2016 Champions Showdown

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
The 23-year-old So, now ranked second in the world behind only Carlsen, appears to have leapfrogged his two American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, to emerge as a prime candidate to challenge the Norwegian for the world crown in ...

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
The 23-year-old So, now ranked second in the world behind only Carlsen, appears to have leapfrogged his two American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, to emerge as a prime candidate to challenge the Norwegian for the world crown in ...

Rules star-studded Tata with final round win Wesley ranks world No. 2
Philippine Star
2 GM Fabiano Caruana (2816.) and closer to Carlsen (2838.3). Sportshub ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1. Holding to a 0.5 lead over three pursuers, including Carlsen, Aronian and Wei, heading to the final round, So pounced on what ...
Minnetonka chess player ranked No. 2 in world after latest super tournament winMinneapolis Star Tribune
WESLEY SO WINS WORLD'S STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENTPhilBoxing.com
So wins Tata Steel chess crown, climbs to no. 2 in world rankingsThe Standard

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When the Australian Open match led Viswanathan Anand to pitch for a proposal
Economic Times
Nerve-racking moments from the Australian Open are still buzzing in tennis fans' minds. And as Roger Federer lifted the cup as the new champion, his comment on tennis not having draws had another champ, Viswanathan Anand, pitch for a proposal.

Youngsters should know history of Indian sport: Sachin
Gulf Times
... has Brazilian football legend Pele's 1970 World Cup-winning shirt, the 2010 World Cup match football, India's first Test cricket captain CK Nayudu's Allahabad Bank passbook with a bank balance of Rs 346, and chess ace Viswanathan Anand's used board ...

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Şahul şi criza refugiaţilor
Dilema veche
Un alt şahist american de top are un nume care îi trădează originea fără ezitare: Hikaru Nakamura. Ca să nu mai zic de fostul campion mondial Anand, care se mutase la un moment dat din India natală în Spania. Cele mai recente ravagii ale refugiaţilor ...

Minnetonka chess player ranked No. 2 in world after latest super tournament win
Minneapolis Star Tribune
2 spot in the world rankings and is now the top U.S. player, moving ahead of fellow American Fabiano Caruana, who lost Sunday in a separate tournament in Gibraltar and slipped below So in the rankings. During his string of super tournament victories, ...
So wins Tata Steel chess crown, climbs to no. 2 in world rankingsThe Standard

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India's first sports museum opens, hosts Sachin Tendulkar glove, Lionel Messi shoe, Didier Drogba Chelsea jersey
Financial Express
... by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, the Chelsea jersey of Didier Drogba, which he wore during his team's 2012 Champions League triumph, a chess board signed by Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, football legend Pele's 1970 Brazil jersey ...

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So wins Tata Steel chess crown, climbs to no. 2 in world rankings
The Standard
Because of his title conquest, So has unofficially dislodged Fabiano Caruana for the world no. 2 ranking with an ELO rating of 2822. His current official ELO rating is 2808. On other hand, Carlsen is still at no. 1 spot. “I set up my goals to win this ...

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Sachin Tendulkar's gloves, Messi's boot and more at India's first sports museum
Hindustan Times
The gloves which Sachin Tendulkar wore while scoring his 100th hundred, a boot owned by Lionel Messi, a Chelsea shirt of the 2012 Champions League winning team member Didier Drogba, a chess board signed by Viswanathan Anand, Pele's 1970 Brazil ...
Sachin wants youngsters to know history of Indian sportCanIndia News

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MLK Day chess tournament top prizes, Aronian's brilliancy
AL.com
In the Masters Section, 255 players from around the world are playing, including American champion and world number two Fabiano Caruana, former U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura, world number 5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, France, and World Rapid ...

MLK Day chess tournament top prizes, Aronian's brilliancy
AL.com
In the Masters Section, 255 players from around the world are playing, including American champion and world number two Fabiano Caruana, former U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura, world number 5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, France, and World Rapid ...

Veteran of the chequered board
The New Indian Express
He became a chess grandmaster at a very young age and is likely to rule the chessboards for several more years.” The chess historian also has some advice for former world champion and Indian chess sensation Viswanathan Anand. “Age is not on his side.

Magnus Carlsen blunders at Wijk and puts world No1 ranking under threat
The Guardian
Carlsen plays the two final rounds at Wijk while the world No2, Fabiano Caruana, is in action at Tradewise Gibraltar – the most important Open on the European calendar. The world No3, Wesley So, was half a point clear at Wijk after round 11 of 13 and ...

Chief Minister visits Chess Festival
GBC News
Mr Picardo thanked all the competitors for being in Gibraltar. The Chief Minister met with the World Number 2 Fabiano Caruana, as well as the Festival organisers and was also interviewed by International Master Jovanka Houska, which was live streamed ...

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Huffington Post | No one deserves a Bharat Ratna more than Viswanathan Anand
SportsCafe
Shrinjan Rajkumar asks why despite being considered among some of the greatest players to ever play the game of chess, Viswanathan Anand has not been seriously considered for the Bharat Ratna. Rajkumar then goes on to address Narendra Modi and ...

Веселин Топалов: Крамник е надценен, като Мерил Стрийп
Блиц
Бившият световен шампион Веселин Топалов направи реми за 35 хода срещу слабо известния французин Жан-Ноел Риф във II кръг на шахматния фестивал в Гибралтар, а след това изнесе лекция. Темата бе "Грешките в ситуации, в които ...

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So increases distance from Carlsen, 4 others
Inquirer.net
... to a personal-best 2820.1, seventh highest ever in history and good for world No. 3, as he closed in on No. 2 Fabiano Caruana (2824). The 14-man single round-robin tournament took its last break Thursday and will resume Friday with So battling ...

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