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World Candidates 2014-5: Peter the Great
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #5 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 5.1 Svidler 2758 1-0 Topalov 2785 5.2 Kramnik 2810 ½-½ Aronian 2830 5.3 Andreikin 2709 ½-½ Anand 2773 5.4 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 Games Peter Svidler’s selection as a wildcard…
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World Candidates 2014-4: Aronian bounces back!
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #4 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 4.1 Mamedyarov 2757 1-0 Andreikin 2709 4.2 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Topalov 2785 4.3 Aronian 2830 1-0 Svidler 2758 4.4 Anand 2773 ½-½ Kramnik 2810 Games Levon Aronian played inspired chess today.…
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World Candidates 2014-3: Anand crushes
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #3 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 3.1 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Aronian 2830 3.2 Andreikin 2709 ½-½ Karjakin 2766 3.3 Svidler 2758 ½-½ Kramnik 2810 3.4 Mamedyarov 2757 0-1 Anand 2773 Games Viswanathan Anand is clearly making a…
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World Candidates 2014-2: Blood Boils in Round 2
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #2 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 2.1 Aronian 2830 1-0 Mamedyarov 2757 2.2 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Anand 2773 2.3 Svidler 2758 1-0 Andreikin 2709 2.4 Kramnik 2810 1-0 Karjakin 2766 Games Blood boils in Khanty-Mansiysk…3/4 games decisive…
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World Candidates 2014-1: The Tiger Pounces!
Round #1 Thursday, 13 March 2014 2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #1 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 1.1 Andreikin 2709 ½-½ Kramnik 2810 1.2 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Svidler 2758 1.3 Anand 2773 1-0 Aronian 2809 1.4 Mamedyarov 2757 ½-½ Topalov 2785 Games…
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2014 World Chess Candidates (Khanty-Mansiysk)
The World Chess Candidates tournament has begun. Eight competitors including former World Champions Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov will compete for a right to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the chess crown. Carlsen defeated Anand in Chennai, India last November in a match with high fanfare. This tournament will…
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Chess through the eyes of Black History
QUEEN NEFERTARI (Egypt) Each year in America, the Black community commemorates the accomplishments of many pioneers who overcame political exclusion, racial discrimination and socioeconomic hardships. In general the many historic figures are given each year during “Black History Month” and their accomplishments are reflected. The Chess Drum will take this…
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2014 Candidates one month away!
FIDE just released the pairings for the Candidates tournament which will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia is about a month away. The winner will face World Champion Magnus Carlsen in his first title defense. This double round-robin event of the eight qualifiers is sure to be hotly-contested as many of…
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Carlsen marches on after Zurich win!
Magnus Carlsen prevails in Zurich.Photo by Maria Emelianova. In his first tournament since becoming World Champion, Magnus Carlsen came out victorious last week. While he suffered a couple of stumbles, his performance was strong enough in the classical games to overcome his lackluster performance in the rapids. One attribute that…
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