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Beijing Rd3: Three black wins

7/6/2013 – After two rounds of meager pickings, chess fans were served three decisive games and remarkably all by Black, bucking the age-old wisdom of ‘win with white, hold with black’. In fact, the round was so tense that even the three draws could have ended in wins. The winners were Mamedyarov, Giri, and above all, Karjakin on a perfect 3.0/3 start. Illustrated report and GM analysis.

Third FIDE Grand Prix 2012-13 starts in Zug

4/18/2013 – The third stage of the Grand Prix Series was originally scheduled to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, and staged by AGON. It was moved to a picturesque Swiss town and is being run by the tried and tested FIDE Grand Prix team. Among the twelve participants of the tournament are three former world champions: Ponomariov, Topalov and Kasimdzhanov. Round one starts at two p.m. this afternoon.
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