Jun-06-25 Norway Chess (2025) 
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jphamlore: I have to wonder when a world champion like Gukesh goes into near perfection mode with little time left, how is he doing it? Is he just faster because he's younger with more energy to breadth search lines others can't find in that time, or is he intuitively coming up with the best |
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Feb-13-25 Freestyle Grand Tour Weissenhaus (2025) 
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jphamlore: I think these games are showing the computer engines have if anything become too good, at least for analyzing a game in progress. What would be more useful, but perhaps not possible, is an engine that can vary its analysis based on expected depth of calculation. And that expected ... |
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Feb-02-25 Tata Steel Masters (2025) 
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jphamlore: <Olavi: This is completely silly, to decide a great tournament with 3+3 blitz games... actually it's a shame. What on earth is wrong with a shared win.> Because the alternative is Carlsen and Kramnik after Candidates 2013? And look at both players' results the final round. |
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Jan-09-25 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1958
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jphamlore: Botvinnik (re)annotated this game for the book that would eventually be translated into English as Half a Century of Chess. Botvinnik observes that Smyslov would not have liked the following position after a variation 30 ... ♘xd4 31. ♕xd4 ♕xd4 32. ♖xd4 d5, ... |
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Jan-04-25 World Blitz Championship (2024) 
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jphamlore: Carlsen tops the week off by ... getting married! :-) https://www.chess.com/news/view/mag... |
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Dec-31-24 World Blitz Championship (Women) (2024)
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jphamlore: Assaubayeva flags probably after 50 moves. Harsh. |
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Dec-28-24 World Rapid Championship (2024) 
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jphamlore: Back to the chess, Murzin's King charge Round 12 right into his opponent's position has to go down as one of the most outstanding practical gambits to preserve winning chances for an event, regardless of any retroactive computer analysis. |
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Dec-21-24 Champions Chess Tour Finals (2024) 
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jphamlore: Is everyone playing this event getting on a plane to spend Christmas in NYC? I wonder if some shared the same flight and played even more blitz chess with each other. |
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Dec-20-24 Ding - Gukesh World Championship Match (2024) 
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jphamlore: <Sally Simpson: <Check It Out>
Re:Intuition.
I watched a 2020 Carlsen interview cum examination when he took the 100 endgame test where he says that a lot of the basic endgame patterns that guide us mortals, 'the square' etc he never learned, he did it by intuition. He ... |
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Nov-26-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024 
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jphamlore: <offramp: Nunn said that if someone thought for more than 20 minutes he'll make a mistake.> Kasparov's 90 minute think was apparently correct versus Karpov, but the expenditure of time had consequences later? |
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Sep-22-24 Budapest Olympiad (2024) 
Apr-24-24 World Championship Candidates (2024) 
Apr-20-24 R Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana, 2024 
Apr-20-24 Nepomniachtchi vs Nakamura, 2024 
