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FIDE's African Gambit - Chess.com

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 2:00am
FIDE's African Gambit  Chess.com

October 3 will not only see the elections for a new FIDE president, but also that of the leadership of the chess continents Africa, America, Asia, and Europe.

FIDE's African Gambit - Chess.com

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 2:00am
FIDE's African Gambit  Chess.com

October 3 will not only see the elections for a new FIDE president, but also that of the leadership of the chess continents Africa, America, Asia, and Europe.

Chess News - Chessbase News

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 2:00am
Chess News  Chessbase News

6/19/2018 – Nigel Short is in a four-way race for President of FIDE, to be decided in an election in Batumi at the Chess Olympiad on October 3rd. Until a few days ...

Jan's Opening Clinic 20 - chess24

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 2:00am
Jan's Opening Clinic 20  chess24

After five weeks of answers it's finally time to ask the good doctor Jan Gustafsson some questions again! “Season 20” of the show will follow the...

Svidler and Harikrishna win rapid matches - chess24

Mon, 06/18/2018 - 2:00am
Svidler and Harikrishna win rapid matches  chess24

For a couple of weeks, at least, rapid chess has taken over the world! While most of the top players were in Leuven for the opening stage of the ...

Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President - Chess.com

Sat, 06/16/2018 - 2:00am
Dvorkovich 4th Candidate Running For FIDE President  Chess.com

Arkady Dvorkovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister and a former Assistant to the President in the Russian government, has announced that he is running for ...

GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz - Chessbase News

Sat, 06/16/2018 - 2:00am
GCT: Karjakin prevails in Leuven's first day of blitz  Chessbase News

The first of two days of blitz in Leuven finished with Wesley So still in the lead, despite his losses in the final two games of the day. Sergey Karjakin was the star ...

GCT: So takes three point lead to the blitz - Chessbase News

Fri, 06/15/2018 - 2:00am
GCT: So takes three point lead to the blitz  Chessbase News

Wesley So survived the third day of the Grand Chess Tour in Leuven, Belgium, without a loss and won the tournament confidently with 14 out of 18 possible ...

GCT: So leads in Leuven - Chessbase News

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:00am
GCT: So leads in Leuven  Chessbase News

Wesley So got off to a good start in the rapid tournament in Leuven, with 5 / 6 (rapid games use double scoring). So maintained his lead on day two, keeping the ...

2018 Grand Chess Tour to start in Leuven - chess24

Sun, 06/10/2018 - 2:00am
2018 Grand Chess Tour to start in Leuven  chess24

Fabiano Caruana tops a line-up of 10 of the world's top 13 players for the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour that starts in Leuven on Tuesday. All ...

Norway Chess: Anand Wins; Mamedyarov Admits Pre-Arranged Draws - Chess.com

Sat, 06/09/2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess: Anand Wins; Mamedyarov Admits Pre-Arranged Draws  Chess.com

Viswanathan Anand defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in round seven of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament and is now tied for first place. The other news ...

Fabi again! 7 Conclusions from Norway Chess 2018 - chess24

Thu, 06/07/2018 - 2:00am
Fabi again! 7 Conclusions from Norway Chess 2018  chess24

Fabiano Caruana is the 2018 Altibox Norway Chess Champion after winning a nerve-racking encounter with Wesley So in the final round. But for a rus...

Norway Chess 8: Carlsen vs. the USA - chess24

Thu, 06/07/2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 8: Carlsen vs. the USA  chess24

Magnus Carlsen and the US team of Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana are tied for the lead on 4/7 going into the final round of Altibox Norway ...

Norway Chess 7: Vishy beats MVL to join leaders - chess24

Tue, 06/05/2018 - 2:00am
Norway Chess 7: Vishy beats MVL to join leaders  chess24

Vishy Anand became the first player to win with the black pieces in Altibox Norway Chess 2018 as he beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to join Magnus Ca...

Norway Chess 6: So beats Carlsen for the 1st time - chess24

Mon, 06/04/2018 - 3:06am

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Norway Chess 6: So beats Carlsen for the 1st time
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Wesley So has beaten Magnus Carlsen for the first time at a classical time control to blow Altibox Norway Chess 2018 wide open going into the final rest day. Wesley commented that the win “for some reason took a long time to come”, but when it did it ...

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