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FIDE dress code: no more beach-wear slips, torn pants or sport caps
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 16:34
Earlier today FIDE published a proposal of one of its Vice Presidents, Ms. Beatriz Marinello, regarding a dress code for FIDE events. At the recent...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:02
Gata Kamsky won his 4th U.S. Championship title on Monday after beating Alejandro Ramirez in a nerve-racking rapid playoff. The two grandmasters had...
Norway Chess: Carlsen beats Karjakin, first win for Hammer
Monday, May 13, 2013 20:29
Anything is possible at the Norway Chess tournament as tournament leader Sergey Karjakin lost his first game on Monday to Magnus Carlsen. In a Ruy...
A Perfect Harmony
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Monday, May 13, 2013 13:46
Recently I saw the movie A Late Quartet, directed by Yaron Zilberman, about four professional musicians in a famous string quartet struggling with...
Norway Chess: Karjakin on a rampage, Nakamura beats Anand
Sunday, May 12, 2013 22:31
After the 4th round on Sunday Sergey Karjakin should be considered the main favorite for tournament victory in Norway, even though there are still...
Alexander Moiseenko
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 13:29
Also after seven rounds it is Alexander Moiseenko who tops the standings at the European Individual Championship in Legnica, Poland. The Ukrainian...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 13:27
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 0:39
In the last four rounds the standings at the Geneva Women's Grand Prix have changed considerably. After round 8, Kateryna Lagno (Ukraine), who was at...
Karjakin wins again in Norway, Anand and Radjabov score as well
Friday, May 10, 2013 19:59
Sergey Karjakin also won his third game at the Norway Chess tournament in Sandnes. The Russian grandmaster defeated Wang Hao in a Rauzer Sicilian in...
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Friday, May 10, 2013 19:19
Gata Kamsky and Irina are still leading the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women's Championship after six rounds of play. Kamsky won his game in...

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