Sinquefield Cup News

Riga Grand Prix QF TB: So beats Karjakin in thriller - chess24

July 18, 2019 - 2:00am
Riga Grand Prix QF TB: So beats Karjakin in thriller  chess24

That was a headline we thought we'd only get to write with heavy irony, but after six instantly forgettable draws So-Karjakin exploded into life in 5-minute blitz ...

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Magnus Carlsen's 5th Banter Blitz session - chess24

July 16, 2019 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen's 5th Banter Blitz session  chess24

Magnus Carlsen will be back to play more blitz against chess24 Premium users this Tuesday 16th July at 18:30 CEST. The World Champion ended the l...

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Riga GP: R1, Tiebreaks: All the way to Armageddon - chess24

July 15, 2019 - 2:00am
Riga GP: R1, Tiebreaks: All the way to Armageddon  chess24

Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler and Hikaru Nakamura are all out of the Riga FIDE Grand Prix after chess followed the Wimbledon final and...

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Riga GP: R1, Day 1: The Rausis effect - chess24

July 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Riga GP: R1, Day 1: The Rausis effect  chess24

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first classical game in 22 attempts as he beat David Navara to grab the only win of Day 1 of the Riga FIDE Grand Prix.

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Chess grandmaster admits to cheating with phone on toilet during tournament - The Guardian

July 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Chess grandmaster admits to cheating with phone on toilet during tournament  The Guardian

The International Chess Federation says it has suspended Igors Rausis at after the grandmaster was 'caught red-handed using his phone during a game'

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen hoping to reach new heights at Sinquefield Cup - The Guardian

July 12, 2019 - 5:59am
Chess: Magnus Carlsen hoping to reach new heights at Sinquefield Cup  The Guardian

Arithmetic seems against the world champion as he sets his sights on a record rating and he may have to wait until 2020 to achieve that goal.

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GM Igors Rausis allegedly caught cheating - chess24

July 12, 2019 - 2:00am
GM Igors Rausis allegedly caught cheating  chess24

58-year-old Grandmaster Igors Rausis is reported to have been caught red-handed using a mobile phone to cheat in a toilet during the Strasbourg O...

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Fressinet's Top 5 Croatia GCT Novelties - chess24

July 11, 2019 - 2:00am
Fressinet's Top 5 Croatia GCT Novelties  chess24

Two-time French Champion and Magnus Carlsen coach Laurent Fressinet shows us his Top 5 novelties from the recently finished Croatia Grand Chess Tour in ...

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Magnus Carlsen wins No. 8 - BusinessWorld Online

July 10, 2019 - 4:13pm
Magnus Carlsen wins No. 8  BusinessWorld Online

Croatia Grand Chess Tour Zagreb, Croatia June 26-July 8, 2019. Final Standings. 1. Magnus Carlsen NOR 2875, 8.0/11. 2. Wesley So USA 2754, 7.0/11. 3-4.

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Garry Kasparov – No Chess Monopoly in Hypocrisy - chess24

July 10, 2019 - 2:00am
Garry Kasparov – No Chess Monopoly in Hypocrisy  chess24

In this exclusive opinion piece Garry Kasparov gives his verdict on Magnus Carlsen's campaign to get the Norwegian Chess Federation to accept almos...

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Carlsen Wins In 23 Moves As Grand Chess Tour Resumes - Chess.com

July 10, 2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins In 23 Moves As Grand Chess Tour Resumes  Chess.com

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour resumed in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday with its second event of the year after the season opener in Abidjan with the Cote ...

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Carlsen Wins In 23 Moves As Grand Chess Tour Resumes - Chess.com

July 10, 2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins In 23 Moves As Grand Chess Tour Resumes  Chess.com

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour resumed in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday with its second event of the year after the season opener in Abidjan with the Cote ...

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Chess: Can you win this endgame in just two moves? - Financial Times

July 8, 2019 - 10:11am
Chess: Can you win this endgame in just two moves?  Financial Times

World champion Carlsen rewrites chess history at Zagreb.

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Carlsen conquers Croatia: 7 conclusions - chess24

July 8, 2019 - 5:08am
Carlsen conquers Croatia: 7 conclusions  chess24

Magnus Carlsen's simply “insane” (Giri) year continued as he beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round to win the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess T...

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Carlsen Wins Croatia Grand Chess Tour, Back To 2882 Rating As 'Different Player' - Chess.com

July 8, 2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins Croatia Grand Chess Tour, Back To 2882 Rating As 'Different Player'  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on Sunday to reach 8/11 and win the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. Even his direct rivals were full of praise.

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Croatia GCT 10: Nothing to see here - chess24

July 6, 2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 10: Nothing to see here  chess24

Magnus Carlsen still leads Wesley So by half a point going into the final round of the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour after their head-to-head cla...

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Croatia GCT 9: Aronian stops Carlsen… just! - chess24

July 6, 2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 9: Aronian stops Carlsen… just!  chess24

Levon Aronian found some brilliant defensive resources to avoid becoming Magnus Carlsen's fourth victim in a row after another paradoxical openin...

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Croatia GCT 8: Carlsen's “special” win over Ding - chess24

July 5, 2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 8: Carlsen's “special” win over Ding  chess24

Magnus Carlsen got to unleash some unused World Championship preparation on Ding Liren in Round 8 of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour, and although t...

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Croatia GCT 7: Carlsen ends his Nepo jinx - chess24

July 4, 2019 - 4:10am
Croatia GCT 7: Carlsen ends his Nepo jinx  chess24

Magnus Carlsen took the sole lead in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour with four rounds to go after finally beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in a game of cl...

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