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Chess News: By From Our Chess Correspondent Stavanger (Norway), Jun 6 () Viswanthan Anand put up a good show in the classical game but lost to world ...

Round two in Stavanger saw the first decisive games in classical chess — Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Vishy Anand with the black pieces and Fabiano ...

(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Mirsaid Ibrahimzade. Azerbaijani grandmaster Shakhriyar Mammadyarov has started the Altibox Norway Chess tournament with a ...

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 less than five Armageddon ...

The experiment has started. If two players draw their classical game at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger they have to go into ...

Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him against reigning world ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him ...

Bassem Amin has many firsts to his name. The Egyptian Grandmaster is a five-time African chess champion and the only player from Africa to have ever crossed ...

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...

Viswanathan Anand will get four white games while the top five finishers in blitz will get five whites against four black games in the 10-player round-robin ...

Chess News: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him ...

'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 ...

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 ...

"What a stupid question!" I bet this is the natural reaction of many readers once they see the title of this article. Indeed it is a dream of any chess fan to play like ...

The 2019 Altibox Norway Chess Tournament officially kicked off Monday in Stavanger. The traditional Blitz Tournament, which takes place in lieu of the drawing ...

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

6/3/2019 – The Candidates tournament for the Women's World Championship technically began in May, but it's primarily a June affair. Meanwhile, World ...

Three rounds have been played at the women's candidates' tournament in Kazan, Russia. Enjoying their first rest day, Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) and ...