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Sinquefield Cup: Five leaders - Chessbase News

Wed, 08/22/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: Five leaders  Chessbase News

Fabiano Caruana joined the leading pack at the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup after using a daring novelty against Hikaru Nakamura. With this result, no ...

Sinquefield Cup: Grischuk joins the race - Chessbase News

Tue, 08/21/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: Grischuk joins the race  Chessbase News

Three rounds have already been played at this year's Sinquefield Cup. Four different players have achieved a single win to share the lead on 2/3 — the last one ...

Sinquefield Cup: A seven-hour win for Magnus - Chessbase News

Mon, 08/20/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: A seven-hour win for Magnus  Chessbase News

Four out of five games finished drawn in the Sinquefield Cup's second round. The only winner was Magnus Carlsen, who defeated his former World ...

Sinquefield Cup: Two winners in round one - Chessbase News

Sun, 08/19/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: Two winners in round one  Chessbase News

After the hard-fought St. Louis Rapid & Blitz event, the already traditional Sinquefield Cup started on Saturday. Two players achieved clean wins to reach the top ...

Magnus arrives in Saint Louis for Ultimate Moves - Chessbase News

Fri, 08/17/2018 - 02:00
Magnus arrives in Saint Louis for Ultimate Moves  Chessbase News

The chess action continues in Saint Louis. After the Rapid & Blitz tournament and before the Sinquefield Cup, Team Randy and Team Rex came back for ...

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Nakamura does it again - Chessbase News

Thu, 08/16/2018 - 02:00
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Nakamura does it again  Chessbase News

Hikaru Nakamura triumphed at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz leg of the Grand Chess Tour with a round to spare and landed at the top spot in the overall ...

Saint Louis Blitz: Vachier-Lagrave climbs in the standings - Chessbase News

Wed, 08/15/2018 - 02:00
Saint Louis Blitz: Vachier-Lagrave climbs in the standings  Chessbase News

The first day of blitz action in Saint Louis was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The Frenchman scored no less than five wins (four with Black) to recover after a ...

Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front - Chessbase News

Tue, 08/14/2018 - 02:00
Saint Louis Rapid: Nakamura surges to the front  Chessbase News

On the third and final day of rapid, Hikaru Nakamura lodged two more wins and a draw bringing his final rapid tally to 12 (using double-scoring), a point ahead of ...

World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 08/07/2018 - 17:11

World's Best Compete in Final Two Grand Chess Tour Tournaments Hosted by Saint Louis Chess Club
PR Newswire (press release)
The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess, ...

Awonder Liang and Carissa Yip are the 2018 U.S. Junior Champions - Chessbase News

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 02:00
Awonder Liang and Carissa Yip are the 2018 U.S. Junior Champions  Chessbase News

Saint Louis hosted the 2018 editions of the U.S. Junior Chess Championship and the U.S. Girls Junior Championship last week. Awonder Liang and Carissa Yip ...

U.S. top juniors converge in St. Louis: Half-time report - Chessbase News

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 02:00
U.S. top juniors converge in St. Louis: Half-time report  Chessbase News

The United States have become a chess epicentre thanks to the Sinquefield family and the club they created in Saint Louis. It seems like, if they continue to ...

US Junior Championship LIVE - Chessbase News

Mon, 07/16/2018 - 02:00
US Junior Championship LIVE  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan and GM Robert Hess at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. After four rounds, Advait ...

KCF Young Stars "working with Garry" - Chessbase News

Wed, 06/20/2018 - 02:00
KCF Young Stars "working with Garry"  Chessbase News

The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and Saint Louis Chess Club have been running the very successful Young Stars – Team USA program for the past six ...

GCT Leuven: So with a solid start - Chessbase News

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 02:00
GCT Leuven: So with a solid start  Chessbase News

Wesley So had the best start on the first day of the rapid tournament in Leuven and leads after wins over Caruana and Mamedyarov and a draw netting him 2½ ...

Durarbayli endures in St. Louis Summer Classic - Chessbase News

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 02:00
Durarbayli endures in St. Louis Summer Classic  Chessbase News

Vasif Durarbayli doubled up Varuzhan Akobian in a rapid tiebreak for first place in the top 'A' group of the St. Louis Summer Classic, winning both playoff games ...

St. Louis Summer Chess Classic LIVE - Chessbase News

Wed, 05/23/2018 - 02:00
St. Louis Summer Chess Classic LIVE  Chessbase News

The Saint Louis Chess Club continues to expand its offerings of world-class chess. Four times a year, for example, invitational tournaments are held, in which ...

In Other News: Do Women Play Better Than Their Rating Against Men? - Chess.com

Sat, 05/05/2018 - 10:12

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In Other News: Do Women Play Better Than Their Rating Against Men?
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Whew. Candidates' took almost a month but is now done. Ditto Shamkir and the U.S. Championships. The Women's World Championship is only one game a day, so how can we quench your insatiable thirst for chess news this next week? Here's 10 chess-themed ...

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