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Turnee la zi: Arad Open și Sinquefield Cup - Dilema veche

Mon, 08/14/2017 - 03:01

Dilema veche

Turnee la zi: Arad Open și Sinquefield Cup
Dilema veche
Și cea de-a treia etapă a seriei Grand Chess Tour, jucată la Saint Louis în Statele Unite, a avut un indian printre participanți. Dar l-a avut pe cel mai de soi, fostul campion mondial Viswanathan Anand, care a reușit să termine ... și în noul concurs ...

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Russian chess star Kasparov returns to board - Taipei Times

Sun, 08/13/2017 - 11:01

Taipei Times

Russian chess star Kasparov returns to board
Taipei Times
World Chess champion Garry Kasparov, right, and Rex Sinquefield, founder and president of the board of directors of the St Louis Chess Club, launch the first-ever Congressional Chess Match at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on June 18, ...

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Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus' - Telegraph.co.uk

Sun, 08/13/2017 - 04:19

Telegraph.co.uk

Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus'
Telegraph.co.uk
Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus'. Garry Kasparov, right, and Rex Sinquefield, founder and president of the board of directors of the St Louis Chess Club Credit: Saint Louis Chess Club/AP Images. Leon Watson. 13 August ...

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Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus' - Telegraph.co.uk

Sun, 08/13/2017 - 04:19

Telegraph.co.uk

Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus'
Telegraph.co.uk
Garry Kasparov's return to chess is "only a five-day hiatus" from his retirement, the game's legendary former world champion has insisted. Ahead of his much-anticipated return to action on Monday, the 54-year-old "Beast of Baku" said he wanted to ...
Russian chess star Kasparov returns to boardTaipei Times

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Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus' - The Telegraph

Sun, 08/13/2017 - 02:00
Garry Kasparov insists return to chess is 'only a five-day hiatus'  The Telegraph

Garry Kasparov's return to chess is "only a five-day hiatus" from his retirement, the game's legendary former world champion has insisted. Ahead of his ...

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American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 14:47

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American Chess Is Great Again
FiveThirtyEight
He was also the favorite at the inaugural world chess championship, held in 1886, and an émigré to the United States — Steinitz had adopted the U.S. as his own after emigrating from Europe, later changing his first name to William. The championship ...

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American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 02:00
American Chess Is Great Again  FiveThirtyEight

A wealthy patron and a trio of grandmasters are coming for Bobby Fischer's legacy.

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American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 02:00
American Chess Is Great Again  FiveThirtyEight

A wealthy patron and a trio of grandmasters are coming for Bobby Fischer's legacy.

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Billionaire's Plan To Sell A Publicly-Owned Airport Is A Lesson In Trumponomics - HuffPost

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 16:01

HuffPost

Billionaire's Plan To Sell A Publicly-Owned Airport Is A Lesson In Trumponomics
HuffPost
Billionaire Rex Sinquefield usually gets what he wants by spending big. An avid chess player, he poured tens of millions of dollars into raising his hometown's profile in the chess world and it paid off—in 2013, Congress named St. Louis, Missouri, the ...

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Billionaire's Plan to Sell a Publicly Owned Airport Is a Lesson in Trumponomics - HuffPost

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 16:01

HuffPost

Billionaire's Plan to Sell a Publicly Owned Airport Is a Lesson in Trumponomics
HuffPost
Billionaire Rex Sinquefield usually gets what he wants by spending big. An avid chess player, he poured tens of millions of dollars into raising his hometown's profile in the chess world and it paid off—in 2013, Congress named St. Louis, Missouri, the ...

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Billionaire’s Plan To Sell A Publicly-Owned Airport Is A Lesson In Trumponomics - HuffPost

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 02:00
Billionaire’s Plan To Sell A Publicly-Owned Airport Is A Lesson In Trumponomics  HuffPost

Billionaire Rex Sinquefield usually gets what he wants by spending big. An avid chess player, he poured tens of millions of dollars into raising his home...

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Billionaire's Plan to Sell a Publicly-Owned Airport Is a Lesson in Trumponomics - HuffPost

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 02:00
Billionaire's Plan to Sell a Publicly-Owned Airport Is a Lesson in Trumponomics  HuffPost

Billionaire Rex Sinquefield usually gets what he wants by spending big. An avid chess player, he poured tens of millions of dollars into raising his home...

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Billionaire’s Plan To Sell A Publicly-Owned Airport Is A Lesson In Trumponomics - HuffPost

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 02:00
Billionaire’s Plan To Sell A Publicly-Owned Airport Is A Lesson In Trumponomics  HuffPost

Billionaire Rex Sinquefield usually gets what he wants by spending big. An avid chess player, he poured tens of millions of dollars into raising his home...

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On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games - KBIA

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 05:59

KBIA

On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games
KBIA
The U.S. Junior Championship was held July 8-17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The tournament kicked off with early leaders in both sections: Kayden Troff, the Junior Champion of 2014 in the Open Section, and Emily Nguyen, the ...

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On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 05:37

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: US Junior Championships see surprising winners and exciting games
St. Louis Public Radio
The U.S. Junior Championship was held July 8-17 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The tournament kicked off with early leaders in both sections: Kayden Troff, the Junior Champion of 2014 in the Open Section, and Emily Nguyen, the ...

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Junior championships waged in stressful silence at Chess Club in Central West End - STLtoday.com

Mon, 07/17/2017 - 20:27

STLtoday.com

Junior championships waged in stressful silence at Chess Club in Central West End
STLtoday.com
Rex Sinquefield founded the club with the intent of teaching chess and creating a space for players to gather. Sinquefield didn't plan on hosting tournaments at the club, but when he heard that the host site for the 2009 national championship was up ...

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Junior championships waged in stressful silence at Chess Club in Central West End - STLtoday.com

Mon, 07/17/2017 - 02:00
Junior championships waged in stressful silence at Chess Club in Central West End  STLtoday.com

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis has become the epicenter of chess in the United States. The tournaments held there are silent, grueling ...

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Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return - New Jersey Herald

Sun, 07/16/2017 - 22:41

Chess legend Kasparov picks St. Louis competition for return
New Jersey Herald
In this June 18, 2014, photo, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, right, and Rex Sinquefield, founder and president of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Chess Club, kick-off the first-ever Congressional Chess Match at the Rayburn House Office ...

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