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Grand Chess Tour Magnus wins

Posted in Chess, Ettienne Bacrot, Fabion Caruana, Grand Chess Tour, Grischuk, Magnus Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Topalov, Wesley So on 25/06/2017|

Grand Chess Tour playoff

Magnus: “I found some life again after I won the last game against Wesley.”

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Final playoff game

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Grandchesstour - Alexander Grischuk

Grandchesstour - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

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Grandchesstour - Etienne Bacrot

 

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More on Carlsen

Posted in Chess, Chess in Paris 2017, Grand Chess Tour, Magnus Carlsen on 25/06/2017|

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Photos: Grand Chess Tour – What is Magnus Carlsen thinking?

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Photo: David Llada

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Blitz Round 10 pairings

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Spectators

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Magnus not happy with his play.

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Standings after blitz game 11

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That feeling …

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Blitz game 12 pairings

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What do you want me to do?

Posted in Chess, Grand Chess Tour, Magnus Carlsen on 24/06/2017|

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Magnus Carlsen won the rapid section of the Paris Grand Chess Tour, but the day will be remembered for his outburst beginning, “What do you want me to do?” when Maurice Ashley suggested the final win had been less than smooth. Elsewhere the star was Alexander Grischuk, who did win three smooth games in a row, making it five wins in his last six games. He’s just one point behind Magnus with 18 rounds of blitz to follow, though he called that a big gap, given Magnus’ “idiotic ability to win many games in a row!”

Grand Chess Tour Topalov

Funny expression: Topalov!

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Today’s Chess

Posted in Chess, Grand Chess Tour on 24/06/2017|

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Photo: GrandChessTour-Twitter

Today’s Grand Chess Tour Blitz Round 2 in Paris.

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Is it a draw already?

Bacrot – Carlsen 0-1

Topalov-Mamedyarov 1/2

Chess Grandmaster

Live commentary by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on the official site.

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Grand Chess Tour 2017 Paris

Posted in Chess, Chess Grand Tour 2017, Grand Chess Tour, London Classic 2017, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, Sinquefield Cup, Your Next Move on 23/06/2017|


What do chess players do on a ‘free’ day?

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Image: Anna Rudolph (twitter)

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Magnus Carlsen -Photo tweet.

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Participants: Paris Grand Chess Tour 2017
Click– HERE — for the official site of the Grand Chess Tour 2017.

The 2017 Grand Chess Tour is a series of five chess tournaments held throughout the year and across the globe. A total of nine players were selected as full 2017 Grand Chess Tour participants. Three spots were awarded to the top finishers in the 2016 GCT, another three to the top players by average 2016 rating and the final three were determined by the GCT advisory board as tour wildcards.

Tour participants will play both classic events and two of the three rapid and blitz events. Unlike last year, every result will count toward a player’s final GCT standing. In total the Grand Chess Tour boasts an impressive $1.2 million prize fund, awarded as follows:
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