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MVL leads London after 7 rds, Carlsen, Grischuk, Aronian, Giri 1/2 pt behind
Ranking after 7 rounds 1 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2773 FRA 4.5 2894 2 GM Grischuk, Alexander 2747 RUS 4 2832 2 GM Aronian, Levon 2788 ARM 4 2841 2 GM Carlsen, Magnus 2834 NOR 4 2830 ...
MVL defeated Anand with black, Carlsen & Aronian also scored
Round 7 results GM Caruana, Fabiano vs GM Giri, Anish [1/2-1/2] GM Adams, Michael vs GM Grischuk, Alexander [1/2-1/2] GM Anand, Viswanathan vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [0-1] GM Carlsen, Magnus vs GM Nakamura, Hikaru [1-0] GM Aronian, Levon vs...
Ivanchuk dominated the ACP Masters in Ashdod
Vassily Ivanchuk from Ukraine is the winner of the ACP Masters rapid super tournament that ended on Thursday in the Israeli city of Ashdod. The Ukraine No.1 beat Frenchman Etienne Bacrot in the final match 2.5: 0.5 to take...
GM Romanov wins San Salvador Chess Open 2015
GM Evgeny Romanov is the winner of the San Salvador Chess Open 2015. He was third seeded in the tournament and scored 8 points in 9 rounds – a full point ahead of the competition. The silver medal went...
RIP Mr. Harold Dondis
I just received sad news that Mr. Harold Dondis has passed away last night during a chess game in the Boston area. He was a long time chess columnist for the Boston Globe as well as very important figure...
Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival
II SUNWAY SITGES INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL Sitges (Barcelona, Spain), 12/12/2015 a 20/12/2015 www.sunwaychessfestival.com From December 12th to December 20th, the second edition of the Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival will be held in Sitges, a charming beach town located...
Franklin County, the proving ground to spread chess through schools across Mississippi
By Randy Youngblood, Counselor Franklin Upper Elementary Susan Polgar…not a household name among Franklin Countians! But in the world of chess the name is legendary as she was the first woman to become a Grandmaster and the first person...
86th German Chess Championship LIVE!
The 86th German Chess Championship is going to take place at the Hermann-Neuberger sports school in Saarbrücken. It is going to feature some of the strongest German players including GM Daniel Friedman, GM Igor Khenkin, GM Alexander Donchenko, GM...