2016 Champions Showdown

Sergey Karjakin draws first blood with Game 8 win over Magnus Carlsen in world title chess match - Washington Times

Caruana - Tue, 11/22/2016 - 1:39pm

Sergey Karjakin draws first blood with Game 8 win over Magnus Carlsen in world title chess match
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(GM Fabiano Caruana said here that White's game may for all practical purposes be beyond salvation, but Carlsen could have tried 52. Qa6!, as Black dare not risk 52…Qc3 53. Qa7+ Nf7 54. h4 Qb2 55. e5 a2? 56. e6! and the extra queen will not protect ...

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Levon Aronian to Finish 3rd at Tal ... - NDTVSports.com

Anand - Tue, 11/22/2016 - 4:36am

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Levon Aronian to Finish 3rd at Tal ...
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The game with Levon Aronian was a tense affair wherein both players could claim to be slightly superior at some point in the game. However the Italian opening ...

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Levon Aronian to Finish 3rd at Tal Memorial - NDTVSports.com

Champions Showdown - Tue, 11/22/2016 - 4:36am

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Levon Aronian to Finish 3rd at Tal Memorial
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Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand split the point with Levon Aronian of Armenia and finished joint third after the conclusion of the 10th Tal memorial chess tournament in Moscow on Friday. It turned out to be a mixed event for Anand although ...

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com

Anand - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
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Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Holland's Anish Giri but bowed out of contention for a ticket to the World Championship after the 13th and penultimate round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here. (Candidates Chess: Viswanathan ...

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com

Topalov - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).

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Rio Olympics Bound Athletes Should be The Focus: Viswanathan Anand - NDTVSports.com

Anand - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Rio Olympics Bound Athletes Should be The Focus: Viswanathan Anand
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At a time the sporting fraternity is divided over Salman Khan becoming brand ambassador for the Indian contingent at the upcoming Olympics, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday said that the focus should be to address the needs ...

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Viswanathan Anand takes a break from chess - NDTVSports.com

Anand - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

Viswanathan Anand takes a break from chess
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Having set up a world championship rematch against Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand looks like he had fun shooting at a range in Russia. The five-time world champion also went on a sleigh ride, after winning the Candidates tournament, in what was a ...

Viswanathan Anand Honoured With Doctorate by IIT Kanpur - NDTVSports.com

Anand - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Viswanathan Anand Honoured With Doctorate by IIT Kanpur
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Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was conferred the "Honoris Causa" Doctor of Science by Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) during its 49th convocation ceremony in Kanpur. The 46-year-old Anand was bestowed with the degree by NITI aayog ...

Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com

Caruana - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com

Nakamura - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).

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Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws - FiveThirtyEight

Anand - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 9:05am

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Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws
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Thanks to this series of draws, he improved his world ranking from ninth to seventh in the ratings, leapfrogging the American Hikaru Nakamura and former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India. At least Sunday's opening offered something new.
No country for old men- The New Indian ExpressThe New Indian Express
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World Chess Championship: Carlsen and Karjakin play out seventh straight drawWION
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Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws - FiveThirtyEight

Nakamura - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 9:05am

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Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws
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Thanks to this series of draws, he improved his world ranking from ninth to seventh in the ratings, leapfrogging the American Hikaru Nakamura and former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India. At least Sunday's opening offered something new.
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times

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Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana - Chessbase News

Caruana - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 2:00am
Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana  Chessbase News

Karjakin takes the lead - 3.5-4.5 for the challenger after eight rounds! Carlsen is shocked and can't attend the press conference after a game like a rollercoaster ...

Weekly chess column - The Boston Globe

Champions Showdown - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 6:56pm

Weekly chess column
The Boston Globe
... Chess Club's “Showdown in St. Louis” event. It features a Tal-like sacrifice by Veselin Topalov, who decided that instead of defending a worse position, a pawn down, he would enter the dimension where 2+2=5. 2016 Champions Showdown, St. Louis, Mo.

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Topalov - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 6:56pm

Weekly chess column
The Boston Globe
It features a Tal-like sacrifice by Veselin Topalov, who decided that instead of defending a worse position, a pawn down, he would enter the dimension where 2+2=5. 2016 Champions Showdown, St. Louis, Mo. Veselin Topalov (2760) — Fabiano Caruana ...

Weekly chess column - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 6:56pm

Weekly chess column
The Boston Globe
Veselin Topalov (2760) — Fabiano Caruana (2823). 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 The Vienna line in the Ragozin Defense to the Queen's Gambit. 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 A well-known gambit here. 6…Nxe4 7.0–0 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd6 8...Bxc3 is well known to ...

Η κίνηση που τρέλανε τα κομπιούτερ! - Η Αυγή

Champions Showdown - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 11:13am

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Η κίνηση που τρέλανε τα κομπιούτερ!
Η Αυγή
Ο αγώνας παίχτηκε στο συναρπαστικό Champions Showdown chess του Σεν Λούις των ΗΠΑ. Πρώτευσε ο Ανάντ (Ινδία, 2779) με 15 βαθμούς και ακολούθησαν ο Νακαμούρα (ΗΠΑ, 2779) με 14, ο Καρουάνα (ΗΠΑ, 2823) με 11 και ο Τοπάλοβ (Βουλγαρία, 2760) ...

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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Champions Showdown - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 4:06am

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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
His words are true to any sport, as Viswanathan Anand proved yet again with his splendid showing at the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis (United States). That he beat ... I played the best chess overall and didn't make many mistakes. The ones ...

Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Anand - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 4:06am

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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
His words are true to any sport, as Viswanathan Anand proved yet again with his splendid showing at the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis (United States). That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano ...

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