Apr-10-24 V S Gujrathi vs Firouzja, 2024 
Apr-05-24 Caruana vs N Abasov, 2024 
Jan-16-24 Tata Steel Masters (2024) 
Jan-13-24 M Warmerdam vs Nepomniachtchi, 2024 
Nov-30-23 Sinquefield Cup (2023) 
Oct-27-23 FIDE Grand Swiss (2023) 
Aug-24-23 FIDE World Cup (2023) 
Jun-08-23 Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1971 
Jun-08-23 3rd Cairns Cup (2023) 
Jun-03-23 11th Norway Chess (2023) 
Jun-03-23 Dubai Open (2023) 
May-22-23 Superbet Rapid Poland (2023) 
May-19-23 Sharjah Masters (2023) 
May-19-23 FIDE Women's Grand Prix (2023) 
May-13-23 Superbet Chess Classic Romania (2023) 
May-12-23 Baku Open (2023) 
May-06-23 Nepomniachtchi - Ding World Championship Match (2023) 
Apr-29-23 Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023 
Apr-26-23 Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023 
Apr-20-23 Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023 
Apr-20-23 Evans vs Smyslov, 1952
Apr-20-23 Korchnoi vs Smyslov, 1967
Oct-10-22 U.S. Championship (2022) 
Sep-23-22 Sinquefield Cup (2022) 
Jul-08-22 World Championship Candidates (2022) 
Dec-14-21 Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi World Championship Match (2021) 
Dec-05-21 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021 
Nov-27-21 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021 
Oct-14-21 J Silman vs Smyslov, 1976
Oct-12-21 Huebner vs Smyslov, 1968
Oct-11-21 Ljubojevic vs Petrosian, 1981 
Aug-23-21 Xiong vs Caruana, 2021 
Aug-08-21 Flohr vs Capablanca, 1936 
Aug-05-21 World Cup (2021) 
Jun-13-21 GCT Bucharest Classic (2021) 
Jun-11-21 Emanuel Lasker 
Jun-09-21 Wesley So 
Jun-01-21 World Championship Candidates (2020/21) 
Feb-10-20 2nd Cairns Cup (2020) 
Jan-25-20 Tata Steel Masters (2020) 
Jan-24-20 Ju - Goryachkina Women's World Championship Match (2020) 
Jan-08-20 Goryachkina vs W Ju, 2020 
Dec-22-19 Grand Prix Jerusalem (2019) 
Dec-02-19 London Chess Classic GCT Finals (2019) 
Oct-20-19 Isle of Man Grand Swiss (2019) 
Sep-27-19 World Cup (2019) 
Sep-04-19 Sinquefield Cup (2019) 
Aug-14-19 GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (2019) 
Aug-09-19 Abu Dhabi Masters (2019) 
Aug-03-19 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz (2019) 
Jul-26-19 Biel (2019) 
Jul-24-19 Grand Prix Riga (2019) 
Jul-07-19 GCT Croatia (2019) 
Jun-23-19 Norway Chess (2019) 
Jun-13-19 FIDE Candidates (Women) (2019) 
May-29-19 Nepomniachtchi vs Grischuk, 2019 
May-29-19 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow (2019) 
Apr-04-19 Gashimov Memorial (2019) 
Mar-29-19 US Championship (2019) 
Jan-28-19 Gibraltar Masters (2019) 
Jan-23-19 Tata Steel Masters (2019) 
Dec-28-18 World Rapid Championship (2018) 
Dec-22-18 Vincent Keymer 
Dec-19-18 E Delmar vs Lipschutz, 1888 
Dec-19-18 London Chess Classic GCT Finals (2018) 
Dec-19-18 NN vs W Rutherford, 1866 
Dec-10-18 Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018) 
Nov-28-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-28-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Nov-28-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-26-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Nov-24-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-22-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Nov-21-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-19-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Nov-18-18 Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943 
Nov-18-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-16-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-15-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Nov-13-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-12-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Nov-10-18 Bird vs Steinitz, 1866 
Nov-10-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
Nov-09-18 Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861 
Nov-09-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Oct-05-18 Batumi Olympiad (2018) 
