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The 1st stage of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour features three days of rapid and two days of blitz chess as some of the world's best players compete for a $150,000 prize fund and Grand…
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The 2017 Sinquefield Cup is an elite international event, featuring 10 of the strongest chess players in the world. Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in prize money, points toward…
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The Chess World Cup 2017 is a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, being held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 2 to 27 September 2017.
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The London Chess Classic is the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Apart from the Sinquefield Cup, the London Classic is the only other classical event in the GCT and also carries a $300,000…
Find out more »The 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 26th - 30th December 2017.
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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee is one of the most prestigious events in the international chess calendar. The "Wimbledon of Chess" attracts the very best chess grandmasters in the world, along…
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Fischer Random Chess, also called Chess960, is a variant of chess invented by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer. It uses the same board and pieces as standard chess, but the starting position of the…
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Grenke Chess Classic is an elite chess tournament held yearly in Germany and is sponsored by GRENKE Leasing. So far, four editions have been organized. This year's edition includes 9 rounds; round 1-3 is held at…
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Shamkir Chess is a chess supertournament played in Shamkir, Azerbaijan in memory of Vugar Gashimov. This year's tournament is composed of 9 rounds as well as an opening and closing ceremony. Magnus will be one…
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The annual tournament Altibox Norway Chess has, in only a matter of a few years, grown to be one of the world’s biggest chess tournaments. Altibox Norway Chess has had top-ranked players and prominent guests,…
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