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Croatia GCT 8: Carlsen's “special” win over Ding - chess24

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 8: Carlsen's “special” win over Ding  chess24

Magnus Carlsen got to unleash some unused World Championship preparation on Ding Liren in Round 8 of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour, and although t...

Croatia GCT 7: Carlsen ends his Nepo jinx - chess24

Thu, 07/04/2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 7: Carlsen ends his Nepo jinx  chess24

Magnus Carlsen took the sole lead in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour with four rounds to go after finally beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in a game of cl...

Ancient Chess Piece Bought For £5, Sold For £735,000 - Chess.com

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 2:00am
Ancient Chess Piece Bought For £5, Sold For £735,000  Chess.com

An ancient chess piece kept in a drawer for 55 years and originally bought for £5 was today sold at auction for £735000 (U.S. $927062, or 820232 euro).

Croatia GCT 6: Carlsen and So catch Nepo - chess24

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 6: Carlsen and So catch Nepo  chess24

Magnus Carlsen scored a 14th classical career win over Hikaru Nakamura in Round 6 to catch Ian Nepomniachtchi, after the runaway leader was put t...

Croatia GCT 5: Lev blames schedule for missed win - chess24

Mon, 07/01/2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 5: Lev blames schedule for missed win  chess24

Levon Aronian played more star moves and missed more chances than in all the other games combined as he failed to complete what should have been ...

Croatia GCT 4: An epic struggle - chess24

Sun, 06/30/2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 4: An epic struggle  chess24

A shaken Magnus Carlsen lamented how much he'd missed as his attempt to mate Shakhriyar Mamedyarov almost backfired spectacularly, but ultimately...

Underdog Danielian Wins Women's Speed Chess Championship - Chess.com

Fri, 06/28/2019 - 2:00am
Underdog Danielian Wins Women's Speed Chess Championship  Chess.com

She entered the competition as a qualifier, joined the bracket as the lowest seed and ended up winning the whole thing. Elina Danielian beat Valentina Gunina ...

Croatia GCT 1: If Giri's 2800, Magnus is 2900 (GK) - chess24

Thu, 06/27/2019 - 2:00am
Croatia GCT 1: If Giri's 2800, Magnus is 2900 (GK)  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Anish Giri in just 23 moves with the black pieces as the watching Garry Kasparov compared the current World Champion's form t...

Today: Women's Speed Chess Final Gunina vs Danielian - Chess.com

Thu, 06/27/2019 - 2:00am
Today: Women's Speed Chess Final Gunina vs Danielian  Chess.com

The final of the Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship will be played Thursday between GM Valentina Gunina from Russia and GM Elina Danielian ...

Kasparov inspired Croatia Grand Chess Tour begins - chess24

Wed, 06/26/2019 - 2:00am
Kasparov inspired Croatia Grand Chess Tour begins  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen tops a field featuring no less than 9 of the world's top 10 players as the second leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour begins ...

Dorfman: The real talent is the ability to work hard - chess24

Tue, 06/25/2019 - 2:00am
Dorfman: The real talent is the ability to work hard  chess24

Grandmaster Iossif Dorfman, a USSR and French Chess Champion, talks to Joachim Iglesias about chess life in the Soviet Union, seconding Garry Kas...

Women's Speed Chess: Gunina Beats Kosteniuk In Biggest Comeback Ever - Chess.com

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 2:00am
Women's Speed Chess: Gunina Beats Kosteniuk In Biggest Comeback Ever  Chess.com

Coming back from a four-point deficit hadn't been seen in the history of speed chess matches on Chess.com until Valentina Gunina defeated Alexandra ...

Women's Speed Chess Semifinal Kosteniuk-Gunina Preview - Chess.com

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 2:00am
Women's Speed Chess Semifinal Kosteniuk-Gunina Preview  Chess.com

The second semifinal of the Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship will be played today between GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and GM Valentina ...

Magnus Carlsen back for more Banter Blitz - chess24

Sat, 06/22/2019 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen back for more Banter Blitz  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will accept challenges from Premium members this Sunday 23rd June at 16:00 CEST as he once more streams his t...

What chess can learn from racing - Chessbase News

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 6:04pm
What chess can learn from racing  Chessbase News

Annually, sponsors spend over five billion dollars per year on motorsports. Millions of fans watch motorsports, such as Formula One, IndyCar, and NASCAR.

ACM: American chess in the melting pot - Chessbase News

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 2:00am
ACM: American chess in the melting pot  Chessbase News

Home run: Grandmaster and former U.S. Champion JOEL BENJAMIN muses on the effect of immigration on the US chess scene in an opinion piece reproduced ...

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