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Aronian, Carlsen draw in Round 2 of Grenke Chess Classic - PanARMENIAN.Net

Anand - Mon, 04/17/2017 - 4:43am

PanARMENIAN.Net

Aronian, Carlsen draw in Round 2 of Grenke Chess Classic
PanARMENIAN.Net
... Vachier-Lagrave (France), Aronian and Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan), who share the 2-6th positions, whileMatthias Blübaum and Georg Meier, both from Germany, share the 7th-8th spots. Former champions include Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand of ...

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Turnee la zi: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Zurich, Riga - Dilema veche

Topalov - Mon, 04/17/2017 - 4:31am

Dilema veche

Turnee la zi: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Zurich, Riga
Dilema veche
... Kramnik, care abia a încheiat Memorialul Korcinoi, Serghei Karjakin, fostul șalanger la titlul mondial, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, cel mai titrat jucător al țării gazdă, Michael Adams (Marea Britanie), Pentala Harikrishna (India) și Veselin Topalov ...

Carlsen Again Spoils At Grenke; Hou Yifan On 2/2 - Chess.com

Caruana - Sun, 04/16/2017 - 5:23pm

Chess.com

Carlsen Again Spoils At Grenke; Hou Yifan On 2/2
Chess.com
For the second day in a row Magnus Carlsen spoilt a promising (in this case winning) position at the Grenke Chess Classic in Karlsruhe. Hou Yifan moved to 2/2, while both Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave bounced back with wins. Hou Yifan ...

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New Breed Of Indian Chess Players To Bring Sport Back On Track - High on Sports (blog)

Anand - Sun, 04/16/2017 - 7:16am

High on Sports (blog)

New Breed Of Indian Chess Players To Bring Sport Back On Track
High on Sports (blog)
During this time, a young tiger from Madras, Viswanathan Anand caught the world by storm. He won the world junior championship, becoming the first Indian in the history of the sport to achieve this feat. He was awarded the first ever Rajiv Gandhi Khel ...

Fil-Am grandmaster Wesley So wins 2017 US Chess Championship - Digital Journal

Nakamura - Sun, 04/16/2017 - 5:22am

Digital Journal

Fil-Am grandmaster Wesley So wins 2017 US Chess Championship
Digital Journal
The Top 6 contestants and their corresponding ranking include: Wesley So (Champion), Alexander Onischuk (No.2), Varuzhan Akobian (No.3), Hikaru Nakamura (No.4), Fabiano Carhuana (No.5) and Yaroslav Zherebukh (No.6). So won the coveted title after ...

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Grenke Classic: Caruana, MVL Drop Below 2800 - Chess.com

Caruana - Sat, 04/15/2017 - 5:52pm

Chess.com

Grenke Classic: Caruana, MVL Drop Below 2800
Chess.com
Both Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave dropped below 2800 in the live ratings today. In round one of the Grenke Chess Classic Caruana lost to Hou Yifan, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was defeated by Arkadij Naiditsch. Sporting glasses ...
Grenke Open draws 1202 betsPhilippine Star

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Nakamura, Svidler Lead After Fighting Chess In Zurich - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sat, 04/15/2017 - 3:41pm

Chess.com

Nakamura, Svidler Lead After Fighting Chess In Zurich
Chess.com
If one prerequisite to a great sporting event means the lead changing hands several times, then the 2017 Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge is for you. Consider: After the opening round, GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Vladimir Kramnik led. One more round ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 04/15/2017 - 1:41pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Onischuk had one of his best results in many years and well deserved his $35,000 second-place prize. Akobian, who with just a draw would have joined So and Onischuk, lost to Hikaru Nakamura. Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana were very much out of form, ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 04/15/2017 - 1:41pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
One of the most confusing and puzzling US Championships is over, with one expected winner and one a surprise. Wesley So, forced to a tie-breaking duel with Alexander Onischuk, managed to win the first rapid game, and then hold on in the second to ...

Grenke Open draws 1202 bets - Philippine Star

Caruana - Sat, 04/15/2017 - 1:20pm

Grenke Open draws 1202 bets
Philippine Star
The Grenke Super GM Classic in Germany was another major tournament in the year's second quarter. The entry list had Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen, world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana (USA), Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, ranked fifth in ...

