Nakamura

Chess Corner: Double attack
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
The World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will face the challenger to his crown in November in New York City. That challenger is determined by the World Chess Candidates Tournament. It is a 14-round tournament among the eight other best players in ...

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The New York Gambit
New York Times
Hikaru Nakamura grew up in White Plains, with a celebrated chess teacher for a stepfather. Fabiano Caruana grew up in Park Slope, where he attended the Berkeley Carroll School and learned to play chess at Congregation Beth Elohim at the age of 5.

Candidates Chess: Quick draw with Nakamura in Round 5 helps Vishy Anand regain India No 1 spot
Firstpost
The fifth round encounter between Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw at the Candidates Chess Championships 2016, currently in progress at the Central Telegraph building in Moscow. Anand, with white pieces, seemed like pushing ...
Anand draws with NakamuraChandigarh Tribune
Anand draws with Nakamura in Candidates chessBusiness Standard
Viswanathan Anand draws with Nakamura in Candidates chessNews Nation
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Hikaru Nakamura in Candidates chess tournament
Times of India
Results round 5: V Anand (Ind, 2.5) drew with Hikaru Nakamura (Usa); Anish Giri (Ned, 2.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 2.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 3) drew with Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 2.5); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 3.5).
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Anand draws with NakamuraChandigarh Tribune
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Hikaru Nakamura in Candidates chess tournament
Times of India
Results round 5: V Anand (Ind, 2.5) drew with Hikaru Nakamura (Usa); Anish Giri (Ned, 2.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 2.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 3) drew with Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 2.5); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 3.5).
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Anand draws with NakamuraChandigarh Tribune
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The most important moment in decades has arrived for American chess - here's why
Business Insider
Hikaru Nakamura, 28, is number six. As it turns out, the players faced each other in Round 1 of the Candidates; Naka had the white pieces, Fabby had the black, and they played to a draw, splitting a point. The remainder of the field consists of only ...
Chess: Candidates tournament opens in Moscow, Aronian among contendersArmeniaNow.com

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Candidates chess tournament: Caruana, Nakamura under pressure; Anand still a candidate
Times of India (blog)
American Hikaru Nakamura (of Japanese origin) is quite strong player with fickle temperament. His 0-12 head-to-head against Carlsen in classical chess (with 18 draws) means neutral fans will pray for his defeat in Candidates. That leaves us with ...
Crucial chess tournament set to decide world champ challengerRFI
Viswanathan Anand draws with Caruana to stay in joint lead at CandidatesDaily News & Analysis
Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov in Candidates' openerZee News
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Candidates Tournament Contenders: Hikaru Nakamura
Sports Rediscovered
Hikaru Nakamura is one of the most consistent players during the year 2015 and his performance at the FIDE Grand Prix earns him a spot at the Candidates Tournament. He is one of the phenomenally talented players in the Candidates Tournament, and he ...

Nakamura's time?
BusinessWorld Online Edition
GM Hikaru Nakamura was born in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan on Dec. 9, 1987 to a Japanese father and American mother. They moved to the United States when he was two years old. His parents divorced in 1990 and he stayed with his mother. A few years later ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Men's field: Hikaru Nakamura (2869), Fabiano Caruana (2858), Wesley So (2848), Ray Robson (2752), Alexander Onischuk (2745), Gata Kamsky (2737), Alex Lenderman (2727), Varuzhan Akobian (2704), Sam Shankland (2723), Jeffrey Xiong (2675), ...

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Oleg Skvortsov triggers storm after Hikaru Nakamura's victory in Zurich
The Guardian
Speed chess is gaining popularity, but this week's event in Zurich, yet another victory for the US champion Hikaru Nakamura, proved a step too far for some. The six elite grandmasters, headed by the former world champions Vlad Kramnik and Vishy Anand, ...

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Oleg Skvortsov triggers storm after Hikaru Nakamura's victory in Zurich
The Guardian
Speed chess is gaining popularity, but this week's event in Zurich, yet another victory for the US champion Hikaru Nakamura, proved a step too far for some. The six elite grandmasters, headed by the former world champions Vlad Kramnik and Vishy Anand, ...
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Viswanathan Anand Finishes Second in Zurich Challenge
NDTVSports.com
(Viswanathan Anand Maintains Lead in Zurich Chess Challenge). It turned out to be close call for Anand who played some exemplary chess after a disastrous showing in the Gibraltar International. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States pipped the Indian at ...

Hikaru Nakamura continues unusual preparation for Candidates tournament
The Guardian
Hikaru Nakamura's action man preparation for next month's world title Candidates decider continues at Zurich this weekend, viewable live and free on the internet. The US champion, 28, has already played the London Classic and Tradewise Gibraltar Open, ...

Hikaru Nakamura continues unusual preparation for Candidates tournament
The Guardian
Hikaru Nakamura's action man preparation for next month's world title Candidates decider continues at Zurich this weekend, viewable live and free on the internet. The US champion, 28, has already played the London Classic and Tradewise Gibraltar Open, ...