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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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Nakamura, Mamedyarov Lead As St. Louis Turns To Blitz - Chess.com

August 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura, Mamedyarov Lead As St. Louis Turns To Blitz  Chess.com

There's a good chance you can name a world elite sprinter, and there's some chance you can even name a marathoner. But when it comes to middle-distance ...

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St. Louis R&B, Day 2: Mistakes were made - chess24

August 13, 2018 - 2:00am
St. Louis R&B, Day 2: Mistakes were made  chess24

Fabiano Caruana maintained his two-point lead in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz after scoring three draws on a day featuring huge swings in many o...

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Maybe You've Seen This Before? Caruana Perfect In St. Louis - Chess.com

August 11, 2018 - 2:00am
Maybe You've Seen This Before? Caruana Perfect In St. Louis  Chess.com

It's a bit of a writers' crutch to take any winning streak by GM Fabiano Caruana and allude to his seven straight wins at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, but sometimes ...

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Chess Olympiad Lineups Announced; Russian Streak Ends - Chess.com

August 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad Lineups Announced; Russian Streak Ends  Chess.com

The buildup has officially begun for the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia. The lineups are posted, so the pre-event punditry can begin. For the first time ...

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Month Of Chess Opens In St. Louis; Players Give Caruana Advice - Chess.com

August 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Month Of Chess Opens In St. Louis; Players Give Caruana Advice  Chess.com

Get ready for another football match and penalty shootout, although unlike normal, the shootout will come first. The 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and 2018 ...

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Nine-year-old talent gets to stay in the UK - Chessbase News

August 10, 2018 - 2:00am
Nine-year-old talent gets to stay in the UK  Chessbase News

The family of a nine-year-old at the centre of a visa battle has been allowed to remain in the United Kingdom rather than be deported to India. Shreyas Royal has ...

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European Championships: Armenia wins bronze at men's synchro dive - PanARMENIAN.Net

August 9, 2018 - 2:00am
European Championships: Armenia wins bronze at men's synchro dive  PanARMENIAN.Net

Armenian divers Vladimir Harutyunyan and Lev Sargsyan won bronze medals at men's synchronized 10m platform event.

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Jan's Opening Clinic 21: Part 1 - chess24

August 9, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 21: Part 1  chess24

It seems Season 20 of Jan's Opening Clinic had barely ended, but Season 21 is already in full swing, with Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson answering the ...

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World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club - Markets Insider

August 8, 2018 - 12:48am

World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club
Markets Insider
The tournament is the third stop on the 2018 Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the Saint Louis Chess Club, Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess ...

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World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club - Markets Insider

August 7, 2018 - 5:17pm

World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club
Markets Insider
The tournament is the third stop on the 2018 Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the Saint Louis Chess Club, Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess ...

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World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club - PR Newswire (press release)

August 7, 2018 - 5:11pm

World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club
PR Newswire (press release)
The tournament is the third stop on the 2018 Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the Saint Louis Chess Club, Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess ...

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Spanish Team Championship starts in Linares - chess24

August 7, 2018 - 2:00am
Spanish Team Championship starts in Linares  chess24

The famous chess city of Linares will once again be the capital of Spanish chess this August. Yesterday the Spanish Team Championships began in the...

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Adams takes his sixth British title - Chessbase News

August 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Adams takes his sixth British title  Chessbase News

105th British Championship took place in Hull, England from July 28th to August 5th, and was narrowly won by top seed Michael Adams after a rapid and blitz ...

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Fallen Soldier Honored; Chess Legend Sits Out; Cost Of Caruana's Computer - Chess.com

August 6, 2018 - 2:00am
Fallen Soldier Honored; Chess Legend Sits Out; Cost Of Caruana's Computer  Chess.com

The chess news is most certainly not taking the summer off. This next edition of "In Other News" didn't take long to fill. Today there are seven more news stories ...

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