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Wesley presses on in US Chess meet - The Manila Times

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 9:33am

Wesley presses on in US Chess meet
The Manila Times
So will be meeting GM Varuzhan Akobian in the fifth round then defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura in the sixth, GM Alexander Shabalov in the seventh, GM Alexander Onischuk in the eighth, GM Jeffery Xiong in the ninth, Robson in the 10th and GM ...

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On Chess: The American Chess family reunites in St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 12:14pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: The American Chess family reunites in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The U.S. Championship has drawn in three of the top 10 players in the world: Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So. The three titans are all hungry for the national crown but they all have a very different motivation that will ...
Pestaño: Strongest US championship in historySun.Star

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Pestaño: Strongest US championship in history - Sun.Star

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:26am

Pestaño: Strongest US championship in history
Sun.Star
Hikaru Nakamura (born Dec. 9, 1987) is a four-time United States Champion who won the 2011 edition of Tata Steel Group A and represented the United States in five Olympiads, winning two team bronze medals. In October 2015, he reached his peak Fide ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: Define juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight chess title - Washington Times

Tue, 04/12/2016 - 2:55pm

Washington Times

DAVID R. SANDS: Define juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight chess title
Washington Times
Webster's home city will again be playing host to the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women's Championship, both of which kick off Wednesday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush will be defending ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: Define chess juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight title - Washington Times

Tue, 04/12/2016 - 10:31am

DAVID R. SANDS: Define chess juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight title
Washington Times
Webster's home city will again be playing host to the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women's Championship, both of which kick off Wednesday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush will be defending ...

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Candidates windup - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 04/11/2016 - 11:00am

Candidates windup
BusinessWorld Online Edition
1. Sergey Karjakin RUS 2760, 8.5/14 2-3. Fabiano Caruana USA 2794, Viswanathan Anand IND 2762, 7.5/14 4-7. Peter Svidler RUS 2757, Levon Aronian ARM 2786, Anish Giri NED 2793, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2790, 7.0/14 8. Veselin Topalov BUL 2780, ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour 2016 - PanARMENIAN.Net

Fri, 04/08/2016 - 8:42am

Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour 2016
PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian (Armenia), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Anish Giri (the Netherlands), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Veselon Topalov (Bulgaria), Viswanathan Anand (India) and Wesley So (U.S.) will ...

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64: Giri and Nakamura are so full of it - Marianas Variety

Thu, 04/07/2016 - 2:52pm

64: Giri and Nakamura are so full of it
Marianas Variety
One of the supposed tournament favorites, Hikaru Nakamura, lost three games and won only once in the first eight rounds, but he scored two more wins and drew the rest to finish in a tie for 5th-7th places. (Based on the tie-break rule, however, he ...

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Central West End Hosts US Chess Championships - Webster Kirkwood Times

Wed, 04/06/2016 - 1:57am

Webster Kirkwood Times

Central West End Hosts US Chess Championships
Webster Kirkwood Times
Some of the biggest names in the country from one of the world's most ancient games will be descending on the Central West End this month. The U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women's Chess Championship get underway at the Chess Club and ...

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Central West End Hosts US Chess Championships - West End Word

Wed, 04/06/2016 - 1:48am

West End Word

Central West End Hosts US Chess Championships
West End Word
Some of the biggest names in the country from one of the world's most ancient games will be descending on the Central West End this month. The U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women's Chess Championship get underway at the Chess Club and ...

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Candidates: Viswanathan Anand and a series of 'what ifs' - Hindustan Times

Tue, 04/05/2016 - 1:58am

Candidates: Viswanathan Anand and a series of 'what ifs'
Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand ended the 2016 World Chess Candidates Tournament in Moscow with a feeling of “what if?” What if he had not gone in for a premature attack against Hikaru Nakamura's home preparation in Round 12? Playing with black pieces, Anand ...

