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Chess to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy

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Programs celebrate Dr. King’s legacyPublished: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 6:37 AM Updated: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 6:41 AMBy Maura Grunlund STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After learning that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a chess player, Deacon Bernice Alleyne founded what has become St. Philip’s Baptist Church’s 7th annual “Chess and Checkers Tournament” staged on […]

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Matthew Sadler continuing his impressive comeback at Wijk aan Zee

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Matthew Sadler continuing his impressive comeback at Wijk aan ZeeLeonard BardenFriday 20 January 2012 17.30 EST Matthew Sadler is the only UK grandmaster competing at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, which passes halfway this weekend and attracts more than 7,000 viewers daily to its live games on the internet. The 37-year-old, originally from Kent but […]

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Armenian Chess Championships update

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Armenian Chess Championships In the ninth round of the highest league tournament of 72nd Armenian Men’s Chess Championship Tigran L. Petrosian and Robert Hovhannisyan drew with Hrair Simonian and Arman Pashikian. Petrosian and Hovhannisyan continue to dominate the tournament, with 5.5 points each. Zaven Andriasian drew with Samvel Ter-Sahakyan. Maria Kursova drew with Shushanna Sargsyan […]

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament – Magnus Carlsen vs. Gashimov

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Massive $1,000 “Amateur Brilliancy Prize” Giveaway: Extended to February 1st!Posted on December 11, 2011 by William in Non-Chess relatedHello dear fans. I have some EXTREMELY exciting news. I am going to be doing a HUGE contest this month It’s been a wild trip this last year, starting up this business and doing over 175 videos […]

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Tata Steel round 6 report

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Photo by Frits Agterdenbos @ http://www.chessvista.com Report of round 6 Armenia’s Levon Aronian defeated Azerbaijan’s Vugar Gashimov in a sixth round plagued by blunders and narrow escapes to become the sole leader in the standings of the 74th annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament Friday. His main rival, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, dropped a half point […]