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

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

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

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

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

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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Chess: crack this offbeat puzzle with just a single line of play - Financial Times

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 06:16
Chess: crack this offbeat puzzle with just a single line of play  Financial Times

World champion Magnus Carlsen draws nine in succession at St Louis.

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

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

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

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

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

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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Show-Me Success | One of the world's best chess players left Cuba to chase his dreams in St. Louis - KSDK.com

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 22:29
Show-Me Success | One of the world's best chess players left Cuba to chase his dreams in St. Louis  KSDK.com

ST. LOUIS — He is one of the best chess players in the world and as of three weeks ago, he's calling St. Louis home. “There is no better place to be than St.

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One of the world's best chess players left Cuba to chase his dreams in St. Louis - KSDK.com

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 22:24
One of the world's best chess players left Cuba to chase his dreams in St. Louis  KSDK.com

He is one of the best chess players in the world and as of three weeks ago, he's calling St. Louis home.

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Sinquefield Cup 8: Nepo & Karjakin join 5-way tie - chess24

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 06:59
Sinquefield Cup 8: Nepo & Karjakin join 5-way tie  chess24

Ian Nepomniachtchi took down Levon Aronian while Sergey Karjakin exploited an MVL opening howler on a great day for the Russians in the 2019 Sinquefield ...

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Show-Me Success | One of the world's best chess players left Cuba to chase his dreams in St. Louis - KSDK.com

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 02:00
Show-Me Success | One of the world's best chess players left Cuba to chase his dreams in St. Louis  KSDK.com

ST. LOUIS — He is one of the best chess players in the world and as of three weeks ago, he's calling St. Louis home. “There is no better place to be than St.

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Russians Win As 5 Players Share Lead At Sinquefield Cup - Chess.com

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 02:00
Russians Win As 5 Players Share Lead At Sinquefield Cup  Chess.com

It was the day everyone had been waiting for at the 2019 Sinquefield Cup. Round eight saw two wins after a dozen draws as the two Russian stalwarts Ian ...

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Magnus and his rivals - Chessbase News

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 17:36
Magnus and his rivals  Chessbase News

In his last review of ChessBase Magazine 190, Nagesh Havanur dealt with the report on the recent European Women's Championship in our magazine.

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Tomashevsky, Girya Win Russian Championship Titles - Chess.com

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 13:38
Tomashevsky, Girya Win Russian Championship Titles  Chess.com

GM Evgeny Tomashevsky and WGM Olga Girya are the winners of 2019 Russian Championships Superfinals, which took place in Izhevsk and Votkinsk, Udmurt ...

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