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2018 World Chess Championship: Game #10
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 10 Caruana ½-½ Carlsen Match Score: 5-5 Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 10 Thursday, 22 November 2018 Brutal battle in London… neither side breaks Fabiano Caruana pondering after 21…b5!Photo by World Chess. Everyone weighed in on the fascinating…
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2018 World Chess Championship: Game #8
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 8 Caruana ½-½ Carlsen Match Score: 4-4 Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 8 Monday, 19 November 2018 Caruana misses another opportunity… 12 draws? The press room was buzzing after Fabiano Caruana was pondering over his 21st move. Then…
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2018 World Chess Championship: Game #7
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 7 Carlsen ½-½ Caruana Match Score: 3½-3½ Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 7 Sunday, 18 November 2018 Another draw… black is still good! Todays’ battle in Holburn, London certainly didn’t create a “Fire on Board,” but there is…
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Ju Wenjun to face Kateryna Lagno in WWC final!
2018 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipNovember 8th-28th, 2018 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) FINAL (Ju Wenjun vs. Kateryna Lagno) Flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 pts. Ju 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 – – – 4½ Lagno 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0…
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Bennett invites all to concert/chess tournament!
1st Annual Greater Mid-Atlantic Team Chess Challenge Saturday November 24, 2018, 8:00pm-10:00pm Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street NW Washington, D.C. 20008 ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE USCF! BLACK ATTIRE IS MANDATORY!! This tournament will preceed the Donnel Jones, KiKi Wyatt All Black Concert. https://15thannualallblack.eventbrite.com/?aff=MetroAreaChess 4SS, G/15 GUARANTEED…
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2018 World Chess Championship: Game #4
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 4 Caruana ½-½ Carlsen Match Score: 2-2 Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 4 Tuesday, 13 November 2018 “Screen Gate” dominates match news The main story of the fourth game of the Carlsen-Caruana match was not the 34-move draw,…
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2018 World Chess Championship: Game #2
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 2 Carlsen ½-½ Caruana Match Score: 1-1 Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 2 Saturday, 10 November 2018 Carlsen struggles, but holds draw Grinding chess. That may be the new term to describe what’s going on in Holburn. Both…
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2018 World Chess Championship: Game #1
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 1 Caruana ½-½ Carlsen Match Score: ½-½ Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 1 Friday, 9 November 2018 Match already intense after 115-move draw The first game of the 2018 World Championship match between defending World Champion Magnus Carlsen…
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2018 World Chess Championship (Carlsen vs. Caruana)
2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts. Carlsen ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 Caruana ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6…
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Carlsen and Caruana chase Fischer’s Ghost in London
The World Chess Championship will begin tomorrow in Holburn, London featuring World Champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Fabiano Caruana, the #1 and #2 players in the world, respectively. While Carlsen is the favorite and has been the champion for five years, many pundits have given Caruana a fighting chance to…
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