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Chess is 'right candidate' to invest in individuals and get returns: Anand - Times of Oman

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 11:06am

Times of Oman

Chess is 'right candidate' to invest in individuals and get returns: Anand
Times of Oman
Chess is one sport that has not been accorded the attention that it deserves, more so in Gulf countries like Oman. But in recent years attempts are being made, by both the governments and the individual organisations, to bring professionalism into the ...

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Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team - STLtoday.com

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 12:02am

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Psst: In world chess, St. Louis has the championship team
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The winner was a young man, Fabiano Caruana, who just bought a house here so he could be part of the local scene. The person he succeeded as champion was another St. Louis resident, Hikaru Nakamura. If many of these facts surprise you, it's not ...

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Creating the world's new chess capital - BBC News

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 6:43pm

BBC News

Creating the world's new chess capital
BBC News
Back at the club, the US Chess Championship concluded with victory for Fabiano Caruana - or Fabulous Fabi, as the commentators call him. This tournament attracted the strongest field in US chess history - the country now has three players in the top 10 ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: Mirror image: Chess champ, challenger offer complementary styles - Washington Times

Tue, 05/10/2016 - 11:01am

Washington Times

DAVID R. SANDS: Mirror image: Chess champ, challenger offer complementary styles
Washington Times
Still, there was a sense that Karjakin's career had semi-stalled coming into 2016, with rivals such as the Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, the Netherlands' Anish Giri and a slew of rising young Chinese prodigies seeming to surpass him.

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Wesley's brilliancy - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 05/09/2016 - 10:26am

The Boston Globe

Wesley's brilliancy
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The Ultimate Blitz Chess Challenge took place in the St. Louis Chess Club a few days after the conclusion of the 2016 US Chess Championship. Former world champion Garry Kasparov agreed to take on the top three finishers in the US Championship ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sun, 05/08/2016 - 11:01pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
And one of the pretournament favorites, Fabiano Caruana, very surprisingly finished last. And Kasparov donated his $10,000 third-place prize to the fund to help the US Olympiad team travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, in September. There were many brilliant ...

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Ramesh adds fuel to Anand's retirement debate - Times of India

Sun, 05/08/2016 - 11:05am

Times of India

Ramesh adds fuel to Anand's retirement debate
Times of India
Anand bowed out of contention to win the World Candidates Championship, settling for third place behind Russia's Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana of Italy, and the five-time World Champion's fall from the pinnacle of world chess have been attributed ...

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Chess Notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 05/07/2016 - 11:02pm

The Boston Globe

Chess Notes
The Boston Globe
This year he was back in St. Louis facing a bigger challenge — three world top 10 players in Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and Fabiano Caruana in an 18-game blitz round-robin played over two days. Was he up to the challenge? The answer at the end was ...

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Carlsen stays on top - Philippine Star

Sat, 05/07/2016 - 2:21pm

Carlsen stays on top
Philippine Star
Magnus Carlsen was still on top of the world chess ranking, as the FIDE released its rating list for the month of May. The Norwegian world champion garnered 2851 rating points, well ahead of American Fabiano Caruana, who came in at No. 2 with 2804, and ...

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Editorial: Short takes on secret chess championships, secret vegan beef eaters, hidden art and words best left unspoken - STLtoday.com

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:03pm

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Editorial: Short takes on secret chess championships, secret vegan beef eaters, hidden art and words best left unspoken
STLtoday.com
The tournament winner, Miami-born Fabiano Caruana, walked away with $50,000 in prize money. Even he lamented in comments to The New Yorker (which did cover the event) that chess just doesn't get the media attention it deserves in America, partly ...

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Chess (#1199) - Business Standard

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:38pm

Business Standard

Chess (#1199)
Business Standard
The result here pushed Carlsen to 2855 while Kramnik climbs to 2809. The third player above 2800 in the May list is Fabiano Caruana (2804) who took his first US Championship title last month. Harikrishna (2764) played in his strongest ever event and ...

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SGM So, Liren tabla agad sa 1st round - Abante Online

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:00am

Abante Online

SGM So, Liren tabla agad sa 1st round
Abante Online
3 sa world na si GM Fabiano Caruana (elo2804). Isusulong ni So ang puting piyesa sa round two. Pagkatapos ng match ni So kay Liren, sasabak din ang tubong Imus, Cavite sa grand Chess Tournament Rapid sa susunod na buwan sa Paris, France.

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Garry Kasparov puts on a show in St Louis - Telegraph.co.uk

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 5:42am

Garry Kasparov puts on a show in St Louis
Telegraph.co.uk
Hikaru Nakamura, who is one of the world's strongest Blitz players won the tournament, with Kasparov just behind Wesley So in third. Fabiano Caruana was well adrift of the field. Each player faced the others three times with both colours and games were ...
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Fabiano Caruana wins US Chess Championship at the first attempt - Telegraph.co.uk

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 5:53am

Huffington Post

Fabiano Caruana wins US Chess Championship at the first attempt
Telegraph.co.uk
The 23 year old ended a point clear of the field, although his victory was in doubt until well into a tense eleventh and final round at the Chess Club and Scholastic Centre of St Louis. Caruana's round four win over Hikaru Nakamura ensured his main ...
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DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way - Washington Times

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 3:55am

DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way
Washington Times
Former world champ Garry Kasparov proved he could still hang with the kids when he took on new U.S. champ Fabiano Caruana, former U.S. champ Hikaru Nakamura and young GM Wesley So in a blitz tournament staged after the St. Louis festivities ...

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Fabiano Caruana wins US Chess Championship at the first attempt - Telegraph.co.uk

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana wins US Chess Championship at the first attempt  Telegraph.co.uk

Fabiano Caruana has won the US Championship at the first attempt. The 23 year old ended a point clear of the field, although his victory was in doubt until well ...

Immortal Chess Blitz Game - Huffington Post

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 11:29am

Huffington Post

Immortal Chess Blitz Game
Huffington Post
Wesley So won a spectacular blitz game at the Ultimate Blitz Challenge in the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis last Friday. It was power chess with hard to see threats and surprising sacrifices. He was immediately compared to two of the ...

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World champions compete in Chess blitz - Stabroek News

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 10:17am

Stabroek News

World champions compete in Chess blitz
Stabroek News
Last Thursday and Friday, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov opposed new US champion Fabiano Caruana, and the other two top finishers of the 2016 US championship, namely Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, in a sensational blitz contest.

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 04/30/2016 - 4:49pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The 2016 US championships (USChessChamps.com) have come to a rousing conclusion. Fabiano Caruana is our new champion. Wesley So finished in second place, with defending champ, Hikaru Nakamura, in third. It was expected that one of the Big ...

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Chess (#1198) - Business Standard

Fri, 04/29/2016 - 1:31pm

Business Standard

Chess (#1198)
Business Standard
Fabiano Caruana is the US Champion. The top seed scored 8.5 from 11 to take the 12-man round robin. Second-third was shared by Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura (both 7.5). Ray Robson (7) did well to take fourth spot. The women's championship was ...

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