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U.S. House, Senate Recognize St Louis as Nation’s Chess Capital
Resolution Highlights Benefits of Chess After School Programs
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2013 – Representatives William “Lacy” Clay (D-MO) and Blaine Lu... | Read More
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As we near the eve of our 13th Blitz Death Match, we figure you've waited long enough for the announcement regarding our 14th! Remember, this month members are competing to qualify for the 15th Blitz Death Match in June, and you can see details he... | Read More
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The second round of the Renova Group FIDE Grand Prix in Zug, Switzerland produced great entertainment and three wins for the white pieces.
Fabiano Caruana fell back to an even score after being slowly and imperceptibly outplayed by Ruslan Pon... | Read More
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Breaking News
FIDE have announced a "Memorandum of Understanding" with the All India Chess Federation to hold the next world chess championship match between Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Chennai, India from 6-26 Nov 2013.
However, this is d... | Read More
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The third Grand Prix of the 2012/13 series got underway today in Zug, Switzerland, with wins for Fabiano Caruana and Alexander Morozevich.
Fabiano Caruana defeated Teimour Radjabov, who tried the Schliemann variation of the Ruy Lopez. Caru... | Read More
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Magnus Carlsen has been named by TIME Magazine on their 2013 list as one of the "100 Most Influential People" in the world. The full list includes such diverse names as Barack Obama, Kim Jong Un, Steven Spielberg, Justin Timberlake, Marissa Maye... | Read More
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Three to Be Inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame, Two into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame
PRESS RELEASE: April 16, 2013 (St. Louis, MO) – An induction ceremony on May 2, 2013, will recognize five exceptional chess players as three are inducte... | Read More
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The Chinese Individual Chess Championships are underway in in Xinghua, Jiangsu. The competition takes place from 16-27 April and features 12 players in a single round-robin format.
Top seed is Wang Yue (2706 Elo, pictured), but the competition ... | Read More
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The third Grand Prix of the 2012/13 series runs from 17 April - 1 May in Zug, Switzerland.
The overall winner and runner-up of the 2012/13 Grand Prix series will qualify for the next Candidates Tournament, expected to be held in March 2014. Th... | Read More
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Vladimir Kramnik has withdrawn from the inaugural Norway Chess 2013 super-tournament to be held from 7-18 May in Stavanger, Norway.
The RCF (Russian Chess Federation) approached the tournament organisers to request that Kramnik be released from h... | Read More
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The St. Petersburg team won the 2013 Russian Team Chess Championship after a nail-biting final round in Sochi.
St.Petersburg were undefeated going into the final round, but lost their last match by the narrowest of margins 3½-2½ to Rostov. That... | Read More
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The great American chess Grandmaster and writer Robert Byrne has passed away at 84 years of age.
Robert Byrne was one of the strongest American players of his generation, and the chess columnist for the New York Times from 1972 to 2006.
Byrne ea... | Read More
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Former world chess champion turned political activist Garry Kasparov celebrates his 50th birthday today.
Born Garry Kimovich Weinstein in Baku, his chess talent emerged early in life and he was selected to train at the famous Mikhail Botvinnik sc... | Read More
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The Netherlands Grandmaster Loek van Wely took first place at the Sydney International Open, held from 2-7 April.
Van Wely scored 7½/9 points to finish half a point ahead of top seed Li Chao of China, whom he beat in round 8.
The competition fe... | Read More
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Magnus Carlsen isn't just a phenomenon on the chess board, but increasingly so off it as well.
The UK edition of the women's magazine Cosmopolitan has published a list of the "Sexiest Men of 2013" and amongst the actors, singers and assorted othe... | Read More
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2013 U.S. Championships Celebrate 5 Years in Saint Louis
SAINT LOUIS, April 11, 2013 -- The fields are set for both the 2013 U.S. Championship and 2013 U.S. Women’s Championship, scheduled to be held simultaneously May 2 through May ... | Read More
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ST. LOUIS – Webster University made history this weekend when it became the first St. Louis team ever to win a Final Four collegiate chess championship. Webster’s top-ranked chess team emerged victorious in the President’s Cup – also known... | Read More
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The 2013 Russian Team Championships are taking place in Loo in Sochi from 7-13 April.
There are 18 teams competing for the title, and as usual many of the best players in the world are taking part. However, last year's champions Tomsk-400 are not... | Read More
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A report today in the Indian newspaper The Hindu claims that Chennai will be the venue for world chess champion Vishy Anand's next title defence against Magnus Carlsen.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa of the Tamil Nadu government claimed the match wi... | Read More
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Easter is a busy time for chess tournaments around the globe, but these events were overshadowed this year by the attention focused on the Candidates Tournament.
One of those Easter tournaments was the 6th OGD Prinsenstad Tournament in the histor... | Read More
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The all-conquering Baden-Baden team had already secured victory in the German chess league, the Schachbundesliga, on Friday, but with two more match victories this weekend they scored a remarkable season whitewash - winning all fifteen of their ma... | Read More
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The Indian Express has published an interview with reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, covering his thoughts on the 2013 Candidates Tournament in London, and how he assesses the winner, world #1, and now his title challenger, Magnus C... | Read More
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There is still uncertainty regarding the future of the 2012/13 FIDE Grand Prix, with further changes likely to the planned venues.
The third tournament has already been changed from Lisbon, Portugal to Zug, Switzerland, but the competition dates ... | Read More
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The 2013 Neckar Open took place from 28 March -1 April in Deizisau, Germany. The main tournament was a 9 round Swiss Open with well over 300 players taking part.
The result was extremely close, finishing on a huge tie with 13 players scoring 7/... | Read More
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This weekend marks the climax of the Schachbundesliga 2012/13 season. The 13th round was played yesterday (Friday) and the 14th and 15th rounds are played on Saturday and Sunday.
The Schachbundesliga is arguably the strongest national chess leagu... | Read More