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Strong 3rd Day For Vachier-Lagrave In St. Louis - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Strong 3rd Day For Vachier-Lagrave In St. Louis  Chess.com

During the first two days of the Champions Showdown in St. Louis, Sam Shankland did quite well, but on Thursday Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated him three ...

Makropoulos Takes Dvorkovich To FIDE, IOC Ethics Commissions - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Makropoulos Takes Dvorkovich To FIDE, IOC Ethics Commissions  Chess.com

With the October 3 FIDE presidential elections approaching, the battle between the three candidates is fierce. Today the team of Georgios Makropoulos ...

Diving Chess in London - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Diving Chess in London  Chessbase News

There is another "World Championship" in London this year — the fourth edition of the "Diving Chess" World Championship took place on August 27th at the ...

Chess960 Showdown 1: So and MVL shine - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - September 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess960 Showdown 1: So and MVL shine  chess24

Garry Kasparov traded wins with Veselin Topalov as the 2018 edition of the Champions Showdown got underway in St. Louis. Two of the four games we...

Topalov Leads Kasparov In Chess960 Match After Day 2 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 12, 2018 - 2:00am
Topalov Leads Kasparov In Chess960 Match After Day 2  Chess.com

The Champions Showdown Chess960 matches are underway in St. Louis, with the fan focus being on the clash between the legendary Garry Kasparov and ...

Report: Peruvian Player Disqualified After Accusing Team Captain Of Sexual Harassment - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Report: Peruvian Player Disqualified After Accusing Team Captain Of Sexual Harassment  Chess.com

A Peruvian chess player was removed from the national Olympic team after she accused the team captain of sexual harassment, according to a report by the ...

"Oh Capablanca" | chess24.com - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - September 10, 2018 - 2:00am
"Oh Capablanca" | chess24.com  chess24

Juga, a Chilean songwriter, recently presented a song that reflects her emotions during a chess game. Every chess player that has ever competed will find at ...

Kasparov returns to Saint Louis for Chess960 Champions Showdown - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - September 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Kasparov returns to Saint Louis for Chess960 Champions Showdown  chess24

The beast is back! Garry Kasparov will take another shot at competitive chess starting Tuesday at the Chess960 Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. H...

Carlsen vs Caruana: Looking back and looking ahead - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen vs Caruana: Looking back and looking ahead  Chessbase News

The World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in London will begin in exactly two months on November 9th, and their last ...

Press conference on results of World Nomad Games held in Kyrgyzstan - AZERTAC News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Press conference on results of World Nomad Games held in Kyrgyzstan  AZERTAC News

A press conference on results of World Nomad Games has been held in Kyrgyzstan. First Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Kubatbek Boronov, ...

Sinquefield Cup video highlights (Part 3) - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Sinquefield Cup video highlights (Part 3)  Chessbase News

(Continued from Part 2) Wrapping up our tour of the extensive and high-quality Sinquefield Cup coverage on the Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube Channel, ...

Andreikin and Pogonina win Russian Superfinals - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - September 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Andreikin and Pogonina win Russian Superfinals  chess24

The 2018 Russian Superfinals took place in Satka from August 25th until September 5th. The Open and the Women's tournaments finished in a similar m...

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - September 6, 2018 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov
St. Louis Public Radio
Last year, the legendary Garry Kasparov made headlines when he came out of a 12-year retirement to compete in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz as part of the Grand Chess Tour. This year, he's returning, yet again, to take part in a unique chess competition.

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - September 6, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov  St. Louis Public Radio

Last year, the legendary Garry Kasparov made headlines when he came out of a 12-year retirement to compete in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz as part of.

Jan's Opening Clinic 21: Part 5 - chess24

Grand Chess Tour News - September 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 21: Part 5  chess24

Episode 5 of Season 21 of Jan's Opening Clinic begins with Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson providing three ways to meet the Benko Gambit, though he admi...

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov - St. Louis Public Radio

Grand Chess Tour News - September 6, 2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov  St. Louis Public Radio

Last year, the legendary Garry Kasparov made headlines when he came out of a 12-year retirement to compete in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz as part of.

CHESS Magazine: Humans and Chess Software - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 5, 2018 - 2:00am
CHESS Magazine: Humans and Chess Software  Chessbase News

Israeli psychologist AMATZIA AVNI, a FIDE Master in composition, describes the complex love-hate relationship between humans and their chess software.

MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8 - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 4, 2018 - 2:00am
MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura are the biggest names in the first ever All Stars event of the PRO Chess League. The 2018 season's final event ...

Russian Chess Championship Superfinal In 6-Way Tie - Chess.com

Grand Chess Tour News - September 3, 2018 - 1:00am

Chess.com

Russian Chess Championship Superfinal In 6-Way Tie
Chess.com
It is hard to explain the decision of the Russian Chess Federation to schedule the event for the same days as Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, denying the chance to compete for the Grand Chess Tour participants Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin, and ...

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September 2018 FIDE Ratings - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - September 1, 2018 - 2:00am
September 2018 FIDE Ratings  Chessbase News

September is here, and as the month kicks off we check in with the FIDE rating lists to see how a busy (northern) summer season has shaken thinks up Elo-wise.

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