2016 Champions Showdown

PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship - The Manila Times

Caruana - Wed, 01/11/2017 - 9:29am

PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship
The Manila Times
GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway is on top with 2840 followed by GM Fabiano Caruana of US (2827) and GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia (2811). Also in the Top 10 are No. 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2796), No. 6 GM Viswanathan Anand of India ...

PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship - The Manila Times

Nakamura - Wed, 01/11/2017 - 9:29am

PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship
The Manila Times
Also in the Top 10 are No. 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2796), No. 6 GM Viswanathan Anand of India (2786), No. 7 GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia and GM Hikaru Nakamura of US (2785 each), No. 9 GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2780), and No.

Pro Chess League - Purple Pawn

Nakamura - Wed, 01/11/2017 - 7:33am

Pro Chess League
Purple Pawn
Today sees the first games of a new Pro Chess League with competitions online by some of the top-rated players in the world, including grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

World Blitz Championship - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Nakamura - Mon, 01/09/2017 - 9:34am

World Blitz Championship
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Daniil Dubov RUS 2724, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2842, Alexander Grischuk RUS 2761, 14.5/21 6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2823, 14.0/21 7-12. Leinier Dominguez Perez CUB 2783, Anton Korobov UKR 2666, Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2754, Viswanathan ...

Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top - http://www.anewdomain.net/

Caruana - Sun, 01/08/2017 - 8:51pm

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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top
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Another young man who has petitioned (and most likely will be allowed) to switch federations is Fabiano Caruana. A dual citizen of Italy and the U.S., Caruana recently and soundly defeated the world's No. 1 GM, Norway's Magnus Carlsen, a 24-year-old ...

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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top - http://www.anewdomain.net/

Nakamura - Sun, 01/08/2017 - 8:51pm

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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top
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1 U.S. GM, 27-year-old Hikaru Nakamura. With a peak rating of 2802, yet another one of the highest ratings ever scored, Nakamura is at this time ranked as the No. 4 player in the world, and was once ranked No. 2. Nakumara is American-born and has been ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 01/07/2017 - 3:41pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Karjakin and Carlsen showed very good form throughout the 21-round event, dominating it till the end. Karjakin lost only one game, to Hikaru Nakamura, and even managed to beat Carlsen in their head-to-head. Carlsen played solid, for blitz that is ...

Chess Could Become India's Global Sport - High on Sports (blog)

Anand - Sat, 01/07/2017 - 2:09am

High on Sports (blog)

Chess Could Become India's Global Sport
High on Sports (blog)
The feats of Leander Paes and Viswanathan Anand remained consigned to the background as the Sachin Tendulkar era loomed large. However, with cricket being confined to a few nations, the quest for superstars who would bring laurels in a truly ...

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Ramesh Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov race to break world record - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 01/06/2017 - 9:29am

The Guardian

Ramesh Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov race to break world record
The Guardian
The opening, a Sicilian Defence Richter Attack, is significant since Karjakin also used it in another decisive game, against Fabiano Caruana in the final round of the 2016 candidates. The result here is effectively settled in a single move when ...

World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship: Vidit Gujarathi shines, Harika, Anand disappoint - Firstpost

Anand - Fri, 01/06/2017 - 2:25am

Firstpost

World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship: Vidit Gujarathi shines, Harika, Anand disappoint
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand finished tenth in the final ranking list. As the five-time World Champion mentioned, “The recovery time for each game is very low at the blitz event. Usually when you lose a game in classical events you have time to recover before ...

Magnus Review - Empire

Anand - Thu, 01/05/2017 - 4:56am

Magnus Review
Empire
Which means there must be a modern Amadeus to be made from his life-story (though Viswanathan Anand, who Carlsen faced for the World Chess Championship title, might have something to say about being given the Salieri role). But for now this insightful, ...

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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 5 - Daily Mail

Topalov - Thu, 01/05/2017 - 1:37am

PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 5
Daily Mail
Former chess world champion Veselin Topalov is not going to take part in tournaments of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the European Chess Union (ECU) unless the leaderships of the two organizations have been replaced, his manager Silvio ...

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Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa - Sportskeeda

Champions Showdown - Wed, 01/04/2017 - 7:52am

Sportskeeda

Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa
Sportskeeda
Apart from winning the Champions Showdown chess tournament held in St. Louis, United States and the Leon Masters Rapid tournament, he didn't have much success. “It was a slightly disappointing end of the year for me, but it's a very tough tournament.

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Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa - Sportskeeda

Anand - Wed, 01/04/2017 - 7:52am

Sportskeeda

Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa
Sportskeeda
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand lauded young Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, earlier on Tuesday at a press conference in Mumbai. The former world chess champion, Anand, heaped praise on the 11-year-old as he said, “He's attracted ...
Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India
Good in theory, devil in detail, Viswanathan Anand on Lodha reformsIndia Today
Viswanathan Anand says he is proud of next generationDaily News & Analysis
Times Now
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Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa - Sportskeeda

Champions Showdown - Wed, 01/04/2017 - 7:52am

Sportskeeda

Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa
Sportskeeda
Apart from winning the Champions Showdown chess tournament held in St. Louis, United States and the Leon Masters Rapid tournament, he didn't have much success. “It was a slightly disappointing end of the year for me, but it's a very tough tournament.

Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa - Sportskeeda

Champions Showdown - Wed, 01/04/2017 - 7:52am

Sportskeeda

Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa
Sportskeeda
Apart from winning the Champions Showdown chess tournament held in St. Louis, United States and the Leon Masters Rapid tournament, he didn't have much success. “It was a slightly disappointing end of the year for me, but it's a very tough tournament.

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