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Magnus Carlsen leading Steinitz Memorial tournament

5/8/2020 – The FIDE has announced a Wilhelm Steinitz memorial tournament in the middle of May - online! World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will lead the event, including 19 other players, which have been nominated by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Yermo's Travels: 2nd Sevan Muradian Memorial

12/21/2017 – In his final event of the year, GM Alex Yermolinsky drove up to Illinois to play in the 2nd Sevan Muradian Memorial, an event that is in honor of one of the most active organizers, whose events provided norms to dozens of players. Many players owe him a debt in gratitude, and Hikaru Nakamura himself offered to match up to $3000 in tournament profit to benefit the Muradian family. Enjoy this report with many fine analyses.

Almasi shines at 2013 Capablanca Memorial

5/3/2013 – With a certain irony, the 2013 Capablanca Memorial was held on the exact same days as the Alekhine Memorial, and thus the two former giants remain rivals even today. Hungarian Zoltan Almasi, playing his first edition of this classic, scored a brilliant first in spite of a loss, but it was a celebration of Cuban chess at this festival of activities. Here is the illustrated report.
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