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So joint third in rapid event of Grand Chess Tour; blitz next - Philippine Star

Sun, 06/12/2016 - 5:11pm

So joint third in rapid event of Grand Chess Tour; blitz next
Philippine Star
Also competing were three Americans – Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So – ranked third, sixth and 10th, respectively, in the world, and familiar names like Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Anish Giri (the Netherlands) and local bets Maxime ...

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Drama i Paris: Magnus Carlsen endte bak erkerivalen - VG

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 12:59pm

VG

Drama i Paris: Magnus Carlsen endte bak erkerivalen
VG
... (VG) 10.06.2016 19:52 - oppdatert 10.06.2016 20:03. Reduser skriftstørrelse. Øk skriftstørrelse. Del på Facebook Del på Twitter. Etter en ekstrem dramatisk sisterunde endte Magnus Carlsen (25) bak erkerivalen Hikaru Nakamura (28) etter ...

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Wesley presses on in Paris Grand Chess - The Manila Times

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 8:14am

Wesley presses on in Paris Grand Chess
The Manila Times
So will be facing GM Hikaru Nakamura of US in the sixth round, GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the seventh, GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the eighth, and GM Laurent Fressinet of France in the final round. So has a total of six points to share ...

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Wesley So defeats reigning chess champ Magnus Carlsen in Paris - Rappler

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 9:20am

Rappler

Wesley So defeats reigning chess champ Magnus Carlsen in Paris
Rappler
So's 2-1-2 record on Day one was good enough for fourth place with 6 points, just a point behind Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura for the lead. "I wouldn't call it luck. I gave them opportunities to make mistakes," So was quoted by the Grand Chess Tour ...
Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorialSun.Star
Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks offArmenpress.am

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Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorial - Sun.Star

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 9:06am

Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorial
Sun.Star
The Participants are Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Veselin Topalov, Maxime-Vachier Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen, Laurent Fressinet. One of the strongest tournaments this year was theThe Vugar ...

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Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off - Armenpress.am

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:49am

Armenpress.am

Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off
Armenpress.am
Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri ,Vladimir Kramnik ,Hikaru Nakamura ,Wesley So ,Veselin Topalov , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen , Laurent Fressinet are competing in the tournament. The tournament will be held with rapid and blitz ...
Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorialSun.Star

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Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off - Armenpress.am

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:49am

Armenpress.am

Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off
Armenpress.am
Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri ,Vladimir Kramnik ,Hikaru Nakamura ,Wesley So ,Veselin Topalov , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen , Laurent Fressinet are competing in the tournament. The tournament will be held with rapid and blitz ...

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Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off - Armenpress.am

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:45am

Armenpress.am

Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off
Armenpress.am
Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri ,Vladimir Kramnik ,Hikaru Nakamura ,Wesley So ,Veselin Topalov , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen , Laurent Fressinet are competing in the tournament. The tournament will be held with rapid and blitz ...

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On Chess: Second annual Grand Chess Tour kicks off in Paris, France - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 06/08/2016 - 10:26pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Second annual Grand Chess Tour kicks off in Paris, France
St. Louis Public Radio
Chess fans are in for a special treat today as the second annual Grand Chess Tour begins. This year, the tour will consist of four legs and will have a slightly different format than its predecessor. The first leg of the games will be June 9-12 with ...

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2016 Grand Chess Tour Starts in Paris, France and Leuven, Belgium - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 06/07/2016 - 10:55am

PR Newswire (press release)

2016 Grand Chess Tour Starts in Paris, France and Leuven, Belgium
PR Newswire (press release)
Three Americans are competing in the tournament as well: Fabiano Caruana, 2016 U.S. Chess Champion; Hikaru Nakamura, 2015 U.S. Chess Champion; and Wesley So, 2016 U.S. Chess Championship runner-up. The best French players are also ...

