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Diamond hopes to sparkle at 2014 Nationals
Next month, Diamond Shakoor is scheduled to take part in three National events including the All-Girls National Championship in Northbrook, Illinois. Shakoor, a 12-year old, recently got 5.5/6 at the Gateway Classic. While her rating has hovered around 1270-1370 the last couple of years, she is playing on a consistent…
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Europe
World Candidates 2014-13: It’s a rematch!
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #13 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Andreikin 2709 1-0 Aronian 2830 12.2 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Anand 2773 12.3 Svidler 2758 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 12.4 Kramnik 2810 1-0 Topalov 2785 Games With a tough draw against Sergey…
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World Candidates 2014-10: Kramnik KOed!
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #10 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 10.1 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Andreikin 2709 10.2 Anand 2773 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 10.3 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Aronian 2830 10.4 Kramnik 2810 0-1 Svidler 2758 Games A befuddled Vladimir Kramnik seems at…
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1st Annual Ron Simpson Memorial
The Carolinas Chess Initiative are hosting a tournament in the memory of FIDE Master Ron Simpson who succumbed last year to Stage Four cancer. He was loved and respected in his home of New York and his second home in North Carolina. Simpson was known as a resourceful, tactical player…
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Zimbabwe’s 2014 Olympiad Team
Can Robert Gwaze resurrect the magic from 2002? Photo by Cathy Rogers. Zimbabwe has named its team to compete in the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. The team consists of veterans and newcomers alike. IM Robert Gwaze will lead the tables for Zimbabwe as he will play in his…
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World Candidates 2014-9: Anand bolts ahead!
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #9 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 9.1 Andreikin 2709 ½-½ Svidler 2758 9.2 Karjakin 2766 1-0 Kramnik 2810 9.3 Mamedyarov 2757 1-0 Aronian 2830 9.4 Anand 2773 1-0 Topalov 2785 Games Viswanathan Anand won a beautiful game…
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