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"WORLD HAS TURNED OVER", says the official bulletin in caps. "You wanted sensations? Here they are! The Finn Tomi Nyback easily won one of the leaders of the Russian team Peter Svidler. Czech Viktor Laznichka played better than another Russian Titan, Alexander Morozevich. Vasily Ivanchuk easily let the young So Wesley from the Philippine beat him. The world has turned over: as a result, first seven rating favorites scored only 1.5 points. Two of them, Morozevich and Ivanchuk, will have to s... Read Full Story

By Helena Merriman BBC News Residents of Kandahar have been taking part in a chess tournament in an attempt to revive one of the city's former cultural pastimes. Under the Taliban, chess was forbidden, but the city's older residents hope this tournament will reintroduce the game to a younger generation. The event was held at the Kandahar Coffee Shop which also hosts other cultural activities. Kandahar is a key battleground for the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. But Rahim Akrami, a lo... Read Full Story

Prize Fund: Round 1 losers 64 x US $6,000 (net $4,800) US $384,000 Round 2 losers 32 x US $10,000 (net $8,000) US $320,000 Round 3 losers 16 x US $16,000 (net $12,800) US $256,000 Round 4 losers 8 x US $25,000 (net $20,000) US $200,000 Round 5 losers 4 x US $35,000 (net $28,000) US $140,000 Round 6 losers 2 x US $50,000 (net $40,000) US $100,000 Runner-up 1 x US $80,000 (net $64,000) US $80,000 World Cup winner 1 x US $120,000 (net $96,000) US $120,000 Read Full Story

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