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Surya Ganguly and Sam Shankland to play match with unique scoring system
Surya Ganguly and Sam Shankland to play match with unique scoring system
Venceslav Rutar from Slovenia is organising a match between GM Sam Shankland and GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly on 2-3 September. What's so special about this event? As Venceslav says, "Draws are not the problem, the problem is how we score[…]
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Created on: Aug 31, 2024 | 23:50 pm
Kosteniuk Beats Narva In Armageddon, Joins Gunina In Quarterfinals
Kosteniuk Beats Narva In Armageddon, Joins Gunina In Quarterfinals
IM Mai Narva almost pulled off the sensation of knocking GM Alexandra Kosteniuk out of the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship, but there was heartbreak as she blundered a piece just as she was about to clinch victory[…]
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Created on: Aug 30, 2024 | 21:48 pm
Summer Special: ChessBase 17 and Opening Encyclopaedia 2024
Summer Special: ChessBase 17 and Opening Encyclopaedia 2024
A very special offer awaits you in this week's summer special - two products that are indispensable for serious chess players are on special offer and available as a bundle: ChessBase 17 and the Opening Encyclopaedia 2024. Take the chance[…]
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Created on: Aug 30, 2024 | 21:30 pm
Professor Finds Nakamura’s Winning Streaks Statistically Normal, Kramnik Dismisses It
Professor Finds Nakamura’s Winning Streaks Statistically Normal, Kramnik Dismisses It
A new study by one of the world's leading statisticians has found that GM Hikaru Nakamura's impressive streaks against high-level opponents on Chess.com are well within the expected probabilities. GM Vladimir Kramnik strongly criticizes the report...
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Created on: Aug 30, 2024 | 13:48 pm
Undefeated Firouzja Wins Sinquefield Cup And $100k Prize
Undefeated Firouzja Wins Sinquefield Cup And $100k Prize
GM Alireza Firouzja was crowned as the winner of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Chess Tour on Wednesday after securing a draw with GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and finishing on 6/9. Following his round-one defeat to the winner, GM Fab...
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Created on: Aug 29, 2024 | 02:25 am
Alice Lee, Vaishali Win Thrillers To Reach Quarterfinals
Alice Lee, Vaishali Win Thrillers To Reach Quarterfinals
GM Vaishali Rameshbabu beat IM Eline Roebers 7.5-6.5 in a 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship Round-of-16 match that went right down to the wire, but that turned out to be nothing compared to the day's late action. 14-year-old[…]
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Created on: Aug 29, 2024 | 00:22 am
New Riddle: Karpov-Hort 1979
New Riddle: Karpov-Hort 1979
Four world-class grandmasters met in a Dutch town for a double round-robin tournament. It was dominated by World Champion Anatoly Karpov, who went into the final round with a 1½-point lead and faced the second-placed GM Vlastimil Hort. Karpov won[…]
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Created on: Aug 28, 2024 | 09:30 am
This week: Jan Markos and Robert Ris
This week: Jan Markos and Robert Ris
In this week's Summer Special you can save a lot on our Fritztrainer packages. They are by Jan Markos, a Slovak grandmaster, coach, and author, a former European Youth Champion; and by Robert Ris, an International Master from The Netherlands,[…]
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Created on: Aug 19, 2024 | 09:49 am
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