Jul-29-18 Biel (2018) 
Jul-22-18 Dortmund Sparkassen (2018) 
Jun-28-18 Yinzhou Cup (2018) 
Jun-24-18 Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz) (2018) 
Jun-16-18 Your Next Move (Blitz) (2018) 
Jun-15-18 Your Next Move (Rapid) (2018) 
Jun-11-18 American Continental (2018) 
Jun-05-18 Norway Chess (2018) 
May-18-18 Tan - Ju Women's World Championship Match (2018) 
Apr-30-18 US Championship (2018) 
Apr-30-18 US Championship (Women) (2018) 
Apr-27-18 Gashimov Memorial (2018) 
Apr-12-18 GRENKE Chess Classic (2018) 
Apr-07-18 Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2018 
Apr-05-18 Anand vs Caruana, 2018 
Mar-31-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
Mar-31-18 World Championship Candidates (2018) 
Mar-26-18 Caruana vs Aronian, 2018 
Mar-24-18 Karjakin vs Caruana, 2018 
Mar-13-18 Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018 
Feb-21-18 Aeroflot Open (2018) 
Feb-16-18 Hou - Karpov Match (2018) 
Feb-14-18 Tata Steel Masters (2018) 
Jan-31-18 Gibraltar Masters (2018) 
Jan-17-18 Anand vs Caruana, 2018 
Dec-28-17 World Rapid Championship (2017) 
Dec-06-17 London Chess Classic (2017) 
Nov-25-17 FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca (2017) 
Nov-10-17 Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid) (2017) 
Oct-29-17 Chigorin Memorial (2017) 
Oct-28-17 European Team Championship (2017) 
Oct-26-17 Bundesliga (2017/18) 
Oct-25-17 Ivanchuk - Wei Yi (2017) 
Oct-14-17 European Club Cup (2017) 
Oct-07-17 Isle of Man Masters (2017) 
Sep-28-17 World Cup (2017) 
Sep-25-17 Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2017 
Sep-06-17 chessgames.com chessforum 
Sep-06-17 Dolmatov vs Speelman, 1989 
Aug-19-17 St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz) (2017) 
Aug-17-17 St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid) (2017) 
Aug-13-17 Sinquefield Cup (2017) 
Jul-22-17 Dortmund Sparkassen (2017) 
Jun-08-17 Norway Chess (2017) 
Jun-01-17 European Championship (2017) 
May-20-17 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow (2017) 
Apr-29-17 Gashimov Memorial (2017) 
Apr-24-17 Kramnik vs Harikrishna, 2017 
Apr-20-17 GRENKE Chess Classic (2017) 
Apr-10-17 United States Championship (2017) 
Apr-06-17 So vs Nakamura, 2017 
Mar-30-17 Shenzhen Masters (2017) 
Mar-21-17 Winter Classic (2017) 
Feb-27-17 FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah (2017) 
Feb-14-17 Tata Steel Masters (2017) 
Feb-06-17 Gibraltar Masters (2017) 
Dec-30-16 World Blitz Championship (2016) 
Dec-27-16 World Rapid Championship (2016) 
Dec-15-16 London Chess Classic (2016) 
Dec-13-16 Carlsen - Karjakin World Championship Match (2016) 
Nov-30-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
Nov-30-16 Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2016 
Nov-30-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
Nov-30-16 Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2016 
Nov-28-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
Nov-26-16 Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2016 
Nov-24-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
Nov-23-16 Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2016 
Nov-21-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
Nov-17-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
Nov-15-16 Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2016 
Sep-04-16 Baku Olympiad (2016) 
Aug-14-16 Sinquefield Cup (2016) 
Jul-30-16 Karpov Poikovsky (2016) 
Jul-22-16 Bilbao Masters (2016) 
Jul-15-16 Dortmund Sparkassen (2016) 
Jul-13-16 Hikaru Nakamura 
Jun-14-16 Capablanca Memorial (Premier) (2016) 
May-27-16 Gashimov Memorial (2016) 
May-16-16 European Championship (2016) 
May-08-16 Russian Team Championship (2016) 
May-07-16 Ding - So (2016) 
May-02-16 Norway Chess (2016) 
May-01-16 Ultimate Blitz Challenge (2016) 
Apr-27-16 US Chess Championship (2016) 
Apr-20-16 Nazi Paikidze 
Apr-16-16 US Chess Championship (Women) (2016) 
Apr-13-16 World Championship Candidates (2016) 
