Corus Chess

Corus Chess tournament

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Tomorrow the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament will start. Follow this exciting event at https://t.co/SeB2WDpl #tata2012 @tatasteelchess

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In the last game of Corus 2010, Nakamura defeats Tiviakov in 79 moves with white in a Scandinavian game. Nakamura ends shared 4th with Anand

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The Corus Tournament is almost over. Only Nakamura and Tiviakov are still at it, with the American a pawn up in a minor-piece ending.

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Carlsen salvages a half point from his game against Caruana to win 10,000-euro first prize in Corus A. Caruana offered draw after 56 moves.

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Dutch Chess Federation Director Mark van der Werf wins Corus 1B on Sonnenborn-Berger to earn a berth in next year's Corus C.

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With Shirov and Kramnik finishing at 8 pts, the outcome of Corus A is still uncertain. Carlsen needs draw to end first, but can he get it?

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With just 2 seconds left, Shirov settles for a draw after 30 moves against Dominguez. Although a piece down for two pawns, he was winning.

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In the 10-player round-robin contest of Corus 1A, Jan-Willem de Jong defeats Bart Gijswijt to earn a berth in next year's Corus Group C.

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With just a few minutes on the clock, Shirov is trying to sacrifice his way to a win over Dominguez.

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At the time control, Carlsen-Caruana is materially balanced again. Black, who was a pawn up but wasted it, still seems to have an edge.

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Shirov, with his kingside attack against Dominguez stalled for the moment, risks running out of time. After 23 moves, he has 3.5 mins left.

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Anand, two pawns up for an exchange, offers a draw after 39 moves with black in a Meraner against Van Wely. The Dutchman accepts.

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Short-Smeets ends in a draw by repetition. After just 14 moves Short had less than 9 mins left, Smeets 24.

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Carlsen went too far in his attempt to crush Caruana and ended up at a disadvantage. Caruana opted for an ending and has the better play.

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Anand is two pawns up for an exchange in a Meraner with black against Van Wely. If there's a win, it'll be for black, experts feel.

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After a long think on both sides, Short-Smeets got underway again. For the moment, black is two pieces up. Short's 23 mins left, Smeets 34.

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Dutch champion Anish Giri manages a draw against Parimarjan Negi in 21 moves from a Petroff to win Corus B. He'll play in A-Group next year.

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Shirov has unleashed a kingside attack with white against Dominguez' Sicilian Defence. Attack may look scary but turn out to be harmless.

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Short, with only 28 minutes left on the clock, is still thinking about the ninth (!) move in his Petroff against Smeets.

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Magnus Carlsen, playing white in an anti-Marshall Ruy Lopez, is going all out in a complicated position against Fabiano Caruana.