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Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz 2019 - Games and Results 21/11/2019
The Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz takes place in Kolkata 22nd-26th November 2019. Players: Carlsen, Ding, Nakamura, So, Aronian, Nepomniachtchi, Anand, Giri, Vidit and Harikrishna.
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chess.com Speed Chess 2019 - Games and Results 21/11/2019
The chess.com Speed Chess tournament started 2nd September and will run through until December or very early January, the final dates will be decided closer to the time. MVL, Ding Liren, Nakamura, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Wesley So and Giri (already eliminated) are just some of the leading players competing. The event has reached the second round […]
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Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019 - Games and Results 17/11/2019
The Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix took place 4th to 18th November 2019. Alexander Grischuk beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda 3.5-2.5 in the final. Grischuk won two games in a row after falling behind by losing the third tie-break game.
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Superbet Bucharest Rapid & Blitz 2019 - Games and Results 05/11/2019
The Superbet Rapid & Blitz took place in Bucharest Wed 6th Nov to Sun 10th Nov 2019. Players: So, Korobov, Caruana, Aronian, Artemiev, Anand, Karjakin, Le, Mamedyarov and Giri. Levon Aronian beat Sergey Karjakin in a tie-break match 1.5-0.5 after they tied after the rapid and blitz sections.
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22nd European Teams 2019 - Games and Results 02/11/2019
The 22nd European Team Championships took place in Batumi, Georgia Thu 24th Oct to Sun 3rd Nov 2019. The Russian Teams (Men: Andreikin, Vitiugov, Matlakov, Dubov and Alekseenko; Women: Goryachkina, Lagno, Gunina, Kashlinskaya and Girya) are the top seeds in both the men's and women's competitions. England are second seeds in the men's event with […]
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World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019 - Games and Results 02/11/2019
The World Fischer Random Chess Championship semi-finals and final took place in Hovikodden 27th October to 2nd November 2019. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana were the online winners at the start of October who travel to Norway to take on Magnus Carlsen. The points system for each mini-match over various time controls was: […]
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ECF

Outcome of a complaint regarding the CEO of the English Chess Federation 22/11/2019
Further to our announcement of 25th October 2019, the panel comprising Gareth Pearce, Suzzane Wood and Roger Emerson has now issued its response to the...
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York Girls’ Chess Day – report 18/11/2019
On Saturday 16th November 2019 at Queen Margaret’s School, Escrick near York. The aim of the day was to develop chess skills and have an...
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Dave Welch – funeral details 18/11/2019
Dave’s funeral will take place at Landican Crematorium, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral CH49 5LW at 12:00 noon on Friday 6th December. Afterwards we will go...
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British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2019 15/11/2019
… at the The Corn Mill Lodge Hotel, Pudsey on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2019. Open, Major, Intermediate and Minor. England U11 Trial...
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UK Blitz Final 2019 – report 14/11/2019
The Open and Women’s Blitz Finals were held on Saturday 16th November at St John’s Hotel in Solihull. The Open final had an exceptional field...
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Judit Polgar inspires Chess and Female Empowerment conference 14/11/2019
The strongest female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar, will be the inspirational headline speaker at the 7th London Chess and Education Conference (November...
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