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On Chess: The American Chess family reunites in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
The U.S. Championship has drawn in three of the top 10 players in the world: Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So. The three titans are all hungry for the national crown but they all have a very different motivation that will ...
Ex-prodigy goes for world titleTrinidad Guardian
Pestaño: Strongest US championship in historySun.Star

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Pestaño: Strongest US championship in history
Sun.Star
This is considered to be the strongest tournament ever as it features three players in the top 10 list, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nahamura and Wesley So. Former world championship contender Gata Kamsky is also in. It is unique because these players are ...

Ex-prodigy goes for world title
Trinidad Guardian
A former child chess prodigy has now emerged as the challenger for Magnus Carlsen's world championship title. He is Sergey Karjakin, 26, who pulled off a brilliant rook sacrifice to beat his closest rival, American Fabiano Caruana, 23, in the final ...

Ex-prodigy goes for world title
Trinidad Guardian
A former child chess prodigy has now emerged as the challenger for Magnus Carlsen's world championship title. He is Sergey Karjakin, 26, who pulled off a brilliant rook sacrifice to beat his closest rival, American Fabiano Caruana, 23, in the final ...

Carlsen calls Karjakin's withdrawal 'cynical'
Views and News from Norway
“Trump is incredibly good at finding opponents' weaknesses. He only talks about the candidates being stupid or smelling bad. There should be more of that in chess, too.” Then he offered some examples: “(Fabiano) Caruana looks like a nerd with his ...

DAVID R. SANDS: Define juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight chess title
Washington Times
GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush will be defending their titles, with the stacked open tournament featuring GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Gata Kamsky and Webster's Ray Robson. On the women's side, the 12-player field includes a pair of ...

DAVID R. SANDS: Define chess juggernaut: Webster rolls to 4th straight title
Washington Times
... Wednesday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush will be defending their titles, with the stacked open tournament featuring GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Gata Kamsky and Webster's Ray Robson.

Chess by Shelby Lyman
Buffalo News
In his last game in the qualifying candidates match – playing aggressively for the win – he defeated Fabiano Caruana of the U.S. with a bold but risky central thrust that turned the tables in his favor, earning the right to play for the title. Below is ...

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Marcus Osborne and James Jackson in contention at Colin Crouch memorial
The Guardian
Some readers may recall how this column unearthed a similar instance at the European Club Cup in 2014, when Fabiano Caruana used an obscure pawn advance which also turned out to score better than alternatives. In the case of elite GMs like Caruana ...

Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour 2016
PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian (Armenia), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Anish Giri (the Netherlands), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Veselon Topalov (Bulgaria), Viswanathan Anand (India) and Wesley So (U.S.) will ...

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Asian Nations Cup win marks successful first quarter for Indian chess
Hindustan Times
While fans have been riveted to Viswanathan Anand's return to form at the World Chess Candidates Tournament, as he finished third behind Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana in Moscow last month, other players too made their presence felt in the ...

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Central West End Hosts US Chess Championships
Webster Kirkwood Times
Some of the biggest names in the country from one of the world's most ancient games will be descending on the Central West End this month. The U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women's Chess Championship get underway at the Chess Club and ...

On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament
St. Louis Public Radio
The New York World Chess Championship needed this win. It would have been the first time since Bobby Fischer that an American could challenge the World Champion for the undisputed world title. Fabiano Caruana, second in the world and traditionally one ...
Masters of Chess, Not Self-PromotionNew York Times
It's Karjakin vs. Carlsen for the World Chess TitleHuffington Post
Tournaments in Asia… including one that had its start in PenangMalay Mail Online
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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It's Karjakin vs. Carlsen for the World Chess Title
Huffington Post
Anand beat Karjakin in round 11 and with three rounds to go he joined Fabiano Caruana in the lead. In the next round Anand collapsed against the U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura, but he played a huge role till the end. Meantime, Nakamura's countryman ...

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Masters of Chess, Not Self-Promotion
New York Times
Surrounded by Moscow glitterati and well-groomed waiters who looked as if they had been borrowed from an expensive nightclub, the grandmaster, 23-year-old Fabiano Caruana of the United States, was not having much fun. “This is not my favorite thing,” ...
Russia's Patriotic Chess Star From Crimea Sets His Sights On World TitleRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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DAVID R. SANDS: Sergey Karjakin blitzes Fabiano Caruana to earn shot against Magnus Carlsen
Washington Times
With a thrilling last-round game capped by a devastating rook sacrifice against U.S. GM Fabiano Caruana, Russian GM Sergey Karjakin on Monday won the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Moscow, earning the right to take on reigning world champ Magnus ...
Fabiano Caruana shares lead before final two rounds of Moscow CandidatesThe Guardian
Candidates R12: Levon Aronian draws with Fabiano Caruana againPanARMENIAN.Net
Candidates Tournament: Levon Aronian to play against Fabiano Caruana in 12th roundArmenpress.am
RT -Philippine Star
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Sergey Karjakin blitzes Fabiano Caruana to earn shot against Magnus Carlsen
Washington Times
President-elect Donald Trump may find that one of his first post-victory chores will be delivering the world chess championship — back to the Russians. With a thrilling last-round game capped by a devastating rook sacrifice against U.S. GM Fabiano ...
Russian Karjakin to Compete in Chess World Championship Title MatchThe Moscow Times (registration)
Sergey Karjakin won 2016 World Chess Candidates TournamentJagran Josh

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Russian Karjakin to Compete in Chess World Championship Title Match
The Moscow Times (registration)
Grandmaster Sergei Karjakin will become the first Russian since 2008 to compete in a title match of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) championship, after he defeated Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Moscow on Monday, according to an ...
Sergey Karjakin won 2016 World Chess Candidates TournamentJagran Josh

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Russian Karjakin to Compete in Chess World Championship Title Match
The Moscow Times (registration)
Grandmaster Sergei Karjakin will become the first Russian since 2008 to compete in a title match of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) championship, after he defeated Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Moscow on Monday, according to an ...
Sergey Karjakin won 2016 World Chess Candidates TournamentJagran Josh

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Schach - Sergej Karjakin fordert Magnus Carlsen heraus
Süddeutsche.de
Die Stellung im Duell gegen Fabiano Caruana sah auf den ersten Blick recht ausgeglichen aus, doch dann fand der 26-Jährige einen wunderbaren Zug: Er opferte einen seiner Türme, womit seine Dame zu vielfältigen Drohungen gegen den gegnerischen ...
Fabiano Caruana und Sergey Karjakin vor Endspielsportal.de
Schachweltmeisterschaft: Sergei Karjakin gewinnt KandidatenturnierZEIT ONLINE
WM-Kandidatenturnier: Showdown am SchachbrettFAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Sputnik Deutschland -SPIEGEL ONLINE -t-online.de
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