Grand Chess Tour News

Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Hari - Sportstarlive

November 8, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Hari  Sportstarlive

“Suddenly, there is too much chess happening,” noted Viswanathan Anand soon after he checked out his phone for the live games, involving D. Harika in the ...

Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field - The New Indian Express

November 8, 2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field  The New Indian Express

Other than Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi, Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Nihal Sarin will take part in the nine-round rapid event.

Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field - The New Indian Express

November 7, 2018 - 6:47pm

The New Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field
The New Indian Express
Nakamura, who has triumphed in last two rapid and blitz (combined) events of the Grand Chess Tour, will start as favourite. Mamedyarov and Aronian will be the other frontrunners for the crown. R Praggnanandhaa, who became India's second youngest GM, ...

Grischuk & Giri join our Carlsen-Caruana show - chess24

November 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Grischuk & Giri join our Carlsen-Caruana show  chess24

The Carlsen-Caruana World Championship match starts this Friday in London, and we're thrilled to announce the most star power we've ever assembled ...

Carlsen vs Caruana: CAPS Predicts The 2018 World Chess Championship - Chess.com

November 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen vs Caruana: CAPS Predicts The 2018 World Chess Championship  Chess.com

The much-anticipated 2018 world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will take place from November 9-28 in London. On the ...

Khanty WWCh R1: Favourites fall to youngsters - chess24

November 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Khanty WWCh R1: Favourites fall to youngsters  chess24

10th seed Elisabeth Paehtz was beaten by 18-year-old Iranian Mobina Alinasab as the first round of the Women's World Championship reduced the fie...

Ding Liren follows in Tal's footsteps - chess24

November 4, 2018 - 1:00am
Ding Liren follows in Tal's footsteps  chess24

Ding Liren matched Mikhail Tal's 95-game unbeaten streak with a draw in Round 1 of the Shenzhen Masters against the last player to beat him in a ...

New Women's World Championship starts in Khanty - chess24

November 3, 2018 - 2:00am
New Women's World Championship starts in Khanty  chess24

The 64-player FIDE Women's World Championship knockout starts today in Khanty-Mansiysk, and it's also the start of changes in women's chess. Reig...

Women's World Chess Championship Takes Off Today - Chess.com

November 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's World Chess Championship Takes Off Today  Chess.com

Today the first round of the 2018 Women's World Chess Championship starts in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 64 players from 28 countries will be fighting in a ...

Carlsen, Caruana Top Rating List Before World Championship - Chess.com

November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana Top Rating List Before World Championship  Chess.com

Now that FIDE has published its November rating list, it's official: the 2018 world championship match will be played between the world's top two players.

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...

On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club - St. Louis Public Radio

November 1, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Last chess classic of 2018 to bring exciting competition to the Saint Louis Chess Club  St. Louis Public Radio

Talented chess players from all around the world will converge on St. Louis once again next week as the Saint Louis Chess Club concludes its fourth and.

African Chess Confederation Re-Elects Lewis Ncube In Quest For Unity - Chess.com

October 31, 2018 - 2:00am
African Chess Confederation Re-Elects Lewis Ncube In Quest For Unity  Chess.com

With a two-vote margin, Lewis Ncube was re-elected as president of the African Chess Confederation (ACC) at the FIDE congress last month. Our correspondent ...

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...

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

October 27, 2018 - 6:05pm

Chess.com

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round
Chess.com
... Naiditsch also wanted to veer off course a little and played a gambit line recommended by Alexander Khalifman, which was used successful by another Alexander (Grischuk) over Shakriyar Mamedyarov earlier this year at a Grand Chess Tour blitz event.

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Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round  Chess.com

Arkadij Naiditsch and Radoslaw Wojtaszek will be the only two leaders going into the final round nine of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International.

Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round - Chess.com

October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle Of Man: Naiditsch, Wojtaszek Lead Going Into Final Round  Chess.com

Arkadij Naiditsch and Radoslaw Wojtaszek will be the only two leaders going into the final round nine of the 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International.

Isle of Man 7: Spiderman defeats Superman - chess24

October 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Isle of Man 7: Spiderman defeats Superman  chess24

Mickey Adams beat Abhijeet Gupta in Round 7 of the Chess.com Isle of Man International to join what is now a group of seven leaders on 5.5/7 goin...

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...

Artsakh on its way to self-sufficiency as sown areas keep growing in country - Panorama.am

October 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Artsakh on its way to self-sufficiency as sown areas keep growing in country  Panorama.am

While the sown areas keep decreasing in Armenia annually, they are on the rise in Artsakh, with agriculture chiefs planning to achieve self-sufficiency in fruits ...

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