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Карякин, Крамник, Непомнящий сыграют в Grand Chess Tour 2017
Чемпионат.com
Организаторы серии турниров Grand Chess Tour 2017 предоставили «уайлд кард» россиянам Яну Непомнящему, Сергею Карякину и индийцу Вишванатану Ананду, сообщает официальный сайт серии. По итогам прошлогоднего розыгрыша и ...

It's the brain  Inquirer.net

Filipino Wesley So won the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, making the Philippines proud. But no, he didn't exactly make the Philippines proud; he made the United ...

Grand Chess Tour makes new moves  Chessbase News

In a recent press release the Grand Chess Tour announced two things: a new rating system, called Universal Rating System, or URS™, that combines the ...

It's the brain
Inquirer.net
Filipino Wesley So won the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, making the Philippines proud. But no, he didn't exactly make the Philippines proud; he made the United States proud. Wesley was forced to move to the United States because the unsupportive Philippine ...

gulfnews.com
GMs sign up for Dubai Open Chess
gulfnews.com
“It has also helped that many of the world's best players, including the two hottest players today, current world champion Magnus Carlsen and newly crowned 2016 Grand Chess Tour champion Wesley So, have competed and performed exceptionally well in ...

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Grand Chess Tour Announces Rating System, Wildcards  Chess.com

News18
Performance in 2016 Was Steady, Will Look to Build on: Anand
News18
Mumbai: India chess ace Vishwanathan Anand said his performance in 2016 was steady and will look to build on it in the present year. "This year (2016) my performance in tournaments has been basically very steady.I have recovered almost all the points ...
Viswanathan Anand: Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to ...Times of India
Anand hopes to do better this yearFree Press Journal

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Российские шахматисты Карякин и Непомнящий приглашены на серию турниров Grand Chess Tour
ТАСС
МОСКВА, 3 января. /ТАСС/. Российские шахматисты Сергей Карякин и Ян Непомнящий получили приглашения для участия в Grand Chess Tour. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба серии турниров. Карякин, Непомнящий, а также индиец ...

Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand says he had a satisfactory year in 2016 and ...
Firstpost
India chess ace Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said his performance in 2016 was steady and will look to build on it in the present year.
Anand: 'Performance in 2016 was steady' - SportstarliveSportstarlive
Viswanathan Anand: I was disappointed with my show in World ...Times of India

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India Today
I was disappointed with my show in World Rapid: Viswanathan Anand
Times of India
Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand loves to take positive energy from his games and the top Indian says 2016 was steady with a disappointing end. Anand, who was at the IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess tournament, says the final tournament of ...
Viswanathan Anand says he had a satisfactory year in 2016 and aims to build on itFirstpost
Anand hopes to do better this yearFree Press Journal

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Times of India
Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on: Viswanathan Anand
Times of India
I hope to be playing the grand chess tour and the World Cup as well," said Anand. Queried on the takeaways from the World Rapid Tournament, Anand said, "Well slightly disappointing end to the year for me. It was a very tough tournament because the main ...

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"I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies!"  Chessbase News

One player who did exceedingly well in 2016 is Wesley So. The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic, ...

Best of 2016: Player of the Year  Chessbase News

2016 is over - time to review the chess highlights of the year. In the first of five votings we ask: which player impressed you most in 2016? A lot of players stood ...

Chess 2016: Top 7 showdowns; Team USA, Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen and more  exstreamal

2016 saw some action packed games between super grandmasters, young masters and countries. Egos were battered, and ultimately crown went to the 'better ...

IM Pascua wins Hong Kong International Open
The Manila Times
Filipino International Master (IM) Haridas Pascua ended the season with a bang as he ruled the 2016 Hong Kong International Open held at the Kung Lee College in Tai Hang Drive, Hong Kong. Pascua scored crucial wins in the last two rounds to wrap up his ...

Pestaño: Chess personality of the year
Sun.Star
Wesley had a busy schedule this year with good results-Tata Steel in the Netherlands at fourth from Jan 16-31, USA championship second to Fabiano Caruana from April 13-30; Grand chess tour; in Paris,France from June 8-14, when he placed fourth; Grand ...

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017
St. Louis Public Radio
Let's get one thing clear – 20 seconds is a lifetime when it comes to live television. It's the real world equivalent of deciding what to wear on a first date, or which of 50 toppings to smother on your froyo. These things take time. [Ed. Note - I ...

On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

This game will be over in two moves.” “…and how long will that take?” “It could be 20 seconds. It could be two hours.” Let's get one thing clear – 20.

On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

This game will be over in two moves.” “…and how long will that take?” “It could be 20 seconds. It could be two hours.” Let's get one thing clear – 20.