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A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest - The New Yorker

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:17pm

The New Yorker

A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest
The New Yorker
Last month, in Moscow, Fabiano Caruana played chess for two weeks at the Candidates Cup, whose winner, each year, goes on to face the sitting world champion. By the end, the twenty-three-year-old American—born in Miami, raised in Brooklyn, with no ...

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64: Caruana, Paikidze are 2016 US champions - Marianas Variety

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 11:15am

64: Caruana, Paikidze are 2016 US champions
Marianas Variety
FABIANO Caruana is the new champion of the U.S., finishing first at St. Louis, a point ahead of second place Wesley So and third place (and dethroned champion) Hikaru Nakamura. Fabiano was absolutely fabulous. In the women's division, for the first ...

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On Chess: Tension high at U.S. Championship, but ranking wins out - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 5:21am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Tension high at U.S. Championship, but ranking wins out
St. Louis Public Radio
Fabiano Caruana had the “easier” job on paper. He was half point ahead of the field and was playing the lowest seed and the player standing at the bottom of the standings list. In the rearview mirror it was Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So who had to give ...
So finishes 2nd overall in US Chess ChampionshipThe Manila Times

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A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest - The New Yorker

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:00am
A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest  The New Yorker

Charles Bethea on the American chess player Fabiano Caruana, who recently bought a house in St. Louis, the newest U.S. epicenter of chess.

A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest - The New Yorker

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:00am
A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest  The New Yorker

Charles Bethea on the American chess player Fabiano Caruana, who recently bought a house in St. Louis, the newest U.S. epicenter of chess.

Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S Women's Championship in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 5:03pm

PR Newswire (press release)

Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S Women's Championship in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Saint Louis resident, Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the 2016 Champion in his U.S. Chess Championship debut. Caruana was not the only fresh face to take the title; International ...
New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis HomeRiverfront Times (blog)

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New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home - Riverfront Times (blog)

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 2:56pm

New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home
Riverfront Times (blog)
Fabiano Caruana was crowned last night after the competition, which took place in the Central West End at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Caruana, 23, is a Grandmaster. For those not familiar with chess titles, the only higher ...

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Caruana is US champ - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 10:31am

Caruana is US champ
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves then 30 minutes play-to-finish with a 30-second increment after every move starting move 1. Fabiano Caruana is the highest-rated player in the US Championship and predictably captured the title after 11 ...

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Fabiano Caruana si conferma il miglior scacchista USA - Sport24h

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 12:01am

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Fabiano Caruana si conferma il miglior scacchista USA
Sport24h
Fabiano Caruana è il vincitore del campionato individuale degli Stati Uniti, edizione numero 60, terminato questa notte a Saint Louis. Caruana ha concluso imbattuto (con 6 partite vinte e 5 pareggiate) precedendo di una lunghezza Wesley So e ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze U.S. chess champs - Washington Times

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 1:21pm

Washington Times

DAVID R. SANDS: New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze U.S. chess champs
Washington Times
There were some new names at the top and new faces making noise at the just-concluded U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship, which both wrapped up Monday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Florida GM Fabiano ...

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GM So tabla hanggang dulo - Abante Online

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 11:00am

Abante Online

GM So tabla hanggang dulo
Abante Online
Naniguro naman si top seed GM Fabiano Caruana (elo 2795) na hindi siya masasaluhan sa unahan kaya pinagpag nito si IM Akshat Chandra (elo 2477) matapos ang 53 sulungan ng Ruy Lopez. Nakalikom si Caruana ng 8.5 pts. para tanghaling kampeon ...

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Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship - Rappler

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 8:21am

Rappler

Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship
Rappler
So, who was born and raised in the Philippines but changed his federation to the United States in 2014, took second on tiebreak with last year's champion, Hikaru Nakamura, with 7.5 points. They were one point ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who had 8.5 points.

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Șah: Gari Kasparov face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura - AGERPRES

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 7:38am

AGERPRES

Șah: Gari Kasparov face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura
AGERPRES
Gari Kasparov, fostul campion mondial de șah, va face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura, primii trei șahiști din campionatul Statelor Unite ale Americii, într-un turneul demonstrativ, informează site-ul chessbase.com.

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Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Mon, 04/25/2016 - 7:33pm

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
So finished in second place as his final-round draw left him trailing tournament leader and new U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana. So needed a win in Monday's final round and an assist from the last-place, lowest-rated player. He got neither. He went all ...
Coppell teen wins $10K, finishes sixth in US chess championshipDallas Morning News (blog)

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GM SO TUMABLA SA 2ND SPOT - Abante Online

Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:00am

Abante Online

GM SO TUMABLA SA 2ND SPOT
Abante Online
Nagkasya sa draw si Pinoy super grandmaster Wesley So upang manatili sa second spot ng 2016 U.S. Championships sa Saint Louis, USA. Nagkasundo sina No. 3 seed So (elo 2773) at GM Ray Robson (elo 2663) na itabla ang laban matapos ang 35 ...

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Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sun, 04/24/2016 - 9:06pm

Business Insider

Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round
Minneapolis Star Tribune
That player, 16-year-old Akshat Chandra, needs to hold tournament leader Fabiano Caruana to at least a draw in their final-round game for So and Nakamura to climb into a tie for first place — that is if they can win their respective final games.
One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. LouisBusiness Insider

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GM So tumagilid sa draw - Abante Online

Sun, 04/24/2016 - 11:00am

Abante Online

GM So tumagilid sa draw
Abante Online
Nasolo naman ni top seed GM Fabiano Caruana (elo 2795) ang unahan tangan ang pitong puntos matapos manaig kay GM Aleksandr Lenderman (elo 2618) sa 40 moves ng Queen's Gambit Declined. May dalawang rounds pa at kailangan maipanalo lahat ...

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Minnetonka player bunched near top for final rounds at US Chess Championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sat, 04/23/2016 - 6:58pm

Minnetonka player bunched near top for final rounds at US Chess Championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
So is now alone in second place, only a half point behind sole leader Fabiano Caruana, who has 7 points. Two other players are a half point behind So. Players get 1 point for a win and half a point for a draw, so with the top four players bunched so ...

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One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis - Business Insider

Sat, 04/23/2016 - 11:59am

Business Insider

One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis
Business Insider
Three men from the world's top 10 are in the field: US number one and world number three Fabiano Caruana; US number two and world number six Hikaru Nakamura; and US number three and world number 10 Wesley So. Fleshing out the rest of the men's ...

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