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Topalov Convincingly Wins Grand Prix Stage in Zug

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Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Ex-FIDE World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov is back! He won the FIDE Grand Prix stage in Zug 1.5 points ahead of the competitors. Additionally, he has gained 22 points and is currently rated 2793 on the live rating list (#4 in the world). What about re-entering the 2800+ club? Final Standings: Comments (1)
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FIDE Grand Prix, Zug, Final Round Odds

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Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Round 11 starts on April 30, 4 p.m. Moscow time: Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Current standings: 1. Topalov - 7/9 2. Nakamura - 6 3-4. Ponomariov, Caruana - 5.5 5-7. Kamsky, Morozevich, Karjakin - 5 8-9. Giri, Leko - 4.5 10-12. Radjabov, Kasimdzhanov, Mamedyarov - 4 Be first to comment this article
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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

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Tuesday, 30 April 2013
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com 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. Be first to comment this article
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Top-10 American Presidents Who Played/Play Chess

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Monday, 29 April 2013
Surprising, isn't it? Be first to comment this article
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Blitz Chess Tactics

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Monday, 29 April 2013
Black to move Note: the White king is on c1 An instructive puzzle from a recent blitz game. How should Black proceed? Comments (2)
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FIDE Grand Prix, Zug, Round 10 Odds

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Monday, 29 April 2013
Round 10 starts on April 29, 4 p.m. Moscow time: Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Current standings: 1. Topalov - 6/9 2. Caruana - 5.5 3-5. Ponomariov, Karjakin, Nakamura - 5 6-11. Kamsky, Morozevich, Radjabov, Giri, Leko, Mamedyarov - 4 12. Kasimdzhdanov - 3.5 Be first to comment this article
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Your Questions Answered by Natalia Pogonina-41

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Monday, 29 April 2013
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! Be first to comment this article
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Chess Tactics

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Sunday, 28 April 2013
Aronian (2809) - Adams (2727), 2013 White to move Black still has an extra piece, but something is wrong about his position now. Does White have any tricks up his sleeve? Comments (4)
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FIDE Grand Prix, Zug, Round 9 Odds

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Sunday, 28 April 2013
Round 9 starts on April 28, 4 p.m. Moscow time: Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Current standings: 1. Topalov - 5.5/8 2. Ponomariov - 5 3-4. Caruana, Karjakin - 4.5 5-7. Kamsky, Morozevich, Nakamura - 4 8-10. Giri, Leko Mamedyarov - 3.5 11-12. Kasimdzhanov, Radjabov - 3 Be first to comment this article
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Sunday Puzzle-36

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Sunday, 28 April 2013
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and international puzzle expert At the livestock market, the sheep were secured in 36 pens arranged in a 6x6 grid, the number in each pen shown left. "I want to make a tidy sum out of it," said the farmer. So, in line with the farmer's wishes, the buyer bought all of the sheep in 12 of the pens. Delete 12 of the 36 numbers to leave four numbers in each row and column, so that each of the six horizontal lines and each of the six vertical lines totals 20. Related reading: Comments (3)
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