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Aronian gets started in Stavanger with a draw - Mediamax.am

Wed, 06/07/2017 - 1:03am

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Aronian gets started in Stavanger with a draw
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Levon Aronian played the white against Fabiano Caruana (USA) and drew the game. The only winner of the first round was Hikaru Nakamura (USA), who defeated Anish Giri (Holland). All other games were drawn. The Armenian grandmaster will play with ...

Masterpieces in a minor key — the joys of positional chess - Washington Times

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 11:47am

Washington Times

Masterpieces in a minor key — the joys of positional chess
Washington Times
Three Americans are in the field — GMs Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. At 2771, Dutch GM Anish Giri is the lowest rated-entrant in Stavanger. Carlsen already scored a psychological victory by cruising to victory in a pre-tourney blitz ...

Anand finishes seventh, Carlsen wins blitz event - Times of India

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 10:54am

Times of India

Anand finishes seventh, Carlsen wins blitz event
Times of India
Final standings: Magnus Carlsen (Nor) 7.5, Hikaru Nakamura (US) 5.5, Levon Aronian (Arm) 5.5, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 5, Vladimir Kramnik 4.5, Sergey Karjakin (Rus) 4.5, Viswanathan Anand 4, Wesley So (US) 4, Fabiano Caruana (US) 3, Anish Giri ...

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New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world - Herald and News

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 2:03am

Herald and News

New U.S. chess champ is now No. 2 in world
Herald and News
With fellow bright lights Fabiano Caruana (No. 4 in the world) and Hikaru Nakamura (No. 9), So has helped make one hell of an American chess era while still not American just yet. He did all this while waking sometimes in his adoptive home here and ...

Aronian comes 3rd in Stavanger Blitz - Mediamax.am

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 1:10am

Aronian comes 3rd in Stavanger Blitz
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Magnus Carlsen took the first place with 7.5 points, while Hikaru Nakamura was the second (5.5 points). The pairings for Classic games were formed according to those results. Aronian will play against Fabiano Caruana in the first round today.

Calm on the surface, ruthless at chess: New US champion, world's No. 2, keeps getting better - Washington Post

Mon, 06/05/2017 - 11:32am

Washington Post

Calm on the surface, ruthless at chess: New US champion, world's No. 2, keeps getting better
Washington Post
With fellow bright lights Fabiano Caruana (No. 4 in the world) and Hikaru Nakamura (No. 9), So has helped make one hell of an American chess era while still not American just yet. He did all this while waking sometimes in his adoptive home here and ...

Viswanathan Anand to take on top chess players at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament - Firstpost

Mon, 06/05/2017 - 9:32am

Firstpost

Viswanathan Anand to take on top chess players at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament
Firstpost
The field with country and ratings is: Magnus Carlsen (Nor-2832); Wesley So (US-2812); Vladimir Krmanik (Rus-2808); Fabiano Caruana (US-2808); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra-2796); Lev Aronian (Arm-2793); Viswanathan Anand (Ind-2786); Sergey ...
Altibox Norway Chess tournament kicks off in Stavanger, NorwayPanorama.am

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Anand set for year's strongest GM tourney in classical format - Daily News & Analysis

Mon, 06/05/2017 - 8:04am

Economic Times

Anand set for year's strongest GM tourney in classical format
Daily News & Analysis
The field with country and ratings is: Magnus Carlsen (Nor-2832); Wesley So (US-2812); Vladimir Krmanik (Rus-2808); Fabiano Caruana (US-2808); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra-2796); Lev Aronian (Arm-2793); Viswanathan Anand (Ind-2786); Sergey ...
Altibox Norway Chess tournament kicks off in Stavanger, NorwayPanorama.am

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Anand set for year's strongest GM tourney in classical format - Outlook India

Mon, 06/05/2017 - 7:51am

Anand set for year's strongest GM tourney in classical format
Outlook India
The field with country and ratings is: Magnus Carlsen (Nor-2832); Wesley So (US-2812); Vladimir Krmanik (Rus-2808); Fabiano Caruana (US-2808); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra-2796); Lev Aronian (Arm-2793); Viswanathan Anand (Ind-2786); Sergey ...

