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WCC2014-6: Knightmare loss for Anand!
“Sometimes you’re very, very lucky.”~Magnus Carlsen The chess world is still buzzing on social media about today’s game in which…
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WCC2014-5: Tense draw… match still tied
The Tiger didn’t catch any prey today.Photo by Anastasia Kharlovich. Very exciting day today at the World Chess Championships between…
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WCC2014-4: No fireworks in Sicilian
Fire on board? Not today. Just when it appeared that we were heading for another swashbuckling fight, the world champion…
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WCC2014-3: Tiger breaks Thor’s hammer!
A crushing victory by challenger Viswanathan Anand over champion Magnus Carlsen today in a supreme example of opening preparation. Anand…
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WCC2014-2: Anand slips, Carlsen ahead
There was a lot begin made of today’s 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s demise. When game #2 started 1.e4…
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WCC2014: Opening Day
Opening Press Conference The first press conference was done is a very traditional format of a welcoming, introductions, short speeches…
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2014 World Chess Championship (Carlsen vs. Anand)
2014 World Chess ChampionshipSochi, Russia (November 7th-28th) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12…
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2014 World Chess Championship begins tomorrow!
On November 7th, the World Chess Championship will commence in Sochi, Russia. It will be a “rematch” between both Magnus…
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Reflections of the 2014 Millionaire Chess Open
Since the Millionaire Chess Open ended, I have read several accounts of the historic event. Most were favorable; some were…
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Drum Interviews @ Millionaire Chess Open
The Millionaire Chess Open has come and gone, but will not be soon forgotten. The four-day festival culminated with an…
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