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2013 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia)
The 2013 Tal Memorial will begin exactly one week from today with a cadre of elite players. This tournament will continue the string of strong tournaments on display in recent months going all the way back to the London Classic, Tata Steel, Candidates Qualifier and the FIDE Grand Prix. The…
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2012 Women’s World Championship (Semi-Finals)
2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipSemi-Finals # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Stefanova 2548 BUL Harika 2512 IND 2 Ushenina 2452 UKR Ju 2501 CHN Drum Coverage | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | | Semifinals | Finals | Official Site…
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2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #4)
2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #4 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Sebag 2521 FRA Stefanova 2548 BUL 2 Ju 2501 CHN Huang 2465 CHN 3 Ushenina 2452 UKR Kosintseva,N 2539 RUS 4 Zhao 2474 CHN Harika 2512 IND Drum Coverage | Round 1 |…
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2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #3)
2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #3 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Socko 2480 POL Stefanova 2548 BUL 2 Ju 2501 CHN Zhukova 2451 UKR 3 Ushenina 2452 UKR Pogonina 2480 RUS 4 Muzychuk, M 2476 UKR Zhao 2474 CHN 5 Javakhishvili 2480 GEO Harika…
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2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #2)
2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #2 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Socko 2480 POL Hou 2606 CHN 2 Koneru 2600 IND Zhukova 2451 UKR 3 Ushenina 2452 UKR Muzychuk 2586 SLO 4 Zhao 2474 CHN Khurtsidze 2428 GEO 5 Javakhishvili 2480 GEO Lahno 2522…
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2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Round #1)
2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #1 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Hou 2606 CHN Ranasinghe 1821 SRI 2 Koneru 2600 IND Frick 1871 RSA 3 Muzychuk 2586 SLO Mezioud 2055 ALG 4 Zhao 2474 CHN Khoudgarian 2138 CAN 5 Lahno 2522 UKR Khaled 2155…
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2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Khanty-Mansiysk)
The Women’s World Chess Championship starts today in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Siberia) with 64 of the strongest women players in the world. World Champion Hou Yifan headlines the field of players from around the world. India’s Humpy Koneru got invitation as the 2010 runner-up along with the two semi finalists Ruan…
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Kasparov beaten up… again!
Kasparov being roughed up by Russian Police. Former World Champion Garry Kasparov was manhandled by Russian police officers during a protest of the Pussy Riot trial. Kasparov was not officially taking part in the protest, but his fame preceded him in more ways that one. He has become notorious…
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2012 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia)
While the 2012 edition is not as strong as last year’s field (quartet of 2800s), the world’s top five players in the world will pawn off in Moscow, Russia. Both Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will obviously be missing from this year’s competition, but Magnus Carlen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik,…
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5-way tie at Tal 2011 with 2 to go
With the current five-way tie, the 2011 Tal Memorial will come to an exciting end. Photo by russiachess.org. 2011 Tal Memorial is one of the strongest tournaments in history and is going down to the wire. There is a five-way tie for first with only two rounds remaining. Levon Aronian,…
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