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Altibox Norway Chess Takes Off On Sunday - Chess.com

May 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Altibox Norway Chess Takes Off On Sunday  Chess.com

On Sunday, the sixth edition of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament begins in Stavanger, Norway. The field, topped by Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, ...

Bassem Amin Wins African Individual Chess Championship - Chess.com

May 23, 2018 - 12:14pm

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Bassem Amin Wins African Individual Chess Championship
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Photo: Alessandro Parodi/Chess.com. Graham Jurgensen. Grand Chess Tour co-organizer Graham Jurgensen was playing as well. | Photo: Alessandro Parodi/Chess.com. Parallel to the prestige event, a B section and a tournament for chess parents catered ...

Bassem Amin Keeps African Individual Chess Championship - Chess.com

May 23, 2018 - 12:05pm

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Bassem Amin Keeps African Individual Chess Championship
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Graham Jurgensen. Grand Chess Tour co-organizer Graham Jurgensen was playing as well. | Photo: Alessandro Parodi/Chess.com. Parallel to the prestige event, a B section and a tournament for chess parents catered for tens of amateurs and rising stars.

Bassem Amin Wins African Individual Chess Championship - Chess.com

May 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Bassem Amin Wins African Individual Chess Championship  Chess.com

The 2018 African Individual Chess Championship was a walk in the park for Egyptian GM Bassem Amin, the only African player to ever reach a rating of 2700.

Titled Players: Win A Trip To Play Isle Of Man - Chess.com

May 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Titled Players: Win A Trip To Play Isle Of Man  Chess.com

Besides our regular prize fund, there's something very special to win in our next Titled Tuesday tournament, on Tuesday, June 5: The best male and best female ...

Shankland up to world no. 30 with Capablanca win - chess24

May 20, 2018 - 2:00am
Shankland up to world no. 30 with Capablanca win  chess24

Sam Shankland has added victory in the Capablanca Memorial to his US Championship triumph and is now rated 2717.2 and world no. 30. He blew away ...

Ju Wenjun is the 17th Women's World Champion - chess24

May 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Wenjun is the 17th Women's World Champion  chess24

Ju Wenjun has beaten Tan Zhongyi 5.5:4.5 to become the new Women's World Chess Champion. The Chinese grandmaster and women's no. 2 dominated the .

Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire - chess24

May 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Women's chess title battle goes down to the wire  chess24

Ju Wenjun takes a one-point lead into the final classical game of the Women's World Championship on Friday, meaning a draw is enough to make her ...

FIDE Money Transferred To Fiduciary Accounts - Chess.com

May 14, 2018 - 2:00am
FIDE Money Transferred To Fiduciary Accounts  Chess.com

On May 4, FIDE transferred its money to two fiduciary accounts after the Swiss bank UBS had closed its account at the start of the month. This was revealed by ...

Evgeni Vasiukov dies at 85 - chess24

May 12, 2018 - 11:41am

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Evgeni Vasiukov dies at 85
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Russian Grandmaster Evgeni Vasiukov (1933-2018) has passed away at the age of 85. The 6-time Moscow Champion only began to play chess at the age of 15 but would go on to beat players that included World Champions Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian ...

Tan Zhongyi strikes for 5th decisive game in a row - chess24

May 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Tan Zhongyi strikes for 5th decisive game in a row  chess24

Tan Zhongyi beat Ju Wenjun in 6 hours and 125 moves in Game 6 of the Women's World Championship match and now trails by only a point with four ga...

Мамедъяров нарасхват - Azerisport.com

May 11, 2018 - 8:58am

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Мамедъяров нарасхват
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27 мая он начнет выступление на «Norway Chess» в Ставангере, после чего его ждет серия «Grand Chess Tour» и соревнование в Биле. Во всех вышеназванных стартах сыграет и обладатель мировой короны Магнус Карлсен, так что Шахрияр ...

Ju Leads Women's World Championship At Half - Chess.com

May 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Leads Women's World Championship At Half  Chess.com

Ju Wenjun beat Tan Zhongyi once again in game five and is leading the women's world championship with a two-point margin. Tomorrow the match resumes in ...

Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com

May 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President  Chess.com

Nigel Short is running for FIDE president. It had been rumored for a few days, and today Short confirmed to Chess.com that he is the third candidate, besides the ...

Ju Wenjun Takes Lead In Women's World Championship - Chess.com

May 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Ju Wenjun Takes Lead In Women's World Championship  Chess.com

Ju Wenjun beat Tan Zhongyi in the second game of the women's world championship in Shanghai after the first game had ended in a draw. The €200000 ...

Grandelius off to fast start in TePe Sigeman sprint - chess24

May 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Grandelius off to fast start in TePe Sigeman sprint  chess24

Swedish no. 1 Nils Grandelius beat 18-year-old Hungarian talent Benjamin Gledura to take an early lead in the 5-round TePe Sigeman & Co.

Универсальный рейтинг Мамедъярова для Grand Chess Tour - Azerisport.com

May 3, 2018 - 10:04am

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Универсальный рейтинг Мамедъярова для Grand Chess Tour
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Как передает azerisport.com, на основе показателя URS организаторы «Grand Chess Tour» определили участников предстоящей серии коммерческих турниров, куда вошел и Шахрияр. В серии также сыграют Вишванатан Ананд, Левон Аронян, Фабиано Каруана, Александр Грищук, Сергей Карякин, Хикару Накамура ...

Chess Tournaments Calendar - Chess.com

May 3, 2018 - 2:00am
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. Click here for results of ...

US Championship LIVE - Chessbase News

April 30, 2018 - 2:00am
US Championship LIVE  Chessbase News

Top class U.S. Championship chess returned to Saint Louis Chess & Scholastic Center for the tenth time from April 18th to 30th. Sam Shankland won the Open ...

Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick - chess24

April 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick  chess24

It wasn't the stuff of legend, but a 20-minute draw against Ding Liren was all Magnus Carlsen needed to wrap up his third Shamkir Chess title on ...

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