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August 24, 2018 - 6:55pm
2018 London Chess Classic  Grand Chess Tour
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Kasparov To Make Chess960 Debut - Chess.com

August 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Kasparov To Make Chess960 Debut  Chess.com

This year, we'll again see Garry Kasparov at the chessboard. The 13th world champion is among the players in the Champions Showdown in St. Louis next ...

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Sinquefield Cup 4: Caruana joins the leading pack - chess24

August 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Sinquefield Cup 4: Caruana joins the leading pack  chess24

Fabiano Caruana inflicted a second loss in a row on Hikaru Nakamura as he became the latest player to join what is now a 5-way tie for the lead a...

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Caruana Wins To Join Crowded Sinquefield Cup Lead - Chess.com

August 21, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana Wins To Join Crowded Sinquefield Cup Lead  Chess.com

For the past two days at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup, four draws have preceded a lengthy decisive game that has gone into the dinner hour. In round four, that ...

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Sinquefield Cup 3: Grischuk beats Nakamura - chess24

August 21, 2018 - 2:00am
Sinquefield Cup 3: Grischuk beats Nakamura  chess24

Another day, another marathon in St. Louis, as Alexander Grischuk took 89 moves and over six hours to beat Hikaru Nakamura and join a 4-way tie for the lead.

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Novedades del Grand Chess Tour - Periódico Zócalo

August 19, 2018 - 4:09am

Novedades del Grand Chess Tour
Periódico Zócalo
... por último, la Sinquefield Cup (clásico) que se juega ahora, del 16 al 29 Agosto 2018 en San Luis, Misouri, Estados Unidos. Los cuatro mejores clasificados de este circuito serán acreedores a participar en el London Chess Classic el próximo diciembre.

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Sinquefield Cup 2: Magnus grinds out Karjakin win - chess24

August 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Sinquefield Cup 2: Magnus grinds out Karjakin win  chess24

Magnus Carlsen joined Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Levon Aronian in the Sinquefield Cup lead after winning an 88-move, near 7-hour marathon against ...

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Sinquefield Cup, 1: Aronian & Mamedyarov lead - chess24

August 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Sinquefield Cup, 1: Aronian & Mamedyarov lead  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is up to world no. 2 after smoothly outplaying Wesley So on the first day of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. Levon Aronian ...

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Carlsen Wins 'Throwback' Game To Join Sinquefield Leaders - Chess.com

August 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins 'Throwback' Game To Join Sinquefield Leaders  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen wanted to know what constituted a draw; he just didn't want one himself. After more than 6.5 hours of pressing, he finally edged Sergey Karjakin ...

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Mamedyarov, Aronian Lead After Sinquefield Cup Opener - Chess.com

August 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Mamedyarov, Aronian Lead After Sinquefield Cup Opener  Chess.com

Goodbye short films, hello "The Godfather." After today's transition to classical chess, the final game took 36 times as long as blitz thanks to some long, technical ...

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Magnus is back as the 2018 Sinquefield Cup begins - chess24

August 18, 2018 - 2:00am
Magnus is back as the 2018 Sinquefield Cup begins  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will play Black against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave today as the 2018 Sinquefield Cup starts in St. Louis. The Norwegian ...

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Arsenal: Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan on form in training - PanARMENIAN.Net

August 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Arsenal: Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan on form in training  PanARMENIAN.Net

PanARMENIAN.Net - Arsenal have unveiled a video from training which shows Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Gabon international Pierre-Emerick ...

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Carlsen Arrives As Sinquefield Cup Begins - Chess.com

August 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Arrives As Sinquefield Cup Begins  Chess.com

Three Grand Chess Tour events are in the books, and one book just came out. A lot has happened in the last 48 hours in St. Louis since Hikaru Nakamura won ...

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

August 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning ...

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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Nakamura does it again - Chessbase News

August 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Nakamura does it again  Chessbase News

Hikaru Nakamura triumphed at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz leg of the Grand Chess Tour with a round to spare and landed at the top spot in the overall ...

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

August 15, 2018 - 7:06pm

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov
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The accompanying 13 GCT points also vaulted the American into the lead in the overall standings, and virtually guarantee him a ticket to London in December (he said he's played the London Chess Classic every year it has been held and is now used to ...

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning ...

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Ding Liren Reaches 2800 Rating - Chess.com

August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Ding Liren Reaches 2800 Rating  Chess.com

It's considered bad luck in many parts of the world to break a mirror, but for Ding Liren, even breaking his hip only barely slowed him down. Just 2.5 months after ...

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Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov - Chess.com

August 15, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins St. Louis Rapid And Blitz, Holding Off Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning ...

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Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front - Chessbase News

August 14, 2018 - 2:00am
Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front  Chessbase News

On the third and final day of rapid, Hikaru Nakamura lodged two more wins and a draw bringing his final rapid tally to 12 (using double-scoring), a point ahead of ...

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