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Giri, Carlsen Face Off On Twitter As FIDE Candidates' Tournament Starts Tomorrow - Chess.com

Fri, 03/09/2018 - 6:24am

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Giri, Carlsen Face Off On Twitter As FIDE Candidates' Tournament Starts Tomorrow
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Fed, Name, Rtg, Rnk, Age, Qualification. 1, AZE, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 2814, 2, 32, Grand Prix. 2, RUS, Vladimir Kramnik, 2800, 3, 43, Wildcard. 3, USA, Wesley So, 2799, 4, 25, Rating. 4, ARM, Levon Aronian, 2797, 5, 35, World Cup. 5, USA, Fabiano ...

Armenia president to make opening move at Candidates Tournament - PanARMENIAN.Net

Fri, 03/09/2018 - 6:07am

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Armenia president to make opening move at Candidates Tournament
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan will travel to Berlin on Friday, March 9 to attend the opening of the Candidates Tournament in the German Capital. As a guest of honor at the 8-player double round-robin chess event, Sargsyan will ...
Armenian President to make symbolic first move at Berlin Chess Candidates TournamentArmenpress.am

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The Twitter war between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri - Chessbase News

Fri, 03/09/2018 - 2:00am
The Twitter war between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri  Chessbase News

Twitter is becoming a battlefield of exchanges between top players these days. The Candidates 2018 is beginning in a couple of days from now and Magnus ...

Chess: Levon Aronian favourite to secure right to challenge Carlsen - The Guardian

Fri, 03/09/2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Levon Aronian favourite to secure right to challenge Carlsen  The Guardian

The candidates tournament begins in Berlin on Saturday with Levon Aronian favourite of eight contenders to win the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the ...

On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament - KBIA

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 1:54pm

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On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament
KBIA
He is a veteran of the Candidates Tournament, having played it three times already. Grischuk finished second in the Grand Prix tournaments behind Mamedyarov to qualify for the Candidates. Perhaps most notably, Grischuk went undefeated across all 27 ...

On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament | St. Louis Public ... - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 1:15pm

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On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament | St. Louis Public ...
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The World Chess Championship dates back to 1886. In fact, St. Louis played host to a portion of the very first world championship, between Johannes.
On Chess: The road to the Candidates TournamentKRCU

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On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament - KRCU

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 1:14pm

On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament
KRCU
He is a veteran of the Candidates Tournament, having played it three times already. Grischuk finished second in the Grand Prix tournaments behind Mamedyarov to qualify for the Candidates. Perhaps most notably, Grischuk went undefeated across all 27 ...

Schach-Duell der Großmeister: Berlin sucht den Herausforderer des Weltmeisters - HNA.de

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 5:50am

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Schach-Duell der Großmeister: Berlin sucht den Herausforderer des Weltmeisters
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Carlsen, der sich die Kandidaten aus der Ferne anschauen kann, tippt auf Fabiano Caruana als Herausforderer. Der Italo-Amerikaner hat in den vergangenen Jahren eine atemberaubende Karriere hingelegt, ist durch unermüdliche Arbeit an seinem ...
Kandidatenturnier: Wer fordert Schachgenie Carlsen heraus?Nordkurier

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Reykjavik Open Underway, Fischer Random Tomorrow - Chess.com

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 5:27am

Chess.com

Reykjavik Open Underway, Fischer Random Tomorrow
Chess.com
A surprising but pleasant change! The Reykjavik Open, however, hasn't changed much, and that's a good thing. The tournament is still played in the beautiful Harpa concert hall along the harbor, the organizers are still doing a great job of making ...

Kandidatenturnier: Wer fordert Schachgenie Carlsen heraus? - Nordkurier

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 3:34am

Nordkurier

Kandidatenturnier: Wer fordert Schachgenie Carlsen heraus?
Nordkurier
Auch der Russe Wladimir Kramnik (Nummer 3), Wesley So (USA/4), Levon Aronjan (Armenien/5), Fabiano Caruana (USA/8), der Chines Ding Liren (11) und der Russe Alexander Grischuk (12) wollen ihre Chance nutzen. Dessen Landsmann Sergej Karjakin (13) hatte ...

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On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The World Chess Championship dates back to 1886. In fact, St. Louis played host to a portion of the very first world championship, between Johannes.

On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: The road to the Candidates Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The World Chess Championship dates back to 1886. In fact, St. Louis played host to a portion of the very first world championship, between Johannes.

Levon Aronian to take part in Stavanger tournament - Mediamax.am

Wed, 03/07/2018 - 5:47am

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Levon Aronian to take part in Stavanger tournament
Mediamax.am
Altibox Norway Chess organizers have released the names of the players who are invited to this year's edition. The list includes the tournament's acting champion Levon Aronian. The Armenian grandmaster will compete with Magnus Carlsen (Norway ...
Armenia's Aronian to participate in Stavanger TournamentArmenpress.am
2018 Candidates Tournament: Bookmakers predict Aronian's victoryPanorama.am

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Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-US star, dies at 86 - Washington Times

Wed, 03/07/2018 - 3:54am

Washington Times

Anatoly Lein, Soviet great-turned-US star, dies at 86
Washington Times
Anatoly Lein, the Leningrad-born grandmaster who was one of the last living members of the wave of Soviet refugees who transformed the U.S. chess landscape in the 1970s and 1980s, died March 1 at the age of 86 at his home outside Cleveland. Lein, whose ...

Candidates Tournament: Bookmakers predict victory for Levon Aronian - PanARMENIAN.Net

Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:49am

PanARMENIAN.Net

Candidates Tournament: Bookmakers predict victory for Levon Aronian
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Several European and Russian bookmakers are predicting victory for Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian at the Candidates Tournament, slated for March 10-28. The winner of the 8-player event will be the challenger of Magnus Carlsen at ...

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Candidates Tournament: Bookmakers predict victory for Levon Aronian - PanARMENIAN.Net

Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:49am

PanARMENIAN.Net

Candidates Tournament: Bookmakers predict victory for Levon Aronian
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Several European and Russian bookmakers are predicting victory for Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian at the Candidates Tournament, slated for March 10-28. The winner of the 8-player event will be the challenger of Magnus Carlsen at ...

National GM ranks second in Tal Memorial - AzerNews

Mon, 03/05/2018 - 2:36am

AzerNews

National GM ranks second in Tal Memorial
AzerNews
He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2003 and repeated his victory in 2005, becoming the only two-time champion, achieving a 2953 performance rating after eight rounds. After winning Essent Tournament in 2006, Shahriyar achieved the world fame ...

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Mind Games - India Today

Fri, 03/02/2018 - 8:51pm

India Today

Mind Games
India Today
And the 14-year-old prodigy, Awonder Liang (Pittsburg Pawngrabbers) beat world number 8 Fabiano Caruana (St Louis ArchBishops). Sponsor and webhost, Chess.com, offers a prize fund of $56,000. This includes $10,000 to the winning team, $2500 for the ...

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