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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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Wesley's brilliancy - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 10:26am

BusinessWorld Online Edition

Wesley's brilliancy
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Hikaru Nakamura scored 5/9 in day 1 and then came back with a strong second day of 6/9 to win the first prize of $20,000. Wesley So acquitted himself well by coming in second, good for $15,000. Garry Kasparov did not do so badly (remember, he retired ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sun, 05/08/2016 - 11:01pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The big favorite, Hikaru Nakamura, bounced back from a shaky first day with an excellent second day to win the event and $20,000. And one of the pretournament favorites, Fabiano Caruana, very surprisingly finished last. And Kasparov donated his $10,000 ...

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Chess Notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 05/07/2016 - 11:02pm

The Boston Globe

Chess Notes
The Boston Globe
This year he was back in St. Louis facing a bigger challenge — three world top 10 players in Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and Fabiano Caruana in an 18-game blitz round-robin played over two days. Was he up to the challenge? The answer at the end was ...

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Carlsen stays on top - Philippine Star

Sat, 05/07/2016 - 2:21pm

Carlsen stays on top
Philippine Star
They were followed by Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2787, Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2784, Sergey Kariakin (Russia) 2779, Ding Liren (China) 2778 and Wesley So (USA) 2775. Former world champions Viswanathan Anand (India) and Vaselin Topalov (Bulgaria), ...

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Chess (#1199) - Business Standard

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:38pm

Business Standard

Chess (#1199)
Business Standard
Magnus Carlsen bounced back from a loss in the penultimate round to win the crunch last round game and take the Altibox Super GM in Norway. Carlsen beat Pavel Eljanov to nose ahead of the pack with 6 out of 9. Carlsen scored four wins and the one loss ...

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Garry Kasparov puts on a show in St Louis - Telegraph.co.uk

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 5:42am

Garry Kasparov puts on a show in St Louis
Telegraph.co.uk
Hikaru Nakamura, who is one of the world's strongest Blitz players won the tournament, with Kasparov just behind Wesley So in third. Fabiano Caruana was well adrift of the field. Each player faced the others three times with both colours and games were ...
On Chess: Ultimate blitz chess match results in ultimate generositySt. Louis Public Radio

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On Chess: Ultimate blitz chess match results in ultimate generosity - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 5:24am

Telegraph.co.uk

On Chess: Ultimate blitz chess match results in ultimate generosity
St. Louis Public Radio
The event was a two-day, six rounds, round-robin with Kasparov facing the three titans of the U.S. Championship—Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So— in an attempt to prove he is still one of the best players in the world, more than a ...
Garry Kasparov puts on a show in St LouisTelegraph.co.uk

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DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way - Washington Times

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 3:55am

DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way
Washington Times
Former world champ Garry Kasparov proved he could still hang with the kids when he took on new U.S. champ Fabiano Caruana, former U.S. champ Hikaru Nakamura and young GM Wesley So in a blitz tournament staged after the St. Louis festivities ...

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Immortal Chess Blitz Game - Huffington Post

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 11:29am

Huffington Post

Immortal Chess Blitz Game
Huffington Post
Wesley So won a spectacular blitz game at the Ultimate Blitz Challenge in the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis last Friday. It was power chess with hard to see threats and surprising sacrifices. He was immediately compared to two of the ...

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