STL Rapid & Blitz, 2: Nepo claims Kasparov scalp
Ian Nepomniachtchi won a dramatic clash with Garry Kasparov to become the first player to beat the former World Champion in a rated game since Veselin Topalov back on March 10, 2005. As if that wasn’t enough, Ian is also the sole leader and the only unbeaten player remaining after six rounds of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. Garry drew his remaining games and lamented that 20 years ago he might have scored 3/3 for the day. Elsewhere Hikaru Nakamura and Vishy Anand matched Nepo’s 2/3, with four players now within a point of the leader.
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Sinquefield 6: Lev crushes So, Naka holds Magnus
Levon Aronian scored the only win of Round 6 of the Sinquefield Cup, inflicting a 2nd painful loss in a row on an out-of-form Wesley So. That meant Maxime Vachier-Lagrave kept the lead despite having to fight for his life after r...
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Sinquefield Cup 5: Carlsen & Anand still champs
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Sinquefield Cup 4: MVL beats Carlsen in thriller
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Sinquefield Cup 3: Shield defeats sword
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Sinquefield Cup 2: World’s best flex their muscles
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Hou Yifan scores stunning win in Biel
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Sinquefield Cup 1: Aronian, MVL, Karjakin win
Levon Aronian had Ian Nepomniachtchi beat in barely a dozen moves as the 2017 Sinquefield Cup got off to an explosive start on Wednesday. Nepo played fast and went down in flames, starting to think only when in deep trouble. Wesl...
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7 questions before the 2017 Sinquefield Cup
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World juniors crush the USA in St. Louis
World Junior Champion Jeffery Xiong said “they managed to blow us out of the building” as his US team was crushed 30.5:17.5 in the Match of the Millennials by a world team featuring the likes of Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov. W...
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Biel 4-5: Bacrot leads, Hou Yifan in hot pursuit
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