World’s No. 1 Player Widens Lead Over His Biggest Rivals
1 days 14 hours ago
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Magnus Carlsen of Norway defeated his rival Sergey Karjakin at the Corus tournament in the Netherlands.
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Modern Players Prove Bobby Fischer Was Wrong
9 days 2 hours ago
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Fischer once said that “Chess is dead.” But young players like Anish Giri are using databases and other tools to re-energize the game.
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Settlement in Dispute That Riveted the Chess World
15 days 6 hours ago
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The dispute began with accusations over Internet postings and evolved into a series of lawsuits in several states.
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Movie and Book Explore Link Between Board and Bedroom
15 days 6 hours ago
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The film “Joueuse,” starring Jennifer Beals and Kevin Kline, and a book by Natalia Pogonina, a top player from Russia, attempt to make chess sexy.
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Israeli’s Blunder Sets Up a Surprising Finish
22 days 10 hours ago
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A bad move by Boris Gelfand at the World Team Chess Championship led to a victory by Hikaru Nakamura that even the winner himself didn’t expect.
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Texas and Maryland Teams Dominate the College Ranks
30 days 0 hours ago
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The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, won the Pan American championships last month, and two teams from the University of Texas at Dallas tied for second.
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A Year With No New Champs but Plenty of Big Winners
1/3/2010 4:46:35 PM
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There was no world championship tournament in 2009, but the rise of a 19-year-old from Norway to No. 1 in the world rankings gave the chess world plenty to talk about.
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Victory Caps Breakout Year for a Player From Brooklyn
12/27/2009 5:26:36 PM
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Alex Lenderman, a 20-year-old who qualified as a grandmaster this year, was the runaway victor at the 93rd Marshall Chess Club Championship in Manhattan.
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