FIDE GRAND PRIX FIDE THESSALONIKI 2013

The FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki takes place Wednesday 22nd May to 3rd June 2013. One of the strongest Grand Prix events so far with Candidates places at stake. Players: Topalov, Grischuk, Nakamura, Caruana, Svidler, Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Kamsky, Bacrot, Dominguez Perez and Kasimdzhanov


Round 1: Svidler, Kamsky and Kasimdzhanov Win

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NORWAY CHESS SUPER TOURNAMENT 2013

The Norway Chess Super Tournament takes place mostly in Sandnes (single rounds in Bryne, Sor Hidle and Stavanger) 8th to 18th May 2013.Players: Magnus Carlsen, Peter Svidler (replacing Kramnik), Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Sergey Karjakin, Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Hikaru Nakamura, Wang Hao and Jon Ludvig Hammer.

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TIMES OF INDIA:ANAND PLAYS ON HOME TURF

NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand will defend his World Chess Championship title against world number one Magnus Carlsen in his home city as FIDE chose Chennai as the venue for the prestigious match.

Even as it has been reported that Carlsen was not keen to play in Chennai and instead preferred Paris as the venue, the FIDE Presidential Board confirmed Chennai as the venue during a meeting at Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday.

The match between the Indian and his Norwegian opponent will be played from November 6 to 26. Anand had defeated Boris Gelfand of Israel to retain his title in 2012.

"The agreement was signed today at Baku by Bharat Singh, honorary secretary All India Chess Federation and FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov," a press released stated.

Times of India