2016 Champions Showdown

London Chess Classic: Is the Viswanathan Anand era coming to an end?
Firstpost
The London Chess Classic came to an end on Sunday with the Filipino-turned-American grandmaster Wesley So winning not only the tournament, but also the Grand Chess Tour 2016. Viswanathan Anand drew his last round game against Vladimir Kramnik ...
Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov; joint third nowTimes of India
Viswanathan Anand escapes with draw against Anish Giri in London ...Hindustan Times
Anand scores over TopalovThe Hindu
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Viswanathan Anand beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in London Chess Classic
AsianetIndia
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand came up with another resourceful preparation to beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eighth and penultimate round of the London Chess Classic, a part of the Grand Chess Tour, on Monday. Anand continued to ...
Anand scores over TopalovThe Hindu
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand crushes Veselin Topalov with another 'novelty'Firstpost
Armenia's Levon Aronian loses final round of London Chess ClassicPanARMENIAN.Net
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London Chess Classic: Anand Beats Topalov; Joint Third Now
News18
London: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand came up with another resourceful preparation to beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eighth and penultimate round of the London Chess Classic, a part of the Grand Chess Tour, on Monday.
Anand ties for third spot; Wesley So wins titleThe Hindu
Armenia's Levon Aronian loses final round of London Chess ClassicPanARMENIAN.Net
So draws praise from KasparovTempo
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Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
Madison City Chess League's recent Queen's Quest chess tournament, held at the Mill Creek Elementary School, Madison, set a record turnout for the annual event. Over the last couple of weekends, chess tournaments have been held around the state ...

Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
In another game at the Olympiad, Jobava played 'Veresov's cousin' against former world champion Veselin Topalov: 3...e6 4.Nb5 Na6 5.a3 c6 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.e3 Nc7 8.Nf3 Bxf4 9.exf4 Qd6 10.Ne5 followed by Qf3, with a rich position well suited to Jobava's style.

Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
Playing in the London Classic were three former world champions, the top three American players including current U.S. Champion and world number two, Fabiano Caruana, and several other of the world's chess elite. Finishing in a strong second place at ...

I should be back to my best by January end: Saina
Chandigarh Tribune
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eighth and penultimate round of the London Chess Classic here today. Anand continued to be amongst the best-prepared players in the tournament, especially with the black ...

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I should be back to my best by January end: Saina
Chandigarh Tribune
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eighth and penultimate round of the London Chess Classic here today. Anand continued to be amongst the best-prepared players in the tournament, especially with the black ...

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Anand scores over Topalov
The Hindu
Viswanathan Anand produced a 'novelty' and scored over Veselin Topalov in the eighth and penultimate round of the London Chess Classic here on Saturday. The victory took Anand's tally to 4.5 points and kept him in the joint-third spot with Vladimir ...

Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov; joint third now
Times of India
LONDON: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand came up with another resourceful preparation to beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eighth and penultimate round of the London Chess Classic, a part of the Grand Chess Tour, here on Sunday.
Anand scores over TopalovThe Hindu
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand crushes Veselin Topalov with another 'novelty'Firstpost
Armenia's Levon Aronian loses final round of London Chess ClassicPanARMENIAN.Net
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Anand beats Topalov; Joint third now
Business Standard
Veselin Topalov is in free fall, and his opponents know that if they can keep things complex on the chessboard there's every chance he'll crumble again. The eighth round was another one of sorts wherein Anand came up with a starting 12th move found by ...
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian, slips to joint 5thFirstpost

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London Chess Classic: Anand scores over Topalov
Sportstarlive
Eighth round: Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1) lost to Viswanathan Anand (4.5); Fabiano Caruana (US, 5) drew with Wesley So (US, 5.5); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 4.5) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 4); Hikaru Nakamura (US, 4.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 4); Maxime ...
So bags P5 M in LondonManila Bulletin
Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov; joint third nowTimes of India
So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titlesThe Standard
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London Chess Classic: Anand scores over Topalov
Sportstarlive
The victory took Anand's tally to 4.5 points and kept him in the joint third-spot with Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura. Front-runner Wesley So (5.5), who drew with second-placed Fabiano Caruana (5), took his half-a-point lead into the final round.
So shows great form at London Chess ClassicStabroek News
So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titlesThe Standard
London Chess Classic Round 7: Aronian draws with Anand ...PanARMENIAN.Net
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So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titles
The Standard
WESLEY So drew with American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in 37 moves of a Ruy Lopez Opening to zero in on the 2016 London Chess Classic title at the Olympia Conference Centre in West Kensington. So's game with Caruana turned into a draw after ...
London Chess Classic: Anand scores over TopalovSportstarlive
Anand draws with AronianThe Hindu
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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand crushes Veselin Topalov with another 'novelty'
Firstpost
Veselin Topalov was born in 1975. He became the FIDE World Champion in 2005 by winning the Round-robin tournament in San Luis. For many years he was considered as one of the best players in the world. It's true that his form has been declining in ...
Viswanathan Anand beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in London Chess ClassicAsianetIndia

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand crushes Veselin Topalov with another 'novelty'
Firstpost
Veselin Topalov was born in 1975. He became the FIDE World Champion in 2005 by winning the Round-robin tournament in San Luis. For many years he was considered as one of the best players in the world. It's true that his form has been declining in ...
Anand draws with AronianThe Hindu
So shows great form at London Chess ClassicStabroek News
London Chess Classic | Anand plays out yet another draw to remain joint-fifthSportsCafe

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