Corsican Circuit: une finale de ...fou

Coupe de subventions pour les échecs : Le "coup de gueule" de Léo Battesti

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Corsica Masters: Anand vs MVL in final

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by Priyadarshan Banjan

10/29/2016 – The surprising thing about Corsica is the inherent diversity of the small Mediterranean island, one of the regions under France. It is a bit like a game between two fighting chessplayers — glittering bays, relaxed beaches, dense forests, mountain peaks. The geography is never constant. Corsica is hosting a notable chess festival with the chief attraction being a rapid tournament featuring MVL and Anand. Illustrated report with analyses.

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Les jeunes pépites des échecs insulaires sur le Corsican Circuit

Trophée de jeunes BNP Paribas : Quand les échecs sont un succès

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 L’amour de jeunes corse pour les échecs n’est plus à démontrer : encore une affluence record pour l’édition 2016 du Trophée BNP Paribas avec plus de 200 joueurs. Rendez-vous sportif incontournable pour les grandes maîtres internationaux des échecs, le...

Anand moves to the quarter finals of the Corsica Masters

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by Sagar Shah - 28 October 2016

The Corsica Masters 2016, is taking place in the island of Corsica, south of mainland France, from the 27th to the 30th of October 2016. It's a sixteen player knockout event, with a time control of 15 minutes + 3 second increment. Vishy Anand is the second seed and he has some tough competition in the form of Maxime Vachier Lagrave and Teimour Radjabov. Anand won the pre-quarter finals with 2-0 destruction of IM Koen Leenhouts. In the quarters he will face Tigran Gharamian. We have the full report, pictures, analysis and an interesting video which teaches you that in a game of chess you must never lose your focus!