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Photos of Armenia from the Olympiad
Receiving the cup, board medals, and press conferenceThe gold medalists from Armenia at the press conferencePress conference with Aronian, Akopian, and team Armenia led by Susan PolgarPetrosian radiant with the flagSargissian won the best rating performance prizeVladimir Akopian, gold on board 2...
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Wang Yue's Unbeaten Streak
82 games and counting... Chinese top player and current FIDE Grand Prix leader, Wang Yue, is only weeks away from breaking Mikhail Tal's record of the longest streak without a lost game. Since 4th March and the first round of Reykjavik Open against FM Bjorn Thorfinnsson (replay here), Wang Yue...
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Benidorm Chess Festival
28th of November - 8th of December in Gran Hotel Bali The 7th Festival de Ajedrez de Benidorm will take place 28th of November - 8th of December 2008 in Gran Hotel Bali. It will consist of a number of events, including the Stars Tournament, Open Masters, blitz events, U2300 events, U16 club cup,...
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Russian captain blames bad luck
addthis_pub = 'kaguvkov';Alexander Bakh spoke to Sport-Express, Alexei Dreev to Sportbox Men's team captain at the Olympics in Dresden, vice president and executive director of the Russian Chess Federation, Alexander Bakh, believes that Russian team should not have lost the key matches....
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The signing of the contracts for the Topalov - Kamsky match
The FIDE President Kirsan Ilymzhinov and the BCF President Stefan Sergiev sign the Topalov - Kamsky 2009 contractPhoto: Zhivko Ginchevaddthis_pub = 'kaguvkov';
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Georgia champions at the women section of the Chess Olympiad
addthis_pub = 'kaguvkov';Photos from Chessdom.com
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Timoshenko's diamond stolen in Kiev
Leonid Timoshenko, a representative of the Ukrainian Chess Federation, has had a precious diamond he was carrying stolen.He was accompanying a diamond-encrusted cup, which had been won by the Ukrainian National Chess Team in the World-Wide Chess Olympiad in Germany, on a flight from Frankfurt to...
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Important Grand Prix Information
Dear Chess-friends,The Organizing Committee (OC) starts preparations for the Grand â€" Prix Tournament which will take place in Elista, Russia from 13th December (Arrival) to 29th of December (Departure) 2008.Please note the following information. Travel Information.The charter flights...
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'Kareisky' Chess Grandmaster Comes Home
A third-generation "Kareisky" -- ethnic Korean in Russian -- who is one of the world's top chess players, will represent Korea in an international chess competition held in the country of his grandfather.Alexey Kim, a 22-year-old chess grandmaster, the highest level recognized by the World Chess...
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Indian chess challenge against Armenia
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Grandmaster and World Junior Champion Abhijeet Gupta will spearhead the Indian challenge in the 1st India-Armenia Friendship Chess match that starts here Sunday at the Russian Centre for Science, Arts and Culture.Gupta, who emulated Viswanathan Anand and P. Harikrishna...
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Balance of the World Chess Olympiad for Cuba
Controversial comments, due to the collective positions, and special mention to Oleiny Linares, as the best individuality, were the flavor left by the Cuban performance in the World Chess Olympiad, concluded in Dresden, Germany.The beginner player ended with nine points of 10 possible after eight...
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Kids make chess look elementary
Kids make chess look elementary6-, 7-, 8-year-olds add hardware to school trophy caseBy Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain NewsPublished November 26, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.Check us out, say the kids from Ricardo Flores Magon Academy, where chess is a passion, a metaphor and a reason to show off the medals...
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