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Giri, Carlsen Face Off On Twitter As FIDE Candidates' Tournament Starts - Chess.com

March 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Giri, Carlsen Face Off On Twitter As FIDE Candidates' Tournament Starts  Chess.com

Tonight is the official opening, and tomorrow the first round of one of the biggest events of the year: the FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Berlin, Germany.

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The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent - Chessbase News

March 6, 2018 - 2:00am
The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent  Chessbase News

Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5 pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, ...

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Karjakin Wins Tal Memorial Blitz Chess - Chess.com

March 5, 2018 - 2:00am
Karjakin Wins Tal Memorial Blitz Chess  Chess.com

Before they play 14 games over two-and-a-half weeks in the Candidates' Tournament, several would-be world championship challengers had their final warmup ...

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan says Arsenal must unite for Arsene Wenger - PanARMENIAN.Net

March 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Henrikh Mkhitaryan says Arsenal must unite for Arsene Wenger  PanARMENIAN.Net

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said the club must unite and show they are playing for Wenger.

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Tigran L. Petrosian still leading Aeroflot Open chess tournament - PanARMENIAN.Net

February 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Tigran L. Petrosian still leading Aeroflot Open chess tournament  PanARMENIAN.Net

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Tigran L. Petrosian is still leading the A group of Aeroflot Open, an annual open chess tournament played in ...

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Carlsen Tops Grenke Chess Classic Field - Chess.com

February 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Tops Grenke Chess Classic Field  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen's next big tournament will be the Grenke Chess Classic, held from March 31 to April 9 in the German cities of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.

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Pawns and kings and complications - Chessbase News

February 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Pawns and kings and complications  Chessbase News

2/13/2018 – Pawn endings often reveal how surprising and beautiful chess can be. But pawn endings also often reveal how complicated the game can be.

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Vishwanathan Anand likely to regain throne - Millennium Post

February 10, 2018 - 9:38am

Millennium Post

Vishwanathan Anand likely to regain throne
Millennium Post
On his 48th birthday, Anand suffered a loss in London Chess Classic. He could not score a single win in that tournament and was placed at the bottom of the leaderboard. He somehow managed six draws but lost three games. Critics were pulling him down ...

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Opening disaster - Chessbase News

February 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Opening disaster  Chessbase News

The diagram shows a position from a rare Nimzo-Indian line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 dxe4 7.fxe4 c5!?) in which Black can immediately ...

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Chess.com To Cover Carlsen-Nakamura Match - Chess.com

February 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com To Cover Carlsen-Nakamura Match  Chess.com

This coming Friday a Fischer Random (Chess960) match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will start at Høvikodden outside Oslo, Norway.

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Let a 2800 Elo player be your opening tutor: Wesley So! - Chessbase News

February 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Let a 2800 Elo player be your opening tutor: Wesley So!  Chessbase News

ChessBase has video tutorials with the world's best grandmasters. Be it Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Nigel Short, Viktor Korchnoi, everyone ...

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Aronian all caught up in Gibraltar - Chessbase News

February 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Aronian all caught up in Gibraltar  Chessbase News

Or, what Wijk-watchers have been missing. We take a look at the tournament of Levon Aronian who executed a "Swiss-gambit" of sorts, but finally is back in ...

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival ARONIAN WINS - Chessbase News

February 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival ARONIAN WINS  Chessbase News

Blitz playoffs with Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian and Richard Rapport. Live commentary of the playoff! | Photo: John Saunders.

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2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced - Chess.com

January 30, 2018 - 2:00am
2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

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2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced - Chess.com

January 30, 2018 - 2:00am
2018 Grand Chess Tour Invitees, Dates Announced  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, headlines the list of invitees for the 2018 tour. The organizers have announced the 10 invited ...

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CHESS Magazine: Changing the Rules - Chessbase News

January 30, 2018 - 2:00am
CHESS Magazine: Changing the Rules  Chessbase News

Recently a World Championship blitz game between Magnus Carlsen and Ernesto Inarkiev ended in bizarre fashion: Inarkiev stopped the clock because his ...

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