Strongest Tournament Of 2017 Starts Tomorrow - Chess.com

Sun, 06/04/2017 - 3:34pm

Chess.com

Strongest Tournament Of 2017 Starts Tomorrow
Chess.com
Fabiano Caruana had the luxury of enjoying two different June FIDE ratings. When the list came out, he was on 2805 but one recent win in the Bundesliga hadn't been calculated yet (now it has). Wins vs Richard Rapport on 30 April and Pavel Tregubov on 1 ...

Carlsen, So remain as world's top two - Philippine Star

Sun, 06/04/2017 - 12:30pm

Carlsen, So remain as world's top two
Philippine Star
2 with 2812, followed by countryman Fabiano Caruana and Russian Vladimir Kramnik at 2808 apiece. The rest of the top 10 underwent a major reshuffling with three familiar names dropping out of that select group – Russian world challenger Sergey Kariakin ...

National solving championship opens to entries from across Britain this week - The Guardian

Fri, 06/02/2017 - 10:36am

The Guardian

National solving championship opens to entries from across Britain this week
The Guardian
Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, and his two leading US rivals, Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana, head the field, and you can watch free and live online with grandmaster and computer commentaries. England's Olympiad grandmasters Gawain Jones ...

Azerbaijani GM gets historic success - AzerNews

Thu, 06/01/2017 - 6:33am

Azerbaijani GM gets historic success
AzerNews
Now, the GM follows Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen (2832), US GM Wesley So (2812), Russian Vladimir Kramnik (2808) and American Fabiano Caruana (2805). He leaves behind Armenian Levon Aronyan (2793) and Indian former world ...

Azerbaijani grand master Shakhriyar Mammadyarov gets historic success - News.Az

Thu, 06/01/2017 - 12:44am

News.Az

Azerbaijani grand master Shakhriyar Mammadyarov gets historic success
News.Az
Now, Mammadyarov follows Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen (2832), US Representative Wesley So (2812), Russian Vladimir Kramnik (2808) and American Fabiano Caruana (2805). The 32-year old chess player leaves behind Armenian ...

Compass interview: Grandmaster Nigel Short on his game - Cayman Compass

Wed, 05/31/2017 - 6:28pm

Cayman Compass

Compass interview: Grandmaster Nigel Short on his game
Cayman Compass
2 player, Fabiano Caruana. Chess Grandmaster Nigel Short takes on 27 challengers Monday night, finishing with 25 wins and two draws in the simultaneous exhibition. – PHOTO: ALVARO SEREY. That's actually a little bit why I was mildly pissed off with ...

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Wesley So versus Anish Giri - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 05/29/2017 - 9:55am

Wesley So versus Anish Giri
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The popular Web site Chess.com is sponsoring the 2017 Speed Chess Championship. This is an invitational event featuring knockout (KO) matches between 16 players including Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, ...

£50000 First Prize At Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament - Chess.com

Mon, 05/29/2017 - 3:11am

Chess.com

£50000 First Prize At Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament
Chess.com
GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Lawrence Trent discussing where GM Michael Adams could have improved his play, last year. | Photo Mike Klein. For anyone not attending the event there's still very much to enjoy. Once again Chess.com will provide a daily live ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 05/27/2017 - 12:41pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
It features the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and Americans Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Wesley So. Next up is the “Your Next Move” on June 28 to July 2, a 10-player round robin rapids event and 18-round blitz event in Leuven, Belgium.

So Knocks Out Giri In Nail-Biting Speed Chess Match - Chess.com

Fri, 05/26/2017 - 11:02am

Chess.com

So Knocks Out Giri In Nail-Biting Speed Chess Match
Chess.com
Meanwhile strong GMs such as Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana had joined the Chess.com/TV chat, while Sergey Karjakin logged on to the Russian-language show hosted by GM Sergey Shipov. They saw a solid draw at the start of the bullet section, ...

Levon Aronian to participate in Stavanger Chess Tournament on June 5 - Mediamax.am

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 3:10am

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Levon Aronian to participate in Stavanger Chess Tournament on June 5
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... (Norway), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Viswanathan Anand (India), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Wesley So (USA), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Anish Giri (The Netherlands).

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