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Cuban GM Dominguez descends in chess world ranking - Radio Cadena Agramonte

Thu, 06/02/2016 - 11:21am

Radio Cadena Agramonte

Cuban GM Dominguez descends in chess world ranking
Radio Cadena Agramonte
Armenian Levon Aronian (2 792) rose from 7th to 4th spot after gaining eight units and then appear French Maxime Vahcier-Lagrave (2789), American Hikaru Nakamura (2787) and Chinese Liren Ding (2783). Dutch Anish Giri came down from fourth to eighth ...

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On Chess: Young guns get ready to be tomorrow's stars - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 12:04am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Young guns get ready to be tomorrow's stars
St. Louis Public Radio
America currently has three of the top-10 players in its ranks: Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. They are extremely studious and methodical players who have dedicated their lives to the game. The fight to be known as the best prospect ...

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Breathing down Anand's neck: Harikrishna's chance to emerge highest-rated Indian - The New Indian Express

Mon, 05/23/2016 - 6:57pm

The New Indian Express

Breathing down Anand's neck: Harikrishna's chance to emerge highest-rated Indian
The New Indian Express
Harikrishna was also involved in an online three-hour blitz match with Hikaru Nakamura, where he fought well in the first two time controls (5 mins + 2 secs, 3 mins + 2 secs) but was outwitted in the fastest time control (1 min + 1 sec) as he lost in ...

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Gawain Jones and David Howell up against it in European Championship - The Guardian

Fri, 05/20/2016 - 10:08am

The Guardian

Gawain Jones and David Howell up against it in European Championship
The Guardian
Many GMs prepare for a major over-the-board event by a brisk internet workout and Howell here achieves the rare feat of a win against Hikaru Nakamura, the former US champion, who is at the very top in online blitz chess, in a mere 10 moves. White's 10 ...

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How Maurice Ashley, the first black chess grandmaster, uses the game to change inner-city kids' lives - For The Win

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 2:15pm

For The Win

How Maurice Ashley, the first black chess grandmaster, uses the game to change inner-city kids' lives
For The Win
... and it's not hard to see why: Ashley is so dynamic that you get swept up in the action, which, this day in St. Louis, seems to be mostly that the sixth-best player in the world, Hikaru Nakamura, has just done something exceedingly stupid (Nakamura ...

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Vlad Kramnik helps St Petersburg secure Russian Premier League title - The Guardian

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 12:33pm

The Guardian

Vlad Kramnik helps St Petersburg secure Russian Premier League title
The Guardian
Kramnik an elite rarity in that he captures with the f6 knight, but he clearly believes in it and had already used in classical or blitz games against the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, as well as Hikaru Nakamura, Veselin Topalov, and Svidler. The ...

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Chess is 'right candidate' to invest in individuals and get returns: Anand - Times of Oman

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 11:06am

Times of Oman

Chess is 'right candidate' to invest in individuals and get returns: Anand
Times of Oman
Chess is one sport that has not been accorded the attention that it deserves, more so in Gulf countries like Oman. But in recent years attempts are being made, by both the governments and the individual organisations, to bring professionalism into the ...

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Chess is 'right candidate' to invest in individuals and get returns: Anand - Times of Oman

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 11:06am

Times of Oman

Chess is 'right candidate' to invest in individuals and get returns: Anand
Times of Oman
Chess is one sport that has not been accorded the attention that it deserves, more so in Gulf countries like Oman. But in recent years attempts are being made, by both the governments and the individual organisations, to bring professionalism into the ...

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Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team - STLtoday.com

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 12:02am

STLtoday.com

Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team
STLtoday.com
The person he succeeded as champion was another St. Louis resident, Hikaru Nakamura. If many of these facts surprise you, it's not difficult to understand why. The Post-Dispatch, which generally has been generous in its coverage of our efforts, whiffed ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: Mirror image: Chess champ, challenger offer complementary styles - Washington Times

Tue, 05/10/2016 - 11:01am

Washington Times

DAVID R. SANDS: Mirror image: Chess champ, challenger offer complementary styles
Washington Times
Still, there was a sense that Karjakin's career had semi-stalled coming into 2016, with rivals such as the Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, the Netherlands' Anish Giri and a slew of rising young Chinese prodigies seeming to surpass him.

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