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On Chess: Reliving American chess victory on the world stage - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/22/2018 - 2:00am
On Chess: Reliving American chess victory on the world stage  St. Louis Public Radio

In 2016, Americans made history by earning team gold in the Chess Olympiad, a biennial tournament in which teams of chess players represent their countries.

FIDE Publishes Pairings Candidates' Tournament - Chess.com

Wed, 02/21/2018 - 4:07pm

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FIDE Publishes Pairings Candidates' Tournament
Chess.com
In the first round of the €420,000 FIDE Candidates' Tournament, World Cup finalists Levon Aronian and Ding Liren face each other. The other pairings are Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin vs Sakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Fabiano ...

Aronian heading to Grenke Chess Classic after Candidates Tournament - PanARMENIAN.Net

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 7:08am

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Aronian heading to Grenke Chess Classic after Candidates Tournament
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PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will participate in the Grenke Chess Classic in the German city of Baden-Baden following the conclusion of the Candidates Tournament in Berlin. The elite chess tournament will be held from March 31 ...
Levon Aronian to participate at Grenke ClassicPanorama.am

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Aronian heading to Grenke Chess Classic after Candidates Tournament - PanARMENIAN.Net

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 7:08am

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Aronian heading to Grenke Chess Classic after Candidates Tournament
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will participate in the Grenke Chess Classic in the German city of Baden-Baden following the conclusion of the Candidates Tournament in Berlin. The elite chess tournament will be held from March 31 ...

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Levon Aronian to participate at Grenke Classic - Panorama.am - Panorama.am

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 6:39am

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Levon Aronian to participate at Grenke Classic - Panorama.am
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The leading Armenian chess player GM Levon Aronian is set to participate at Grenke Chess Classic. The event, to be held from March 31 to April 9 in Germany, will also see five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand and current World champion Magnus Carlsen. Fabiano Caruana, Nikita Vitiugov, Matthias Bluebaum, ...

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Urschel Talks Retirement, Crypto Currency 'Chesscoin' Anyone? - Chess.com

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 2:52am

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Urschel Talks Retirement, Crypto Currency 'Chesscoin' Anyone?
Chess.com
After one million iterations, GM Levon Aronian came out on top with a little better than one in five chance, with GMs Fabiano Caruana and GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov coming in at about one in six. null. Screenshot via fivethirtyeight.com. Calculations ...

Carlsen Tops Grenke Field - Chess.com

Mon, 02/19/2018 - 8:08am

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Carlsen Tops Grenke Field
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Magnus Carlsen's next big tournament will be the Grenke Chess Classic, held from 31 March to 9 April in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden. On Sunday, the field of participants was announced by the organizers. Another Grenke Chess Classic is scheduled for this ...

Viswanathan Anand to be part of Grenke Classic - Times of India

Sun, 02/18/2018 - 9:06am

Times of India

Viswanathan Anand to be part of Grenke Classic
Times of India
The event, to be held from March 31 to April 9 in Germany, will also see some of the best minds in the game such as Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Nikita Vitiugov, Matthias Bluebaum, Hou Yifan among others being part of it. In the 2017 edition of the ...

Levon Aronian to face Ding Liren at Candidates Tournament round 1 - PanARMENIAN.Net

Mon, 02/12/2018 - 2:48am

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Levon Aronian to face Ding Liren at Candidates Tournament round 1
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PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will face Ding Liren of China in round 1 of the Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Berlin, Germany on March 10–28. Other pairings for the first phase of the round-robin tournament are ...
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Levon Aronian to face Ding Liren at Candidates Tournament round 1 - PanARMENIAN.Net

Mon, 02/12/2018 - 2:48am

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Levon Aronian to face Ding Liren at Candidates Tournament round 1
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will face Ding Liren of China in round 1 of the Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Berlin, Germany on March 10–28. Other pairings for the first round of the round-robin tournament are ...

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Armenian GM Aronian to play against Ding Liren at the Candidates Tournament - Panorama.am

Mon, 02/12/2018 - 2:28am

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Armenian GM Aronian to play against Ding Liren at the Candidates Tournament
Panorama.am
To note, eight of the world's top grandmasters will come to Berlin to play in the tournament that will be held as a double round-robin over 14 games. The winner will contest the title currently held by Magnus Carlsen, the reigning World Champion, in ...
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This Ex-NFL Player Is On A Mission To Become A Chess Master - HuffPost

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 11:01am

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This Ex-NFL Player Is On A Mission To Become A Chess Master
HuffPost
John Urschel faces Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, one of the top 10 players in the world, at the Liberty Science Center's Genius Gala on May 20, 2016 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Urschel has set himself the goal of earning the National Master title, which ...

This Ex-NFL Player Is On A Mission To Become A Chess Master - Yahoo News

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:58am

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This Ex-NFL Player Is On A Mission To Become A Chess Master
Yahoo News
John Urschel faces Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, one of the top 10 players in the world, at the Liberty Science Center's Genius Gala on May 20, 2016 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Mike Coppola via Getty Images). More. Urschel has set himself the goal of ...

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Liang Defeats Caruana In Thrilling Day Of PRO Chess Upsets - Chess.com

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 2:00am
Liang Defeats Caruana In Thrilling Day Of PRO Chess Upsets  Chess.com

There's no such thing as an easy PRO Chess League match. Yet again in round five, many top teams and top players were nicked for half- or full-point upsets, ...

Chess Corner: Kramnik and the pseudo sacrifice - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Wed, 02/07/2018 - 10:03am

Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Chess Corner: Kramnik and the pseudo sacrifice
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Vladimir Kramnik placed third at the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament in the Netherlands this past January. The former World Chess Champion (2000 to 2007) was in good form and had more wins than any other player in the tournament. This week's ...

Why Winter Olympic Athletes Are Getting More Condoms Than Ever Before - TIME

Wed, 02/07/2018 - 2:00am
Why Winter Olympic Athletes Are Getting More Condoms Than Ever Before  TIME

Why are there so many condoms at the Olympics? Sex at the Olympics is nothing new, and 2018 has a record-breaking number of athletes.

Impressions from Tata Steel 2018 - Chessbase News

Mon, 02/05/2018 - 2:00am
Impressions from Tata Steel 2018  Chessbase News

The Tata Steel Tournament, often called the "Wimbledon of Chess", is held in a wind-swept Dutch coastal resort, Wijk aan Zee, in the middle of winter. It is very ...

Magnus Carlsen Streams PRO Chess Super Sunday - Chess.com

Sun, 02/04/2018 - 9:03pm

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Magnus Carlsen Streams PRO Chess Super Sunday
Chess.com
What could make the PRO Chess League's Super Saturday and Sunday, a rapid event with five of the world's top ten players, even more exciting? World Champion Magnus Carlsen streaming his games! Carlsen decided to stream his play on longtime friend Jon ...

Magnus Carlsen Streams PRO Chess Super Sunday - Chess.com

Sun, 02/04/2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen Streams PRO Chess Super Sunday  Chess.com

What could make the PRO Chess League's Super Saturday and Sunday, a rapid event with five of the world's top ten players, even more exciting?

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 02/03/2018 - 1:50pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
For the Americans, Wesley So, with 8/13, had a good event, finishing sixth just behind Viswanathan Anand on tiebreak. His only blemish was his loss to Carlsen, while Fabiano Caruana, 5/13, had an event to be forgotten, ending up 11th on tie-break. We ...

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