Mar-29-16 Giri vs Caruana, 2016 
Mar-28-16 Karjakin vs Caruana, 2016 
Mar-27-16 Caruana vs Svidler, 2016 
Mar-26-16 Karjakin vs Svidler, 2016
Mar-25-16 Caruana vs Aronian, 2016 
Mar-25-16 Nakamura vs Anand, 2016 
Mar-23-16 Caruana vs Anand, 2016 
Mar-14-16 Muzychuk - Hou Women's World Championship Match (2016) 
Feb-21-16 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Tehran (2016) 
Feb-15-16 Zurich Chess Challenge (2016) 
Feb-13-16 Gibraltar Masters (2016) 
Jan-31-16 Tata Steel Masters (2016) 
Dec-29-15 Qatar Masters (2015) 
Dec-13-15 London Chess Classic (2015) 
Dec-13-15 Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2015 
Nov-30-15 China Chess Kings (2015) 
Nov-20-15 European Team Championship (2015) 
Nov-16-15 Aronian vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 
Nov-02-15 Bilbao Masters (2015) 
Oct-25-15 European Club Cup (2015) 
Oct-14-15 Women's Grand Prix Monte Carlo (2015) 
Oct-14-15 World Blitz Championship (2015) 
Oct-12-15 Millionaire Chess (2015) 
Sep-29-15 World Cup (2015) 
Sep-24-15 Giri vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 
Sep-22-15 Wei Yi vs Ding Liren, 2015 
Sep-03-15 Sinquefield Cup (2015) 
Jul-08-15 Hainan Danzhou GM (2015) 
Jul-05-15 Dortmund Sparkassen (2015) 
Jun-28-15 Norway Chess (2015) 
Jun-17-15 Carlsen vs Topalov, 2015 
Jun-17-15 Sevian vs C Holt, 2015 
Jun-01-15 French Team Championship (2015) 
May-26-15 FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk (2015) 
May-26-15 Nakamura vs Jakovenko, 2015 
May-24-15 Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2015 
May-17-15 Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2015 
May-16-15 Caruana vs Tomashevsky, 2015 
May-15-15 Jakovenko vs Giri, 2015 
May-09-15 Italian Teams (2015)
May-07-15 Russian Team Championship (2015) 
May-01-15 World Team Championship (2015) 
Apr-28-15 Gashimov Memorial (2015) 
Apr-28-15 Kasparov vs Short (Blitz) (2015) 
Apr-25-15 Wesley So 
Apr-23-15 Kramnik vs Caruana, 2015 
Apr-21-15 Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 
Apr-17-15 Anand vs Carlsen, 2015 
Apr-17-15 Kramnik vs Adams, 2015 
Apr-17-15 Mamedyarov vs Caruana, 2015 
Apr-17-15 So vs Giri, 2015 
Apr-16-15 Dubai Chess Open (2015) 
Apr-15-15 US Championship (2015) 
Apr-13-15 So vs K Troff, 2015 
Apr-02-15 Aeroflot Open (2015) 
Apr-02-15 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2015) 
Mar-17-15 Reykjavik Open (2015) 
Mar-08-15 European Championship (2015) 
Mar-05-15 Baskaran Adhiban 
Feb-26-15 FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi (2015) 
Feb-21-15 Radjabov vs Grischuk, 2015 
Feb-19-15 Zurich Chess Challenge (2015) 
Feb-18-15 Anand vs Nakamura, 2015 
Feb-16-15 Caruana vs Anand, 2015 
Feb-11-15 GRENKE Chess Classic (2015) 
Feb-10-15 Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1983 
Feb-09-15 Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2015 
Feb-06-15 Gibraltar Masters (2015) 
Jan-25-15 Tata Steel Masters (2015) 
Dec-26-14 Nutcracker Match of the Generations (2014) 
Dec-15-14 London Chess Classic (2014) 
Dec-03-14 Qatar Masters (2014) 
Nov-26-14 Carlsen - Anand World Championship Match (2014) 
Nov-25-14 Nakamura-Aronian (2014) 
Nov-25-14 Levon Aronian 
Nov-25-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
Nov-24-14 Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014 
Nov-22-14 Anand vs Carlsen, 2014 
Nov-20-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
Nov-19-14 Anand vs Carlsen, 2014 
Nov-17-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
Nov-16-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
Nov-16-14 M Kobalia vs G Gajewski, 2012
Nov-15-14 Petrosian Memorial (2014)
Nov-13-14 Anand vs Carlsen, 2014 
Nov-12-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
Nov-11-14 Anand vs Carlsen, 2014 
Nov-11-14 Anand vs Carlsen, 2014 
Nov-10-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
Nov-01-14 FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent (2014) 
Oct-28-14 Caruana vs Gelfand, 2014 
Oct-28-14 Nakamura vs Caruana, 2014
