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PRO Chess League Semifinals Preview: Beyond The Board - Chess.com

Mon, 05/06/2019 - 2:00am
PRO Chess League Semifinals Preview: Beyond The Board  Chess.com

The PRO Chess League Finals are this weekend, with action beginning Saturday, May 4 and a champion crowned on Sunday, May 5. Once again, the Folsom ...

Carlsen: “My opponent is an idiot till proven otherwise!” - chess24

Sat, 05/04/2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen: “My opponent is an idiot till proven otherwise!”  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has been in the form of his life this year, taking his live rating to 2875.4 by winning the Tata Steel Master...

Gawain Jones Leads As Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament Takes Off - Chess.com

Sat, 05/04/2019 - 2:00am
Gawain Jones Leads As Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament Takes Off  Chess.com

As the only winner of the first round, Gawain Jones took an early lead at the Tepe Sigeman & Co Tournament in Malmo, Sweden. You can follow this tournament ...

Too weak, too slow!? Fressinet's revenge! - chess24

Thu, 05/02/2019 - 2:00am
Too weak, too slow!? Fressinet's revenge!  chess24

Laurent Fressinet played his first French Banter Blitz session on chess24 on Wednesday. His boss and friend, World Champion Magnus Carlsen, couldn'...

May 2019 FIDE Ratings - Chessbase News

Wed, 05/01/2019 - 5:12pm
May 2019 FIDE Ratings  Chessbase News

World Champion Magnus Carlsen has gained 40 Elo points in the 27 games of his last three tournaments. But the Grenke Chess Classic unfortunately did not ...

Carlsen Wins Grenke Chess Classic, Reaches 2875 Rating - Chess.com

Wed, 05/01/2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins Grenke Chess Classic, Reaches 2875 Rating  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen won his last-round game against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to clinch the Grenke Chess Classic with a 1.5-point margin over runner-up Fabiano ...

Year of the GOAT? 7 Conclusions from GRENKE 2019 - chess24

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 2:00am
Year of the GOAT? 7 Conclusions from GRENKE 2019  chess24

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round to win the 2019 GRENKE Chess Classic with a spectacular 7.5/9 ...

The Weekly Show: Maximum Magnus - Chessbase News

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 2:00am
The Weekly Show: Maximum Magnus  Chessbase News

On the show today, IM Lawrence Trent looks at the monstrously good performance of World Champion Magnus Carlsen at the Grenke Chess Classic. Live at ...

Bonjour, chess24! - chess24

Mon, 04/29/2019 - 2:00am
Bonjour, chess24!  chess24

This May chess24 is adding French to the existing English, German and Spanish versions of the site, as we look to expand our offering in the ligh...

"Scary" Win: Carlsen-Aronian At Grenke Chess Classic - Chess.com

Mon, 04/29/2019 - 2:00am
"Scary" Win: Carlsen-Aronian At Grenke Chess Classic  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen kept his full-point lead at the Grenke Chess Classic with a win vs Levon Aronian on Saturday. The only player trailing him by a point is Fabiano ...

Grenke Chess Classic: Carlsen Checkmates Svidler; Caruana Still In the Race - Chess.com

Mon, 04/29/2019 - 2:00am
Grenke Chess Classic: Carlsen Checkmates Svidler; Caruana Still In the Race  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen goes into the final round of the Grenke Chess Classic with a one-point lead. He checkmated Peter Svidler on Sunday but Fabiano Caruana ...

Grenke Chess Classic: Carlsen Checkmates Svidler; Caruana Still In the Race - Chess.com

Sun, 04/28/2019 - 5:22pm
Grenke Chess Classic: Carlsen Checkmates Svidler; Caruana Still In the Race  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen goes into the final round of the Grenke Chess Classic with a one-point lead. He checkmated Peter Svidler on Sunday but Fabiano Caruana ...

GRENKE Chess 7: Carlsen crushes Aronian - chess24

Sun, 04/28/2019 - 2:00am
GRENKE Chess 7: Carlsen crushes Aronian  chess24

World Champion Magnus Carlsen eased to victory against Levon Aronian in Round 7 of the GRENKE Chess Classic to take a big step towards winning hi...

Giri Wins Shenzhen Masters After Final Round Turnaround - Chess.com

Sat, 04/27/2019 - 2:00am
Giri Wins Shenzhen Masters After Final Round Turnaround  Chess.com

Anish Giri won the $20000 first prize at the Shenzhen Masters in China after beating Dmitry Jakovenko in the final round and seeing tournament leader Pentala ...

Carlsen Takes Big Lead At Grenke Chess Classic - Chess.com

Sat, 04/27/2019 - 2:00am
Carlsen Takes Big Lead At Grenke Chess Classic  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen is suddenly leading the Grenke Chess Classic by a full point. The Norwegian grandmaster defeated Georg Meier and saw co-leader ...

Kashlinskaya Wins European Women's Chess Championship - Chess.com

Fri, 04/26/2019 - 2:00am
Kashlinskaya Wins European Women's Chess Championship  Chess.com

IM Alina Kashlinskaya of Russia won the European Women's Championship in Antalya, Turkey. Kashlinskaya had the best tiebreak among a group of five ...

2020 World Chess Championship: 14 Games, Double The Prize Fund - Chess.com

Fri, 04/26/2019 - 2:00am
2020 World Chess Championship: 14 Games, Double The Prize Fund  Chess.com

FIDE has increased the length of the next world championship match from 12 to 14 classical games, and now recommends a prize fund of two million euros.

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