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Chess players get silent treatment in £1.7m tournament - Telegraph.co.uk

Topalov - Tue, 02/23/2010 - 2:00am
Chess players get silent treatment in £1.7m tournament  Telegraph.co.uk

The world of chess has been rocked by a controversial demand for the game's greatest international tournament to be played in complete silence.

Norwegian, 18, Is Youngest to Be Ranked No. 1 at Chess - New York Times

Topalov - Sat, 11/14/2009 - 2:00am
Norwegian, 18, Is Youngest to Be Ranked No. 1 at Chess  New York Times

Rankings are based on cumulative performances, measured by something called a rating, but the new top-rated player is not yet the world champion.

Facts and figures: Magnus Carlsen's performance in Nanjing - Chessbase News

Topalov - Mon, 10/12/2009 - 2:00am
Facts and figures: Magnus Carlsen's performance in Nanjing  Chessbase News

With his 8.0/10 score at the recent Pearl Spring tournament 18-year-old Magnus Carlsen will certainly go into the record books. But how does his result fit among ...

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