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21st Annual Chicago OpenMay 24-28, 2012The 21st Annual Chicago Open is underway at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel. The event runs from 24-28 May and the prize fund is a guaranteed $100,000.
Several Chess.com members are taking part, incl... | Read More
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Karpov Battles Seirawan in Saint Louis
PRESS RELEASE - SAINT LOUIS, May 24, 2012 - The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is proud to host former World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov in a special match against four-time U.S. Champion GM ... | Read More
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Vishy Anand opted for 1.e4 for his penultimate turn with the white pieces, and Gelfand once again replied with 1...c5.
This time the champion avoided the Sveshnikov by choosing 3.Bb5, but Gelfand proved to be just as well prepared in this variati... | Read More
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Game 9 of the 2012 World Chess Championship was the longest of the match so far, and Boris Gelfand was better for the majority of the game.
The challenger stuck to 1.d4 and this time the champion switched to the Nimzo-Indian defence. No Slav toda... | Read More
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Chess.com hosted its 5th Blitz Chess Death Match on Sunday, May 20th from 11am to 3pm Pacific time. Originally, GM Kacheishvili was set to face off against SM (Senior Master) Jorge Sammour Hasbun in a rival match of US Chess League foes (click her... | Read More
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After losing in game 7 of his world championship defence against Boris Gelfand, Vishy Anand needed a quick response in game 8, but no-one expected it to be 17-moves quick!
Gelfand blundered on move 14 and resigned when his queen was trapped jus... | Read More
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Krush Beats Zatonskih to Win U.S. Women's ChampionshipBy FM Mike KleinSAINT LOUIS, May 20, 2012 -- IM Irina Krush won both games of today's rapid playoff match to become the 2012 U.S. Women's Champion. Playing black, Krush beat defending champion ... | Read More
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After six straight draws in the first half of the World Chess Championship between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand in Moscow, the second half of the match finally produced a decisive game.
Vishy Anand had the black pieces for the second game in a r... | Read More
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Garry Kasparov visited the World Chess Championship match between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand in Moscow on Friday, and gave some typically blunt opinions in a press conference.
Selected questions from the media and answers from Kasparov are bel... | Read More
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Nakamura Clinches Third U.S. Championship TitleBy FM Mike KleinSAINT LOUIS, May 19, 2012 -- After 11 exhausting days of play at the 2012 U.S. Championships, one champion has been decided, while one will require another day. GM Hikaru Nakamura took... | Read More
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PRESS RELEASE FIDE and AGON are pleased to announce the full details of the new Grand Prix cycle 2012/2013. Regulations for the Series as well as Players contracts can be found below. Each player will be assigned to play in four of the six cities ... | Read More
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Nakamura Beats Kamsky to Take Lead at U.S. ChampsBy FM Mike KleinThe battle all chess fans waited to see at the 2012 U.S. Championship did not disappoint. GM Hikaru Nakamura beat GM Gata Kamsky for the first time ever in classical chess to take ov... | Read More
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The 12-game world chess championship match between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand in Moscow has now reached the halfway point without a decisive game.
The game was another Slav, and this time Gelfand varied from his earlier attempts with 6.Qc2, bu... | Read More
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Kamsky in Clear First; Zatonskih, Krush Still Even at U.S. ChampsBy Mike KleinSAINT LOUIS, May 18, 2012 -- GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky entered round nine of the 2012 U.S. Championship tied with six points apiece. They could not have had mo... | Read More
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Vishy Anand had his third game with the white pieces today, and for the third time he failed to breach the defences of his Israeli challenger.
The game started promisingly when Anand switched to 1.e4 and instead of responding with his usual solid... | Read More
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Nakamura, Kamsky Win, Zatonskih and Krush DrawBy FM Mike KleinThe 2012 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship did not change leadership today, though the two tournaments produced much different levels of excitement.With the two top seeds ... | Read More
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19 year-old Fabiano Caruana has won the 20th Sigeman & Co Tournament in Malmo, Sweden.
The Italian-American led the 8-player single round-robin event from the start, scoring 4 wins, 3 draws and no losses to win the competition with a score of... | Read More
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Zatonskih, Kamsky Draw Even with Leaders in U.S. ChampsBy FM Mike KleinDramatic finishes punctuated an unpredictable day at the 2012 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship. When the final pawn was captured, a 101-move game ended in king v... | Read More
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Vassily Ivanchuk has won the 2012 Capablanca Memorial Elite tournament in Havana, Cuba with a score of 6½/10.
Ivanchuk went undefeated in the 6-player double round-robin event, successfully defending his title from last year and earning his 6th ... | Read More
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Boris Gelfand repeated the opening from game two in the fourth match game of his challenge for the World Chess Championship against Vishy Anand.
Anand's super-solid Slav never looked like being breached, as accurate play from the champion extingu... | Read More
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The World Chess Champion Vishy Anand came agonisingly close to scoring the first win of his title defence against Boris Gelfand in a pulsating third game.
Gelfand choose the Gruenfeld Defence in a repeat of game 1, but this time Anand was prepare... | Read More
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Nakamura Still Leads, Krush Inches Ahead at U.S. ChampsBy FM Mike Klein
SAINT LOUIS, May 13, 2012 -- Round six of the U.S. Championships maintained the stasis – the top three rated players still sit one, two, three with a couple of other solid ... | Read More
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The 11th Asian Continental Chess Championships have reached a conclusion in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The championships ran from 5-13 May, and the main Open event was won by 19 year-old Parimarjan Negi of India (pictured).
Negi won the 9-round S... | Read More
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Nakamura Leads U.S. Champs, 3-Way Tie Atop U.S. Women'sBy FM Mike KleinFor the first time in the 2012 U.S. Championship, one player rests atop the leaderboard. With his win today in round five over co-leader GM Gregory Kaidanov, local GM Hikaru Na... | Read More
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Kaidanov, Nakamura Share First at U.S. ChampionshipBy GM Ben Finegold and Mike Wilmering
SAINT LOUIS, May 12, 2012 -- After four rounds of the 2012 U.S. Championship, an upset victory by GM Gregory Kaidanov has catapulted him into a first-place t... | Read More