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Chess: Yasser Seirawan Fails in Comeback Attempt at U.S. Championship
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Yasser Seirawan returned to the United States Championship tournament for the first time since 1983, but he managed to win only one game.
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Upstarts Make It to U.S. Chess Semifinals
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The defending men’s and women’s champions have also made it to the final fours in St. Louis.
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For World Champion, Two Uncommon Losses
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In a recent simultaneous exhibition, Viswanathan Anand of India faced 20 talented young players from Uzbekistan.
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Ding Liren at 18 Wins Second Chinese Tittle
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At 16, Ding Liren was the surprise winner of the national title two years. Last year, he finished far back. This year, he is champion again.
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Chess: European Individual Championship Ends in Controversy
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The Russian grandmaster Vladimir Potkin was declared the winner of the European Individual Chess Championship in a tie-breaker system that many of the competitors did not like.
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Texas Tech Wins Final Four of Chess Tourney
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The university had finished fourth in the Pan-American competition in December.
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Chess: Three Chess Players Punished for Cheating
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The French Chess Federation said a live Web broadcast, a computer program and a complex system of signals were used to help a player at last year’s Chess Olympiad.
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Chess: University of Texas at Dallas Event Saved by Big Business
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The University of Texas at Dallas found several novel sponsors for the tournament it held this month.
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Chess: Mainz Classic and Amber Tournaments Shut Down
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The Mainz Classic and Amber tournaments are shutting down, and the future is unclear for the Linares and M-Tel events.
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An Uphill Climb to Compete for the Women’s Title
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In the sixth Women’s Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar, which ended last weekend, Humpy Koneru of India and Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia had more to play for than the other participants.
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Anand Keeps No. 1 Ranking by Two Points
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In the new World Chess Federation rankings, Viswanathan Anand is first with 2,817 points, just 2 more than Magnus Carlsen.
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Iceland Court Hands Bobby Fischer Estate to Japanese Claimant
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A long fight over the estate of the chess champion Bobby Fischer appears to have reached its endgame, with a court ruling that a Japanese woman is indeed his widow and heir.
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Chess: Presidents’ Day Tournament Rewards Whimsy
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The Presidents’ Day tournament in Parsippany, N.J., had its entertaining aspects: players came in costume, and team names like Mubarak Sac Variation combined current events and chess themes.
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Chess: Le Quang Liem Wins Aeroflot Open Again
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Le Quang Liem startled the chess world last year when he won the Aeroflot Open in Moscow at age 18; last week, he won it again.
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First Came Deep Blue, Which Defeated a Chess Champion
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Watson, the “Jeopardy!”-playing I.B.M. computer, was preceded in artificial intelligence by Deep Blue, which defeated a world chess champion.
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Chess: Michael Aigner Is a Coach of Young Champions
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 Michael Aigner is one of the most successful coaches of young chess talent in the United States.
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Book Review - Endgame - Bobby Fischer - By Frank Brady
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 A biography of the admired chess master and reviled eccentric Bobby Fischer.
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Iranian Grandmaster Says He Set New Record
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An Iranian grandmaster who played 614 people over two days at a university in Tehran says he broke a world record set by an Israeli grandmaster last October.
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Aeroflot Chess Tournament Attracts World’s Top Players
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A generous total prize cache, as well as a chance to compete in Dortmund, Germany, attracts the grandmasters.
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Chess: Hikaru Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Tournament
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 At the Tata Steel tournament in the Netherlands, Hikaru Nakamura finished ahead of the top four players in the world, including the world champion, Viswanathan Anand.
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Ivanchuk Wins Tradewise Gibraltar Tournament
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Nigel Short was the clear leader at the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters until Round 6, when he lost to Vassily Ivanchuk.
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On the Chess Board With the Founding Fathers
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James Madison was Thomas Jefferson's friend and protege, in addition to being his successor as president. He was also often his sparring partner in chess.
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Checkmate for Gambit
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The New York Times chess blog has ended.
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Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament
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In one of the finest performances ever by an American, Hikaru Nakamura finished ahead of the world's top four players, including Viswanathan Anand, the world champion.
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Ivanchuk Leads Gibraltar Chess Festival and Korchnoi Is Unbeaten
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The tournament's top seed has taken the lead, while its oldest competitor has stayed unbeaten despite playing several of the world's best players.
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With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel
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With an easy draw in the penultimate round, Hikaru Nakamura preserved his lead, while Viswanathan Anand, the world champion, was lucky to escape with a draw against a 16-year-old grandmaster.
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Chess: Viktor Korchnoi Defeats Fabiano Caruana
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Viktor Korchnoi, just shy of his 80th birthday, earned a surprising victory against Fabiano Caruana, an up-and-coming 18-year-old, at a tournament in Gibraltar.
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Gibraltar Chess Tournament Has Become a Major Draw
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An annual tournament in Gibraltar has attracted some of the world's best players, but a number of upsets in the early rounds of vaulted some unexpected players into the lead.
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Nakamura Wins Again and Seizes Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
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In Round 11 on Friday, Hikarua Nakamura won, while his primary rival, Viswanathan Anand, only drew. Nakamura leads by half a point with two rounds to play.
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World Chess Federation Issues Letter Supporting the Turkish Federation
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In response to complaints by some of the women who played in last month's Women's World Champion tournament in Turkey, the World Chess Federation says that the event was well run and organized.
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