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La china Hou Yifan vence al número tres del mundo Caruana - W Radio

Caruana - Sat, 04/15/2017 - 12:28pm

La china Hou Yifan vence al número tres del mundo Caruana
W Radio
La jugadora china Hou Yifan, líder del ránking mundial femenino, ha derrotado en el torneo Grenke Classic de Karlsruhe (Alemania) al número tres de la lista mundial masculina, el estadounidense Fabiano Caruana, en la primera ronda. En el mismo torneo ...

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Four Way Race In Zurich After Svidler Beats Nakamura - Chess.com

Nakamura - Fri, 04/14/2017 - 3:39pm

Chess.com

Four Way Race In Zurich After Svidler Beats Nakamura
Chess.com
Everything looked primed for GM Hikaru Nakamura to jump out to sole first place at the end of the second day of "new classical" games at the Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge. Then GM Peter Svidler interjected. He had not defeated the American in more ...

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Wesley So wins US chess title despite struggling to break down opponents - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 04/14/2017 - 10:15am

The Guardian

Wesley So wins US chess title despite struggling to break down opponents
The Guardian
The veteran 41-year-old Alexander Onischuk caught So in the final round to force a speed chess tie-break, and there was a bunch finish with the top five players (of 12) covered by just half a point: So and Onischuk 7, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura ...

Wesley So wins US chess title despite struggling to break down opponents - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 04/14/2017 - 10:15am

The Guardian

Wesley So wins US chess title despite struggling to break down opponents
The Guardian
The veteran 41-year-old Alexander Onischuk caught So in the final round to force a speed chess tie-break, and there was a bunch finish with the top five players (of 12) covered by just half a point: So and Onischuk 7, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura ...

Aronian to compete with Georg Meier in Round 1 of Grenke Chess Classic - Mediamax.am

Caruana - Fri, 04/14/2017 - 5:00am

Aronian to compete with Georg Meier in Round 1 of Grenke Chess Classic
Mediamax.am
Levon Aronian will represent Armenia in this tournament. The competitors of Aronian are Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrav, Arkadi Naydich, Hou Yifan, Matthias Bluebaum and Georg Meier. Aronian will compete with Meier in Round ...

Kramnik, Nakamura Early Leaders In Zurich's 'New Classical' - Chess.com

Anand - Thu, 04/13/2017 - 4:38pm

Chess.com

Kramnik, Nakamura Early Leaders In Zurich's 'New Classical'
Chess.com
GM Viswanathan Anand outdid GM Garry Kasparov today. He put his watch back on before the game even began, but that turned out to be premature. Nakamura kept up his winning ways from the opening blitz. He beat the lone Swiss player GM Yannick ...

Kramnik, Nakamura Early Leaders In Zurich's 'New Classical' - Chess.com

Nakamura - Thu, 04/13/2017 - 4:38pm

Chess.com

Kramnik, Nakamura Early Leaders In Zurich's 'New Classical'
Chess.com
Both GMs Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura won in the opening round of the 45+30 time control at the 2017 Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge. There really should have been three winners, but somehow GM Peter Svidler found an antidote to neutralize ...

Chess Psychology: Brings Out Best Of Physical, Mental Ability - High on Sports (blog)

Anand - Thu, 04/13/2017 - 7:58am

High on Sports (blog)

Chess Psychology: Brings Out Best Of Physical, Mental Ability
High on Sports (blog)
Even the present day players like Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, and others take to different forms of physical activity to keep in shape for their matches. Each tournament lasts for close to two weeks and sometimes even three. The present world ...

On Chess: 2017 US Chess Championships crown victors, Wesley So and Sabina Foisor - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 04/13/2017 - 5:08am

On Chess: 2017 US Chess Championships crown victors, Wesley So and Sabina Foisor
St. Louis Public Radio
Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. These are the three names on everybody's lips during pre-tournament predictions. The big three have dominated the scene for such a long time that it would have been difficult to pick any of the others to ...

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On Chess: 2017 US Chess Championships crown victors, Wesley So and Sabina Foisor - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 04/13/2017 - 5:08am

On Chess: 2017 US Chess Championships crown victors, Wesley So and Sabina Foisor
St. Louis Public Radio
Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. These are the three names on everybody's lips during pre-tournament predictions. The big three have dominated the scene for such a long time that it would have been difficult to pick any of the others to ...

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