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Carlsen beats Trent Alexander-Arnold & co. 13:0 - chess24

October 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen beats Trent Alexander-Arnold & co. 13:0  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen had a long day on Monday. First he was in Manchester, England, where Kaspersky Lab sponsored an exhibition ga...

2 More Chess Players Turning To Politics - Chess.com

October 8, 2018 - 2:00am
2 More Chess Players Turning To Politics  Chess.com

Several chess players have already turned to careers on the political chess board (Nigel Short and Julio Granda only last week!), and at least two more are ...

Chess Olympiad: Celebrating The Winners - Chess.com

October 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Celebrating The Winners  Chess.com

In the evening of the final round, the closing ceremony of the Batumi Olympiad was held in the Batumi State Musical Center. Here's a pictorial report. With the ...

Batumi 2018, 9: Nakamura loses as Poland beat USA - chess24

October 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 9: Nakamura loses as Poland beat USA  chess24

Kacper Piorun was the hero as he beat Hikaru Nakamura while his Polish teammates hung on to hand the USA their first defeat at an Olympiad in fou...

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).

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.

Chess Olympiad: U.S. Grabs Sole Lead In Round 8 - Chess.com

October 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: U.S. Grabs Sole Lead In Round 8  Chess.com

The situation was tricky, but eventually the U.S. pulled through and beat Azerbaijan to grab the sole lead at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi. China and ...

Magnus Carlsen commentates on the Olympiad - chess24

October 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen commentates on the Olympiad  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen sprung a surprise on Monday when he joined the chess24 Spanish Olympiad broadcast and spent 90 minutes discussing t...

Dvorkovich Survives Ethics Ruling; Lawyer "Steals" Flyers - Chess.com

September 30, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich Survives Ethics Ruling; Lawyer "Steals" Flyers  Chess.com

In a ruling of the FIDE Ethics Commission, presidential candidate Arkady Dvorkovich was found not guilty of violating the FIDE Code of Ethics. The accusations ...

Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in ... - Firstpost

September 28, 2018 - 3:40am

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Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in ...
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But the game was still in the well-known territory. The game followed the moves of the game played between Fabiano Caruana and Viswanathan Anand from the rapid leg of the Paris Grand Chess Tour in June this year for the first 12 moves. On move 14, Hari ...

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Batumi 2018, 4: Kramnik falls as Poland beat Russia - chess24

September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 4: Kramnik falls as Poland beat Russia  chess24

Fabiano Caruana beat Vishy Anand in 26 moves as the USA lived up to their status as top seeds to beat India in Round 4 of the Batumi Olympiad. Th...

Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in... - Firstpost

September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in...  Firstpost

The Indian team had got off to a flying start at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, winning all of its first three matches, each by a three-point margin.

On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - KBIA

September 27, 2018 - 9:21am

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On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players
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2 player and to qualifying for the 2018 Candidates' Tournament. The 2016 Sinquefield Cup was his first super-tournament victory and propelled him to the top of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. He followed up that breakthrough success by winning the 2017 U.S. ...

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On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio

September 27, 2018 - 9:07am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players
St. Louis Public Radio
2 player and to qualifying for the 2018 Candidates' Tournament. The 2016 Sinquefield Cup was his first super-tournament victory and propelled him to the top of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. He followed up that breakthrough success by winning the 2017 U.S. ...

On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio

September 27, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players  St. Louis Public Radio

When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.

On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio

September 27, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players  St. Louis Public Radio

When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.

Batumi 2018, 3: USA set up India showdown - chess24

September 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 3: USA set up India showdown  chess24

Wesley So won a third game in a row while Jorden van Foreest self-destructed as the USA beat the Netherlands 3:1 in the biggest match-up so far in Batumi.

Batumi 2018, 2: Uzbekistan shock Russia - chess24

September 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 2: Uzbekistan shock Russia  chess24

31st seeds Uzbekistan defeated women's gold medal favourites Russia as the 2018 Batumi Olympiad got serious in Round 2. Some big names were back,...

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, ...

USA favourites as Olympiad set to begin in Batumi - chess24

September 22, 2018 - 2:00am
USA favourites as Olympiad set to begin in Batumi  chess24

The 43rd Chess Olympiad starts this weekend, with 1600 players descending on Batumi, Georgia for the biggest event in chess. The surprise this ye...

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