Oct-28-14 Jakovenko vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014 
Oct-28-14 Mamedyarov vs Kasimdzhanov, 2014 
Oct-26-14 Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2014 
Oct-26-14 Caruana vs Mamedyarov, 2014 
Oct-24-14 Vachier-Lagrave vs Karjakin, 2014
Oct-24-14 Giri vs Caruana, 2014
Oct-24-14 Karjakin vs Jakovenko, 2014
Oct-24-14 Kasimdzhanov vs Jobava, 2014 
Oct-24-14 Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2014 
Oct-21-14 Nakamura vs Jobava, 2014 
Oct-21-14 Bundesliga (2014/15) 
Oct-19-14 World Junior Championship (2014) 
Oct-16-14 FIDE Grand Prix Baku (2014) 
Oct-14-14 Caruana vs Tomashevsky, 2014 
Oct-12-14 Nakamura vs Kasimdzhanov, 2014 
Oct-10-14 World Championship Candidates (2014) 
Oct-10-14 Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2013
Oct-10-14 Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2014 
Oct-09-14 D Andreikin vs Caruana, 2014 
Oct-09-14 Caruana vs Svidler, 2014 
Sep-21-14 Bilbao Masters (2014) 
Sep-17-14 European Club Cup (2014) 
Sep-09-14 Sinquefield Cup (2014) 
Sep-03-14 Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2014 
Sep-01-14 Nakamura vs Caruana, 2014 
Aug-29-14 Magnus Carlsen 
Aug-14-14 Tromso Olympiad (2014) 
Aug-09-14 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2014 
Jul-28-14 Politiken Cup (2014) 
Jul-24-14 Biel (2014) 
Jul-19-14 Dortmund Sparkassen (2014) 
Jul-18-14 Vachier-Lagrave vs Giri, 2014 
Jul-17-14 Y Hou vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014 
Jul-08-14 Hainan Danzhou GM (2014) 
Jul-06-14 Dutch Championship (2014) 
Jul-01-14 Wei Yi 
Jun-29-14 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Lopota (2014) 
Jun-20-14 World Blitz Championship (2014) 
Jun-18-14 World Rapid Championship (2014) 
Jun-13-14 Norway Chess (2014) 
May-18-14 US Championship (2014) 
May-02-14 Gashimov Memorial (2014) 
May-01-14 Gashimov Memorial (Group B) (2014) 
Apr-11-14 Russian Team Championship (2014) 
Mar-17-14 Aronian vs Svidler, 2014 
Feb-03-14 Zurich Chess Challenge (2014) 
Feb-02-14 Gibraltar Masters (2014) 
Jan-30-14 Aronian vs Anand, 2014 
Jan-30-14 Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2014 
Jan-24-14 Tata Steel Masters (2014) 
Jan-13-14 Aronian vs Caruana, 2014 
Dec-06-13 World Team Championship (2013) 
Dec-06-13 Bundesliga (2013/14) 
Dec-06-13 Bacrot vs Giri, 2013 
Dec-01-13 Nakamura vs C Li, 2013 
Nov-28-13 Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2013 
Nov-23-13 Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013) 
Nov-22-13 D Przepiorka vs W Cohn, 1907 
Nov-21-13 J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900 
Nov-17-13 Anand vs Carlsen, 2013 
Nov-11-13 Fabiano Caruana 
Nov-05-13 Gelfand vs Carlsen, 2013 
Nov-03-13 S Boden vs J Owen, 1858 
Nov-03-13 W John vs H Suechting, 1904 
Oct-23-13 Michael Adams 
Oct-17-13 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1934 
Oct-14-13 Russian Championship Superfinal (2013) 
Oct-11-13 Korchnoi vs Reshevsky, 1968 
Oct-08-13 Svidler vs D Andreikin, 2013 
Oct-08-13 So vs A Ipatov, 2013 
Oct-07-13 Kings Tournament (2013) 
Oct-05-13 FIDE Grand Prix Paris (2013) 
Sep-24-13 Caruana vs Fressinet, 2013 
Sep-24-13 World Junior Championship (2013) 
Sep-23-13 Tomashevsky vs Gelfand, 2013
Sep-21-13 Wei Yi vs R Dimitrov, 2013
Sep-20-13 Ushenina - Hou Women's World Championship Match (2013) 
Sep-17-13 ACP Cup (2013) 
Sep-13-13 Sinquefield Cup (2013) 
Sep-09-13 Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2013 
Sep-02-13 D Andreikin vs Kramnik, 2013 
Sep-02-13 World Cup (2013) 
Aug-26-13 W Grimshaw vs Steinitz, 1876 
Aug-25-13 Viswanathan Anand 
Aug-25-13 Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2013 
Aug-25-13 Kamsky vs Tomashevsky, 2013 
Aug-24-13 Svidler vs D Andreikin, 2013 
Aug-23-13 Svidler vs Le Quang Liem, 2013 
Aug-23-13 Vachier-Lagrave vs Gelfand, 2013 
Aug-21-13 A Korobov vs Nakamura, 2013 
Aug-18-13 Aronian vs Tomashevsky, 2013 
Aug-14-13 Caruana vs Y Yu, 2013 
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