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Leko beats Ivanchuk, ties for the lead
Standings after 2 rounds 1. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2738 * . ½ . . . . . . 1 . . 1½ 2. Leko, Peter g HUN 2737 . * . . . . . . . ....
Koneru and Muzychuk distance themselves from the pack
Standings after 6 rounds 1. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2593 * . ½ . 1 ½ 1 . . 1 1 . 6 2. Muzychuk, Anna g SLO 2606 . * . ½ . . 1 ½ 1 1...
Every game decisive in round 6
Round 6 results 12 GM KOSINTSEVA TATIANA 2524 1 – 0 GM CMILYTE VIKTORIJA 2520 9 10 WGM RUAN LUFEI 2492 0 – 1 GM KONERU HUMPY 2593 8 11 WGM JU WENJUN 2528 1 – 0 GM STEFANOVA...
A new breed of conquerer
Carlsen a new breed of conquerorSaturday September 22, 2012 8:02 AMhttp://www.dispatch.com Like other performers, chess players have a way of putting their signature on an era. Bobby Fischer’s reign in the early 1970s was brief, but his ascendancy to...
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The stress of chess
Walter Browne’s Stress of Chess breaks the mould for related literature Leonard Barden The Guardian, Friday 21 September 2012 17.55 EDT Many chess biographies are anodyne and technical, skirting controversy. The Stress of Chess by six-time US champion Walter...
Lausanne Open Chess Tournament 2012
The 13th Lausanne Open Chess Tournament was held on 14-17th September at the Salle de Fête in Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne, Switzerland. The tournament was played over 7 rounds of Swiss system with 89 participants. Grandmasters Tigran Gharamian (France),...
Rector Cup MGSU
The Rector Cup MGSU “Our Heritage” is set to take place on 8-11th November at the Moscow State Civil Engineering University. The tournament will be held over 11 rounds of Swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes per...