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Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Now So and the other player in second place, Hikaru Nakamura, have to put their hopes in the hands of a player who's the least likely to help them out. That player, 16-year-old Akshat Chandra, needs to hold tournament leader Fabiano Caruana to at least ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
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GM So tumagilid sa draw
Abante Online
Magkasalo naman sa third place sina defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura (elo 2787) at last year's runner-up GM Ray Robson (elo 2663) na may tig anim na pintos. Sa 10th at penultimate round, makakalaban ni 22-year old So si Robson na tinalo siya ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US Championships (USChessChamps.com) have just finished the fifth round. Two of the favorites, Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, are tied for first with 4/5. Caruana has a fine win over the defending champ, Hikaru Nakamura, and So already has two ...
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One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis
Business Insider
Three men from the world's top 10 are in the field: US number one and world number three Fabiano Caruana; US number two and world number six Hikaru Nakamura; and US number three and world number 10 Wesley So. Fleshing out the rest of the men's ...

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Chess (#1197)
Business Standard
However, Norway is more even with only Nils Grandelius (2637) rated lower than 2700 in a field led by the world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The US championships features three top 10 players in Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, but the ...

American chess preparing for serious battle with Russia, China and India
The Guardian
Fabiano Caruana's win over the holder, Hikaru Nakamura, shot the 23-year-old up to No2 in the daily world rankings. The former Filipino Wesley So, aged 22, is level with Caruana on 5.5/7 after three classy victories while the 21-year-old Ray Robson is ...

GM So balik sa top spot
Abante Online
Naglista rin ng panalo sina defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura (elo 2787) at last year's runner-up GM Ray Robson (elo 2663). Mag-isa sa third place si Robson na may five points, nasa pang-apat na puwesto si Nakamura bitbit ang 4.5 points sa ...

The Surprising Return of Odds Chess
Wall Street Journal
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the world's No. 6 player (and 7th-highest rated of all time), is the best human player who still plays against computers publicly. In a match hosted by chess.com earlier this year, he received odds from his ...

Wesley reclaims share of lead in US chess meet
The Manila Times
Caruana drew his seventh-round match with GM Jeffrey Xiong. Defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexander Onischuk and GM Ray Robson also won their respective games in the seventh round. Nakamura defeated GM Varuzhan Akobian, ...

64: Stavanger and St. Louis
Marianas Variety
IN Stavanger, Norway, world champ Carlsen is slugging it out with Giri, Kramnik, Aronian, Vachier Lagrave, Topalov, Li Chao, Grandelius, Eljanov and Harikrishna. Karjakin was supposed to participate but begged off, saying he was still tired after ...

So settles for 36-move draw vs US rival
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Grandmaster Wesley So failed to cash in on a pawn advantage and settled for a 36-move draw with American nemesis GM Hikaru Nakamura of a French Defense to slid from a share of first to solo second after six rounds in the US ...

DAVID R. SANDS: In heavyweight chess battle, Fabiano Caruana scores early knockout
Washington Times
The luck of the draw proved a bit unlucky for U.S. chess fans this year, as the most anticipated pairing of the U.S. Championship — top-rated GM Fabiano Caruana vs. defending champ GM Hikaru Nakamura — came in Sunday's Round 4, with more than half ...
Fabiano Caruana scores standout win at US Chess ChampionshipsTelegraph.co.uk
So eyes solo lead in US chessPhilippine Star
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DAVID R. SANDS: In heavyweight chess battle, Fabiano Caruana scores early knockout
Washington Times
The luck of the draw proved a bit unlucky for U.S. chess fans this year, as the most anticipated pairing of the U.S. Championship — top-rated GM Fabiano Caruana vs. defending champ GM Hikaru Nakamura — came in Sunday's Round 4, with more than half ...
Fabiano Caruana scores standout win at US Chess ChampionshipsTelegraph.co.uk
So eyes solo lead in US chessPhilippine Star
So resumes campaign in US Chess ChampionshipThe Manila Times

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USA Championship
BusinessWorld Online Edition
1 in USA and third highest-rated player in the world) will be making his first appearance after his almost-win in the Candidates' tournament last month to determine Magnus Carlsen's challenger to the world crown; Hikaru Nakamura (no. 2 in the USA and no.

Fabiano Caruana scores standout win at US Chess Championships
Telegraph.co.uk
The rivalry between Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana may eventually bear comparison with the struggle for dominance between Bobby Fischer and Sammy Reshevsky in the 1950s and 60s. There is also the added spice of another new kid on the ...

Minnetonka player shares lead at US Chess Championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
2 seed, Hikaru Nakamura. “He's one of the best players in the world and I have a lot of respect for him, actually,” So said. “He'a four-time U.S. champion. At the same time, I'm hoping for my first.” However, the path to the national title will be ...

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KALABAN SUKO KAY GM SO
Abante Online
3 GM Fabiano Caruana na nakahirit ng draw laban kay GM Shabalov Alexander (elo 2528) sa 45 sulungan ng Reti opening. Matapos ang matamlay na laro sa unang apat na rounds, nagparamdam na si defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura (elo2787).

Chess legend Garry Kasparov to take on America's top stars at blitz event
Telegraph.co.uk
The 2016 US championships are under way at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis, Missouri. Defending champion Hikaru Nakamura will be challenged by fellow top-10 stars, Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, with five-time champion Gata ...

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 ...