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Norway Chess 6: So beats Carlsen for the 1st time - chess24

June 4, 2018 - 3:06am

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Norway Chess 6: So beats Carlsen for the 1st time
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When Wesley So won the 2016 Grand Chess Tour in the middle of a 67-game unbeaten run it was an open question as to whether he was the world's best player at that moment in time. The greatest obstacle to believing that, even during a mini-slump for the ...

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Makropoulos announces election ticket - Chessbase News

June 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Makropoulos announces election ticket  Chessbase News

Georgios Makropoulos circulated an email announcing his team for the upcoming FIDE Presidential elections on Monday afternoon. There were no real ...

Norway Chess: Caruana's turn - Chessbase News

June 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess: Caruana's turn  Chessbase News

Ding Liren is expected to make a full recovery following surgery on Friday for a fractured hip after a fall off a bicycle. But his need to rest following the injury ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

June 2, 2018 - 11:52am

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Chess notes
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The latest super tournament, Altibox Norway Chess, is underway in Stavanger, Norway. Once a member of the Grand Chess Tour, Norway Chess is now a stand-alone major event. This year's version has 10 of the world's top 15: Magnus Carlsen (1), Fabiano ...

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Norway Chess: Karjakin and Aronian score, Ding withdraws - Chessbase News

June 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess: Karjakin and Aronian score, Ding withdraws  Chessbase News

In the first three rounds of the Altibox Norway Chess tournaments, Magnus Carlsen was the only player to win a game, but in round four Sergey Karjakin and ...

U.S. Embassy and AmCham focus on supporting U.S. investment in Armenia - Panorama.am

June 2, 2018 - 2:00am
U.S. Embassy and AmCham focus on supporting U.S. investment in Armenia  Panorama.am

The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AmCham) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation ...

Norway Chess 5: Caruana stops Karjakin - chess24

June 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 5: Caruana stops Karjakin  chess24

Fabiano Caruana beat Sergey Karjakin in Altibox Norway Chess Round 5 to return to 50% while dragging his opponent down to the same level. That wa...

Ding Liren Wins Cook-Off, Then Heads To Hospital With Fractured Hip - Chess.com

June 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Ding Liren Wins Cook-Off, Then Heads To Hospital With Fractured Hip  Chess.com

Ding Liren fell off a bicycle before winning a cooking contest with Vishy Anand and then learned in the hospital that he has a fractured hip. Ding likely won't play ...

Norway Chess: Draw round for the die-hards - Chessbase News

May 30, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess: Draw round for the die-hards  Chessbase News

The second round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament did not bring a winner, but some interesting draws and opening finesses. Magnus Carlsen remains ...

Norway Chess 3: Magnus beats Lev to cross 2850 - chess24

May 30, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 3: Magnus beats Lev to cross 2850  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Levon Aronian in what Peter Svidler called “a tremendously impressive game” to take a full point lead after just three rounds of the 2018 ...

Norway Chess 1: Carlsen shows Caruana who's boss - chess24

May 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 1: Carlsen shows Caruana who's boss  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen has beaten his upcoming challenger Fabiano Caruana in Round 1 of the 2018 edition of Altibox Norway Chess, opening ...

Wesley So wins Norway Chess blitz - chess24

May 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So wins Norway Chess blitz  chess24

Wesley So lost to Magnus Carlsen but won four of his remaining games to win the traditional blitz opener of the 2018 edition of Altibox Norway Chess. The other ...

VM-rivalen ville unngå Carlsen - TV 2

May 28, 2018 - 12:49am

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VM-rivalen ville unngå Carlsen
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Caruana vant turneringen mens Carlsen med sin 3. plass sikret sammenlagt-triumfen i "Grand Chess Tour". Også i Tata Steel Masters i Wijk aan Zee i januar 2018 ble det remis i åpningspartiet der Caruana spilte med svarte brikker. Carlsen vant ...

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Altibox Norway Chess 2018 Preview - chess24

May 27, 2018 - 4:35am

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Altibox Norway Chess 2018 Preview
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Things improved from there onwards, though, with Magnus performing well in rapid and blitz to take the 2018 Grand Chess Tour, winning the Isle of Man Open and then finally ending his long wait for victory in a classical round-robin by claiming the 2018 ...

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Altibox Norway Chess 2018 Preview - chess24

May 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Altibox Norway Chess 2018 Preview  chess24

Magnus Carlsen tops the field as the 6th edition of Altibox Norway Chess begins today in Stavanger with the traditional blitz opener. The World C...

A Star-Studded Baden-Baden Wins Bundesliga - Chess.com

May 25, 2018 - 2:00am
A Star-Studded Baden-Baden Wins Bundesliga  Chess.com

Despite bringing top players Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vishy Anand, the team of Baden-Baden scored only a narrow 4.5-3.5 victory ...

Giri beats Fabi, but Baden-Baden win Bundesliga - chess24

May 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Giri beats Fabi, but Baden-Baden win Bundesliga  chess24

Peter Svidler and Rustam Kasimdzhanov were the heroes as Baden-Baden beat Solingen 4.5:3.5 in the playoff to claim a 12th Bundesliga title in the last 13 ...

Chess Tournaments Calendar - [Updated April 2019] - Chess.com

May 24, 2018 - 2:31am
Chess Tournaments Calendar - [Updated April 2019]  Chess.com

Chess.com's overview of the strongest chess events of the year. Missing an event? Please let us know in the comments. Click here for results of earlier, ...

Chess Tournaments Calendar - Chess.com

May 24, 2018 - 2:31am
Chess Tournaments Calendar  Chess.com

Find out when the top chess events and tournaments are taking place! Missing a strong event? Please let us know in the comments. FEBRUARY 2019 Date ...

Chess Tournaments Calendar - Chess.com

May 24, 2018 - 2:30am

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Chess Tournaments Calendar
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The Grand Chess Tour starts in Leuven this year, where the participants are Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, Viswanathan Anand, Wesley So, and ...

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