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On the black-and-white battlefield with the world’s greatest female chess player  Telegraph.co.uk

Chess has long been a sport plagued by charges of sexism. Earlier this year, British Grandmaster Nigel Short drew blood on the black-and-white battlefield by ...

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Грищук сыграл вничью с Накамурой на шахматном турнире Grand Chess Tour в Лондоне
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Грищук сыграл вничью с Накамурой на шахматном турнире Grand Chess Tour в Лондоне. МОСКВА, 4 дек — Р-Спорт. Россиянин Александр Грищук разошелся миром с американцем Хикару Накамурой в партии первого тура шахматного турнира ...

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Грищук сыграл вничью с Накамурой на шахматном турнире Grand Chess Tour в Лондоне
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МОСКВА, 4 дек - Р-Спорт. Россиянин Александр Грищук разошелся миром с американцем Хикару Накамурой в партии первого тура шахматного турнира Grand Chess Tour, который проходит в Лондоне. Партия между Грищуком, игравшим ...

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Viswanathan Anand Takes on Michael Adams in London Chess Classic Opener
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The event will also serve as the concluding part of the Grand Chess tour and besides the USD 300,000 prize fund at stake, there is also an additional USD 150,000 for the top three finishers of the tour. The contest will be tough as seven of the world's ...

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Viswanathan Anand takes on Englishman Michael Adams in London Classic opener
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The conclusion of the Grand Chess tour makes this year's Classic all the more exciting as theoretically, barring the wild card Adams, anyone can win it. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria leads the tour standings on 17 points while Levon Aronian of Armenia ...

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Anand takes on Englishman Adams in London Classic opener
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Winner here in the last edition in a shorter format with just six players in the fray, Anand will play with white pieces against Adams. The event will also serve as the concluding part of the Grand Chess tour and besides the USD 300000 prize fund at ...

London R01: Giri beats Topalov with black  Chessbase News

The London Chess Classic is a cornucopia of events held at one single place. The elite tournament, the British Knockout and the FIDE Open are all taking place ...

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В Лондон стартира заключителния турнир от веригата Grand Chess Tour 2015 с участието на Веселин Топалов
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Лондон. В Лондон днес ще се изиграят партиите от първия кръг на заключителния турнир от шахматната верига Grand Chess Tour 2015, съобщава сайтът на състезанието. Надпреварата ще продължи до 13 декември. В турнира участва и ...

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On Chess: Final stage of the Chess Grand Tour is ready to start
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The Grand Chess Tour features a total prize fund of more than $1 million contested by a core group of nine elite players: World Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand (India), Former World Champion Veselin ...

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London Chess Classic 2015: Who are the world's best chess players?
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Magnus arrives in London keen to stamp his authority on the Grand Chess Tour. Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine's naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, ...

London Chess Classic 2015: Who are the world's best chess players?  Telegraph.co.uk

As this year's London Chess Classic, gets under way here are the 10 stars battling it out in the strongest chess tournament ever held on British shores.

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London Chess Classic 2015: Michael Adams faces tough start
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GRAND CHESS TOUR. Everything you need to know about the world's richest chess tournament. Garry Kasparov at the launch of the Grand Chess Tour. What is the tour? The GCT is a new year-old grand slam-style tournament launched in April 2015 taking ...

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Веселин Топалов започва срещу холандец на финалния турнир Grand Chess Tour 2015 в Лондон
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Веселин Топалов ще играе с белите срещу холандеца Аниш Гири в първия кръг на финалния турнир по шахмат от веригата "Grand Chess Tour 2015" в Лондон с награден фонд 300 хиляди долара. Седмото издание на надпреварата "London ...
Веселин Топалов стартира срещу холандец на заключителния турнир от веригата Grand Chess Tour 2015 в ...Фокус Спорт

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Веселин Топалов започва срещу холандец на финалния турнир Grand Chess Tour 2015 в Лондон
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Веселин Топалов ще играе с белите срещу холандеца Аниш Гири в първия кръг на финалния турнир по шахмат от веригата "Grand Chess Tour 2015" в Лондон с награден фонд 300 хиляди долара. Седмото издание на надпреварата "London ...
Веселин Топалов стартира срещу холандец на заключителния турнир от веригата Grand Chess Tour 2015 в ...Фокус Спорт
Веско Топалов започва срещу холандец в ЛондонSportal.bg

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London's festival of chess: Game's role in society debated by academics
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Nine of the world's top players taking part in the Grand Chess Tour plus a wildcard entry chosen by the organisers. What's the prize money? The prize fund is $300,000 and there is a bonus pool of $150,000 for the top three finishers in the overall ...

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Веселин Топалов стартира срещу холандец на заключителния турнир от веригата Grand Chess Tour 2015 в ...
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Лондон. Веселин Топалов ще играе с белите фигури срещу Аниш Гири от Холандия в партията си от първия кръг на заключителния турнир от веригата Grand Chess Tour 2015, съобщава сайтът на състезанието. Турнирът е от 4 до 13 декември ...
Топалов започва срещу холандец във финалния турнир в ЛондонГонг

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FIDE chief out in the cold: Why Kirsan won't be knocking at the door of the US ...
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FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was celebrating the 20th anniversary of his appointment as head of the game's governing body when news came that the US government had cited him for business dealings with the Syria regime of President Bashar ...

Vishy Anand: in pursuit of excellence (2)  Chessbase News

Louis Philippe, a premier Indian men's apparel brand, has a show hosted by an Indian tennis legend, Vijay Amritraj. In it famous personalities discuss their ...

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Anand draws with China's Liren Ding to end joint third in Bilbao Masters Final
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As a part of the Grand Chess Tour, the event will have a bonus prize fund for the overall winner of the three-part series. Anand currently stands sixth in the tour. Results final round: Liren Ding (Chn, 5) drew with V Anand (Ind, 5); Wesley So (Usa, 8 ...
Anand draws with Liren Ding to end joint 3rd in Bilbao MastersNews Nation

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Liren Ding to End Joint Third at Bilbao Masters
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As a part of the Grand Chess Tour, the event will have a bonus prize fund for the overall winner of the three-part series. Anand currently stands sixth in the tour. Results final round: Liren Ding (Chn, 5) drew with V Anand (Ind, 5); Wesley So (Usa, 8 ...

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