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Norway Chess Armageddon gambit - Chessbase News

October 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess Armageddon gambit  Chessbase News

The organisers of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament have unveiled a new format aimed at reducing the rate of draws. It's either "innovative" or "bizarre" ...

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan "fully focused" on Armenia national team - PanARMENIAN.Net

October 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Henrikh Mkhitaryan "fully focused" on Armenia national team  PanARMENIAN.Net

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is focused on the national team's upcoming fixtures against Gibraltar and Macedonia in the UEFA ...

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Trump administration cancels two more international treaties - Panorama.am

October 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Trump administration cancels two more international treaties  Panorama.am

By Harut Sassounian. Publisher, The California Courier I wrote an article in September criticizing the Trump administration's dismissal of the International ...

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Norway Chess 2019 tries radical new format - chess24

October 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2019 tries radical new format  chess24

Each encounter in Altibox Norway Chess next year will produce a winner, as one of the world's top supertournaments has decided to trial an idea l...

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Carlsen: "This time it's the real deal" - Chessbase News

October 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen: "This time it's the real deal"  Chessbase News

World Champion Magnus Carlsen returned to Hamburg yesterday evening with the fourth "Play Live Challenge", a clock simultaneous against twelve amateur, ...

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Carlsen beats Trent Alexander-Arnold & co. 13:0 - chess24

October 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen beats Trent Alexander-Arnold & co. 13:0  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen had a long day on Monday. First he was in Manchester, England, where Kaspersky Lab sponsored an exhibition ga...

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Armenia football team has a new chief coach - PanARMENIAN.Net

October 8, 2018 - 2:00am
Armenia football team has a new chief coach  PanARMENIAN.Net

Armen Gyulbudaghyants has been confirmed as head coach of the Armenian national football team, the Football Federation said.

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2 More Chess Players Turning To Politics - Chess.com

October 8, 2018 - 2:00am
2 More Chess Players Turning To Politics  Chess.com

Several chess players have already turned to careers on the political chess board (Nigel Short and Julio Granda only last week!), and at least two more are ...

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Chess Olympiad: Celebrating The Winners - Chess.com

October 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Celebrating The Winners  Chess.com

In the evening of the final round, the closing ceremony of the Batumi Olympiad was held in the Batumi State Musical Center. Here's a pictorial report. With the ...

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Quadruple Olympiad gold for China: 17 conclusions - chess24

October 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Quadruple Olympiad gold for China: 17 conclusions  chess24

Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun took gold on top board as the Chinese teams won both the open and women's sections of the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi....

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Chess Olympiad: China Wins Double Gold - Chess.com

October 5, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: China Wins Double Gold  Chess.com

China is Olympiad champion once again. Actually, twice again. Today in Batumi, Georgia, the open section squad won its second team gold medal in the last ...

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Chess Olympiad: Poland Continues Remarkable Run, Beats USA - Chess.com

October 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Poland Continues Remarkable Run, Beats USA  Chess.com

No matter the partner, Poland keeps polkaing. Other nations can't keep up. Poland, the surprise of the 43rd Olympiad, took down number-one seed and ...

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Batumi 2018, 10: China-USA showdown - chess24

October 4, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 10: China-USA showdown  chess24

China and the USA meet in the last round in Batumi knowing that whoever wins will be the 2018 Olympiad Champions. China ended Poland's brilliant ...

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President - chess24

October 3, 2018 - 2:49pm

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President
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Arkady Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The vote at the FIDE Congress in the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi took a dramatic late turn as the 3rd ...

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Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President - Chess.com

October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich Elected FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich has been elected FIDE president for the coming four years at the World Chess Federation's General Assembly in Batumi, Georgia.

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Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak - chess24

October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 8: USA lead as Fabi beats Shak  chess24

Fabiano Caruana is now a mere 4.5 live rating points behind Magnus Carlsen after beating world no. 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 8 of the Batumi ...

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Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President - chess24

October 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President  chess24

Arkady Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

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Batumi 2018, 6: Azerbaijan and Poland lead - chess24

October 1, 2018 - 2:00am
Batumi 2018, 6: Azerbaijan and Poland lead  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's latest victim was David Navara as his third win in a row helped Azerbaijan to a perfect 12/12 after six rounds of the 2018 Batumi ...

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Chess Olympiad: Czechia Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5 - Chess.com

September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad: Czechia Beats China, Poland Rolls On In Round 5  Chess.com

The annual "Chess Train" always departs from Czech Republic, and in most years goes through Poland. The thing is, it's not supposed to leave until next month.

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Armenia's Gevorg Ghazaryan scores twice in Chaves vs Benfica - PanARMENIAN.Net

September 28, 2018 - 2:00am
Armenia's Gevorg Ghazaryan scores twice in Chaves vs Benfica  PanARMENIAN.Net

Midfielder of the Armenian national team Gevorg Ghazaryan has scored twice in the Portuguese club Chaves' fixture against Benfica.

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