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The 40th Chess Olympiad is set for a close finish in the final round on Sunday, with three teams sharing the lead with 17 match points - China, Armenia and Russia.
In the penultimate round on Friday, China just managed to beat the USA 2½-1½ tha... | Read More
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Just when it seemed that Russia might be walking away with the 40th Chess Olympiad, they were brought back down to earth by a shock 2½-1½ defeat to the USA!
Wins by Hikaru Nakamura over Vladimir Kramnik, and Gata Kamsky against Alexander Grisch... | Read More
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There are still three rounds remaining at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, but Russia are well placed to take the Gold medal for the first time in a decade.
Russia faced defending champions Ukraine in the eighth round, and a win by Sergey Kar... | Read More
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The Russians strengthened their position at the top of the Olympiad standings thanks to a narrow win over Azerbaijan in round seven.
Alexander Grischuk earned a vital win over Eltaj Safarli on board two, and with the other games ending drawn Russ... | Read More
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Russia lead both the Open and Women's competitions after six rounds of the Olympiad in Istanbul.
In the Open event, top seeds Russia faced third seeds Armenia with the top board clash between Vladimir Kramnik and Lev Aronian being a repeat of the... | Read More
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FIDE's more frequent monthly official rating lists mean that fewer changes occur between each successive list (August list here).
The main news in the top 10 list for September is that Hikaru Nakamura gains two places to claim the #5 spot, swappi... | Read More
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Round five of the 40th Olympiad saw the biggest clashes yet, with the top four seeds facing-off at the top of the standings.
Top seeds Russia beat 4th seeds Hungary 2½-1½, with a win from Alexander Grischuk against Zoltan Almasi being all that ... | Read More
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going! After four rounds of the 40th Chess Olympiad, the top four seeds are the only teams to maintain 100% match records.
Top seeds Russia took a crucial 3-1 victory against their dangerous Chinese oppone... | Read More
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The United States of America took the lead after three rounds of the 40th Chess Olympiad in Instanbul, thanks to a 3½-½ match victory against Venezuela.
Some of the higher rated seeds are now starting to meet, and France took an important win a... | Read More
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'The Week In Chess' website and weekly online magazine has been an internet fixture for so long that it seemed that it would go on for ever.
A announcement today by editor Mark Crowther (pictured) has changed all that, and it seems that this inva... | Read More
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Vassily Ivanchuk blundered today on top board for Ukraine in round two of the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Ukraine still won their match with Qatar 3-1, but every game point dropped can be crucial!
Elsewhere, Hikaru Nakamura entered the fra... | Read More
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The 40th Chess Olympiad got underway today in Instanbul, with the usual first round of organised chaos, technical glitches and one-sided contests for the heavyweight teams against weaker opposition.
The individual board pairings always spring an ... | Read More
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Hikaru Nakamura has accepted his invitation to the 2012 London Chess Classic, thereby completing the confirmed line-up of players for this prestigious event.
Nakamura joins the select group of players who will compete in the 4th edition of the Lo... | Read More
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It's nearly here! The 40th Chess Olympiad takes place from 27 August - 10 September in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Chess Olympiad is the world's premier international team chess competition - a huge biennial celebration of chess for the biggest team pr... | Read More
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The 2012 French Chess Championships were scheduled to take place from 13-25 August in Pau, but the competition ended early after the tragic death of the four-month old baby of competitor Christian Bauer.
Our sincere sympathies to Christian Bauer ... | Read More
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Seirawan to Saint Louis as Acting Resident GM
PRESS RELEASE: SAINT LOUIS (August 24, 2012) - Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan will arrive in Saint Louis on September 3 to serve as the acting Resident Grandmaster of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center... | Read More
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A week ago the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov was arrested at a protest outside a Moscow courtroom where three members of the feminist punk-rock band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two-year jail terms for "hooliganism".
Kasparov was tod... | Read More
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37-year old American actor Tobey Maguire, best known for his role as the super-hero Spiderman in three Hollywood blockbusters, is set to play the controversial former world chess champion Bobby Fischer in a new movie.
The film, "Pawn Sacrifice", ... | Read More
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The 40th Chess Olympiad is due to start next week (preview coming soon), but Chennai in India has just hosted the 14th International Blind Chess Olympiad.
The competition took place from 10-19 August and featured 25 teams from 24 countries (there... | Read More
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The 2012 Sants Open is underway in Barcelona, Spain.
The A Group competition is a 10-round Swiss event from 17-26 August with over 300 players taking part, including 18 GMs and 39 IMs. The top seeds are Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Grzegorz Gajew... | Read More
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PRESS RELEASE: Great Chess In The Alps!
The International Livigno Chess Open is grabbing interest from players from all over the world.
Three weeks before the tournament (which will take place from 10th to 17th September in Livigno, a beautiful ... | Read More
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The 2nd Metropolitan International took place in Los Angeles, California from 14-18 August 2012.
A total of 58 players competed in a 9-round open Swiss designed to provide title norms. The top seeds were GM Timur Gareev, GM Robert Hess and GM V... | Read More
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The 2012 FIDE World Junior Chess Championship took place from 2-16 August in Athens, Greece.
The competition was a 13-round Swiss at a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to a finish plus a 30 second increment from the start... | Read More
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SportAccord is an international association of sports federations whose stated mission is to unite, support and promote its members common aims and interests, while conserving and respecting their autonomy.
It aims to establishing various multi-s... | Read More
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Former chess champion Garry Kasparov has been arrested at a protest outside a Moscow court.
Inside the courtroom, the feminist Russian punk-rock group Pussy Riot were convicted of "hooliganism" which the judge said was driven by religious hatred.... | Read More