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In the times of corona chess does not make headlines but while people all over the world are forced to stay at home they discover the pleasures of online chess. And newspapers, magazines, and websites all over the world try to keep their readers informed about the Candidates.
Here is a small overview of current articles on the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg.
Times Of India: Caution is the mantra of Humpy Koneru
ChessBase: Nepomniachtchi wins again, widens the gap
Sports Pro Media: Chess players are role models in a crisis
Hindustan Times: Anand talks about lockdown in Germany
Russia Today: Nepomniachtchi, coughing but winning
Sportstar: Ian Nepomniachtchi consolidates lead
Times Of India: Players are unhappy
Sportstar: Nepomniachtchi takes sole lead
D1 softball news: Grischuk calls for suspension
ESPN: "I don't want to be here" - Grischuk
ChessBase: Nepomniachtchi takes the lead
Businessworld: The Candidates Tournament
Insidethegames.biz: Tournament resumes with day of draws
Sportstar: All fourth-round games drawn
Russia Today: Twice-daily health checks and no spectators allowed
The Guardian: Candidates defy coronavirus
Pune Mirror: Intense chess & elbow shakes
Times Of India: Maxim, Wang & Ian in lead
ChessBase: Ding bounces back, beats Caruana
Bangalore Mirror: Ding bounces back on a day of draws
Sportstar: Ding Liren beats Fabiano Caruana
SBS news: Tournament continues with sanitising gel
ChessBase: Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave score
The Telegraph: Fans turn to chess
Sportstar: Ding Liren loses again
Insidethegames.biz: Caruana wins second game
Kxan 36 news: Nepomniachtchi in the leading group
Insidethegames.biz: Nepomniachtchi and Wang win opening matches
Pune Mirror: Chess, Corona and Caruana
Sportstar: Wang Hao stuns Ding Liren
Times Of India: Kramnik pulls out of Candidates commentary
Financial Times: Tournament starts - but will it finish?
First Post: Chess tournament underway despite corona
Daily Times: Handshakes optional
ESPN: Rare glimpse of major sport
Cryptodictation: Playing chess in times of coronavirus
Online Gambling: Eight determine for World Chess Champion Challenger
Hindustian Times: Chess vs Covid: All the wrong moves
Sportsfinding: Chess with millions of audiences
Compiled by Arne Kaehler