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Wesley So wins Leuven Rapid/Blitz - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

June 25, 2018 - 8:14am

BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Wesley So wins Leuven Rapid/Blitz
BusinessWorld Online (press release)
In 2016, in a big shock heard around the world, the Filipino-American GM Wesley So became Tour Champion by winning both of the last two legs, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. In 2017 it was back to Magnus Carlsen as the Tour ...

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"I don't see Nigel as a great leadership candidate" - Chessbase News

June 25, 2018 - 2:00am
"I don't see Nigel as a great leadership candidate"  Chessbase News

IM Malcolm Pein, now a candidate for FIDE Deputy President, took time out from a full schedule for a chat with Macauley Peteron in Leuven at the end of the ...

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Wesley So wins Leuven Rapid/Blitz - BusinessWorld Online

June 25, 2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So wins Leuven Rapid/Blitz  BusinessWorld Online

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is a circuit of chess tournaments where the world Top 10 players compete for multiple prize pools. This started in 2015 and, ...

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Nakamura wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - chess24

June 24, 2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura wins Paris Grand Chess Tour  chess24

Hikaru Nakamura overtook Sergey Karjakin on the final day of blitz to take home the winner's trophy from the Paris Grand Chess Tour. The American d...

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Chess: Wesley So grabs lead in Paris, vaults to world No. 2 in rapid play - ABS-CBN News

June 22, 2018 - 10:20am

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Chess: Wesley So grabs lead in Paris, vaults to world No. 2 in rapid play
ABS-CBN News
After getting stalled in classical chess, Wesley So is gaining headway in rapid play. So won 2 games and drew one to seize the solo lead in the Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) 2018 late Thursday. More important, So vaulted from No. 14 in rapid live ...

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Chess: Wesley So grabs lead in Paris, vaults to world No. 2 in rapid play - ABS-CBN News

June 22, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Wesley So grabs lead in Paris, vaults to world No. 2 in rapid play  ABS-CBN News

With 2 wins and a draw on Thursday, the Cavite-born player who now represents Team USA zoomed from world No. 14 to No. 2.

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Paris GCT, Day 2: So takes the lead - chess24

June 21, 2018 - 2:00am
Paris GCT, Day 2: So takes the lead  chess24

Wesley So leads the rapid section of the Paris Grand Chess Tour after scoring two wins and a draw on Thursday. Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin sh...

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GCT Paris: Three lead after three rounds - Chessbase News

June 21, 2018 - 2:00am
GCT Paris: Three lead after three rounds  Chessbase News

The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour has begun, with three rapid chess rounds played in Paris today. After the first third of the rapid round-robin, ...

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"FIDE should be encouraging chess, not discouraging it" - Chessbase News

June 19, 2018 - 2:00am
"FIDE should be encouraging chess, not discouraging it"  Chessbase News

Nigel Short is in a four-way race for President of FIDE, to be decided in an election in Batumi at the Chess Olympiad on October 3rd. Until a few days ago, it was ...

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"FIDE should be encouraging chess, not discouraging it" - Chessbase News

June 19, 2018 - 2:00am
"FIDE should be encouraging chess, not discouraging it"  Chessbase News

Nigel Short is in a four-way race for President of FIDE, to be decided in an election in Batumi at the Chess Olympiad on October 3rd. Until a few days ago, it was ...

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Jan's Opening Clinic 20 - chess24

June 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 20  chess24

After five weeks of answers it's finally time to ask the good doctor Jan Gustafsson some questions again! “Season 20” of the show will follow the...

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Leuven GCT, Day 5: Wesley wins final day thriller - chess24

June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Leuven GCT, Day 5: Wesley wins final day thriller  chess24

Wesley So has won the 2018 Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour after an extraordinary final round in which he was “about to cry” after losing to Hika...

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Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President - Chess.com

June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister and a former Assistant to the President in the Russian government, has announced that he is running for ...

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GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz - Chessbase News

June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz  Chessbase News

The first of two days of blitz in Leuven finished with Wesley So still in the lead, despite his losses in the final two games of the day. Sergey Karjakin was the star ...

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Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven - Chessbase News

June 16, 2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour LIVE in Leuven  Chessbase News

Tuesday, June 12th, the Grand Chess Tour 2018 starts in Leuven, Belgium, with a combined rapid chess and blitz tournament. Ten world-elite players will ...

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Αρχισε το «Grand Chess Tour» - Ριζοσπάστης

June 15, 2018 - 8:38pm

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Αρχισε το «Grand Chess Tour»
Ριζοσπάστης
... (10-16 Αυγούστου), το κύπελλο Σίνκφιλντ (17-28 Αυγούστου) και ολοκληρώνονται το Δεκέμβρη με το μεγάλο τουρνουά του Λονδίνου (London Chess Classic). Σημειώνουμε ότι στην περσινή διοργάνωση αναδείχθηκε νικητής ο Μ. Κάρλσεν, ο οποίος φέτος δεν ...

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Caruana wins anew - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

June 13, 2018 - 6:50am

Caruana wins anew
BusinessWorld Online (press release)
Tied for first in the 8th London Chess Classic with Ian Nepomniachtchi ahead of Magnus Carlsen. He then won the blitz playoff against Ian to be declared champion. January 2018. This was a bad tournament for Fabi. One win over last-placer Hou Yifan then ...

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CHESS: Find the winning moves - Chessbase News

June 13, 2018 - 2:00am
CHESS: Find the winning moves  Chessbase News

Here's another opportunity to sharpen your tactical skills: twelve positions taken from recent tournaments, for you to solve. As a special *service*, the diagram ...

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So Leads As Grand Chess Tour Takes Off - Chess.com

June 12, 2018 - 12:07pm

Chess.com

So Leads As Grand Chess Tour Takes Off
Chess.com
Wesley So showed great form and took an early lead at the Your Next Move rapid and blitz event in Leuven, Belgium which kicked off the 2018 Grand Chess Tour today. Except for a switch at the start, with first Leuven and then Paris instead of the other ...

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So Leads As Grand Chess Tour Takes Off - Chess.com

June 12, 2018 - 2:00am
So Leads As Grand Chess Tour Takes Off  Chess.com

Wesley So showed great form and took an early lead at the Your Next Move rapid and blitz event in Leuven, Belgium which kicked off the 2018 Grand Chess ...

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