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Junior Speed Chess: Sarana Beats Esipenko - Chess.com

Wed, 06/12/2019 - 2:00am
Junior Speed Chess: Sarana Beats Esipenko  Chess.com

Making the difference in the three-minute segment, Alexey Sarana defeated Andrey Esipenko 15-12 on Tuesday. The next opponent for Sarana in the Junior ...

Goryachkina powers towards Candidates triumph - chess24

Wed, 06/12/2019 - 2:00am
Goryachkina powers towards Candidates triumph  chess24

20-year-old Aleksandra Goryachkina is destroying the field at the Women's Candidates Tournament in Kazan. Her 7.5/9, a +6, 2804 rating performance, put her ...

Norway Chess 6: Things fall apart - chess24

Tue, 06/11/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 6: Things fall apart  chess24

Wesley So thought 7 seconds before blundering mate-in-1 against Levon Aronian in a tricky position where he might still have won on time, but arg...

Blunders Galore In Norway Chess Round 6 - Chess.com

Tue, 06/11/2019 - 2:00am
Blunders Galore In Norway Chess Round 6  Chess.com

After lots of excitement and drama, the Armageddon games delivered something else in round six of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament: big blunders.

Norway Chess 5: How (not) to play Armageddon - chess24

Mon, 06/10/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 5: How (not) to play Armageddon  chess24

Magnus Carlsen increased his lead in Altibox Norway Chess 2019 to 1.5 points after drawing two effortless black games against Maxime Vachier-Lagr...

Norway Chess Round 5: Carlsen Increases Lead, Aronian Escapes - Chess.com

Mon, 06/10/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess Round 5: Carlsen Increases Lead, Aronian Escapes  Chess.com

With five draws in the standard games, round five at the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament provided lots of Armageddon spectacle for the spectators.

Norway Chess 4: Stunning moves - chess24

Sun, 06/09/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 4: Stunning moves  chess24

Magnus Carlsen beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to retain a 1-point lead after Round 4 of Altibox Norway Chess, but birthday boy Yu Yangyi was the only...

Carlsen Maintains Lead In Enthralling Round 4 Norway Chess - Chess.com

Sun, 06/09/2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Maintains Lead In Enthralling Round 4 Norway Chess  Chess.com

In a round full of fascinating chess and some beautiful opportunities that were missed, Magnus Carlsen maintained his lead at the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess ...

The Weekly Show: British Championship wrap-up - Chessbase News

Sat, 06/08/2019 - 2:00am
The Weekly Show: British Championship wrap-up  Chessbase News

The British Championship finished this past weekend in Torquay, England, with the resounding seventh title for GM Michael Adams. IM Lawrence Trent looks at ...

Norway Chess 3: Magnus takes the lead - chess24

Fri, 06/07/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 3: Magnus takes the lead  chess24

Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament after winning what Peter Svidler described as “an instant Grünfeld ...

Norway Chess 2: Shak leads as Carlsen escapes - chess24

Thu, 06/06/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2: Shak leads as Carlsen escapes  chess24

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the sole leader of Altibox Norway Chess after pouncing on a blunder by Vishy Anand in Round 2 to win their classical gam...

Mamedyarov Beats Anand In Standard Game, Leads Norway Chess - Chess.com

Thu, 06/06/2019 - 2:00am
Mamedyarov Beats Anand In Standard Game, Leads Norway Chess  Chess.com

Just when the players started to enjoy their Armageddons, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov showed what it's worth to win the standard game. He beat Vishy Anand, got ...

Norway Chess 2019, 1: Armageddon is here! - chess24

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 2019, 1: Armageddon is here!  chess24

Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi and Levon Aronian all won in Armageddon to lead this year's Altibox Norway Chess tou...

Norway Chess Opens With 5 Armageddon Games - Chess.com

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 2:00am
Norway Chess Opens With 5 Armageddon Games  Chess.com

It was as if the players really wanted to try out the new system. The first round of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament saw no fewer than five Armageddon ...

Junior Speed Chess: Sevian Beats Nihal To Face Firouzja Next - Chess.com

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 2:00am
Junior Speed Chess: Sevian Beats Nihal To Face Firouzja Next  Chess.com

Showing unforeseen bullet chess prowess, Sam Sevian defeated Nihal Sarin 17-8 on Monday. The next opponent for the American grandmaster in the Junior ...

MVL beats Magnus again to win Norway Chess Blitz - chess24

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 2:00am
MVL beats Magnus again to win Norway Chess Blitz  chess24

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Magnus Carlsen for a 3rd time in a row to win the blitz opener of the 2019 edition of Altibox Norway Chess. It was the...

MVL Wins Blitz As Revamped Norway Chess Begins - Chess.com

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 2:00am
MVL Wins Blitz As Revamped Norway Chess Begins  Chess.com

The 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament took off on Monday with the traditional blitz tournament to determine the pairing numbers. The tournament was won ...

Junior Speed Chess Match Sevian-Nihal Preview - Chess.com

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 2:00am
Junior Speed Chess Match Sevian-Nihal Preview  Chess.com

Sponsored by Chesskid, the Chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championship continues on Monday with its fourth match, between Sam Sevian of the USA and ...

FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Announced; Titled Players Can Qualify - Chess.com

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 2:00am
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Announced; Titled Players Can Qualify  Chess.com

FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss is the official name for the strong Swiss tournament in Isle of Man in October, where the winner will qualify for the 2020 FIDE ...

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