Kramnik scores a win, Mamedyarov wins Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2nd year in a row With the development of modern computers, it has become customary to state that chess is game for young people. Former World…

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Wojtaszek beats the leader, Topalov, Karjakin and So close up on Mamedyarov After my lamentations about the “drawing of lots” after the round 7, the players return to the well-throden paths in Vugar Gashimov memorial…

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Five games, five draws, Mamedyarov retains the lead In the previous posts we were praising the players for their fighting spirit and for the display of interesting chess. Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 7 saw…

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Another round, another hat-trick of decisive games, another Topalov win After scoring a spectacular win in round two, and a crushing loss in round five, after the rest day Veselin Topalov moves to +1 in…

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Karjakin wins a brilliancy, So returns to 50 percent, Mamedyarov misses a chance to increase his lead In the Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 5, a couple of tournament trends continue. So far, every single…

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Kramnik shows who’s the Vladdy, Adams misses a win After Wesley So’s terrible blunder in round one, Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 4 saw two more games that might be legitimate candidates for Chessentials’ Featured…

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Shark survives and swindles the clash of the leaders, Adams’ technique also shines The post about best chess quotes included a quote that is very appropriate for Vugar Gashimov memoriald 2017 round 3: ” A good player…

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Convincing win by Topalov, another endgame by Eljanov Recently, there has been a lot of speculation whether  Veselin Topalov will soon stop to compete on the highest level. After suffering a couple of disasters throughout…

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The tragedy and inspiring story of Vugar Gashimov Three years after the tragic death of Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Vugar Gashimov, fourth annual edition of memorial that honors his name is taking place in Azerbaijani city…

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