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Carlsen VS Dubov

| May 26, 2020

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Carlsen VS Dubov A short day at the office The Lindores Abbey Chess Challenge started on May 18th. Twelve players are taking part. After a three-day preliminary, the best eight players will advance to...

Chess: your chance to enter the Winton British Solving Championship

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| May 26, 2020

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Can you crack the challenge of reaching checkmate in two moves? Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. ...

world chess champion Magnus Carlsen unveils online series of tournaments with $1 million prize purse

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| May 25, 2020

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London: World champion Magnus Carlsen unveiled a series of online chess tournaments with $1 million prize money on Thursday having opted out of a competition held by the game’s governing body this month. File image of Magnus Car...

Viswanathan Anand set to appear on Star Sports 1 Tamil

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| May 25, 2020

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“More than best moves, it’s about who makes the last mistake,” says five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand “In chess, you don’t beat the board. It’s more important to beat the player on the other side. Everyone thinks you make the bes...

‘Introduction of computers has changed the approach to chess’: V Anand

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| May 25, 2020

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The chess I learned in the 80s, we no longer play chess like that," said Viswanathan Anand whilst talking about how he had to work hard to become the player he is today. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand feels the advent of computers has ...