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GM Timur Gareev Defeats 29 Players in Blindfold Simul
PRESS RELEASE: SAINT LOUIS (May 1, 2013) -- It took 10 hours and 39 minutes for Grandmaster Timur Gareev to topple the final king and leave the chess community in Saint Louis dazed and amaze... | Read More
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There was a final twist in the tale as the destiny of the Alekhine Memorial tournament was decided on the final day.
Lev Aronian defeated former leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to catch Boris Gelfand in the standings on 5½/9 points.
The tie-break... | Read More
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The 2013 U.S. Chess Championship and 2013 U.S. Women’s Championship take place from 2-13 May at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
The opening ceremony takes place on May 2, and the first round for both events starts at 13... | Read More
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FIDE have published the official rating list for May 2013.
The ratings include the very recently finished Zug Grand Prix, and as a result Veselin Topalov has soared up to #4 in the rankings, gaining a whopping 22 rating points. This is Topalo... | Read More
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Veselin Topalov finished the FIDE Zug Grand Prix in style by winning his final round game against Sergey Karjakin.
That victory, the only decisive game of the final round, ensured that Topalov scored the maximum 170 Grand Prix ranking points fo... | Read More
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French hearts were broken in the penultimate round of the Alekhine Memorial in St.Petersburg when co-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave unexpectedly lost to Nikita Vitiugov.
Nikita Vitiugov had drawn all his games since a painful first round loss to V... | Read More
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Official Website Report
In the tenth round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Zug Veselin Topalov defeated his rival Fabiano Caruana and now is in the sole lead with 7 points, one point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura. American player won against Shakhriyar Mam... | Read More
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GM Timur Gareev to Conduct 33-Board Blindfold Simul
PRESS RELEASE: SAINT LOUIS, April 29, 2013 - On Tuesday, April 30, Grandmaster Timur Gareev will conduct a 33-board blindfolded simultaneous exhibition at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of... | Read More
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After a round of draws to start the second half of the Alekhine Memorial in St.Petersburg, round seven delivered two decisive games.
Firstly, world champion Vishy Anand moved to a plus score by recording his second victory of the tournament since... | Read More
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Official Website Report
It was raining hard during the second free day and most of the players preferred to stay in the hotel and relax before the final part of the tournament. Three decisive games were played in the ninth round. Two more coul... | Read More
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The Alekhine Memorial resumed with round six today, having moved from the Louvre in Paris to the Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg.
The fighting spirit survived the flight to Russia, but alas the decisive games did not. For the first time in... | Read More
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Top seed Wang Yue was a convincing winner of the 2013 Chinese Individual Chess Championships with a score of 7½/11. He secured first place with a round to spare, and the winning margin was an impressive 1½ points despite a loss in the last round... | Read More
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Official Website Report
Whilst the weather in Switzerland is still relatively cold, things were heating up over the chess boards in Zug! After 8 rounds of play former world champion Veselin Topalov became the sole leader in the tournament. He ... | Read More
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Official Website Report
At the seventh round of the third stage Grand Prix in Zug only one game was decisive while all others finished in draws. Gata Kamsky defeated one of the leaders Alexander Morozevich. The central game of the round be... | Read More
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The players in the Alekhine Memorial bade farewell to Paris today with another thrilling round for chess fans to enjoy!
World champion Vishy Anand clawed his way back to an even score with his first win of the tournament against DIng Liren. The ... | Read More
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Official Website Report
Both leaders Veselin Topalov and Alexander Morozevich finished their games in draws while Ruslan Ponomariov outplayed Gata Kamsky to join two other leaders on the top. Hikaru Nakamura won the first game in the tournam... | Read More
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Lev Aronian joined the leaders at the Alekhine Memorial thanks to a victory against Peter Svidler in round four.
Svidler played his favourite Gruenfeld defence, and an interesting battle ensued until Svidler slipped up with 32...Rf7 and the game... | Read More
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Official Website Report
During the free day players charged their batteries to show the tough fights on all boards. Five decisive results at the fifth round as Topalov, Caruana, Karjakin, Morozevich and Kamsky defeated their opponents. The o... | Read More
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The third round of the Alekhine Memorial didn't provide as many decisive games as the first two rounds, but there was still plenty of fighting chess to enjoy.
The only decisive game of the day was the last to finish. Michael Adams had established... | Read More
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Fier Tactics - Kritz Blitzed at Death Match 13!
A combination of large time advantages and numerous blunders by his opponent propelled Grandmaster Alexandr Fier to a 21.5-11.5 trounce of Grandmaster Leonid Kritz in Chess.com's Death Match 1... | Read More
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Round two of the Alekhine Memorial proved to be every bit as exciting as the opening round, with three more decisive games to thrill the chess fans watching in the Louvre, and online around the world.
Ding Liren had defeated Lev Aronian in the bi... | Read More
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Official Website Report
For the second day in a row all games finished in draws at the fourth round of Renova Group Grand Prix in Zug and Alexander Morozevich, Veselin Topalov and Ruslan Ponomariov are still on the top with 2½ points.
Except... | Read More
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The Alekhine Memorial got underway in Paris today with a sensational opening round that would surely have warmed the heart of the fourth world chess champion.
The three decisive games involved the top three seeds in the competition - but not all... | Read More
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The third round of the Renova Group FIDE Grand Prix in Zug, Switzerland failed to produce any decisive games, leaving Alexander Morozevich, Ruslan Ponomariov and Veselin Topalov as joint leaders with a score of 2/3 points.
Veselin Topalov cam... | Read More
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The Alekhine Memorial will take place from 21 April - 1 May. The excellent line-up includes world champion Vishy Anand, world #2 Lev Aronian, and world #3 Vladimir Kramnik.
The tournament is a 10-player single round robin competition, with the fi... | Read More