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The problem with Chess960 - Chessbase News

Wed, 02/28/2018 - 2:00am
The problem with Chess960  Chessbase News

Two weeks ago there was a World Championship — in Chess960, a variant that symmetrically shuffles the position of the pieces behind the row of pawns.

Pavlo Vorontsov wins St. Louis Norm Congress - Chessbase News

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 2:00am
Pavlo Vorontsov wins St. Louis Norm Congress  Chessbase News

The Saint Louis Chess Club hosted the 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress, from February 8th to 13th. The tournament features invited players from outside the ...

Carlsen Wins Fischer Random Chess Championship - Chess.com

Thu, 02/15/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins Fischer Random Chess Championship  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen is the new unofficial Fischer Random world champion after beating Hikaru Nakamura 14-10 today in their match in Norway. Taking into account ...

Carlsen Wins, Then Flags vs Nakamura In Fischer Random Day 4 - Chess.com

Tue, 02/13/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen Wins, Then Flags vs Nakamura In Fischer Random Day 4  Chess.com

After a dramatic day at the Fischer random (chess960) world championship match Magnus Carlsen still leads by two points. He started with a convincing win vs ...

Mamedyarov Surges As Tata Steel Goes Sesame Street - Chess.com

Mon, 02/05/2018 - 2:00am
Mamedyarov Surges As Tata Steel Goes Sesame Street  Chess.com

In the fifth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov joined Anish Giri and Viswanathan Anand in the lead. On Wednesday the ...

Levon Aronian Wins 2017 FIDE World Cup - Chess.com

Mon, 02/05/2018 - 2:00am
Levon Aronian Wins 2017 FIDE World Cup  Chess.com

Some 12 years after his victory in Khanty-Mansiysk, Levon Aronian has won his second FIDE World Cup title and the $120000 first prize. In today's tiebreak ...

New FIDE Laws Of Chess For Blitz, Rapid Still Not Perfect - Chess.com

Sun, 02/04/2018 - 2:00am
New FIDE Laws Of Chess For Blitz, Rapid Still Not Perfect  Chess.com

As of January 1, the FIDE Laws of Chess are slightly different than before, when it comes to rapid chess and blitz. However, as GM Peter Heine Nielsen and ...

Tata Steel: Giri Beats Mamedyarov, Carlsen Blunders But Wins - Chess.com

Wed, 01/24/2018 - 2:00am
Tata Steel: Giri Beats Mamedyarov, Carlsen Blunders But Wins  Chess.com

In a tumultuous eighth round in Wijk aan Zee, both Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen caught Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in first place. It was Giri who brought down ...

Chess News - Chessbase News

Sat, 01/13/2018 - 5:45am
Chess News  Chessbase News

Fabiano Caruana - Chessbase News

Fri, 01/12/2018 - 9:48am
Fabiano Caruana  Chessbase News

Fabiano Caruana became a grandmaster in 2007 at the age of 14 and quickly climbed the rating ranks, eventually reaching the third highest Elo rating of all time ...

Chess News - Chessbase News

Fri, 01/12/2018 - 9:43am
Chess News  Chessbase News

Chess News - Chessbase News

Fri, 01/12/2018 - 9:32am
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