2016 Champions Showdown

Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to Play in Tournament of Champs in St. Louis - India West

Caruana - Tue, 11/08/2016 - 6:24pm

India West

Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to Play in Tournament of Champs in St. Louis
India West
14 as part of the tournament of champions. Among the participants are Viswanathan Anand (second from right) of India, as well as Veselin Topalov, of Bulgaria, and Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura (left to right) of the U.S. (uschesschamps.com photo).

Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to Play in Tournament of Champs in St. Louis - India West

Nakamura - Tue, 11/08/2016 - 6:24pm

India West

Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to Play in Tournament of Champs in St. Louis
India West
14 as part of the tournament of champions. Among the participants are Viswanathan Anand (second from right) of India, as well as Veselin Topalov, of Bulgaria, and Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura (left to right) of the U.S. (uschesschamps.com photo).

Challenge before GM Harikrishna is to retain ranking: Chess experts - Business Standard

Caruana - Tue, 11/08/2016 - 12:45am

Challenge before GM Harikrishna is to retain ranking: Chess experts
Business Standard
As per the FIDE list only four players -- World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen (2,853), GM Fabiano Caruana (2,823), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2,811) and Vladimir Kramnik (2,810) -- are in the 2,800 ELO points club. "Once Harikrishna breaks into the 2800 ...

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Chess Grandmaster P Hariskrishna, the second Indian to join Viswanathan Anand in worlds top 10 list - Catch News

Anand - Mon, 11/07/2016 - 2:58am

Catch News

Chess Grandmaster P Hariskrishna, the second Indian to join Viswanathan Anand in worlds top 10 list
Catch News
Harikrishna is only the second Indian to find a place in the top 10, after the seventh-place holder and Indian chess legend, Viswanathan Anand - who has 2,779 points. This is the first time in Indian chess history that two Indian players have found ...
Chess: Grandmaster Harikrishna joins Viswanathan Anand in international top ten listScroll.in
Grandmaster Harikrishna Does Us Proud, Becomes Second Indian To Break Into World Top 10 Chess RankingsTimes of India

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Will Carlsen remain top gun? - Stabroek News

Topalov - Sun, 11/06/2016 - 1:12am

Telegraph.co.uk

Will Carlsen remain top gun?
Stabroek News
They included his countryman Peter Svidler; America's finest, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura; India's Anand; Armenia's Levon Aronian; the Netherlands' Anish Giri and Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov. A week ago, Carlsen boosted his chances of ...
King of chess Magnus Carlsen fears being a pawn in hackers' gameTelegraph.co.uk
The World Chess Championship comes to New York City 11—30 November 2016 | World ChessWorld Chess

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Will Carlsen remain top gun? - Stabroek News

Caruana - Sun, 11/06/2016 - 1:12am

Will Carlsen remain top gun?
Stabroek News
Karjakin had bested an elite group of grandmasters in the March 2016 Candidates tournament. They included his countryman Peter Svidler; America's finest, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura; India's Anand; Armenia's Levon Aronian; the Netherlands' ...

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King of chess Magnus Carlsen calls in Microsoft to fight off Russian hackers - Telegraph.co.uk

Nakamura - Sat, 11/05/2016 - 2:13pm

Telegraph.co.uk

King of chess Magnus Carlsen calls in Microsoft to fight off Russian hackers
Telegraph.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen, the reigning king of chess, has called on Microsoft for help as fears grow Russian hackers will target him before next week's World Championship. The man dubbed the "Mozart of chess" has spent months using high-powered chess ...

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Magnus greatest for 5th year in row - Philippine Star

Caruana - Sat, 11/05/2016 - 2:04pm

Magnus greatest for 5th year in row
Philippine Star
1 for the fifth year running. Carlsen did not play a single game for the period, and his rating remained high at 2853. Fabiano Caruana, the current US champion, moved up one notch to No. 2 with 2823, replacing Russian Vladimir Kramnik, who fell to ...

