2016 Champions Showdown

Magnus Carlsen defeats Sergey Karjakin to retain World Chess Championship – as it happened - The Guardian

Topalov - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:00pm

The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen defeats Sergey Karjakin to retain World Chess Championship – as it happened
The Guardian
The tie-breaker was first used in the 2006 showdown between Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Russia's Vladimir Kramnik, which saw Kramnik prevail after four rapid games. It happened again in 2012 when Vishy Anand of India retained his title against Boris ...
The World Chess Championship Is Going Into OvertimeFiveThirtyEight
CARLSEN, KARJAKIN IN SHOOTOUT AFTER DRAWPune Mirror
Chess: Carlsen and Karjakin to square off in "stupid" tiebreak to determine World ChampionTheSportsCampus.com
Insidethegames.biz -Hindustan Times -Firstpost
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World chess battle heads for tiebreak endgame - Yahoo Finance

Nakamura - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 11:42am

Yahoo Finance

World chess battle heads for tiebreak endgame
Yahoo Finance
The Norwegian, who turns 26 on Wednesday, has played several blitz tournaments this year, beating US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in one in October. But he has occasionally shown flashes of losing his cool, as when he slammed the door of the press ...
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbatsHindustan Times
The World Chess Championship comes to New York City 11—30 November 2016 | World ChessWorld Chess

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World chess battle heads into tiebreak endgame - Daily Mail

Nakamura - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 11:37am

Daily Mail

World chess battle heads into tiebreak endgame
Daily Mail
The Norwegian, who turns 26 on Wednesday, has played several blitz tournaments this year, beating US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in one in October. But he has occasionally shown flashes of losing his cool, as when he slammed the door of the press ...
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbatsHindustan Times

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The Cold War is over, now the battle begins: what you need to know about tonight's big chess match - Telegraph.co.uk

Nakamura - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:12am

Telegraph.co.uk

The Cold War is over, now the battle begins: what you need to know about tonight's big chess match
Telegraph.co.uk
Carlsen has played several blitz tournaments this year, beating US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in one in October. But he has occasionally shown flashes of losing his cool, as when he slammed the door of the press room after defeat in the eighth round, ...
World chess battle heads into tiebreak endgameDaily Mail
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbatsHindustan Times

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Carlsen is stressed, afraid of losing world chess crown: Ex-champ Karpov - Sportskeeda

Topalov - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 2:00am
Carlsen is stressed, afraid of losing world chess crown: Ex-champ Karpov  Sportskeeda

New York, Nov 30 (IANS) Reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen is not afraid of his Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin but is fearful of losing his ...

Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karajkin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbats - Hindustan Times

Caruana - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:05am

Hindustan Times

Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karajkin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbats
Hindustan Times
He has brushed aside legends like Viswanathan Anand and modern chess masters like Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura. His achievements make him one of the modern-day greats of world chess. However, in the ongoing world chess championship ...
Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; can Sergey Karjakin have last laugh?Firstpost

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Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karajkin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbats - Hindustan Times

Nakamura - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:05am

Hindustan Times

Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karajkin: World Chess Championship tie earns brickbats
Hindustan Times
He has brushed aside legends like Viswanathan Anand and modern chess masters like Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura. His achievements make him one of the modern-day greats of world chess. However, in the ongoing world chess championship ...

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The World Chess Championship Is Going Into Overtime - FiveThirtyEight

Topalov - Tue, 11/29/2016 - 9:08am

FiveThirtyEight

The World Chess Championship Is Going Into Overtime
FiveThirtyEight
The 2006 world championship, between Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik, was meant to reunify the world title, which had been split in 1993 between the FIDE (the sport's current governing body) and a rival organization. Topalov held the former's ...
Grandmaster Karpov: Norway's Carlsen is stressed and afraid of losing World Chess CrownTASS
Tiebreakers needed to settle World Chess Championship after series ends drawnInsidethegames.biz
Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; can Sergey Karjakin have last laugh?Firstpost
Hindustan Times
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Tiebreakers needed to settle World Chess Championship after series ends drawn - Insidethegames.biz