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Blackout Lets Lightning Kid Down, Unflappable Karjakin Aces Litmus Test - The New Indian Express

Sat, 04/02/2016 - 8:54pm

The New Indian Express

Blackout Lets Lightning Kid Down, Unflappable Karjakin Aces Litmus Test
The New Indian Express
Twice bouncing back from reverses, Anand was in the reckoning but the loss to Hikaru Nakamura ended his title hopes. However, Anand can draw some positives. He finished with a +1 score and gained 8.4 rating points. Importantly, he arrested the slump in ...
The youth era has officially arrived in chessScroll.in

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The youth era has officially arrived in chess - Scroll.in

Sat, 04/02/2016 - 9:07am

Scroll.in

The youth era has officially arrived in chess
Scroll.in
Both Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura were able to trap him out of book in the English Opening, which led to quick and key defeats that hampered Anand's campaign. These gaps will need to be addressed by the Indian at home and with his team, and here as ...

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Sergey Karjakin to face Magnus Carlsen after victory at Moscow Candidates - The Guardian

Fri, 04/01/2016 - 2:27pm

The Guardian

Sergey Karjakin to face Magnus Carlsen after victory at Moscow Candidates
The Guardian
Final candidates scores were Karjakin (Russia) 8.5/14, Caruana (US) and Vishy Anand (India) 7.5, Levon Aronian (Armenia), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Hikaru Nakamura (US) and Peter Svidler (Russia) 7, Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 4.5. Giri drew all 14 ...
Chess (#1194)Business Standard
It's Karjakin vs. Carlsen for the World Chess TitleHuffington Post
Pestaño: It's Karjakin vs. CarlsenSun.Star
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It's Karjakin vs. Carlsen for the World Chess Title - Huffington Post

Wed, 03/30/2016 - 1:44pm

Huffington Post

It's Karjakin vs. Carlsen for the World Chess Title
Huffington Post
In the next round Anand collapsed against the U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura, but he played a huge role till the end. Meantime, Nakamura's countryman Caruana did not take advantage of having twice the white pieces, drew two games and allowed ...

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Karjakin to challenge Carlsen - The Hindu

Tue, 03/29/2016 - 7:33pm

Karjakin to challenge Carlsen
The Hindu
The results: Peter Svidler (Rus, 7) drew with Viswanathan Anand (7.5), Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 8.5) bt Fabiano Caruana (US, 7.5), Anish Giri (Ned, 7) drew with Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4.5), Hikaru Nakamura (US, 7) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 7).

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Sergey Karjakin blitzes Fabiano Caruana to earn shot against Magnus Carlsen - Washington Times

Tue, 03/29/2016 - 8:23am

TASS

Sergey Karjakin blitzes Fabiano Caruana to earn shot against Magnus Carlsen
Washington Times
The final leaderboard: Karjakin 8½-5½; Caruana, Anand 7½-6½; Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Peter Svidler (Russia) and Levon Aronian (Armenia) 7-7; Veselin Topalov (4½-9½). • David R. Sands can be reached at 202/636-3178 or by ...
Karjakin wins Candidates Tournament, Aronian comes 5thPanARMENIAN.Net

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Les Vacances de Jésus et Bouddha T. 11 - Par Hikaru Nakamura - Kurokawa - Actua BD

Tue, 03/29/2016 - 2:39am

Actua BD

Les Vacances de Jésus et Bouddha T. 11 - Par Hikaru Nakamura - Kurokawa
Actua BD
Jésus et Bouddha, ces saints hommes affichent autant de points communs que de points divergents. Spirituels, certes, ces deux protagonistes créés par Hikaru Nakamura semblent davantage des potes de longue date, capables du meilleur comme du pire.

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Russian chess prodigy wins thrilling Moscow cliffhanger to challenge for world title in NYC - RT

Mon, 03/28/2016 - 11:01am

RT

Russian chess prodigy wins thrilling Moscow cliffhanger to challenge for world title in NYC
RT
Other players in the tournament were Russia's Peter Svidler, Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, Hikaru Nakamura of the US, Levon Aronian of Armenia and Anish Giri of the Netherlands. As the winner, Karjakin qualifies to play a 12-game head-to-head match ...
Russian, US Chess Grandmasters Face-Off In World Champions TournamentThe Moscow Times (registration)

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