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2020 Women’s Chess Championship: Game #6

Posted in China, FIDE, Matches, Russia, World Championships on Jan 12th, 2020 No Comments »

Ju ½-½ Goryachkina11th January 2020 The sixth game of the match, the last one to be played in Shanghai, ends in a draw. This leaves the score in 3-3 before the championship takes a short break and moves to the next host city: Vladivostok. Play will be resumed on Thursday, January 16. #WomenChessMatch pic.twitter.com/Bt4ypoAwxw — […]

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2020 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands)

Posted in Europe, Netherlands, Tata Steel, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Jan 12th, 2020 1 Comment »

2020 Tata Steel Chess – Participants (Masters) Photo by Alina L’Ami Coming off of a blistering 2019, Magnus Carlsen winning the Grand Chess Tour, he starts off the 2020 campaign seeking his 8th Tata Steel title. He won the event last year 1/2-point ahead of Anish Giri who is also returning. One of the criticisms […]

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