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Magnus Carlsen took the world by storm as a child prodigy, becoming an international Grand Master at 13. At 19, he was the youngest chess player to be ranked number one in the world, and at 22, in November 2013, he defeated five-time former world champion Viswanathan Anand. Now, at age 23, Magnus holds a record rating of 2872.

Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial, Stage of Russian Chess Cup Men 2014, is going to take place 18-26 January. This is the classical part of the event, you can see a detailed report about the rapid at this link.

The classical event is 9 rounds Swiss system with top seeded Anton Korobov (2723) and over 50 titled players.

Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial, Stage of Grand Prix – Cup of Russia Rapid Chess 2014, was held on 15-16th January in Taganrog, Russia.

The tournament was organized by the Russian Chess Federation and the Rostov Oblast Chess Federation.

128 players from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia competed in the 11-round Swiss event.

10-13 March 2014

1. Participation:
Up to 30 participants (by priority) from all Continents. Deadline for registrations is Monday 3rd March 2014.

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Yesterday Magnus Carlsen shared on his Facebook page a photo of him “teaching Mark Zuckerberg some chess”.

Facebook founder and world champion played a game of chess after the dinner for top executives in Silicon Valley. Manager Espen Agdestein and Apple Inc Chairman Arthur D. Levinson followed the match.

First Move Announces Initial One Million Dollar Commitment for Magnus Carlsen Critical Thinking Grants

The 13th Rochefort Chess Festival is set to take place on 22th-28th February 2014 at the Congres Palais, in Rochefort, France.

Just days before the huge Cappelle-la-Grande Open, the Rochefort Open is an excellent occasion for the players to test their preparation and use the perfect training opportunity.

Over 100 players, of which more than 25 titled, have signed in advance. The organizers have invested big effort to propose an interesting tournament for all-level players.

The 16-years old Russian junior Vladislav Artemiev won the Andranik Margaryan Memorial that was held on 8-16th January in Armenia.

The round robin tournament, organized by the Chess Academy of Armenia, gathered ten young and promising players from China, Russia, Serbia, Iran, Denmark and Armenia.

Grandmaster and Commonwealth champion Abhijeet Gupta won the title after an easy draw with Eldar Gasanov of Ukraine in the 10th and final round of 12th Parsvnath Delhi International Grandmasters Chess Tournament that concluded here at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex.

On what turned out to be an easy victory, Gupta won six and drew four games to tally eight points which was a half more than nearest five competitors.