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On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - January 11, 2017 - 10:54pm

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On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017
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Similar to the Grand Slam of tennis, the Grand Chess Tour is a high-stakes tournament series featuring the world's best players. Over the course of five tournaments in Paris; Leuven, Belgium; St. Louis and London, $1.2 million will be given out in prizes.

Hikaru Nakamura to Norway - Norway Chess

Norway Chess 2015 News - January 11, 2017 - 2:00am
Hikaru Nakamura to Norway  Norway Chess
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On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - January 11, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

Last year was a historic one year for chess. Magnus Carlsen defended his World Championship title in a tense showdown against Russian challenger, Sergey.

Best of 2016: the results of your voting - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - January 11, 2017 - 2:00am
Best of 2016: the results of your voting  Chessbase News

We asked, you voted: who was player of the year 2016, who was female player of 2016, what game was the best of 2016 and what move? And which endgame ...

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Best of 2016: the results of your voting - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - January 11, 2017 - 2:00am
Best of 2016: the results of your voting  Chessbase News

We asked, you voted: who was player of the year 2016, who was female player of 2016, what game was the best of 2016 and what move? And which endgame ...

On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - January 11, 2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

Last year was a historic one year for chess. Magnus Carlsen defended his World Championship title in a tense showdown against Russian challenger, Sergey.

Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on: Anand - Times of India

Grand Chess Tour News - January 9, 2017 - 6:55am

Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on: 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 ...

Perils of being a prodigy - Ahmedabad Mirror

London Chess Classic News - January 8, 2017 - 2:00am
Perils of being a prodigy  Ahmedabad Mirror

Chess wunderkind R Praggnanandhaa has a fighting chance of becoming the youngest GM ever, provided he is not waylaid by expectations.

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Chess with Sam Collins - Sunday Business Post

Grand Chess Tour News - January 7, 2017 - 7:08pm

Chess with Sam Collins
Sunday Business Post
The final event of the Grand Chess Tour 2016, the London Classic, took place in December. Both the tournament and the GCT were convincingly won by US GM Wesley So, but a game between two of his compatriots was the most striking of the tournament.

Карякин, Крамник, Непомнящий сыграют в Grand Chess Tour 2017 - Чемпионат.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 6, 2017 - 4:41am

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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

Grand Chess Tour News - January 5, 2017 - 2:00am
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

London Chess Classic News - January 5, 2017 - 2:00am
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 ...

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Grand Chess Tour makes new moves - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - January 5, 2017 - 2:00am
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 ...

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Grand Chess Tour makes new moves - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - January 5, 2017 - 2:00am
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

Grand Chess Tour News - January 4, 2017 - 10:30am

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 ...

GMs sign up for Dubai Open Chess - gulfnews.com

Grand Chess Tour News - January 4, 2017 - 2:11am

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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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CHESS Magazine: The story of Fred and Bruce - Chessbase News

London Chess Classic News - January 4, 2017 - 2:00am
CHESS Magazine: The story of Fred and Bruce  Chessbase News

When Bob Jones undertook a trip to buy a collection of chess books he found some treasures, including a letter by the wife of Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964), one of ...

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Best of 2016: Best Game - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - January 4, 2017 - 2:00am
Best of 2016: Best Game  Chessbase News

2016 brought a a lot of entertaining, fascinating and amazing games. But what was the "best game" of 2016? Our experts created a shortlist of ten games, now ...

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Performance in 2016 Was Steady, Will Look to Build on: Anand - News18

Grand Chess Tour News - January 3, 2017 - 9:33pm

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
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