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Chess tournament opens today
Tromsø :: Norway | 3 months ago
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Links The Guam Echecs organization held the opening ceremony for the 2013 Guam International Open Chess Tournament last night at the Guam Plaza Hotel Kahida Ballroom. Oceania Chess Confederation President Brian Jones said Guam has a lot of potential
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India sits on offer, may miss hosting Anand in world chess final
Mumbai :: India | 7 months ago
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World Chess Championship, which will feature Viswanathan Anand, to India. It would have been the first time Anand, a five-time world champion, played the championship at home...Apparently, the officials kept waiting for notifications from different
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Burmese hope to ‘checkmate' in Turkey
Bangkok :: Thailand | 9 months ago
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Burmese hope to checkmate' in Turkey Burmese chess players will take part in the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Turkey this month, the Myanmar Chess Federation (MCF) said on Saturday.The World Chess Olympiad will be held from Aug. 27 to Sept. 10 and up
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Pinoy grandmaster So takes part in charity chess match in New York
New York City :: NY :: USA | 10 months ago
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So competed against 20 other players simultaneously, but still managed to show off his strategic skills and chess acumen, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. One of the 20 players he competed against was acting Deputy Permanent
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Bengal govt to felicitate Anand on July 12
Moscow :: Russia | 11 months ago
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Anand showed immense resilience to beat Gelfand in a tense rapid chess tie-breaker to win the World Chess Championship crown for the fifth time -- fourth in a row -- in Moscow recently. PTI First Published: Monday, July 02, 2012, 22:44 Comments Post
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$6 million man
Moscow :: Russia | 11 months ago
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Chess is about to become a brand with a slogan Andrew Paulson, an Illinois-born entrepreneur who struck it big in the Russian media market, has bought the rights to the next world championship and promised a $6 million prize fund for related
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Chess for blind on June 30
Mumbai :: India | 11 months ago
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Chanakya Chess Club, affiliated to Bombay Chess Association, and Neptune Magnet Mall will conduct the Dhananjay Ramraje memorial chess tournament on June 30 at the mall's premises in Bhandup (W). The main feature of the day will be the participation
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Checking in with a mate – Boris Gelfand
İstanbul :: Turkey | 11 months ago
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Checking in with a mate Boris Gelfand 06/21/2012 23:21 Interview with World Chess Champion runner-up: I was curious to see if the dramatic events in Moscow had left a scar on him. I met Boris Gelfand just a few days after he returned from Moscow. I
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Ghalib passes away
Hyderabad :: India | 11 months ago
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Nasiruddin Ghalib, one of the finest chess players and a renowned coach from the City, passed away here on Friday after prolonged illness...Widely acknowledged as the pioneer of the sport in the State and also as someone who played a key role in the
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Black-and-white
New York City :: NY :: USA | 11 months ago
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The worst world championship in history, as many fans say or the best ever, according to computers? Garry Kasparov seemed to favor the first view when he said that in the just-completed match, winner Vishy Anand played terribly against Boris Gelfand.
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