John Hartmann
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After Monday’s blitz event, used to determine pairing numbers and won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament kicked off… Read More »
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After three rounds of play, Nana Dzagnidze and Aleksandra Goryachkina share the lead in the 2019 Women’s Candidates Tournament with 2.5 points each.… Read More »
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Ian Nepomniachtchi is the winner of the 2019 Moscow Grand Prix, having defeated his countryman Alexander Grischuk in Wednesday’s rapid tiebreak round… Read More »
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While the Chicago Open is one of the leading events held on Memorial Day weekend, it’s hardly the only tournament that was played. Here’s a cross-… Read More »
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Alexander Grischuk and Ian Nepomniachtchi are through to the final round at the 2019 Moscow Grand Prix. Grischuk defeated Hikaru Nakamura 1.5-0.5 to… Read More »
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Wesley So and Alexander Grischuk (photo World Chess)
Wesley So was knocked out of the 2019 Moscow Grand Prix today, losing to Alexander… Read More »
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It required a trip to the tie-break round, but both Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So are through to the second round of the 2019 Moscow Grand Prix. Both… Read More »
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To honor the publication of CLO columnist Alex Dunne’s newest book, Fred Reinfeld: The Man Who Taught America Chess, with 282 Games, this week’s… Read More »
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In this new periodic feature here at CLO, we’ll check in with top American players as they compete in important international events. This week we… Read More »
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Results are in at the 2019 National Elementary (K-6) Championship!
CLO will have a full wrap-up later this week. For now, here are the… Read More »