Sinquefield Cup, 1: Aronian & Mamedyarov lead
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is up to world no. 2 after smoothly outplaying Wesley So on the first day of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. Levon Aronian achieved the lesser goal of re-entering the Top 10, admitting his poor year so far was behind a decision to “try something new” and open 1.e4! It worked to perfection, as he slowly toppled Sergey Karjakin’s Berlin Wall. We nearly had a third winner, but in over six hours of play Fabiano Caruana couldn’t quite break down Alexander Grischuk’s defences. The remaining games were drawn.
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St. Louis R&B, Day 1: Fabulous Fabi
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Carlsen-Caruana the focus as St. Louis show begins
Fabiano Caruana heads an all-star line-up as the 3rd stage of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour is about to start in St. Louis. All the players but Leinier Dominguez will be staying in the city for the Sinquefield Cup, where Magnus Carls...
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Jan's Opening Clinic 21: Part 1
It seems Season 20 of Jan's Opening Clinic had barely ended, but Season 21 is already in full swing, with Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson answering the first 10 questions on chess openings from chess24 Premium Members. It's the show of 3...
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Jan's Opening Clinic 21
Got a question on chess openings? You've come to the right place! Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson has worked with the likes of Peter Leko, Peter Svidler and of course World Champion Magnus Carlsen and is once again ready to tackle the pr...
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Spanish Team Championship starts in Linares
The famous chess city of Linares will once again be the capital of Spanish chess this August. Yesterday the Spanish Team Championships began in the Honour and Premier Divisions, with star names such as Harikrishna, David Navara, Pet...
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Mickey Adams wins 6th British Chess Championship
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Yu Yangyi wins battle of rising stars in Danzhou
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Jan's Opening Clinic 20: Part 7
In the season finale of Jan's Opening Clinic 20, Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson wraps things up by answering all the remaining questions from chess24 Premium Members. First up is one on the Leningrad Dutch, an opening of which Jan isn't...
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Biel R10: Wins for Carlsen and MVL
The Accentus Biel GM Tournament finished this Wednesday at the Congress Centre of the Swiss town. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov closed out his excellent tournament performance with a draw against Peter Svidler. The other two games were won ...
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Biel R9: Shak beats Magnus to secure first place
It was the cleanest way to take home the trophy, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov managed to pull it off. He defeated Magnus Carlsen in the penultimate round and secured a two-point lead that converted him into this year's Accentus Tournam...
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