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Grand Chess Tour: Did Viswanathan Anand hint at retirement after tepid display in event's Leuven leg?
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After a series of tumultuous games in the rapid leg of the recently-concluded Leuven leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Viswanathan Anand for the first time hinted at plans of retirement. Talking to grandmaster Maurice Ashley about his topsy-turvy play ...

"No point playing chess like this," Viswanathan Anand hints at retirement  Sportskeeda

At the Leuven leg of the Grand Chess tour, India's number one chess player Viswanathan Anand may have finally dropped a hint of his inevitable retirement.

Study of the Month: Rocking rooks  Chessbase News

In his new article, Siegfried Hornecker shows how rooks can be the rock stars of the chessboard. We look at the inofficial "Study of the Year 2015" by Serbian ...

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Levon Aronian shares 5-6 places at Grand Chess Tour in Leuven
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Armenian GM Levon Aronian played in the Grand Chess Tour chess tournament that took place in Leuven from Wednesday 28th June to Sunday 2nd July. The players competed in both Rapid and Blitz chess with the Armenian sharing the 4-5 places in the ...
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Aronian holds 5th place in Grand Chess Tour
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The second round of Grand Chess Tour, which contained rapid and blitz games, has finished in Leuven. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian earned 18.5 points out of 36 possible and completed the second round on the 5th place by additional parameters.
Levon Aronian shares 5-6 places at Grand Chess Tour in LeuvenPanorama.am
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Aronian holds 5th place in Grand Chess Tour
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The second round of Grand Chess Tour, which contained rapid and blitz games, has finished in Leuven. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian earned 18.5 points out of 36 possible and completed the second round on the 5th place by additional parameters.
Levon Aronian shares 5-6 places at Grand Chess Tour in LeuvenPanorama.am
Chess notesThe Boston Globe

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The Boston Globe
Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The most recent event in this year's Grand Chess Tour is “YourNextMove” in Leuven, Belgium. It has the same format as the Paris GCT event with a single round-robin rapid event and a double round-robin blitz event and then combining the scores from each ...

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Карлсен выиграл этап Grand Chess Tour в Лёвене, Крамник — пятый
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В Лёвене (Бельгия) завершился второй этап Grand Chess Tour. Победителем соревнований стал чемпион мира норвежец Магнус Карлсен, повторивший свой успех на первом этапе в Париже. По итогам рапида и блица норвежец набрал 25,5 ...
Норвежский шахматист Магнус Карлсен выиграл второй этап Grand Chess Tour в БельгииР-Спорт
Grand Chess Tour в Лёвене, день 3: Уэсли Со лидирует перед ...Sportarena.com
Аронян по итогам турнира по рапиду на Grand Chess Tour поделил 5-7 местаАМИ "Новости-Армения" (пресс-релиз)
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Carlsen til topps i Belgia
Framtid i Nord
Carlsens har så langt vunnet begge årets turneringer i Grand Chess Tour. Han vant også turneringen i Leuven i Belgia i fjor, da med 23 poeng totalt. 26-åringen avslutter turneringen med lynsjakkpartier mot Baadur Jobava og deretter Wesley So. So ligger ...
Carlsen i form - opp i delt ledelseDagbladet.no
Carlsen opp i delt ledelse | ABC NyheterABC Nyheter
Carlsen suveren i Belgia - sikret seieren to runder før sluttVG
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Magnus Carlsen med overlegen seier i Belgia
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Carlsens har så langt vunnet begge årets turneringer i Grand Chess Tour. Han vant også turneringen i Leuven i Belgia i fjor, da med 23 poeng totalt. 26-åringen avslutter turneringen med lynsjakkpartier mot Baadur Jobava og deretter Wesley So. So ligger ...
Carlsen best i BelgiaFramtid i Nord
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Carlsen suveren i Belgia - sikret seieren to runder før sluttVG
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Alabama teen become US Master, fast chess prize winners, half time top pick
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The Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour concludes today in Leuven, Belgium. The second stage of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour included World Champion Magnus Carlsen, US Chess Champion Wesley So and among other world elite grandmasters who ...

Grand Chess Tour - Leuven: The Magnus Carlsen Show  Chessbase News

Carlsen Phenomenal At Blitz, Wins Leuven Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Garry Kasparov, a man who knows what it means to dominate, called it a "phenomenal performance" when Magnus Carlsen clinched the Your Next Move Grand ...

Grand Chess Tour - Leuven Express: Magnus Carlsen runs away with event  Chessbase News

With a performance rating in excess of 3000 Elo, Magnus Carlsen's blitz skills not only allowed him to bridge the three-point deficit after the rapid games, but to ...

Carlsen Phenomenal At Blitz, Wins Leuven Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Garry Kasparov, a man who knows what it means to dominate, called it a "phenomenal performance" when Magnus Carlsen clinched the Your Next Move Grand ...

Carlsen Phenomenal At Blitz, Wins Leuven Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Garry Kasparov, a man who knows what it means to dominate, called it a "phenomenal performance" when Magnus Carlsen clinched the Your Next Move Grand ...

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The Boston Globe
The Paris GCT Grand Chess Tour event ended in very exciting fashion with a playoff rapid match between world champion Magnus Carlsen and a local hero, Frenchman Maxime Vachier Lagrave, MVL for short. Carlsen won 1.5-.5. Though a fine triumph by ...

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Крамник идет 2-м в блицтурнире на этапе Grand Chess Tour в Левене после первого дня
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МОСКВА, 1 июл - Р-Спорт. Российский шахматист Владимир Крамник после первого дня блицтурнира на этапе Grand Chess Tour в Левене (Бельгия) занимает второе место. Крамник в субботу набрал 6 очков, одержав 3 победы. Лидерство ...
Со выиграл рапид на этапе Grand Chess Tour, Крамник и Непомнящий делят 5-е местоЧемпионат.com
Grand Chess Tour в Лёвене, раунды 4-6: день необычных дебютовSportarena.com
Аронян поделил 5-7 места на Grand Chess TourPanARMENIAN.Net
АМИ "Новости-Армения" (пресс-релиз) -Новости Армении - NEWS.am -Газета.Ru
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Карлсен догнал Со после 1-го круга блиц-турнира Grand Chess Tour в Лёвене
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После первого круга соревнований по блицу в рамках второго этапа Grand Chess Tour в Лёвене (Бельгия) лидерство захватил норвежец Магнус Карлсен, набравший 7,5 очков. 6 очков в активе у россиянина Владимира Крамника. 5,5 баллов ...
Крамник идет 2-м в блицтурнире на этапе Grand Chess Tour в Левене после первого дняР-Спорт
Grand Chess Tour в Лёвене, раунды 4-6: день необычных дебютовSportarena.com
Аронян поделил 5-7 места на Grand Chess TourPanARMENIAN.Net
АМИ "Новости-Армения" (пресс-релиз) -Новости Армении - NEWS.am -Газета.Ru
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Carlsen i form - opp i delt ledelse
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Magnus Carlsen under Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i Belgia. Carlsen i form - opp i delt ledelse. Magnus Carlsen hadde en svært god lørdag under Grand Chess Tour-turneringen i Belgia. Han vant en rekke lynsjakkpartier og er i tet sammen med Wesley ...
Carlsen opp i delt ledelseABC Nyheter
Maktkamp tvinger Magnus Carlsen til vanskelige valg: – MistenkeligAftenposten
Carlsen-fall etter tre strake remisFjordabladet
Romsdals Budstikke
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