2016 Champions Showdown

Turnee la zi: Gibraltar 2017 - Dilema veche

Topalov - Mon, 02/06/2017 - 4:48am

Dilema veche

Turnee la zi: Gibraltar 2017
Dilema veche
Îi menţionez doar pe cîţiva dintre participanţi: Fabiano Caruana (SUA), numărul doi mondial; Veselin Topalov, fostul campion mondial din Bulgaria; Boris Gelfand (Israel), fost șalanger la titlul mondial; un gentlemen get-beget care însă la masa joc ...

Black and whites: Yuzvendra Chahal and the many connections between cricket and chess - Firstpost

Anand - Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:28am

Firstpost

Black and whites: Yuzvendra Chahal and the many connections between cricket and chess
Firstpost
Unsurprisingly India's first ever Grandmaster and former world champion, Viswanathan Anand, also has his connections to cricket. He once waded into the debate over Tendulkar playing into his forties, saying the batsman should carry on “as long as he ...

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Joop van Oosterom 1937-2016 - Chess.com

Topalov - Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:00am
Joop van Oosterom 1937-2016  Chess.com

Former Correspondence Chess World Champion and the man behind the famous Melody Amber tournaments Joop van Oosterom died at the end of last year.

An American Champion - Huffington Post

Caruana - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:47pm

Huffington Post

An American Champion
Huffington Post
The victorious United States team was led by a trio of stars – Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who all rank in the top six in the world. The three of them pose a real threat to dethrone Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and to ...

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An American Champion - Huffington Post

Nakamura - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:47pm

Huffington Post

An American Champion
Huffington Post
The victorious United States team was led by a trio of stars – Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who all rank in the top six in the world. The three of them pose a real threat to dethrone Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and to ...

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Viswanathan Anand opens up on hijab controversy - Sportswallah (press release) (blog)

Anand - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 9:33am

Sportswallah (press release) (blog)

Viswanathan Anand opens up on hijab controversy
Sportswallah (press release) (blog)
Former world No.1 Viswanathan Anand came up with his own views on the compulsory hijab rule. While talking to India Today, Anand said, “My initial take was it should be up to the women themselves how uncomfortable they feel. But having seen that a lot ...

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - The Standard

Anand - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:49am

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games
The Standard
So is ahead of Vladimir Kramnik (2811), Maxine Vachier Lagrave (2796) and Viswanathan Anand (2786). The Cavite-born So said he felt great after finishing ahead of Carlsen in the Tata Steel competition. “It's a huge thing to finish ahead of Magnus. He's ...

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So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - The Standard

Caruana - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:49am

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games
The Standard
2 Fabiano Caruana with his ELO rating of 2822. Carlsen has an ELO of 2838 at the end of the Tata Steel chessfest, while Caruana has 2827. He gained 51 points over the last six months. The 23-year-old So earned his points from his Tata Steel campaign ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 02/04/2017 - 4:11pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Not only did he win first prize, he also gained enough rating points to vault him into the world's second rating spot with 2822, just 16 points behind Magnus Carlsen and about 2 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who is currently struggling at the ...

Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game' - Gibraltar Chronicle

Nakamura - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 11:46pm

Deadspin

Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game'
Gibraltar Chronicle
GM Hikaru Nakamura became the Gibraltar Champion for the third consecutive year, and the top woman's prize went to Ju Wenjun from China. 20 17, said the Chief Minister had been the strongest tournament yet, and the strongest open in the history of the ...
Leonard Barden on Chess | Sport | The GuardianThe Guardian

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Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game' - Gibraltar Chronicle

Topalov - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 11:45pm

Gibraltar Chronicle

Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game'
Gibraltar Chronicle
Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia presented the Best Game, the Gibraltar Government prize, which went to Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria. Meanwhile this weekend sees the Gibraltar Junior Championship Tournament. The 2017 edition will be held this ...
Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairingsThe Guardian

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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Topalov - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
There was another world title default when Vlad Kramnik stayed away from a game against Veselin Topalov during their 2006 Toiletgate dispute. Hou's action led to a fierce online debate where some argued that the pairings must have been tweaked for her ...

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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
Another notable English success was Nigel Short's win over Fabiano Caruana which demoted the US champion from world No2 to No3. This was Nakamura's fastest win at Gibraltar. His opponent, a Hungarian talent, beat Anand last year but seems overawed ...

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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
The Tradewise Gibraltar Open, in which Hikaru Nakamura, the world No6, won for the third year running by defeating Spanish and Chinese rivals in a speed play-off after the trio tied with 8/10, was overhadowed by the controversial action of the women's ...

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Meet Kanishka Gupta, a top deal maker in the Indian publishing world - The News Minute

Anand - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 5:44am

The News Minute

Meet Kanishka Gupta, a top deal maker in the Indian publishing world
The News Minute
The deals made include chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani, Aamir Khan's nutritionist Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar and celebrated anti-acid activist Reshma Qureshi. Other memorable non-fiction ...

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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Topalov - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 2:00am
Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings  The Guardian

Hou Yifan, the women's world champion, unhappy at being matched against women in seven of the 10 rounds in Gibraltar, handed victory to Babu Lalith after ...

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

Chess.com

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
Chess.com
It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

Chess.com

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
Chess.com
It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

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