Archive for March 13th, 2014

Nakamura joins Florida Panther chess mission!

Posted in Media Stories on Mar 13th, 2014 3 Comments »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunrise, FL – Mayor Mike Ryan is building an educational bridge from Brooklyn, NY to Sunrise, FL, one chess piece at a time. His opening move is to team the Florida Panthers owners with Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura to create a chess event March 16 at the BB&T Center. The event begins at […]

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2014 World Chess Candidates (Khanty-Mansiysk)

Posted in FIDE, Russia, Tournaments, World Championships on Mar 13th, 2014 14 Comments »

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 be followed by millions in […]

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