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Giri 9.5-8.5 Hans Niemann blitz match on endgame.ai
Giri looked dead and buried but won the last four games. In the final game he was down to the increment when Niemann had 90 seconds. That should have been a losing position on the clock. Games and results:
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Giri looked dead and buried but won the last four games. In the final game he was down to the increment when Niemann had 90 seconds. That should have been a losing position on the clock. Games and results:
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June 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Giri 9.5-8.5 Hans Niemann blitz match on endgame.ai
Giri looked dead and buried but won the last four games. In the final game he was down to the increment when Niemann had 90 seconds. That should have been a losing position on the clock. Games and results:
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Giri looked dead and buried but won the last four games. In the final game he was down to the increment when Niemann had 90 seconds. That should have been a losing position on the clock. Games and results:
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Gukesh beats Carlsen for the first time in classical chess after a great turnaround in fortunes.
Norway Chess: Gukesh beats Carlsen from a lost position leaving the Norwegian pounding the table. American Continental: Shankland wins. Anand 2-0 Faustino Oro.
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Norway Chess: Gukesh beats Carlsen from a lost position leaving the Norwegian pounding the table. American Continental: Shankland wins. Anand 2-0 Faustino Oro.
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June 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Gukesh beats Carlsen for the first time in classical chess after a great turnaround in fortunes.
Norway Chess: Gukesh beats Carlsen from a lost position leaving the Norwegian pounding the table. American Continental: Shankland wins. Anand 2-0 Faustino Oro.
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Norway Chess: Gukesh beats Carlsen from a lost position leaving the Norwegian pounding the table. American Continental: Shankland wins. Anand 2-0 Faustino Oro.
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Magnus continues to lead the Norway Chess tournament after five rounds.
Caruana pressured Carlsen during the classical game but lost the Armageddon. Cambridge International: Adams wins on tie-break from Brandon Clarke after both score 7/9.
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Caruana pressured Carlsen during the classical game but lost the Armageddon. Cambridge International: Adams wins on tie-break from Brandon Clarke after both score 7/9.
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June 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Magnus continues to lead the Norway Chess tournament after five rounds.
Caruana pressured Carlsen during the classical game but lost the Armageddon. Cambridge International: Adams wins on tie-break from Brandon Clarke after both score 7/9.
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Caruana pressured Carlsen during the classical game but lost the Armageddon. Cambridge International: Adams wins on tie-break from Brandon Clarke after both score 7/9.
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Chess on Friday 30th May 2025
Norway Chess: Carlsen leads after defeating Erigaisi in Round 4. Cambridge: Adams leads after 7 rounds. Stepan Avagyan Memorial: All games drawn in Round 2.
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Norway Chess: Carlsen leads after defeating Erigaisi in Round 4. Cambridge: Adams leads after 7 rounds. Stepan Avagyan Memorial: All games drawn in Round 2.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Chess on Friday 30th May 2025
Norway Chess: Carlsen leads after defeating Erigaisi in Round 4. Cambridge: Adams leads after 7 rounds. Stepan Avagyan Memorial: All games drawn in Round 2.
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Norway Chess: Carlsen leads after defeating Erigaisi in Round 4. Cambridge: Adams leads after 7 rounds. Stepan Avagyan Memorial: All games drawn in Round 2.
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Chess on Thursday 29th May 2025
Caruana leads in Norway after 3 rounds, Niemann wins the rematch blitz match against Dubov. Stepan Avagyan Mem starts with Praggnanandhaa as top seed.
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Caruana leads in Norway after 3 rounds, Niemann wins the rematch blitz match against Dubov. Stepan Avagyan Mem starts with Praggnanandhaa as top seed.
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May 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chess on Thursday 29th May 2025
Caruana leads in Norway after 3 rounds, Niemann wins the rematch blitz match against Dubov. Stepan Avagyan Mem starts with Praggnanandhaa as top seed.
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Caruana leads in Norway after 3 rounds, Niemann wins the rematch blitz match against Dubov. Stepan Avagyan Mem starts with Praggnanandhaa as top seed.
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The second Hans Moke Niemann match against Daniil Dubov took place in the Raketa Creative Studio in Moscow, 27th to 28th May 2025. Niemann won 10.5-9.5 in overtime. I managed to extract the games into a PGN file for download.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The second Hans Moke Niemann match against Daniil Dubov took place in the Raketa Creative Studio in Moscow, 27th to 28th May 2025. Niemann won 10.5-9.5 in overtime. I managed to extract the games into a PGN file for download.
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Chess on Monday 26th May 2025
Norway Chess: Carlsen defeats Gukesh in round 1. 30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov wins with 4.5/7 after drawing with Ivanchuk. Dubov beats Matlakov 3.5-2.5 in a match held in Moscow.
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Norway Chess: Carlsen defeats Gukesh in round 1. 30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov wins with 4.5/7 after drawing with Ivanchuk. Dubov beats Matlakov 3.5-2.5 in a match held in Moscow.
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May 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Chess on Monday 26th May 2025
Norway Chess: Carlsen defeats Gukesh in round 1. 30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov wins with 4.5/7 after drawing with Ivanchuk. Dubov beats Matlakov 3.5-2.5 in a match held in Moscow.
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Norway Chess: Carlsen defeats Gukesh in round 1. 30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov wins with 4.5/7 after drawing with Ivanchuk. Dubov beats Matlakov 3.5-2.5 in a match held in Moscow.
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Chess on Sunday 25th May 2025
30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov leads with 4/6, Ivanchuk loses on time again. Dubov leads Matlakov 2.5-1.5 in Moscow. Anish Giri wins Sharjah Masters. Shogdzhiev is the youngest ever IM. Norway Chess starts Monday with Carlsen-Gukesh.
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30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov leads with 4/6, Ivanchuk loses on time again. Dubov leads Matlakov 2.5-1.5 in Moscow. Anish Giri wins Sharjah Masters. Shogdzhiev is the youngest ever IM. Norway Chess starts Monday with Carlsen-Gukesh.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Chess on Sunday 25th May 2025
30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov leads with 4/6, Ivanchuk loses on time again. Dubov leads Matlakov 2.5-1.5 in Moscow. Anish Giri wins Sharjah Masters. Shogdzhiev is the youngest ever IM. Norway Chess starts Monday with Carlsen-Gukesh.
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30th Sigeman & Co: Sindarov leads with 4/6, Ivanchuk loses on time again. Dubov leads Matlakov 2.5-1.5 in Moscow. Anish Giri wins Sharjah Masters. Shogdzhiev is the youngest ever IM. Norway Chess starts Monday with Carlsen-Gukesh.
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