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USA opportunities for chess kids - Chessbase News

July 2, 2019 - 2:00pm
USA opportunities for chess kids  Chessbase News

The latest news from the Kasparov Chess Foundation includes and update on their Young Stars program and, from New York, the Harlem Children's Zone.

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Croatia GCT 6: Carlsen and So catch Nepo - chess24

July 2, 2019 - 8:19am
Croatia GCT 6: Carlsen and So catch Nepo  chess24

Magnus Carlsen scored a 14th classical career win over Hikaru Nakamura in Round 6 to catch Ian Nepomniachtchi, after the runaway leader was put t...

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How St Louis Became America’s Chess Hotspot - Conservative Daily News

July 1, 2019 - 1:09pm
How St Louis Became America’s Chess Hotspot  Conservative Daily News

When retired financier Rex Sinquefield decided to retire in his home state of Missouri, he thought it would be nice to have a chess club. The next thing we know, ...

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Croatia GCT 5: Lev blames schedule for missed win - chess24

July 1, 2019 - 6:23am
Croatia GCT 5: Lev blames schedule for missed win  chess24

Levon Aronian played more star moves and missed more chances than in all the other games combined as he failed to complete what should have been ...

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Nepomniachtchi Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour As Carlsen, Mamedyarov Play Stunner - Chess.com

July 1, 2019 - 2:00am
Nepomniachtchi Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour As Carlsen, Mamedyarov Play Stunner  Chess.com

Day four of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour was exciting despite all six games ending in draws. In an enterprising day of chess, the players entertained one and ...

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Nepomniachtchi Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour As Anand Miraculously Escapes - Chess.com

July 1, 2019 - 2:00am
Nepomniachtchi Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour As Anand Miraculously Escapes  Chess.com

After a bloody affair on day one, round two at the Croatia Grand Chess Tour returned to normal, with five out of the six games ending in draws. Most of them were ...

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Croatia GCT 4: An epic struggle - chess24

June 30, 2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 4: An epic struggle  chess24

A shaken Magnus Carlsen lamented how much he'd missed as his attempt to mate Shakhriyar Mamedyarov almost backfired spectacularly, but ultimately...

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Croatia GCT 3: “Game on!” as Nepo hits 3/3 - chess24

June 29, 2019 - 4:10am
Croatia GCT 3: “Game on!” as Nepo hits 3/3  chess24

It's clearly game on”, said Magnus Carlsen, after Ian Nepomniachtchi scored a crushing KID win over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to take a full point l...

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Kasparov inspired Croatia Grand Chess Tour begins - chess24

June 26, 2019 - 2:25am
Kasparov inspired Croatia Grand Chess Tour begins  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen tops a field featuring no less than 9 of the world's top 10 players as the second leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour begins ...

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Norway Chess 9: Caruana spoils Carlsen's day - chess24

June 15, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 9: Caruana spoils Carlsen's day  chess24

Fabiano Caruana missed a golden chance to mate Magnus Carlsen in their classical game, but he still went on to win the Armageddon and become the ...

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Norway Chess 8: Magnus triumphs again - chess24

June 14, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 8: Magnus triumphs again  chess24

Magnus Carlsen has won his 7th tournament in a row after winning the classical game against Yu Yangyi in the penultimate round of Altibox Norway Chess.

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Norway Chess 7: Caruana spoils classic as Carlsen's lead grows - chess24

June 13, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 7: Caruana spoils classic as Carlsen's lead grows  chess24

Magnus Carlsen now leads Altibox Norway Chess by two points with two rounds to go, after Wesley So blundered on move 16 of their Armageddon game....

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Goryachkina powers towards Candidates triumph - chess24

June 12, 2019 - 5:37am
Goryachkina powers towards Candidates triumph  chess24

20-year-old Aleksandra Goryachkina is destroying the field at the Women's Candidates Tournament in Kazan. Her 7.5/9, a +6, 2804 rating performance, put her ...

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Norway Chess 6: Things fall apart - chess24

June 11, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 6: Things fall apart  chess24

Wesley So thought 7 seconds before blundering mate-in-1 against Levon Aronian in a tricky position where he might still have won on time, but arg...

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Norway Chess 4: Stunning moves - chess24

June 9, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 4: Stunning moves  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to retain a 1-point lead after Round 4 of Altibox Norway Chess, but birthday boy Yu Yangyi was the only...

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Norway Chess 3: Magnus takes the lead - chess24

June 7, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 3: Magnus takes the lead  chess24

Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament after winning what Peter Svidler described as “an instant Grünfeld ...

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Norway Chess 2: Shak leads as Carlsen escapes - chess24

June 6, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2: Shak leads as Carlsen escapes  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the sole leader of Altibox Norway Chess after pouncing on a blunder by Vishy Anand in Round 2 to win their classical gam...

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Norway Chess 2019, 1: Armageddon is here! - chess24

June 5, 2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2019, 1: Armageddon is here!  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi and Levon Aronian all won in Armageddon to lead this year's Altibox Norway Chess tou...

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MVL beats Magnus again to win Norway Chess Blitz - chess24

June 4, 2019 - 2:00am
MVL beats Magnus again to win Norway Chess Blitz  chess24

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Magnus Carlsen for a 3rd time in a row to win the blitz opener of the 2019 edition of Altibox Norway Chess. It was the...

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Naming a chess tournament in honor of a terrorist - Arutz Sheva

June 3, 2019 - 10:54pm
Naming a chess tournament in honor of a terrorist  Arutz Sheva

Abu Jihad didn't play chess, but he did mastermind the murders of 125 innocent people.

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