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Yura Movsisyan is 15th highest-paid player in MLS in 2017 with $2mln - PanARMENIAN.Net

London Chess Classic News - April 26, 2017 - 2:00am
Yura Movsisyan is 15th highest-paid player in MLS in 2017 with $2mln  PanARMENIAN.Net

According to the data, this year Yura Movsisyan's annual salary is $1.973 million, up from $200.000 in 2016.

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Zamudio: So intriguing life of GM Wesley So - Sun.Star

London Chess Classic News - April 26, 2017 - 12:08am

Zamudio: So intriguing life of GM Wesley So
Sun.Star
He also dominated the London Chess Classic in December 2016 and in January 2017 he won the Tata Steel Masters ahead of the world number one by a full point. So is currently ranked number two in the world with an Elo of 2807 just a shade behind ...

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Kasparov Chess Foundation promotes chess education in Asia - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 23, 2017 - 2:00am
Kasparov Chess Foundation promotes chess education in Asia  Chessbase News

In conjunction with the Kasparov Chess Foundation's 15th Anniversary Celebration, the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific proposed five activities as its ...

Topalov Wins A Brilliancy In Shamkir - Chess.com

London Chess Classic News - April 22, 2017 - 2:00am
Topalov Wins A Brilliancy In Shamkir  Chess.com

Pavel Eljanov won his second game in a row to start The Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir in clear first place after two rounds, but the main story of the day was ...

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Topalov Wins A Brilliancy In Shamkir - Chess.com

Sinquefield Cup News - April 22, 2017 - 2:00am
Topalov Wins A Brilliancy In Shamkir  Chess.com

Pavel Eljanov won his second game in a row to start The Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir in clear first place after two rounds, but the main story of the day was ...

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US Champion Wesley So - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Sinquefield Cup News - April 19, 2017 - 10:28am

US Champion Wesley So
BusinessWorld Online Edition
August 2016 -- 4th Sinquefield Cup (ELO average of 2778, category 22), solo first with two wins (over Topalov and Nakamura) and seven draws. Tied for second half a point behind him were Anand, Aronian, Caruana and Topalov. Performance rating of 2857.

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On Chess: Professional players through the eyes of a grandmaster, coach and spectator - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - April 19, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: Professional players through the eyes of a grandmaster, coach and spectator  St. Louis Public Radio

From March 27 until mid-April, I had the chance to be grandmaster in residence at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Being at the “mecca”

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On Chess: Professional players through the eyes of a grandmaster, coach and spectator - St. Louis Public Radio

Sinquefield Cup News - April 19, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: Professional players through the eyes of a grandmaster, coach and spectator  St. Louis Public Radio

From March 27 until mid-April, I had the chance to be grandmaster in residence at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Being at the “mecca”

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Midwest is king of world chess as lavish St. Louis club lures top players - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sinquefield Cup News - April 18, 2017 - 10:07am

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Midwest is king of world chess as lavish St. Louis club lures top players
Minneapolis Star Tribune
He created the Sinquefield Cup tournament and other special invitational events that offered hundreds of thousands of dollars each in prize funds to the world's elite players. “We really take care of them,” Sinquefield said. “Everybody goes away making ...

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Midwest is king of world chess as lavish St. Louis club lures top players - Star Tribune

Sinquefield Cup News - April 18, 2017 - 2:00am
Midwest is king of world chess as lavish St. Louis club lures top players  Star Tribune

ST. LOUIS – For decades after World War II, the Soviet Union dominated international chess competitions. Now the center of the chess world has shifted to the ...

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Grenke Classic 2017: Hou Yifan is queen for the day...again! - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - April 17, 2017 - 2:00am
Grenke Classic 2017: Hou Yifan is queen for the day...again!  Chessbase News

What can one say, except: wow. Of the four games in round two, three ended in decisive results, and Levon Aronian's escape from Magnus Carlsen was a small ...

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Magnus Carlsens nye utseende får oppmerksomhet i sjakkmiljøet: – Jeg hadde ... - Aftenposten

London Chess Classic News - April 16, 2017 - 1:44pm

Aftenposten

Magnus Carlsens nye utseende får oppmerksomhet i sjakkmiljøet: – Jeg hadde ...
Aftenposten
Senere i år blir imidlertid verdensmesteren langt mer opptatt. I juni skal Carlsen spille Norway Chess. Deretter venter prestisjetunge hurtigsjakkturneringer i Brüssel og Paris. Etter det skal han også spille Sinquefield Cup i St. Louis og London Chess ...

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Magnus Carlsens nye utseende får oppmerksomhet i sjakkmiljøet: – Jeg hadde ... - Aftenposten

Sinquefield Cup News - April 16, 2017 - 1:44pm

Aftenposten

Magnus Carlsens nye utseende får oppmerksomhet i sjakkmiljøet: – Jeg hadde ...
Aftenposten
Senere i år blir imidlertid verdensmesteren langt mer opptatt. I juni skal Carlsen spille Norway Chess. Deretter venter prestisjetunge hurtigsjakkturneringer i Brüssel og Paris. Etter det skal han også spille Sinquefield Cup i St. Louis og London Chess ...

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So, Foisor are US chess champions - Stabroek News

London Chess Classic News - April 16, 2017 - 2:00am
So, Foisor are US chess champions  Stabroek News

Elite chess grandmaster Wesley So won the exacting 2017 US Championship recently and in so doing, extended his victories and draws to 67 tournament ...

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So, Foisor are US chess champions - Stabroek News

Sinquefield Cup News - April 16, 2017 - 2:00am
So, Foisor are US chess champions  Stabroek News

Elite chess grandmaster Wesley So won the exacting 2017 US Championship recently and in so doing, extended his victories and draws to 67 tournament ...

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Faces of the News - Inquirer.net

Sinquefield Cup News - April 15, 2017 - 3:08pm

Inquirer.net

Faces of the News
Inquirer.net
So hasn't lost a match since ruling the Sinquefield Cup. He has also bagged the board 3 gold medal in the Baku Olympiad, topped the London Classic and tamed a powerful field in the Tata Steel Championship. Clearly, it shouldn't be long before the ...

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Faces of the News - Inquirer.net

Sinquefield Cup News - April 15, 2017 - 3:08pm

Inquirer.net

Faces of the News
Inquirer.net
So hasn't lost a match since ruling the Sinquefield Cup. He has also bagged the board 3 gold medal in the Baku Olympiad, topped the London Classic and tamed a powerful field in the Tata Steel Championship. Clearly, it shouldn't be long before the ...

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Grenke Classic 2017: Surprise, surprise! - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - April 15, 2017 - 2:00am
Grenke Classic 2017: Surprise, surprise!  Chessbase News

After what seemed likely to be another hiatus of super tournaments, the Grenke Chess Classic is back after skipping 2016. This year's edition has a great blend ...

American Chess Magazine stays the course - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - April 13, 2017 - 2:00am
American Chess Magazine stays the course  Chessbase News

The second edition of the American Chess Magazine is out, and for those wondering whether this new foray into the challenging print chess magazine market ...

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So, Foisor win US chess championships in St. Louis - KSDK

Grand Chess Tour News - April 11, 2017 - 9:00pm

KSDK

So, Foisor win US chess championships in St. Louis
KSDK
Filipino chess Grandmaster of the United States and 10th highest ranking player in the world Wesley So poses with his favourite chess piece (a King) on June 8, 2016 in Paris. The first leg of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour is set to take place from June 9 ...
2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ...Yahoo Finance

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