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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com

Mon, 11/21/2016 - 10:52pm

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
NDTVSports.com
Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).

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Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana - Chessbase News

Mon, 11/21/2016 - 2:00am
Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana  Chessbase News

Karjakin takes the lead - 3.5-4.5 for the challenger after eight rounds! Carlsen is shocked and can't attend the press conference after a game like a rollercoaster ...

Weekly chess column - The Boston Globe

Sun, 11/20/2016 - 6:56pm

Weekly chess column
The Boston Globe
Veselin Topalov (2760) — Fabiano Caruana (2823). 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 The Vienna line in the Ragozin Defense to the Queen's Gambit. 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 A well-known gambit here. 6…Nxe4 7.0–0 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd6 8...Bxc3 is well known to ...

Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Sun, 11/20/2016 - 4:06am

The New Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...

A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Fri, 11/18/2016 - 7:00pm

A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...

Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships - Irish Times

Fri, 11/18/2016 - 4:24am

Irish Times

Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships
Irish Times
Karjakin, 26, earned the right to challenge for the title in March by making it through the Candidates Tournament in Moscow, where he defeated a series of higher-ranked opponents, among them Brooklyn's Fabiano Caruana. He was born in Ukraine, where he ...
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times

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Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win - Hindustan Times

Fri, 11/18/2016 - 3:04am

Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win
Hindustan Times
On Monday, the 47-year-old won the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis, holding off the challenge of Americans Hikaru Nakamura (US) and Fabiano Caruana and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. “Winning in St. Louis was wonderful. I was focused on ...

World Chess Championship: political intrigue lurks as battle reaches midway - The Guardian

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 12:57pm

The Guardian

World Chess Championship: political intrigue lurks as battle reaches midway
The Guardian
Karjakin, 26, earned the right to challenge for the title in March by making it through the Candidates Tournament in Moscow, where he defeated a series of higher-ranked opponents, among them Brooklyn's Fabiano Caruana. He was born in Ukraine, where he ...
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times

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On-song Viswanathan Anand relishes show at Champions Showdown - Times of India

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 6:18am

Times of India

On-song Viswanathan Anand relishes show at Champions Showdown
Times of India
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand didn't put a foot wrong at the recently-concluded Champions Showdown that had in fray four of the world's leading players - Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Veselin Topalov - along with the 46-year-old. Juggling formats ...

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On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 5:28am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title
St. Louis Public Radio
The most exciting event in November so far has been the Champions Showdown, the four-player exhibition round robin that finished Monday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Fabiano Caruana started as the favorite but failed to meet ...

On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 2:00am
On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title  St. Louis Public Radio

The most exciting event in November so far has been the Champions Showdown, the four-player exhibition round robin that finished Monday at the Chess Club.

Anand's super show in Champions Showdown - The Hindu

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 6:43pm

The New Indian Express

Anand's super show in Champions Showdown
The Hindu
It is an achievement he can be proud of, for, he pushed behind two of the strongest players in the world at the moment — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, both of the United States. Caruana, 24, is ranked No. 2 in the world, while 28-year-old ...
Anand shows his best, wins Champions ShowdownThe New Indian Express

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Anand shows his best, wins Champions Showdown - The New Indian Express

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 6:33pm

The New Indian Express

Anand shows his best, wins Champions Showdown
The New Indian Express
Playing with aggression, Anand upstaged World No 2 Fabiano Caruana and World No 8 Hikaru Nakamura en route to sealing the title with 15 points. He took home the winner's purse of $60,000. Nakamura (14) finished second, followed by Caruana (11) and ...
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Anand's super show in St. Louis Showdown - Sportstarlive

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 3:51am

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Anand's super show in St. Louis Showdown
Sportstarlive
Anand also became richer by $ 60,000, while Nakamura took home $ 40,000. The tournament had a total prize fund of $ 150,000. The standings: 1. Viswanathan Anand (Ind) 15 points, 2. Hikaru Nakamura (US) 14, 3. Fabiano Caruana (US) 11, 4. Veselin ...

Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match level - Washington Times

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 3:47am

Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match level
Washington Times
While the early-round sparring was going on in New York, some ex-champs — Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and India's Viswanthan Anand — and (perhaps) future champs — American stars Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — have been mixing it up a ...

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Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match level - Washington Times

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 3:47am

Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match level
Washington Times
While the early-round sparring was going on in New York, some ex-champs — Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and India's Viswanthan Anand — and (perhaps) future champs — American stars Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — have been mixing it up a ...

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Anand wins Champions Showdown in St Louis - ESPN

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 2:22am

Anand wins Champions Showdown in St Louis
ESPN
Viswanathan Anand won the 2016 Champions Showdown in St Louis on Monday, earning $60,000. The exhibition tournament featured three other grandmasters -- Hikaru Nakamura came second, Fabiano Caruana (US) third and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) ...

Young grandmaster takes on chess king - Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Sat, 11/12/2016 - 10:08am

Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Young grandmaster takes on chess king
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
“But of course we all want to show that our chess school is stronger.” Ranked ninth in the world, Karyakin qualified for the world championship in March by upsetting third-ranked Fabiano Caruana of the United States at the Candidates' Tournament in Moscow.
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World Chess Championship: Showdown In New York - High on Sports (blog)

Sat, 11/12/2016 - 8:14am

High on Sports (blog)

World Chess Championship: Showdown In New York
High on Sports (blog)
He lost three consecutive games in the GCT Blitz Paris this year against Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri. However the only other players to have defeated the Norwegian wonder-kid in the last 50 games were Hikaru Nakamura and Maxime ...

Meet the Russian chess star who's 'more Putin than Putin' - Page Six

Fri, 11/11/2016 - 9:29pm

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Meet the Russian chess star who's 'more Putin than Putin'
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9 in the world, seemed suddenly to improve and catapulted to the top of the game with a win over American Fabiano Caruana in March, which put him into this month's final. Carlsen and Karjakin will play each other as many as 12 times at the Fulton Market.
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