Magnus greatest for 5th year in row - Philippine Star

Nakamura - Sat, 11/05/2016 - 2:04pm

Magnus greatest for 5th year in row
Philippine Star
The FIDE has released its Nov. 2016 world rankings, and reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway was again the world's No. 1 for the fifth year running. Carlsen did not play a single game for the period, and his rating remained high at 2853.

Magnus Carlsen defned World Chess Championship in New York ... - Business Insider

Caruana - Fri, 11/04/2016 - 3:47pm

Business Insider

Magnus Carlsen defned World Chess Championship in New York ...
Business Insider
Current World Chess Champion Magus Carlsen of Norway will defend his title against a new challenger, Russia's Sergey Karjakin, in New York City starting on ...

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Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City - Business Insider

Anand - Fri, 11/04/2016 - 3:22pm

Business Insider

Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City
Business Insider
It's the first time a championship has been contested in New York since 1995, when then World Champion Garry Kasparov took on Viswanathan Anand. Kasparov won that match, which was held under the auspices of the Profesional Chess Association, ...

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Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City - Business Insider

Nakamura - Fri, 11/04/2016 - 3:22pm

Business Insider

Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City
Business Insider
The big disappointment for the United States this time around is that in the 2016 Candidates Tournament, held to determine Carlsen's opponent for the WCC, not one but two Americans were in the running: Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. Caruana ...
Vishy Anand, world champion before Magnus Carlsen, loses in CorsicaThe Guardian

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Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City - Business Insider

Caruana - Fri, 11/04/2016 - 3:22pm

Business Insider

Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City
Business Insider
The big disappointment for the United States this time around is that in the 2016 Candidates Tournament, held to determine Carlsen's opponent for the WCC, not one but two Americans were in the running: Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. Caruana ...

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Vishy Anand, world champion before Magnus Carlsen, loses in Corsica - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 11/04/2016 - 1:35pm

The Guardian

Vishy Anand, world champion before Magnus Carlsen, loses in Corsica
The Guardian
Soon 6 Nb3 was used by Hikaru Nakamura (twice) against Vachier-Lagrave in the Brussels leg of the Grand Tour, by Wei Yi in the Chinese League and by Alexander Grischuk in his silver-medal winning game in the final round of the Russian championship.

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Adaptability is Magnus Carlsen's main strength: Viswanathan Anand - Times of India

Anand - Fri, 11/04/2016 - 8:34am

Times of India

Adaptability is Magnus Carlsen's main strength: Viswanathan Anand
Times of India
CHENNAI: When the FIDE World Chess Championship final featuring defending champion Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin commences from November 11 in New York, it will be a departure from the past. For the first time in about a decade, India's ...
Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York CityBusiness Insider

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Magnus Carlsen a product of computer age, says Viswanathan Anand - Hindustan Times

Anand - Thu, 11/03/2016 - 12:12pm

Hindustan Times

Magnus Carlsen a product of computer age, says Viswanathan Anand
Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand was on top of the chess world for five years. From 2007 to 2012, he was the undisputed king, be it his demolition of Russian Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, win over Bulgaria's Vaselin Topalov in 2010 or the clash with Boris Gelfand in ...
Here's what world's best chess player Magnus Carlsen was like as a kidBusiness Insider

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On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

Champions Showdown - Wed, 11/02/2016 - 10:06pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
With four of the best players in the world, the Champions Showdown is surely going to be an event you don't want to miss. Be sure to come by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for a dose of chess entertainment in this clash between the ...
Champions Showdown Fit for KingsPR Newswire (press release)

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On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

Topalov - Wed, 11/02/2016 - 10:06pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: The brightest minds in the chess world showdown in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
Veselin Topalov is the flashiest contender, and the organizers have definitely taken into account his entertaining playing style when inviting him to this year's event. During his peak, Topalov dominated the chess world holding the World Championship ...
Champions Showdown Fit for KingsPR Newswire (press release)

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