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Viswanathan Anand Beats Boris Gelfand in Tal Memorial Chess - NDTVSports.com

Anand - Sun, 10/02/2016 - 6:54am

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Viswanathan Anand Beats Boris Gelfand in Tal Memorial Chess
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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India defeated former world championship challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in the fifth round to make a strong comeback in the 10th Tal Memorial chess championship, here. Following a painful loss after a ...

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Chess: Women players call for boycott of World Championships in Iran because of Hijab rules - Scroll.in

Champions Showdown - Sun, 10/02/2016 - 6:00am

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Chess: Women players call for boycott of World Championships in Iran because of Hijab rules
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The world's premier women chess players are calling for a boycott of next year's World Championships to be held in Iran, protesting against laws that make the wearing of a hijab mandatory for women in the country. Some of the leading players of the ...
Female chess players forced to wear hijab as governing body awards world championship to IranTelegraph.co.uk
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Nazi Paikidze-Barnes on Instagram: “This is a post for those who don't understand why I am boycotting FIDE's ...Instagram

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Q&A with chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana - New Hampshire Business Review

Caruana - Fri, 09/30/2016 - 3:04am

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Q&A with chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana
New Hampshire Business Review
Chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, right, and Michael Kind, CEO of Right Height Manufacturing in Manchester, play a game of chess on an adjustable-height Prodigy Desk, being built by Kind's company with help from Caruana. Photo by Bob Sanders.

Q&A with chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana - New Hampshire Business Review

Caruana - Fri, 09/30/2016 - 2:00am
Q&A with chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana  New Hampshire Business Review

Chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, right, and Michael Kind, CEO of Right Height Manufacturing in Manchester, play a game of chess on an adjustable-height ...

Female chess players outraged at prospect of wearing hijab during 2017 World Championships in Iran - Sportskeeda

Champions Showdown - Thu, 09/29/2016 - 10:51am

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Female chess players outraged at prospect of wearing hijab during 2017 World Championships in Iran
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(Photo: Chess.Com). Top female chess players across the world have come together to criticise the World Chess Federation, popularly known as FIDE, for choosing Iran as the host of the 2017 World Championships. The criticism stems primarily from Iran's ...
Chess: Women players call for boycott of World Championships in Iran because of Hijab rulesScroll.in
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Hit in Metro East football game causing upset parents - KMOV.com

Champions Showdown - Wed, 09/28/2016 - 5:24pm

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Hit in Metro East football game causing upset parents
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- A high school football game Friday night between Althoff Catholic and Centralia got very physical with numerous personal fouls being called. One particular play late in the game involved Centralia senior kicker Logan Lauder ...

World Chess Federation Confirms Bulgaria's Suspension - Novinite.com

Topalov - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 2:00am
World Chess Federation Confirms Bulgaria's Suspension  Novinite.com

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has confirmed a decision to suspend Bulgaria's international activity in chess, Dnevnik.bg has reported.

On Chess: U.S. team poised for possible gold at the chess Olympiad - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Wed, 09/07/2016 - 2:00am
On Chess: U.S. team poised for possible gold at the chess Olympiad  St. Louis Public Radio

As soon as the 2016 Sinquefield Cup ended, America's top five players headed to Baku, Azerbijan, for the 42nd Chess Olympiad. The United States usually.

Travel ordeal for players before Chess Olympiad - ESPN

Champions Showdown - Thu, 09/01/2016 - 12:06pm

Travel ordeal for players before Chess Olympiad
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Coach RB Ramesh on Thursday took to social media to draw attention to the ordeal Indian players had to undergo on their way to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the Chess Olympiad. "Should really appreciate the gentleman/woman who made the booking for Indian ...

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Indians hope for 2014 encore as Chess Olympiad kicks off in Baku - The New Indian Express

Nakamura - Wed, 08/31/2016 - 6:22pm

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Indians hope for 2014 encore as Chess Olympiad kicks off in Baku
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Olympiad is the most exciting event in chess for sheer diversity. It's also the tournament where underdogs come to the fore, because of the high stakes and unpredictability factor. China and India made history in the 2014 edition by winning ...

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Shahriyar Mammadyarov: “I know chess piece better than people” - AZERTAC News

Topalov - Sat, 08/27/2016 - 2:00am
Shahriyar Mammadyarov: “I know chess piece better than people”  AZERTAC News

Azerbaijan's leading chess player Shahriyar Mammadyarov has answered some of the questions posted on the official Facebook page of the Baku Chess ...

Chess (#1214) - Business Standard

Topalov - Sat, 08/20/2016 - 2:00am
Chess (#1214)  Business Standard

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