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News

Norway Chess, Round 6 LIVE

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Round 6 starts on May 14, 3 p.m. local time (GMT+2)

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Kamsky Wins Playoff to Secure 4th U.S. Championship

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By FM Mike Klein


SAINT LOUIS (May 13, 2013)--The 2013 U.S. Championship went extra innings today in a gripping tiebreak final. After splitting a pair of rapid games, GM Gata Kamsky won $30,000 and his fourth title in an Armageddon game against GM Alejandro Ramirez, who was seeking his first title.

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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

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By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com

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In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary.

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Norway Chess, Round 6 Odds

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Round 6 starts on May 14, 3 p.m. local time (GMT+2):


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Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model

Current standings:
1. Karjakin - 4
2-3. Carlsen, Nakamura - 3
4-7. Aronian, Anand, Svidler, Radjabov - 2.5
8. Topalov - 2
9-10. Wang Hao, Hammer - 1.5

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Defensive Chess Tactics

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Abrahamyan (2280) - Krush (2471), 2013
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White is clearly under pressure. Can you find a good continuation? Btw, it wasn't played in the actual game.

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Women's FIDE Grand Prix in Geneva, Round 9

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Tatiana Kosintseva. Photo from the
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Anna Muzychuk retained her leading spot after beating Tuvshintugs Batchimeg. Bela Khotenashvili won a drawn R vs N endgame against Olga Girya and also has 6.5/9.Tatiana Kosintseva defeated Kateryna Lagno and entered the women's top-10. She is now tied with her sister Nadezhda at FIDE 2531!  The other two games ended in draws.

GM

Viktorija Cmilyte

2522

1/2-1/2

GM

Alexandra Kosteniuk

2491

GM

Anna Muzychuk

2585

1-0

WGM

Tuvshintugs Batchimeg

2298

WGM

Olga Girya

2463

0-1

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Bela Khotenashvili

2505

GM

Kateryna Lagno

2548

0-1

GM

Tatiana Kosintseva

2517

GM

Anna Ushenina

2491

1/2-1/2

GM

Nana Dzagnidze

2545

WGM

Wenjun Ju

2544

1/2-1/2

GM

Yifan Hou

2617


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Norway Chess, Round 5 LIVE

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Monday, 13 May 2013


Round 5 starts on May 13, 3 p.m. local time (GMT+2)

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Your Questions Answered by Natalia Pogonina-43

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Every week grandmaster Natalia Pogonina chooses the 7 most popular and interesting questions addressed to her and answers them publicly. The rules are simple - send us your questions and see them featured in Natalia's Q&As column!

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Norway Chess, Round 5 Odds

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Monday, 13 May 2013


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Round 5 starts on May 13, 3 p.m. local time (GMT+2):





Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model

Current standings:
1. Karjakin - 4
2. Nakamura - 2.5
3-7. Aronian, Carlsen, Anand, Svidler, Radjabov - 2
8-9. Wang Hao, Topalov - 1.5
10. Hammer - 0.5

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American Continental Championship Tactics

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Itturizaga (2655) - Ruiz C (2370), 2013
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White has a few attractive continuations to choose from. Can you suggest the most striking one?

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