Grand Chess Tour News

On Chess: Final stop on Grand Chess Tour to produce new champion  St. Louis Public Radio

The nine annual London Chess Classic will take place in the Olympia Exhibition Center in London from Dec. 1-11. Once again, it will be the final stop of.

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Levon Aronian to perform in London Chess Classic from December 1
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On December 1-11, the second number in FIDE rating Levon Aronian will perform in the last round of Grand Chess Tour, London. Pairings of London Chess Classic will be held at the DeepMind Google HQ and Olympia Conference Centre. Aronian's competitors ...

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В шахматы у Матильды
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Возможно, сказалась конкуренция - сегодня в Лондоне стартует последний этап серии Grand Chess Tour, где играют Карякин и Непомнящий. Впрочем, не всех звезд собрал и женский суперфинал, в котором наш регион представляют Анастасия ...

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Chairman of Caucasian Muslims Office holds meetings in St Petersburg  AZERTAC News

Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade has met with Vice-Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Govorunov.

Carlsen In Speed Chess Final After Beating Grischuk  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen is the first player to reach the final of the 2017 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship. On Tuesday the world champion beat Alexander ...

Lokomotiv Baku make successful start to CEV Challenge Cup  AZERTAC News

The Azerbaijan men's volleyball club Lokomotiv Baku have defeated Cypriot Apoel Nicosia 3-0 in their opening game of the CEV Challenge Cup. The return ...

Tania Sachdev: the female Grandmaster making moves in the 'man's game' of chess  The Telegraph

There's a YouTube video of Tania Sachdev aged seven, from a programme called The World This Week on India's NDTV.

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Tania Sachdev: the female Grandmaster making moves in the 'man's game' of chess
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The event features prize money of £228,000 and will bring the year's Grand Chess Tour to a conclusion. Among those playing will be the prodigiously talented Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who became a Grandmaster aged 13 and World Champion in 2013 at ...

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Max Deutsch vs. chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Video: George Downs/WSJ
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Magnus was late. They had panicked earlier that afternoon when he was one minute behind schedule, because Magnus always has somewhere else to be. In a few weeks he'll fly to London for the final stage of the Grand Chess Tour as the heavy favorite to ...

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A Chess Novice Challenged Magnus Carlsen. He Had One Month to Train.  The Wall Street Journal

Max Deutsch, a speed learner who conquered back-flips, Hebrew and perfect pitch, is testing the limits of self-improvement. Next up: the world's greatest chess ...

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"Металлург" выиграл у рижского "Динамо", Кошечкин впервые в сезоне отстоял на ноль
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Каспаров. Мушкетер 12 лет спустяЭтап Grand Chess Tour в Сент-Луисе подарил любителям шахмат во всем мире потрясающее зрелище. Валерий Карпин: "Черчесов поменял нападающих на полунападающих"Бывший главный тренер ...

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Wesley wins 2017 Champions Showdown
The Manila Times
The Cavite City pride will be competing next in the 2017 London Chess Classic—the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour—to be held from December 1 to 11 at the Olympia Conference Center in England. Besides So, the other participants in the nine-round ...

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Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men reglene gjør at det ikke teller
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Før VM i hurtig- og lynsjakk skal Magnus Carlsen også spille den prestisjefylte Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i London. Det kom forøvrig meldinger tirsdag som tyder på at Magnus Carlsens neste VM-kamp (og da snakker vi altså klassisk sjakk) skal gå i ...
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Carlsen brøt drømmegrense – men det teller ikke
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Før VM i hurtig- og lynsjakk skal Magnus Carlsen også spille den prestisjefylte Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i London. Det kom forøvrig meldinger tirsdag som tyder på at Magnus Carlsens neste VM-kamp (og da snakker vi altså klassisk sjakk) skal gå i ...
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Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Today, the Champions Showdown in St. Louis will end. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen will play 12 blitz games with a time-control of 5 minutes for the whole ...

Can So Upset Carlsen, The Speed Chess Champ?  Chess.com

So-so won't be good enough for GM Wesley So. On Saturday, November 18, he will face the world champion and reigning Speed Chess Champion GM Magnus ...

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Magnus Carlsen satte ny verdensrekord
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Magnus Carlsen herjer i USA for tiden. Her fra en turnering i Belgia tidligere i år. FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Nordmannen herjer - og sprenger grenser - i USA. Magnus Carlsen (26) fortsetter å være utilnærmelig i lynsjakk. I den pågående ...

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Magnus Carlsen fikk se stjerneskuddet på nært hold: – Jeg ble forbløffet
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I disse dager måler Ding Liren og Magnus Carlsen krefter i USA. FOTO: ugra2017.fide.com/Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. Nå har verdensmesteren håndplukket kinesiske Ding Liren til duell i USA. I oktober fikk Magnus Carlsen en forespørsel fra Saint ...

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Champions Showdown Live  Chessbase News

Day 4 featured impressive comebacks from both Caruana and So, who won their respective matches. Meanwhile Nakamura had locked up his $60000 winner's ...

FIDE Criticized For Hosting World Rapid, Blitz In Saudi Arabia  Chess.com

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has received strong criticism for its decision to host this year's World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Saudi Arabia. "The fact ...