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5th Blitz Marathon to be broadcast live

6/6/2014 – If you itch to see fast-paced action while following the Herculean games in Norway, then on Saturday, you will be served. With 16 grandmasters and many more players, the 5th Blitz Marathon will run a continuous 21 rounds of five-minute blitz games in Marocco, with the top four boards broadcast on Playchess. On Sunday Vishy Anand and Alexander Ipatov will give a simul. Don't miss it.

2013 World Junior: Yangyi and Goryachkina are gold

9/27/2013 – Sometimes great is not enough. These are the only words of consolation one can offer Alexander Ipatov, whose great score of 10.5/13, the same by Kasparov and Mamedyarov in the past, was overshadowed by Yu Yangyi's amazing 11.0/13 and 2813 performance. In the Girl's section, 15-year-old Aleksandra Goryachkina took gold and 13-year-old Zhansaya Abdumalik was silver. Report, pictures and stats.

A chess tournament in South Africa

8/12/2013 – "I’m on my way from Cape Town to Istanbul," writes GM Alexander Ipatov. "There is a large selection of movies and songs on board the Turkish Airlines flight, but I have decided to open my laptop and write this article. Why now and not when I arrive home? Because Cape Town and people whom I met left a huge mark in my heart. I want to share my impressions while they are still fresh." Part one.
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