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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 20, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-5: Four Exciting Draws

    Round #5 Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Preview: Lots of subplots in this round. Magnus Carlsen has a two game winning streak, but he is facing a tricky opponent… Vassily “The Vanquisher” Ivanchuk. The Ukranian has been beaten handily by Carlsen and is on -6 in classical play, but he has…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 19, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-4: Carlsen surges!

    Round #4 Tuesday, 19 March 2013 GM Nigel Short was in the commentator’s booth. Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: After the first rest day, Levon Aronian seems to be the most fit for the occasion as he has played energetically in the first three rounds. Both Magnus Carlsen and Peter…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 17, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-3: More fire!!

    Round #3 Sunday, 17 March 2013 2013 World Championship CandidatesMarch 15th-April 4th, 2013 (London, England) Round #3 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 3.1 Gelfand 2740 0-1 Carlsen 2872 3.2 Ivanchuk 2757 0-1 Aronian 2809 3.3 Svidler 2747 1-0 Radjabov 2793 3.4 Kramnik 2810 ½-½ Grischuk 2764 Overview:…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 17, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-2: Blood is Drawn!

    Round #2 Saturday, 16 March 2013 Preview: Another tough matchup today with the top seeds going to battle. Carlsen-Kramnik is an important match because both are getting the tough battles out of the way early. If one should lose, then there is time to recuperate and rally. Kramnik still has…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 16, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-1: Peaceful Beginnings

    Round #1 Friday, 15 March 2013 Is this Vassily’s last chance? Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: Tough matchups today with Aronian-Carlsen headlining the round. The two have played 32 matches with Carlsen on +3. Aronian lost to Carlsen at the 2013 London Classic before holding a draw in 2013 Tata…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 15, 2013
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    2013 World Chess Candidates (London, ENG)

    The World Chess Candidates Tournament begins today completing the final stage in determining who will face World Champion Viswanathan Anand later this year. If we look at this objectively, there are eight players in the field and eight players with a legitimate chance to win. There are no easy outs…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 10, 2013
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    2013 Zambian National Championships

    The Chess Federation of Zambia wishes to advise that the 2013 Zambia Closed Invitational Chess Championships will be held at the Henry’s Courtyard in Mansa from Friday 29th March to 1st March 2013. (Foreign players will be invited) In addition to the main event, the Zambia Closed Invitational Chess Championship…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 10, 2013
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    Notes on 2013 World Candidates

    There is a buzz circulating throughout the chess world concerning the World Chess Championship Candidates tournament that will take place in about a week’s time in London. The highly anticipated event will produce the qualifier who will then face World Champion Viswanathan Anand in November 2013. Most of the top…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 22, 2013
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    2013 Botswana National Championship

    The 6th Metropolitan chess championships will take place this weekend in Palapye where the top 20men and top 20 women will crack their heads in a fiercely anticipated chess tournament. The Sponsor The tournament is sponsored by Metropolitan to the tune of P80,000. This is the 6th year that Metropolitan…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 1, 2013
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    Tate @ the 2013 North American Open

    IM Emory Tate We are into another year of chess and the U.S. circuit has already begun, but 2012 ended with a bang. The North American Open in Las Vegas had a strong open section with 80 players (16 GMs, 13 IMs) and perhaps a number of chess-turned poker players.…

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