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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
Besides Aronian, the nine main participants of this season are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. These nine players will all compete in ...

Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff - Chess.com

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff  Chess.com

In the year of the rooster, GM Hikaru Nakamura just scored a turkey. By winning yet another playoff, he scored his third straight strike at the Tradewise Gibraltar ...

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58 - The Hindu

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 6:37pm

The Hindu

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58
The Hindu
Wesley So (USA, 2822), 4. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2811), 5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2796), 6. Viswanathan Anand (2786), 7. Levon Aronian (Arm, 2785), 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2785), 9. Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 2783), 10. Anish Giri (Ned, 2769).

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world - The Manila Times

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:51am

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world
The Manila Times
GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia was at fourth spot with 2811.0 followed by GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2798.7), GM Hikaru Nakamura of the US (2792.9), GM Viswanathan Anand of India (2786.0), GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2784.5), GM ...

Adhiban jumps 43 places, catapults to World No. 58 - Sportstarlive

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:02am

Sportstarlive

Adhiban jumps 43 places, catapults to World No. 58
Sportstarlive
Wesley So (USA, 2822), 4. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2811), 5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2796), 6. Viswanathan Anand (2786), 7. Levon Aronian (Arm, 2785), 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2785), 9. Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 2783), 10. Anish Giri (Ned, 2769).

Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines - Chess.com

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 4:01am

Chess.com

Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines
Chess.com
Besides Carlsen and So, they are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon Aronian. These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (31 July-12 ...

Young Man on a Journey to Become a Professional Chess Player - Nonahood News (press release)

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 3:24pm

Young Man on a Journey to Become a Professional Chess Player
Nonahood News (press release)
In December 2014, in London, he was paired against GM Hikaru Nakamura, currently ranked 2nd in the U.S. and 8th in the world and, although Theo lost, it was a great experience. Nakamura's signed photo is proudly displayed on Theo's bedroom wall!

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win - Washington Times

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:04pm

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

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:04pm

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 ...

Şahul şi criza refugiaţilor - Dilema veche

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 1:49pm

Dilema veche

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 ...

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MLK Day chess tournament top prizes, Aronian's brilliancy - AL.com

Sun, 01/29/2017 - 7:31am

AL.com

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 ...

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites - Sun.Star

Thu, 01/26/2017 - 9:28am

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites
Sun.Star
The top 10 players are Fabiano Caruana - 2827 [USA], Maxime Vachier-Lagrave- 2796 (France), Hikaru Nakamura - 2785 (USA), Vassily Ivanchuk - 2752 (Ukraine), Michael Adams - 2751 (England), Peter Svidler - 2748 (Russia), Veselin Topalov - 2739 ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:47am

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to the top place in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour ahead of chess legends Anand, Kramnik, Topalov and other elite players like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, etc.

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - KBIA

Thu, 01/19/2017 - 6:01am

KBIA

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
KBIA
Additionally, the top three American players (Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura) are competing. In the six-week regular season, teams face off across five divisions grouped by time zone and global region. Matches are played on Chess.com, ...

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 01/19/2017 - 5:33am

St. Louis Public Radio

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
St. Louis Public Radio
Additionally, the top three American players (Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura) are competing. In the six-week regular season, teams face off across five divisions grouped by time zone and global region. Matches are played on Chess.com, ...

Foreign tourists increasingly head to Kagawa, Okayama - Asahi Shimbun

Wed, 01/18/2017 - 7:04pm

Asahi Shimbun

Foreign tourists increasingly head to Kagawa, Okayama
Asahi Shimbun
Foreign tourists increasingly head to Kagawa, Okayama. By HIKARU NAKAMURA/ Staff Writer. January 19, 2017 at 10:00 JST. Share 0; Tweet list. Print. Photo/Illutration Tourists visit a site of the Setouchi Triennale contemporary art festival on Megijima ...

Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament - New York Times (blog)

Mon, 01/16/2017 - 10:47pm

Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
New York Times (blog)
No one can seem to wrest control of the top section of the Tata Steel tournament in the Netherlands. For several rounds, the lead teetered back and forth between Viswanathan Anand of India, the world champion, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States.

Nakamura Wins Again and Seizes Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament - New York Times (blog)

Mon, 01/16/2017 - 3:21am

Nakamura Wins Again and Seizes Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
New York Times (blog)
In an exceptional performance that combined spirited attack and defense, Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on Friday in Round 11 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands. Nakamura's co-leader after Round 10 (and 8 and 6 ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Sat, 01/14/2017 - 3:24pm

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 79th Tata Steel Chess Tournament is underway in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. This year's masters group offers a particularly interesting lineup, with ...

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