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The Norway Chess revolution starts Monday - chess24

June 2, 2019 - 2:00am
The Norway Chess revolution starts Monday  chess24

Peter Svidler and Jan Gustafsson will be commentating live here on chess24 as Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and eight more of the world's top p...

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On Chess: Norm Tournament Brings Players From Around The World To St. Louis To Compete - St. Louis Public Radio

May 30, 2019 - 9:48am
On Chess: Norm Tournament Brings Players From Around The World To St. Louis To Compete  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2019 St. Louis Norm Congress gave an opportunity to rising players to earn international master (IM) and grandmaster (GM) norms in two events. The.

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On Chess: Norm Tournament Brings Players From Around The World To St. Louis To Compete - KBIA

May 30, 2019 - 9:48am
On Chess: Norm Tournament Brings Players From Around The World To St. Louis To Compete  KBIA

The 2019 St. Louis Norm Congress gave an opportunity to rising players to earn international master (IM) and grandmaster (GM) norms in two events. The.

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MVL on being Carlsen's no. 1 rival in blitz - chess24

May 30, 2019 - 2:00am
MVL on being Carlsen's no. 1 rival in blitz  chess24

French no. 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave finished joint second in the Côte d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour, while winning the blitz section, and on his retu...

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Sicilian assault - BusinessWorld Online

May 29, 2019 - 4:13pm
Sicilian assault  BusinessWorld Online

Ivory Coast Rapid Abidjan, Ivory Coast May 8-10, 2019. Final Standings. 1. Magnus Carlsen NOR 2861, 7.5/9. 2. Hikaru Nakamura USA 2761, 6.0/9. 3-4. Wesley ...

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Grischuk-Nepomniachtchi final goes to tiebreaks - chess24

May 28, 2019 - 2:00am
Grischuk-Nepomniachtchi final goes to tiebreaks  chess24

Alexander Grischuk described the first game of the Moscow FIDE Grand Prix final as an “opening catastrophe”, which left him an hour behind on the...

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Magnus lives dangerously but wins in Lindores - chess24

May 27, 2019 - 2:00am
Magnus lives dangerously but wins in Lindores  chess24

Magnus Carlsen won 250 bottles of whisky as he finished unbeaten and in clear first place in the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars Tournament, but it wa...

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Ding Liren and cold stand between Carlsen and Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 victory! - Chessbase News

May 26, 2019 - 2:00am
Ding Liren and cold stand between Carlsen and Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 victory!  Chessbase News

Yes, you read that right! The two crucial factors that will make Carlsen's task difficult of winning the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 are Ding Liren, who has ...

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Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery - chess24

May 24, 2019 - 2:00am
Chess stars to play in historic Scottish distillery  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin will this weekend play each other twice in rapid chess in the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars ...

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Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on - chess24

May 19, 2019 - 6:20pm
Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on  chess24

US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

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On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019 - KBIA

May 16, 2019 - 7:11am
On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019  KBIA

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The best chess players from all over the world assembled in the coastal city to fight.

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Check out the World Chess Hall of Fame, a nod to the game in St. Louis - Columbia Missourian

May 16, 2019 - 6:00am
Check out the World Chess Hall of Fame, a nod to the game in St. Louis  Columbia Missourian

Visitors can do the play game on chess boards inside, move life-sized chess pieces around the front patio and buy all kinds of chess merchandise.

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On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019 - St. Louis Public Radio

May 16, 2019 - 5:21am
On Chess: First Stop Of Grand Chess Tour Brings World Champion Fifth Major Win In 2019  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The best chess players from all over the world assembled in the coastal city to fight.

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FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow - chess24

May 16, 2019 - 2:00am
FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow  chess24

The new-look FIDE Grand Prix starts in the Botvinnik Central Chess Club in Moscow on Friday, with 16 players facing off in the first knockout tour...

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9 Conclusions from the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz - chess24

May 13, 2019 - 8:58am
9 Conclusions from the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz  chess24

Magnus Carlsen lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for a second day in a row in Abidjan, but that couldn't stop him winning the opening event of the 2...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Day 3: Carlsen crosses 2900 - chess24

May 11, 2019 - 2:00am
Côte d'Ivoire, Day 3: Carlsen crosses 2900  chess24

Magnus Carlsen described his play as “better, but not perfect yet” as for a third day in a row he scored 2.5/3, crossing 2900 on the rapid rating...

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Carlsen & co. in Africa for Grand Chess Tour launch - chess24

May 8, 2019 - 9:47am
Carlsen & co. in Africa for Grand Chess Tour launch  chess24

The $1.75 million 2019 Grand Chess Tour starts today in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's largest city. World Champion Magnus Carlsen will begin the first...

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour Kicks Off In Africa - KBIA

May 2, 2019 - 4:40pm
On Chess: Grand Chess Tour Kicks Off In Africa  KBIA

The fifth edition of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) promises to be bigger, better and more international than ever. The tour has been expanded to eight.

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Too weak, too slow!? Fressinet's revenge! - chess24

May 2, 2019 - 2:00am
Too weak, too slow!? Fressinet's revenge!  chess24

Laurent Fressinet played his first French Banter Blitz session on chess24 on Wednesday. His boss and friend, World Champion Magnus Carlsen, couldn'...

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