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On Chess: What's The Deal With Bughouse Chess? - KBIA

Grand Chess Tour News - April 18, 2019 - 2:00am
On Chess: What's The Deal With Bughouse Chess?  KBIA

If you're tired of playing chess against that same friend over and over again, why not team up with them instead? Bughouse is a fast-paced variant of chess.

Nakamura is 2019 US champion - BusinessWorld Online

London Chess Classic News - April 15, 2019 - 4:56pm
Nakamura is 2019 US champion  BusinessWorld Online

63rd USA Chess Championship Saint Louis Chess Club, USA March 18-April 2, 2019. Final Standings (GMs all). 1. Hikaru Nakamura 2746, 8.0/11. 2-3. Leinier ...

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen dominates in Shamkir with two-point victory margin - The Guardian

Sinquefield Cup News - April 12, 2019 - 6:00am
Chess: Magnus Carlsen dominates in Shamkir with two-point victory margin  The Guardian

The Norwegian's result was among the best tournament performances in chess history, rivalling those of former legends.

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15-year-old Firouzja on fire in Reykjavik - chess24

Sinquefield Cup News - April 12, 2019 - 2:00am
15-year-old Firouzja on fire in Reykjavik  chess24

Iranian rising star Alireza Firouzja is threatening to match Wei Yi's feat of crossing 2700 before his 16th birthday, after reaching 2683.6 with 4.5/5 in the first half ...

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JAPAN TOBACCO (JAT) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Apr 11 - D Minute

Sinquefield Cup News - April 11, 2019 - 5:19pm
JAPAN TOBACCO (JAT) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Apr 11  D Minute

Shares of JAPAN TOBACCO (FRA:JAT) closed at 21.04 yesterday. JAPAN TOBACCO currently has a total float of shares and on average sees 6 shares ...

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Shamkir Chess 2019: Magnus Carlsen's dominance in chess over the past decade strengthens claim to... - Firstpost

London Chess Classic News - April 10, 2019 - 6:28am
Shamkir Chess 2019: Magnus Carlsen's dominance in chess over the past decade strengthens claim to...  Firstpost

Magnus Carlsen has now been world champion for five years since he defeated Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand in the latter's own backyard of ...

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Shamkir Chess 2019: Magnus Carlsen's dominance over the past decade strengthens claim to 'greatest of all... - Firstpost

London Chess Classic News - April 10, 2019 - 6:28am
Shamkir Chess 2019: Magnus Carlsen's dominance over the past decade strengthens claim to 'greatest of all...  Firstpost

Magnus Carlsen has now been world champion for five years since he defeated Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand in the latter's own backyard of ...

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Shamkir Chess 2019: Magnus Carlsen's dominance over the past decade strengthens claim to 'greatest of all... - Firstpost

London Chess Classic News - April 10, 2019 - 6:28am
Shamkir Chess 2019: Magnus Carlsen's dominance over the past decade strengthens claim to 'greatest of all...  Firstpost

Magnus Carlsen has now been world champion for five years since he defeated Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand in the latter's own backyard of ...

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Carlsen Wraps Up Gashimov Memorial With 'Stellar Performance' - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - April 10, 2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wraps Up Gashimov Memorial With 'Stellar Performance'  Chess.com

Having already secured victory yesterday, Magnus Carlsen finished the Gashimov Memorial in style. On Tuesday he defeated Alexander Grischuk to finish two ...

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Carlsen Beats Grischuk In Final Round Gashimov Memorial - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - April 9, 2019 - 10:48am
Carlsen Beats Grischuk In Final Round Gashimov Memorial  Chess.com

Having already secured victory yesterday, Magnus Carlsen finished the Gashimov Memorial in style. Today he defeated Alexander Grischuk to finish two points ...

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The Weekly Show: Reykjavik Open kickoff - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - April 9, 2019 - 9:04am
The Weekly Show: Reykjavik Open kickoff  Chessbase News

In the Reykjavik Open a young Icelandic kid beat GM Andrew Tang with Black. IM Lawrence Trent shows you the game and what it can teach us about playing ...

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Shamkir Chess 7: A Magnus masterpiece vs Giri - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 8, 2019 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 7: A Magnus masterpiece vs Giri  chess24

Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader of the 2019 Gashimov Memorial after scoring a brilliant win over Anish Giri in Round 7. In what seemed a quiet ...

Shamkir, Round 7: There's no stopping Magnus - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 7, 2019 - 5:42pm
Shamkir, Round 7: There's no stopping Magnus  Chessbase News

The one decisive game of round seven saw Magnus Carlsen defeat his Twitter arch-enemy Anish Giri to take the sole lead in Shamkir. It was a rather flashy win, ...

Shamkir Chess 6: Karjakin strikes against Anand - chess24

London Chess Classic News - April 7, 2019 - 4:57am
Shamkir Chess 6: Karjakin strikes against Anand  chess24

Sergey Karjakin blitzed out 37 moves of preparation then outplayed Vishy Anand in an endgame to catch Magnus Carlsen in the Shamkir Chess lead wi...

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Inspirational studies for tournament players - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - April 6, 2019 - 10:41am
Inspirational studies for tournament players  Chessbase News

Recently a new book on endgame studies was published, written by IM Yochanan Afek. He belongs to that very rare breed of composition grandmasters, with ...

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Shamkir Chess 5: Anand beats Giri to go 2nd - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 4, 2019 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 5: Anand beats Giri to go 2nd  chess24

Vishy Anand proved the doubters wrong again to beat Anish Giri in Round 5 in Shamkir – his second Top 5 scalp in the space of three days. He's no...

Shamkir Chess 3: Magnus leads, crosses 2850 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 3, 2019 - 2:00am
Shamkir Chess 3: Magnus leads, crosses 2850  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat David Navara in Round 3 of the Gashimov Memorial to take the sole lead and return to rating heights he last hit before his Wo...

Shamkir Chess 2: Carlsen beats Anand - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - April 2, 2019 - 6:06am
Shamkir Chess 2: Carlsen beats Anand  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Vishy Anand for a second game in a row as the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir exploded into life in Round 2. It was April Fools'...

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