathan Anand, the legendary Indian ...
Chess960 Showdown 1: So and MVL shine - chess24
Garry Kasparov traded wins with Veselin Topalov as the 2018 edition of the Champions Showdown got underway in St. Louis. Two of the four games we...
Russia Awards Viswanathan Anand a Very Special ‘Order’: All You Need to Know - The Better India
Sergey Kotov, the Consul General of the Russian Federation in South India, conferred the 'Order of Friendship' to Viswanathan Anand, the legendary Indian ...
Kasparov returns to Saint Louis for Chess960 Champions Showdown - chess24
The beast is back! Garry Kasparov will take another shot at competitive chess starting Tuesday at the Chess960 Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. H...