Nakamura

England make strong start in effort to improve poor Olympiad record
The Guardian
Hikaru Nakamura already had the match won by the time they reached this bullet game, so was off guard. Here 7 Qxf3 is normal, and White's 7 Bxf7+ is just a bluff which works when Black missed the strong counter 8...Qg5!. Instead of 9...Nxd4?? Black ...

Pestaño: All about the Chess Olympiad
Sun.Star
The top rated teams in the open section and their average Elo rating are Russia, 2768 (Vladimir Kramnik, Sergey Karjakin Alexander Grischuk, Evgeny Tomashebsky,and Ian Nepomniachtchi); the USA, 2761 (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, ...

Indians hope for 2014 encore as Chess Olympiad kicks off in Baku
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Olympiad is the most exciting event in chess for sheer diversity. It's also the tournament where underdogs come to the fore, because of the high stakes and unpredictability factor. China and India made history in the 2014 edition by winning ...

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Indians hope for 2014 encore as Chess Olympiad kicks off in Baku
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Olympiad is the most exciting event in chess for sheer diversity. It's also the tournament where underdogs come to the fore, because of the high stakes and unpredictability factor. China and India made history in the 2014 edition by winning ...

Chess Corner: So what
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
This year's tournament ran from early to mid-August in St. Louis. Most of world's top 10 players competed, including the three Americans who are ranked in the top 10 in the world (Febiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and Wesley So). This year's winner was ...

Loaded U.S. chess teams in hunt for Olympiad gold
Washington Times
But anchored by three young stars in the world's top 10 — GMs Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So — the Yanks sport an average rating of 2740, second only to Russia. Defending champion China, Ukraine and the host Azerbaijani team are ...
India capable of strong moves at OlympiadThe Hindu

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India capable of strong moves at Olympiad
The Hindu
In their team are two of the world's biggest names in chess, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. China, which had surprised many by wining its maiden gold last time, is seeded third, with an average rating of 2735. India has a rating of 2651. Among ...

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India capable of making strong moves at Chess Olympiad
Sportstarlive
The Americans, with an average rating of 2740, are seeded second. In their team are two of the world's biggest names in chess, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. China, which had surprised many by winning its maiden gold last time, is seeded third, ...

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Sub.Blu-Ray 2
Anime News Network
... eight art cards featuring one or more of the girls illustrated by a variety of different artists, including both staff members and guest artists like Atsushi Ohkubo (the manga-ka for Soul Eater ) and Hikaru Nakamura (the manga-ka for Arakawa Under ...

Martin Methodist Redhawks Drop No. 10 Vanguard In Opener
Victory Sports Network
Cabral Vieira, Hikaru Nakamura (SO/Tokyo, Japan) and Hannah Mayberry (SR/Centerville, Tenn.) all collected assists on the first, second and final goals of the contest. As a team, the RedHawks outshot the Lions by a 17-12 margin and held a 9-6 edge in ...

On Chess: Jeffery Xiong, World Junior Champion, shows the bright future of U.S. chess
St. Louis Public Radio
With the elite trio of top-10 players at the pinnacle of American chess - namely Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana, chess fans are now talking about the fourth board in the upcoming Olympiad. Despite the fact that Sam Shankland and Ray ...

How Wesley won
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Wesley and former world champion Veselin Topalov won in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup against Hikaru Nakamura and Peter Svidler, respectively. They were tied for first place up to round 4. Topalov then took sole possession in round 5 with a ...

Immigrants deserve a better reputation
DesMoinesRegister.com
4 and current U.S. champion, born in Miami, whose parents are Italian nationals), Hikaru Nakamura (ranked No. 6, brought to U.S. by his Japanese father and American mother when he was two), and Wesley So (ranked No. 7, born in the Philippines, came to ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Wesley So seems to have adapted to his new country very well. He was just 18 went he left the Philippines to attend Webster University in St. Louis. Though the ...

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Wesley So well placed to clinch Grand Tour after Sinquefield Cup win
The Guardian
Hikaru Nakamura, the US No2, won the brilliancy of the event with a knight sacrifice at d5 which blew open Ding Liren's king defences. Nakamura began with the Anti-Moscow Gambit, a popular plan to combat the solid Slav Defence and avoid the routine ...

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Chess (#1214)
Business Standard
Wesley So held onto his narrow lead to win the Sinquefield ahead of four pursuers who were just a half point behind. So (Elo rating 2771) scored 5.5 from 9 games with two wins and seven draws - this would be enough to gain 11 Elo in a field with an ...

Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
Tournament victories can sometimes take shape already in the first round. So gained confidence after he defeated Hikaru Nakamura. In a sharp Catalan opening Hikaru tried to unbalance the game with an exchange sacrifice, but So just needed one tiny ...

On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
Going into the tournament, Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So were leading the Grand Chess Tour with 17 points each. Nakamura had an impressive showing in Paris, winning the event ahead of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, but followed it ...

Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield Cup
Washington Times
Among the also-rans at the Sinquefield were his two top American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana, who was part of the four-way tie for second at 5-4, and Hikaru Nakamura. So's Round 2 victory over Nakamura — who appeared to be ailing at times during the ...
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield CupTimes of India
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield CupThe Manila Times
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Hindustan Times
Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Vachier-Lagrave tied for the sixth spot on 4.5 points each while Chinese Ding Liren ended sole eighth with four points in his kitty. Peter Svidler finished ninth another half point adrift while Anish Giri lost his ...
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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