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Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:56:07 -0400

STAVANGER, Norway - Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the ‚¬100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

National chess championship wraps up in St. Louis

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:03:19 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Chess grandmaster Gata Kamsky (GAH'-tuh KAHM'-skee) has won a national chess championship in St. Louis.

Chicago, Russian inmates to play online chess

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:53:12 -0400

CHICAGO - Inmates in the Cook County jail are readying for an online chess match against inmates in Russia.

Chess world champion Anand draws against Carlsen

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:14:50 -0400

SANDNES, Norway - Chess world champion Viswanathan Anand of India halved a point with the Norwegian world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to draw in Thursday's second round of the Norway Chess Tournament.

SPOTLIGHT: Mount Zion boy a chess prodigy

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:49:22 -0400

MOUNT ZION, Illinois - Without hesitation, Aydin Turgut already has his opponent in a panic as he moves his chess pieces into the perfect position.

Norway's chess superstar has cross-over appeal

Mon, 06 May 2013 02:46:32 -0400

STAVANGER, Norway - He does fashion shoots with Liv Tyler, enjoys soccer-style sponsorships deals and was recently named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people. Who is this superstar? The world's top-ranked chess player.