Grand Chess Tour News

Ponomariov: "Carlsen has stopped making progress"  Chessbase News

Post mortem: before the World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin we asked experts for predictions and prognoses. Now we ...

Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today
Mikhail's tale and the Queen's trail
Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today
The London Classic, 9th – 18th December, Olympia, London, draws to an end The Grand Chess Tour, and the pairings including Michael Adams who plays Levon Aronian in round one, will feature what may be the game of the tournament to decide the whole, ...

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The New Indian Express
Kasparov-esque Carlsen continues to rewrite rules in march to greatness
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Three world titles in four years show without a doubt Magnus Carlsen's dominance in the world of chess. The Norwegian was pushed to the limit by Sergey Karjakin, but the World No 1 came into his own in the quicker games to retain his crown.

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Bloomberg
World Chess Has A Big Problem
Bloomberg
Chess boosters are looking for ways to circumvent the FIDE problem. St. Louis millionaire Rex Sinquefield has teamed up with Kasparov and British grandmaster Short to create the Grand Chess Tour, a series of annual tournaments in the U.S., Britain ...

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World Chess Has a Big Problem  Bloomberg

While grandmasters earn millions, the sport still can't shake ties to tyrants and a leader under U.S. sanctions.

In Memoriam Mark Taimanov (1926-2016)  Chessbase News

Today, Mark Taimanov died at the age of 90 in his hometown St. Petersburg. The Russian Grandmaster was one of the greatest personalities in the history of ...

NDTVSports.com
Viswanathan Anand Draws With Levon Aronian to Finish 3rd at Tal ...
NDTVSports.com
The game with Levon Aronian was a tense affair wherein both players could claim to be slightly superior at some point in the game. However the Italian opening ...

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NDTVSports.com
Viswanathan Anand Dismisses Retirement Reports, Aims To Qualify For 2018 Candidates
NDTVSports.com
"My plan is to first look at tournaments and participate in grand chess tour that will take me to Brussels, St. Louis, London and other big cities. "I would definitely like to qualify for the next Candidates Chess which is roughly scheduled in March ...

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The Sun Daily
Russian, Norwegian tied in battle for world chess crown
The Sun Daily
Norwegian chess player, and current World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen poses for photographers ahead of the opening match of the London Chess Classic tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour 2015, in London on Dec 4, 2014. — AFP.

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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind  The New Indian Express

Pushing 47 in a game increasingly favouring youngsters, Anand shows he has what it takes to retain place of prominence ...

New York 2016: Game two brings in huge lines of fans  Chessbase News

Game two presented the next most interesting question: what did Karjakin have in store with White? While the game was not exactly thrilling, the lines of chess ...

Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz in Belgium  Chess News

Hindustan Times
Magnus Carlsen a product of computer age, says Viswanathan Anand
Hindustan Times
... the Pro-Kabaddi League, the Indian Super League and the Premier Badminton League are all on. And there is the Grand Chess Tour, which was announced in 2015 with the aim to create a large prize pool that would attract top players and media attention.

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Chess960: Instructive or just fun?  Chessbase News

Bobby Fischer came up with the idea of Chess960 or Fischer Random Chess, where the pieces are placed in a random order on the last rank. Top grandmasters ...

In The Esports Era, Chess Is Alive And Thriving
Forbes
The Chess Club has also created an invitation-only Chess Tournament, the Sinquefield Cup, which is part of the Grand Chess Tour. The Sinquefield Cup features Grandmasters from all over the world, who compete for $300,000 in prize money. The Club isn't ...

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In The Esports Era, Chess Is Alive And Thriving  Forbes Now

Far from being a relic of the past, chess is thriving in the era of computers and esports.

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Caruana thrives in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
Lastly, the Grand Chess Tour will conclude with its final event, the London Chess Classic, on Dec. 7-19. It will be a 10-player classical Round Robin featuring 10 of the best players in the world. All of us in America's chess capital are happy for Fabi ...

Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian to finish joint third in Tal memorial chess event
Firstpost
The Indian will then take part in the London Chess Classic that is a part of the Grand Chess tour. Results final round: Boris Gelfand (Isr, 2) drew with Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus, 6); V Anand (Ind, 5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 5); Shakhriyar ...

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Viswanathan Anand Draws to Finish Joint Third in Tal Memorial  The Quint

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand split the point with Levon Aronian of Armenia.

Just Checking: Jonathan Speelman in "New in Chess"  Chessbase News

Thanks to his rise to the very top in the chess world French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave made it to the cover of the new issue of "New in Chess". But inside the ...