Topalov - Tue, 11/29/2016 - 5:51am

Insidethegames.biz

Tiebreakers needed to settle World Chess Championship after series ends drawn
Insidethegames.biz
The Norwegian will celebrate his 26th birthday on the day of the tiebreakers. Two previous World Championships have been decided after the regulation series ended level, firstly in 2006 when Vladimir Kramnik of Russia beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; can Sergey Karjakin have last laugh?Firstpost
Magnus Carlsen draws Game 11 with Sergey Karajkin in World Chess championshipHindustan Times

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Iskalde Karjakin kan skape trøbbel for Magnus - Dagbladet.no

Caruana - Tue, 11/29/2016 - 2:34am

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Iskalde Karjakin kan skape trøbbel for Magnus
Dagbladet.no
Onsdag møtes de to stjernespillerne til det som ligger an til å bli en av tidenes mest dramatiske VM-avslutninger. Da skal det hele avgjøres med hurtig- og lynsjakk. Fabiano Caruana er rangert som den nest beste sjakkspilleren i verden etter Magnus ...
Carlsen vs KarjakinVG

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The World Chess Championship Is Going Into Overtime - FiveThirtyEight

Topalov - Tue, 11/29/2016 - 2:00am
The World Chess Championship Is Going Into Overtime  FiveThirtyEight

If a half-hour chess draw is played by two grandmasters in front of a mostly empty viewing hall in lower Manhattan, does it make a sound? Such was the riddle ...

New live action Japanese comedy will star Jesus Christ and Buddha hanging out together - Japan Today

Nakamura - Mon, 11/28/2016 - 4:00pm

New live action Japanese comedy will star Jesus Christ and Buddha hanging out together
Japan Today
In Japan, however, an unlikely living arrangement between the divine duo serves as the premise for a long-running series of comics, “Saint Young Men,” by artist Hikaru Nakamura. The series, which has proven an unlikely critical and commercial success ...

India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors stare at defeat after getting out-batted and out-bowled on Day 3 - Firstpost

Topalov - Mon, 11/28/2016 - 8:03am

Firstpost

India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors stare at defeat after getting out-batted and out-bowled on Day 3
Firstpost
It was a stellar performance by the Russian as he finished ahead of great players like Vishwanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov, Caruana and others. Karjakin is perhaps the most prodigious talent that the game of chess has ever seen.

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India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors stare at defeat after getting out-batted and out-bowled on Day 3 - Firstpost

Caruana - Mon, 11/28/2016 - 8:03am

Firstpost

India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors stare at defeat after getting out-batted and out-bowled on Day 3
Firstpost
His opponent Fabiano Caruana, seeing no way to avert a checkmate, stretched out his hand in resignation. This victory not only helped Karjakin win the Moscow Candidates tournament in March 2016, but also made him the challenger for the World ...

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Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; will Sergey Karjakin have last laugh? - Firstpost

Topalov - Mon, 11/28/2016 - 7:07am

Firstpost

Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; will Sergey Karjakin have last laugh?
Firstpost
It was a stellar performance by the Russian as he finished ahead of great players like Vishwanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov, Caruana and others. Karjakin is perhaps the most prodigious talent that the game of chess has ever seen.
Magnus Carlsen draws Game 11 with Sergey Karajkin in World Chess championshipHindustan Times

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Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; will Sergey Karjakin have last laugh? - Firstpost

Caruana - Mon, 11/28/2016 - 7:07am

Firstpost

Chess World Championship: Magnus Carlsen given a run for his money; will Sergey Karjakin have last laugh?
Firstpost
His opponent Fabiano Caruana, seeing no way to avert a checkmate, stretched out his hand in resignation. This victory not only helped Karjakin win the Moscow Candidates tournament in March 2016, but also made him the challenger for the World ...

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Hong Kong Open: Sameer Verma lost to a better opponent on the day, but can hold his head high - Firstpost

Caruana - Mon, 11/28/2016 - 6:41am

Firstpost

Hong Kong Open: Sameer Verma lost to a better opponent on the day, but can hold his head high
Firstpost
His opponent Fabiano Caruana, seeing no way to avert a checkmate, stretched out his hand in resignation. This victory not only helped Karjakin win the Moscow Candidates tournament in March 2016, but also made him the challenger for the World ...

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