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Where's the black king? - Financial Times

Caruana - Mon, 10/22/2018 - 6:01am

Financial Times

Where's the black king?
Financial Times
Norway's global champion, who has been ranked No1 since 2011 and has held the official crown since 2013, has seen his ratings lead shrink from over 30 points to a bare two due to the advance of his US challenger Fabiano Caruana and his own uneven ...

Viswanathan Anand settles for draw against Hess in Isle of Man Chess - Times of India

Nakamura - Mon, 10/22/2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand settles for draw against Hess in Isle of Man Chess  Times of India

ISLE OF MAN (UK): Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand struggled for the second day running as he was held to a draw by almost-retired Robert Hess ...

IM offers So a draw despite a pawn up - Philippine Star

Nakamura - Sun, 10/21/2018 - 10:42am

IM offers So a draw despite a pawn up
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines — Wesley So dodged a bullet as he escaped with a 46-move draw with International Master C R G Krishna of India at the start of the Chess.com Isle of Man International at the Villa Marina in Isle of Man Saturday night. The Cavite ...

Fabiano Caruana lines up a thunderbolt against the Thor of chess, Magnus Carlsen - The Times

Caruana - Sun, 10/21/2018 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana lines up a thunderbolt against the Thor of chess, Magnus Carlsen  The Times

There has been only one American world chess champion in the modern era, the extraordinary and ultimately tragic figure of Bobby Fischer, who won the title ...

Unlike chess not chasing results as a human rights activist: Kasparov - Hindustan Times

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 10:18pm

Hindustan Times

Unlike chess not chasing results as a human rights activist: Kasparov
Hindustan Times
In an interview on Saturday, the 55-year-old spoke about his love for chess, Viswanathan Anand and the upcoming World Championship match between Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana of the United States. Excerpts. Q. From being at the ...

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Fabiano Caruana lines up a thunderbolt against the Thor of chess, Magnus Carlsen - The Times

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 7:05pm

The Times

Fabiano Caruana lines up a thunderbolt against the Thor of chess, Magnus Carlsen
The Times
There has been only one American world chess champion in the modern era, the extraordinary and ultimately tragic figure of Bobby Fischer, who won the title from the Russian Boris Spassky in 1972 and then sank into paranoid reclusiveness. Next month ...
Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess titleYahoo Finance
Fabiano Caruana faces Magnus Carlsen in world chess titleYahoo Movies (blog)
Chess notesThe Boston Globe

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Almost Half Of 2700s Nicked In Isle Of Man Opener - Chess.com - Chess.com

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 6:54pm

Chess.com

Almost Half Of 2700s Nicked In Isle Of Man Opener - Chess.com
Chess.com
It turns out you don't need randomized pairings to make for an eventful opening of a chess tournament. The 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, the ...
Isle of Man Chess: Viswanathan Anand faces Raunak Sadhwani in opening roundScroll.in

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Anand to face Sadhwani in Isle of Man chess - Sportstarlive

Nakamura - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 11:30am

Sportstarlive

Anand to face Sadhwani in Isle of Man chess
Sportstarlive
... they include Levon Aronian of Armenia, Anish Giri of Holland, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. The American duo of Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura are two other reputed participants, albeit not the two highest rated.
Viswanathan Anand to play fellow Indian Raunak Sadhwani in first round of Isle of Man ChessMoneycontrol.com
Isle of Man Chess: Viswanathan Anand faces Raunak Sadhwani in opening roundScroll.in

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Viswanathan Anand to play fellow Indian Raunak Sadhwani in first round of Isle of Man Chess - Moneycontrol.com

Nakamura - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 10:53am

Moneycontrol.com

Viswanathan Anand to play fellow Indian Raunak Sadhwani in first round of Isle of Man Chess
Moneycontrol.com
Add to that Anand and American duo of Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura and this tournament have the biggest names in the chess world, sans the two highest rated. The event to be played over nine days in a nine-round competition offers excellent playing ...

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title - Yahoo Finance

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 9:47am

Yahoo Finance

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title
Yahoo Finance
From Nov. 8 to Nov. 28 in London, Fabiano Caruana will face Magnus Carlsen in the 2018 World Chess Championship. And just by making it that far, Caruana ended a 46-year drought: he's the first American to play for the world title since Bobby Fischer in ...

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title - Yahoo Sports

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 9:45am

Yahoo Sports

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title
Yahoo Sports
From Nov. 8 to Nov. 28 in London, Fabiano Caruana will face Magnus Carlsen in the 2018 World Chess Championship. And just by making it that far, Caruana ended a 46-year drought: he's the first American to play for the world title since Bobby Fischer in ...

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title - Yahoo Finance

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 2:00am
Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title  Yahoo Finance

Fabiano Caruana says the World Chess Federation – and players like himself – need to do more to bring chess to the mainstream.

Fabiano Caruana prepares to face chess king Magnus Carlsen - Yahoo Finance

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana prepares to face chess king Magnus Carlsen  Yahoo Finance

Fabiano Caruana says the World Chess Federation – and players like himself – need to do more to bring chess to the mainstream.

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title - Yahoo Finance

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 2:00am
Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title  Yahoo Finance

Fabiano Caruana says the World Chess Federation – and players like himself – need to do more to bring chess to the mainstream.

Chess.com Isle of Man: Half the 2700s Nicked for Draws in Opener - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 2:00am
Chess.com Isle of Man: Half the 2700s Nicked for Draws in Opener  Chess.com

It turns out you don't need randomized pairings to make for an eventful opening of a chess tournament. The 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, the ...

Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title - Yahoo Finance

Caruana - Sat, 10/20/2018 - 2:00am
Meet the first American since 1972 to compete for the world chess title  Yahoo Finance

Fabiano Caruana says the World Chess Federation – and players like himself – need to do more to bring chess to the mainstream.

Azerbaijan`s Naiditsch to compete at Isle of Man International Chess Tournament - News.Az

Nakamura - Fri, 10/19/2018 - 12:38pm

News.Az

Azerbaijan`s Naiditsch to compete at Isle of Man International Chess Tournament
News.Az
Eight of the world`s top-12 players have committed to playing, amongst an expected field of 174 players: including Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Vishwanathan Anand and other big ...

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CHESS#1323 - Business Standard

Caruana - Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:49am

Business Standard

CHESS#1323
Business Standard
The title match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana promises to be very competitive. There's nothing to choose between them in terms of Elo. They are the world #1 and #2, with Carlsen (2834.7 live rating) just ahead of Caruana (2832.3).

Azerbaijan`s Naiditsch to compete at Isle of Man International Chess Tournament - AZERTAC News

Nakamura - Fri, 10/19/2018 - 10:12am

Azerbaijan`s Naiditsch to compete at Isle of Man International Chess Tournament
AZERTAC News
Eight of the world`s top-12 players have committed to playing, amongst an expected field of 174 players: including Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Vishwanathan Anand and other big ...

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