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Garry Kasparov backs old rival Viswanathan Anand to continue 'as long as he likes'
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Kasparov also added that playing in St Louis was his way of returning the patronage chess received from the Grand Chess Tour and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, and from Rex Sinquefield. The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and the ...
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
Kasparov finishes ahead of Anand in St LouisESPN
Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to AfricaKawowo Sports
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Viswanathan Anand among 7 Indians participating in Chess World Cup  Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand is among seven Indians who will take part in the upcoming Chess World Cup.

No more comebacks  The Times of India

Chess legend won't relaunch his career; says it would be mistake to underestimate Anand at super-elite level.

No more comebacks  Pune Mirror

Chess legend won't relaunch his career; says it would be mistake to underestimate Anand at super-elite level.

Times of India
Mirror interview: No more comebacks for Chess legend Garry Kasparov
Times of India
The Grand Chess Tour and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis deserve full support and my participation at the board was a means to that end. Rex Sinquefield (an American businessman based in Missouri) and his family have been incredible ...
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Liêm fifth at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tourneyViet Nam News
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Viet Nam News
Liêm fifth at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tourney
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished joint fifth in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, the newest stop on the 2017 Grand Chess Tour in the US on Saturday. He shared the position with Fabiano Caruana of the US and ...

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Kasparov finishes ahead of Anand in St Louis
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St Louis -- Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. Anand got seven points in all in the rapid ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Aronian scripts a strong finish, wins titleThe Hindu
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
The Times of Israel -Kawowo Sports
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Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth in St Louis Rapid and Blitz
Hindustan Times
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour. Anand got seven points in all in the rapid section ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Aronian scripts a strong finish, wins titleThe Hindu
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
The Times of Israel -Kawowo Sports
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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The Grand Chess Tour's Sinquefield Cup (www.GrandChessTour.com) ended with a convincing victory by France's No. 1 and now the world's No. 2, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, known by his fans as MVL. Energized by his fourth-round victory over the world ...
Aronian scripts a strong finish, wins titleThe Hindu
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
Kasparov shows flashes of past glory but comeback no dazzlerThe Times of Israel
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Hrvatska radiotelevizija
Aronjan osvojio Grand Chess Tour, Kasparov osmi
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Pobjedom Armenca Levona Aronjana ispred Rusa Karjakina i Amerikanca Nakamure završen je Grand Chess Tour u američkom Saint Louisu na kojem su igrali vodeći svjetski igrači, izuzev prvaka svijeta Magnusa Carlsena i Francuza Vachier-Lagravea, ...

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Origo
Grand Chess Tour 2017: örmény-siker született a negyedik tornán
Origo
St. Louisban az örmény Levon Aronjan elsőségével fejeződött be a Grand Chess Tour 2017 negyedik tornája, a rapid-és villámverseny. A háromszoros olimpiai bajnok hárompontos előnnyel nyerte meg az összetett versenyt. Remekelt a rapid műfajban, ...

The Hindu
Aronian wins in style; Anand finishes ninth
The Hindu
The overnight leader blitzed 3.5 points from the last four rounds to win the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour with a three-point margin. The Armenian scored 24.5 points from a maximum of 36, ahead of the runner-up duo of Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru ...
Armenia's Levon Aronian wins Saint Louis Rapid & BlitzPanorama.am
Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competitionMediamax.am

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Kawowo Sports
Chess Icon Kasparov promises winnings to Africa
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Legendary Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov has vowed to offer his winnings at the world chess series to 33 FIDE affiliated African countries including Uganda. Kasparov, 54, is among those in contention in the 2017 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) series.
Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STLKSDK
Kasparov shows flashes of past glory but comeback no dazzlerThe Times of Israel

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Panorama.am
Armenia's Levon Aronian wins Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Panorama.am
Rapid and Blitz competition, which was the fourth stop on the Grand Chess Tour 2017 taking place at Saint Louis, US, is officially over, with Armenian GM Levon Aronian dominating the field, chess.am reports. Earlier Aronian had won the Rapid event ...
Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competitionMediamax.am

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Kasparov shows flashes of past glory but comeback no dazzler  The Times of Israel

Legendary chess player was inconsistent in St. Louis tournament as he faced a younger generation of masters.

Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Closing Ceremony and Ultimate Moves  Chessbase News

The live action continued Saturday featuring the now-traditional trash-talk filled blitz bonanza known as Ultimate Moves. "Team Rex" squeaked out the victory ...

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Admiration, nostalgia and expectations war as Garry Kasparov makes a comeback in Saint Louis
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Garry Kasparov is currently a part of the 10-man playing field at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament. by AFP. Published 2 hours ago. Admiration, nostalgia and expectations war as Garry Kasparov makes a comeback in Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour ...

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On 2nd Try, Aronian Gets St. Louis Win  Chess.com

In the end, love wins. On the final day of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, when several players brought their families to the tournament hall, GM Levon Aronian had ...

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Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competition
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Levon Aronian started competition in blitz chess after winning rapid competition of Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz within Grand Chess Tour. The players had 9 pairings on the first day. Aronian won 5 of them, defeating Le Quang Liem, Viswanathan Anand, Ian ...

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Chess legend comes out of retirement to play in STL
KSDK
Now at 54-years-old, Kasparov came out of a 12-year retirement to play in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz competition, a tournament which is part of the Grand Chess Tour. “This is really your only chance to be able to see a world champion at any sport as ...

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