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Things to Do - Biddeford - Saco - OOB Courier

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/29/2019 - 09:20
Things to Do  Biddeford - Saco - OOB Courier

Wednesday, Aug. 28. Music night, 6 to 8 p.m., Cornerstone Church, 20 Jenkins Road, Saco. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Free. Donations welcome. FMI, call Toby at ...

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Carlsen, Ding To Decide Sinquefield Cup In Playoff - Chess.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/29/2019 - 06:26
Carlsen, Ding To Decide Sinquefield Cup In Playoff  Chess.com

By beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round, Magnus Carlsen caught Ding Liren in first place at the 2019 Sinquefield Cup. The two will now decide the ...

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On Chess: XL Expectations For The 2019 Chess 9LX Champions Showdown - St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/29/2019 - 05:16
On Chess: XL Expectations For The 2019 Chess 9LX Champions Showdown  St. Louis Public Radio

Chess960, otherwise known as Fischer Random , is a chess variant that has struggled to find its place. It was invented and advocated for by Bobby Fischer,

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Eugene Brandt, 1943-2019 - Albert Lea Tribune - Albert Lea Tribune

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/29/2019 - 01:00
Eugene Brandt, 1943-2019 - Albert Lea Tribune  Albert Lea Tribune

Eugene “Gene” Brandt, 76, of Hutchinson passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Eugene Brandt. Funeral services will be at ...

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Peace conference - Spectator.co.uk

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 22:04
Peace conference  Spectator.co.uk

Peace conference on The Spectator | The classical section of the elite Grand Tour event in St Louis, which ended earlier this week, resembled a peace…

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Jennifer Yu: "If I have high expectations, I usually perform much worse." - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 19:05
Jennifer Yu: "If I have high expectations, I usually perform much worse."  Chessbase News

After an initial article about FM and WGM Jennifer Yu's ½ of 9 performance at the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, a first follow-up article explored stereotype ...

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Game of the Week: Ding vs Caruana - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:01
Game of the Week: Ding vs Caruana  Chessbase News

Join IM Merijn van Delft live for a look at his favourite game of the week: Ding Liren's pivotal win over Fabiano Caruana from the ninth round of the Sinquefield ...

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Sinquefield Cup 10: Magnus wins just in time - chess24

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 08:05
Sinquefield Cup 10: Magnus wins just in time  chess24

Magnus Carlsen finally won what he described as a “homage to Botvinnik” against Wesley So to go into the final round of the 2019 Sinquefield Cup just half a ...

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Aronian to compete against So in Sinquefield Cup last round - Mediamax.am

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:34
Aronian to compete against So in Sinquefield Cup last round  Mediamax.am

Levon Aronian competed against Ding Liren (China) in the 10th round and drew. Now he has 4 points and takes the last positions. Four chess players have 5.5 ...

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Sinquefield Cup 2019: Round 10 LIVE - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/27/2019 - 16:44
Sinquefield Cup 2019: Round 10 LIVE  Chessbase News

The Grand Chess Tour action in St. Louis moves into the classical phase with the start of the Sinquefield Cup from August 17th to 28th. Ding Liren and Ian ...

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Fighting chess at Korchnoi Memorial proves worthy of its namesake - Washington Times

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:28
Fighting chess at Korchnoi Memorial proves worthy of its namesake  Washington Times

At the recent Viktor Korchnoi Memorial in St. Petersburg, Russian GM Vadim Zvjaginsev tied for first with compatriot Maksim Chigaev and American GM Gata ...

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Sinquefield Cup 9: Ding and Nepo break clear - chess24

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/27/2019 - 08:02
Sinquefield Cup 9: Ding and Nepo break clear  chess24

World no. 3 Ding Liren beat world no. 2 Fabiano Caruana for the second time in a classical game this year as the Chinese star took a big step tow...

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Ding and Nepomniachtchi score crucial wins - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/27/2019 - 02:00
Ding and Nepomniachtchi score crucial wins  Chessbase News

Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi showed their guts to rise to the occasion and score crucial wins in the ninth round of the Sinquefield Cup, to jointly jump into ...

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