Caruana

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional queen sacrifice. Though very entertaining, it did bring to mind how we define “brilliant,” as ...
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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won the London Chess Classic by a half point over Fabiano Caruana, winning $75,000 and adding 13 ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial riseInquirer.net

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The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
Inquirer.net
... Leuven, Belgium, the Cavite-born So amassed a total of 36.0 points, well clear of fellow United States Olympic team stalwarts Hikaru Nakamura, who placed second with 24.5, and Fabiano Caruana (23.75) in the chase for the series' $100,000 bonus prize.

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Business Standard (press release) (registration) (blog)
Remarkably, 2016 will end with four players rated over 2800 (1. Magnus Carlsen 2840, 2. Fabiano Caruana 2828, 3. Vladimir Kramnik 2811 and 4. Wesley So 2808). So is hard to nail down in terms of style. Several top players, including Carlsen and Anish ...

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3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as Chess Superpower
St. Louis Public Radio
Nakamura had a tumultuous tournament that included some flashy wins, but the loss in round six against his other compatriot, current U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, devastated his hopes of catching So. After six rounds, So had a half point lead over the ...

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Three Americans Finish Atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as Chess Superpower
KRCU
Nakamura had a tumultuous tournament that included some flashy wins, but the loss in round six against his other compatriot, current U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, devastated his hopes of catching So. After six rounds, So had a half point lead over the ...

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Pestaño: Biggest tournament for seniors
Sun.Star
I'm very impressed by how easy he makes it seem." The distant second placer in the overall standings is Hikaru Nakamura with $144,136, while third placer is Fabiano Caruana earning $108,500. (boypestano@gmail.com, www.chessmoso.blogspot.com).

Three Americans Finish Atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as Chess Superpower
St. Louis Public Radio
Nakamura had a tumultuous tournament that included some flashy wins, but the loss in round six against his other compatriot, current U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, devastated his hopes of catching So. After six rounds, So had a half point lead over the ...

Too many computers
BusinessWorld Online Edition
In Chessbase, I can type out a player's name, for example Fabiano Caruana, then click the “dossier” button. So long as I keep my databases current either through private collections or subscribing to the various games services (some of which are free ...

Wesley So leads Yank brigade to chess dominance in London
Washington Times
The just-concluded Eighth London Chess Classic featured an elite field of players from around the world, but it was the Americans who provided most of the drama and the fireworks. The U.S. “Big Three” of GMs — Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru ...
Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess TourTelegraph.co.uk
Viswanathan Anand ends joint third in London ClassicThe Indian Express
Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tourABS-CBN News
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Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour
Telegraph.co.uk
Wesley So duly won the 8th London Chess Classic as he quickly steered his final game with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave towards a draw to reach 6/9 and challenged his nearest rival Fabiano Caruana to catch him. As Caruana was playing black against Anish ...
Viswanathan Anand ends joint third in London ClassicThe Indian Express
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Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tour
ABS-CBN News
I had to focus like crazy to be able to sit across from [Anish] Giri,Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov, MVL, Levon Aronian, Mickey Adams, Hikaru Nakamura," he said in a Facebook post. "I may have seemed calm but my heart ...

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Hopman Cup: Petra Kvitova ruled out with injury, setback ahead of Australian Open
Firstpost
The Filipino turned American ended up with six points out of a possible nine and remained a half point ahead of second placed compatriot Fabiano Caruana who also played a draw with Anish Giri of Holland. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and ...

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Viswanathan Anand ends joint third in London Classic
The Indian Express
The Filipino turned American ended up with six points out of a possible nine and remained a half point ahead of second placed compatriot Fabiano Caruana who also played a draw with Anish Giri of Holland. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and ...
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Viswanathan Anand joint third in London Classic, ties Kramnik
WION
The Filipino turned American ended up with six points out of a possible nine and remained a half point ahead of second placed compatriot Fabiano Caruana who also played a draw with Anish Giri of Holland. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and ...
Anand joint third in London ClassicBusiness Standard

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Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lennart Ootes, London Chess Classic Grandmaster Wesley So, right, checks the status of other games being shown on a video screen at the London Chess Classic on Saturday, as his opponent Fabiano Caruana contemplates his next move. Text size.
Anand ties for third spot; Wesley So wins titleThe Hindu
So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titlesThe Standard
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Anand ties for third spot; Wesley So wins title
The Hindu
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Vladimir Kramnik (Rus); Wesley So (US) drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra); Anish Giri (Ned) drew with Fabiano Caruana (US); Levon Aronian (Arm) lost to Veselin Topalov (Bul); Michael Adams (Eng) drew ...
So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titlesThe Standard
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London Chess Classic: Anand Beats Topalov; Joint Third NowNews18
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Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
Playing in the London Classic were three former world champions, the top three American players including current U.S. Champion and world number two, Fabiano Caruana, and several other of the world's chess elite. Finishing in a strong second place at ...

London Chess Classic: Anand scores over Topalov
Sportstarlive
Eighth round: Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1) lost to Viswanathan Anand (4.5); Fabiano Caruana (US, 5) drew with Wesley So (US, 5.5); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 4.5) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 4); Hikaru Nakamura (US, 4.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 4); Maxime ...
So bags P5 M in LondonManila Bulletin
Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov; joint third nowTimes of India
So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titlesThe Standard
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