Tournaments
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2015 World Chess Cup: Round #3
2015 World Chess CupSeptember 10th-October 4th, 2015 (Baku, Azerbaijan)Match Scores (Round #3) Bracket 1 1 Topalov, V BUL 2½-1½ Lu Shanglei CHN 2 Radjabov, T AZE 1½-2½ Svidler, P RUS Bracket 2 3 Areshchenko, A UKR ½-1½ Wei Yi CHN 4 Guseinov, G AZE ½-1½ Ding Liren CHN Bracket 3…
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2015 World Chess Cup: Round #2
2015 World Chess CupSeptember 10th-October 4th, 2015 (Baku, Azerbaijan)Match Scores (Round #2) Bracket 1 1 Topalov, V BUL 1½-½ Zhigalko, S BLR 2 Wang Hao CHN ½-1½ Lu Shanglei CHN 3 Radjabov, T AZE 3-1 Smirin, I ISR 4 Nisipeanu, L ROM 1½-2½ Svidler, P RUS Bracket 2 5 Aronian,…
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2015 World Chess Cup: Round #1
2015 World Chess CupSeptember 10th-October 4th, 2015 (Baku, Azerbaijan)Match Scores (Round #1) Bracket 1 1 Topalov, V BUL 2-0 Adu, O NGR 2 Zhigalko, S BLR 3-1 Bukavshin, I RUS 3 Wang Hao CHN 2½-1½ Perunovic, M SRB 4 Lu Shanglei CHN 2½-1½ Moiseenko, A UKR 5 Radjabov, T AZE…
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Interview with WGM Jennifer Shahade
The Chess Drum caught up with WGM Jennifer Shahade during the 2015 Sinquefield Cup in a very short interview. While she has played in a number of U.S. Championships (winning two women’s titles), she primarily is known as a chess promoter and commentator. She is a fixture on commentary teams…
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2015 World Chess Cup (Baku, Azerbaijan)
The opening ceremony of the 2015 World Chess Cup officially opened the championship qualifier. One-hundred and twenty eight players have arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan carrying their flags to compete for a chance and glory… and perhaps a chance at competing in the World Candidate’s tournament in March 2016. According to…
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Reflections of 2015 Sinquefield Cup
The 2015 Sinquefield Cup was held was great fanfare from August 22nd until September 3rd. The excitement built from a gradual crescendo when ten of the top players from around the world set upon St. Louis, Missouri to compete one of the strongest round robins in history. The Chess Drum…
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2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #9
2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #9 – Tuesday, 1 September 2015 1 Topalov, V BUL ½-½ Aronian, L ARM 2 Anand, V IND ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 3 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Grischuk, A RUS 5…
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2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #8
2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #8 – Monday, 31 August 2015 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Anand, V IND 2 Carlsen, M NOR ½-½ Nakamura, H USA 3 Grischuk, A RUS ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 4 Giri, A NED ½-½ Caruana, F USA 5…
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2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #7
2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #7 – Sunday, 30 August 2015 1 Nakamura, H USA 0-1 Aronian, L ARM 2 Carlsen, M NOR 0-1 Grischuk, A RUS 3 Topalov, V BUL ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Caruana, F USA ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 5…
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2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6
2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #6 – Saturday, 29 August 2015 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 2 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 1-0 Topalov, V BUL 3 Giri, A NED ½-½ Anand, V IND 4 So, W USA 0-1 Nakamura, H USA 5…
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