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World Chess Championship Game 2: Carlsen 'Grovels' To Draw After Caruana's Opening Surprise - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sat, 11/10/2018 - 2:00am

World Chess Championship Game 2: Carlsen 'Grovels' To Draw After Caruana's Opening Surprise Chess.com

A few hours before the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the two best chess players in the world also agreed to peace at the 2018 world chess championship.

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In pics: Tata Steel India Chess 2018 in Kolkata - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua

Nakamura - Sat, 11/10/2018 - 2:00am

In pics: Tata Steel India Chess 2018 in Kolkata - Xinhua | English.news.cn Xinhua

Hikaru Nakamura (C) of the United States competes during rapid round 4 against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan at Tata Steel India Chess 2018 in ...

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Viswanathan Anand Engages in Marathon 145-move Draw, Three Share Lead - News18

Nakamura - Sat, 11/10/2018 - 1:56am

News18

Viswanathan Anand Engages in Marathon 145-move Draw, Three Share Lead
News18
Viswanathan Anand (1.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 2); Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze, 2) bt Surya Shekhar Ganguly (1); Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 1.5) drew with Pentala Harikrishna (2); Nihal Sarin (1) drew with Vidit Gujarati (1); Wesley So (USA, 1.5) ...
Chess India 2018 : Three share lead, Anand engages in marathon ...THE WEEK
Anand draws all three, Hari in joint leadThe New Indian Express

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World Championship Round 1: Caruana Struggles But Holds Draw Against Carlsen - Chess.com

Nakamura - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 8:15pm

Chess.com

World Championship Round 1: Caruana Struggles But Holds Draw Against Carlsen
Chess.com
Special guests, including GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Sam Shankland and more will be joining the live coverage on different days. In addition, GM Alex Yermolinsky will be doing round-by-round wrap-up videos, available ...
5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess championThe Conversation US
Fabiano Caruana is poised to do what no American has done since Bobby FischerNorman Transcript
America's Chance at Chess Dominance Is in the Hands of One Young PlayerSports Illustrated

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Anand draws all three, Hari in joint lead - The New Indian Express

Nakamura - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 8:07pm

The Indian Express

Anand draws all three, Hari in joint lead
The New Indian Express
The Indian drew his third-round game with Hikaru Nakamura of the US. Mamedyarov defeated Vidit Gujrathi and Ganguly to stay in the leading pack. Stay up to date on all the latest Sport news with The New Indian Express App. Download now. (Get the news ...
Chess India 2018 : Three share lead, Anand engages in marathon drawTHE WEEK

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Woody Harrelson Attends World Chess Championship Ceremony, Screws Everything Up - Deadspin

Caruana - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 5:27pm

Deadspin

Woody Harrelson Attends World Chess Championship Ceremony, Screws Everything Up
Deadspin
Actor Woody Harrelson was in London for today's start of the World Chess Championship between grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Harrelson thought he'd lighten up the tense 12-game match with a little joke during the first move ...
Woody Harrelson got the World Chess Championship off to a rocky start.Slate Magazine
World Chess Championship starts with Harrelson blunderReuters

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen against Fabiano Caruana – the likely strategies - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 11:36am

The Guardian

Chess: Magnus Carlsen against Fabiano Caruana – the likely strategies
The Guardian
Fabiano Caruana was in danger of a shock early defeat this afternoon when the US challenger for the world crown played too passively in the opening and early middle game against Magnus Carlsen's surprise choice of the Sicilian Defence in game one of ...
The Conversation: 5 Things To Know About American Chess Star Fabiano CaruanaWFAE
The US has a chance to have its first World Chess Champion since Bobby FischerCNBC
Inside the intense, sometimes quirky chess rivalry between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano CaruanaESPN
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'It is like a boxing bout': Closing in on the king for the world chess title - Irish Times

Caruana - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 11:16am

Irish Times

'It is like a boxing bout': Closing in on the king for the world chess title
Irish Times
But at the launch of the 2018 world championship match between the Norwegian champion, Magnus Carlsen, and his American challenger, Fabiano Caruana – which begins in London on Friday – organisers promised that a global audience of millions would ...

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Tata Steel chess championship: Hari, Mamedyarov, Aronian lead - The Hindu

Nakamura - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 10:00am

The Hindu

Tata Steel chess championship: Hari, Mamedyarov, Aronian lead
The Hindu
The results: Third round: Viswanathan Anand (1.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 2); Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze, 2) bt Surya Shekhar Ganguly (1); Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 1.5) drew with P. Hari Krishna (2); Nihal Sarin (1) drew with Vidit Gujarati (1); ...
Three share lead, Viswanathan Anand engages in marathon drawThe Indian Express

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Magnus Carlsen v Fabiano Caruana: World Chess Championship, Game 1 – live! - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 8:49am

The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen v Fabiano Caruana: World Chess Championship, Game 1 – live!
The Guardian
We've got a cracker of a tie ahead as Norway's Magnus Carlsen defends the title he's held for the past five years against Fabiano Caruana of the United States. The best-of-12-games match is taking place at the College in Holborn over the next 19 days ...
The US has a chance to have its first World Chess Champion since Bobby FischerCNBC
Inside the intense, sometimes quirky chess rivalry between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano CaruanaESPN
5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess championThe Conversation US
Quartz -The Local Norway -Norman Transcript
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5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion - WTOP

Caruana - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 6:04am

5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion
WTOP
Could there be a similar effect if Fabiano Caruana defeats reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, in London this month to become the first American-born world chess champion since Fischer? In a Q&A with education editor Jamaal Abdul-Alim, ...

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5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion - The Conversation US

Nakamura - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 6:03am

The Conversation US

5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion
The Conversation US
Wesley So, a Filipino who represents the U.S., is a possibility, and I believe Hikaru Nakamura still stands an excellent chance to compete for the world championship. Incidentally, there is a wave of talent emerging in American chess, but the question ...
Fabiano Caruana is poised to do what no American has done since Bobby FischerNorman Transcript
How To Watch The World Chess Championship: Carlsen vs CaruanaChess.com
America's Chance at Chess Dominance Is in the Hands of One Young PlayerSports Illustrated

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5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion - The Conversation US

Nakamura - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 6:03am

5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion
The Conversation US
Wesley So, a Filipino who represents the U.S., is a possibility, and I believe Hikaru Nakamura still stands an excellent chance to compete for the world championship. Incidentally, there is a wave of talent emerging in American chess, but the question ...

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Viswanathan Anand to open account against Wesley So in Chess India - The Sentinel Assam

Nakamura - Fri, 11/09/2018 - 3:32am

The Sentinel Assam

Viswanathan Anand to open account against Wesley So in Chess India
The Sentinel Assam
Armenian GM and world number six Levon Aronian; USA's GM Wesley So who is world number 9; Japanese-American GM and four-time United States champion Hikaru Nakamura who is world number 14 and Russian GM Sergey Karjakin (world number 15) ...

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