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Chess: Hou Yifan Takes First Legs of Women’s Grand Prix
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After spending the past few months playing mostly men, Hou Yifan is on a winning streak on the women’s circuit.
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Peter Svidler of Russia Wins World Chess Cup
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Peter Svidler bested a fellow Russian, Alexander Grischuk. They and a Ukrainian, Vassily Ivanchuk, now advance to the Candidates Matches.
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Chess: Russians and Ukrainians Square Off at World Cup
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Four former Soviet republics are now among the world’s top 10 chess powerhouses, and Russia and Ukraine have become bitter rivals.
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Chess: Navara and Moiseenko Play Nice at the World Cup
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David Navara took a draw rather than force checkmate after his opponent, Alexander Moiseenko, agreed not to enforce a rule that would have be unfavorable to Navara.
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Chess: Shankland Upsets Leko at World Cup
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Samuel Shankland’s victory over Peter Leko of Hungary was the biggest set in the early going at the tournament, which is now under way in Russia.
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Numberplay: Avoiding Attack
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Dan Finkel with a variation on a classic chess conundrum.
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Two Big Tournaments in the Two Biggest Cities
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The competition at the First Metropolitan International Tournament in Los Angeles was slightly tougher than at the Manhattan Open.
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Chess: Swiercz and Deysi Win World Junior Titles
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Dariusz Swiercz, 17, and Cori T. Deysi, 18, won titles at the World Junior Chess Championship, but the best players of their generation now skip the tournament.
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Two Americans Abroad, With Vastly Different Results
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Two of America’s best players recently returned from trips abroad after having very different results in international competitions.
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Chess: Carlsen and Kramnik Win at Biel and Dortmund Events
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Magnus Carlsen at the Biel Chess Festival and Vladimir Kramnik at the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting trampled their competitors to take the two tournament titles.
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China: Armenia Wins World Team Championship
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Armenia swept the field at the World Team Championship, but Wang Yue was the competition’s highest scorer.
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Chess: Hou Defeats Sebag in Showdown in China
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 Hou Yifan defeated Marie Sebag at an elite women’s tournament in Hangzhou in a back-and-forth game that was not decided until the 32nd move.
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Boris Gelfand Gets First Shot at World Title, at Age 43
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Now in his 40s, Boris Gelfand will plays for the World Championship next year for the first time.
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Anish Giri Cements Status as the Netherlands’ Best
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Anish Giri, 17, was the runaway winner of the Dutch national championship, the second time he has claimed the title.
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Developer of Computer Chess Champ Accused of Stealing Code
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A champion computer was stripped of its titles and its developer was barred from future tournaments.
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Chess: Gregory Young Wins U.S. Junior Title
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Gregory Young of San Francisco was ranked just seventh in the 10-player field at the United States Junior Closed Championship, and he had not competed in six months.
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One Move Ahead of Opponents, and Two Ahead of Trouble
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James Black Jr., 12, a seventh grader from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is on the cusp of becoming a national master, the second-highest title awarded by the United States Chess Federation.
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Chess: Robert Hungaski Wins New York International
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Robert Hungaski won the tournament and earned his second grandmaster norm, and Kassa Korley and Aleksandr Ostrovskiy earned their first norms for international master.
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Chess: Loek Van Wely Finds Success in America
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The grandmaster Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands has become a big success on the American circuit.
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Chess: Christoph Natsidis Punished for Cheating
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Christoph Natsidis was disqualified from the German Championship after officials found evidence on his cellphone that he was relying on an Internet program.
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Cellphones and Bassoons, and Other NYTimes.com Reader Stories - Metropolitan Diary
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A trash-talking chess player, a subway preacher, conductors’ announcements, and a big button are among this week’s urban adventures.
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Chess: Nakamura and Robson Show Off Their Promise
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In two exhibition matches in St. Louis, Hikaru Nakamura and Ray Robson showed why they are among the brightest of the young American stars.
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HBO Documentary Tracks the Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer
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"Bobby Fischer Against the World," a documentary having its premiere on HBO on Monday, surveys the chess player's journey from idol to pariah.
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Bobby Fischer Documentary, Like the Subject, Was Hard to Make
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“Bobby Fischer Against the World,” to be shown on HBO starting next week, needed the right financing as well as believers in the film.
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Gelfand Wins Candidates Matches for Shot at Anand
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Boris Gelfand, now 42, and Viswanathan Anand, 41, will be the two oldest contenders for the world championship in more than 70 years.
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When Grandmasters Fail to Live Up to the Title
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Several games involving top players at the World Championship Candidates Matches were filled with errors and ended in draws.
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Chess: Underdogs on Top in World Championship Candidates Matches
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Underdogs triumphed in three of the first-round pairings at the World Championship Candidates Matches in Kazan, Russia.
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Chess: Rybka 4 Computer Falls to Ukrainian Beginner
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There’s something fishy about the victory of Andriy Slyusarchuk over Rybka 4, the strongest commercially available chess program.
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Chess: Gata Kamsky Takes U.S. Title Over Yury Shulman
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With a series of mistakes, Yury Shulman handed the United States Championship to Gata Kamsky.
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At U.S. Chess Championship, Kamsky to Play Shulman for Title
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There will be a new women’s champion, however, as Irina Krush lost in the semifinals to her main rival, Anna Zatonskih.
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