Candidates
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For the fifth installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed Ian Nepomniachtchi's big Round 5 win over Wang… Read More »
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Ian Nepomniachtchi took a big step forward on Sunday, defeating Wang Hao to move to 3.5/5 and clear first place after five rounds of play at the 2020… Read More »
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For the fourth installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed the fighting Round 4 draw between Vachier-… Read More »
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With the first rest day now in the books, play resumed on Saturday in Yekaterinburg, Russia with the fourth round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament.… Read More »
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GM Jacob Aagaard talked to CLO Digital Editor John Hartmann on Friday about the first three rounds of the Candidates. Aagaard has been analyzing… Read More »
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For the third installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed Ding Liren's stunning comeback victory over… Read More »
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For the second installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed Fabiano Caruana's crushing round 2 victory over… Read More »
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While the world grapples with the depth of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the eight players in Yekaterinburg, Russia soldier on. In Wednesday’s second round… Read More »
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For the first installment of his "Candidates Game of the Day" series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed the round 1 battle between Anish Giri and Ian… Read More »
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If you were expecting a quiet start to the Candidates… guess again. Fireworks were on tap for today’s first round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament.… Read More »