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India to cross swords with top seed US at Chess Olympiad - Outlook India
Outlook India
He said Anand may have a slight psychological edge over World No.2 Fabiano Caruana, the challenger for the world title. "World Champion Magnus Carlsen will be watching keenly the games played by Caruana. So the American player will be playing ...
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India to cross swords with top seed US at Chess Olympiad - Business Standard
Business Standard
Business Standard
Vdit Santhosh Gujrathi - Hikaru Nakamura. K.Sasikiran - Samuel Shankland. Gujrathi and Sasikiran will have the first mover advantage as they will be playing with white pieces. (Venkatachari Jagannathan can be contacted at v.jagannathan@ians.in). --IANS.
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On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - KBIA
When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.
On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio
When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.
On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio
When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.
Chess Olympiad: Indian men lose to USA, women recover to beat Poland - Hindustan Times
World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand lost to world number two Fabiano Caruana of USA as Indian men went down 1.5-2.5 at the hands of the defending ...
Checkmate: Indian chess player Nikhilesh Jain proposes to Colombian girlfriend Franco Angela at Chess Olympiad - Bangalore Mirror
Jain popped the question to his girlfriend of two years, Franco Valencia Angela, 31, a Woman International Master from Colombia, at Batumi in Georgia.
Chess Olympiad: World Champion Viswanathan Anand Loses to U.S. Fabiano Caruana - India West
BATUMI, Georgia — World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand lost to World Number Two Fabiano Caruana of the U.S. as Indian men went down 1.5-2.5 at the ...
On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio
When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.
On Chess: St. Louis influence on the Big 3 American players - St. Louis Public Radio
When Americans hear of a “Big Three,” nostalgia might take their minds to competitors in the automotive industry or the early television networks. Fans of.
Chess Olympiad: Wesley So Paces Team USA - Chess.com
Chess.com
Chess.com
Alejandro Ramirez (far left) jokes with Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and USA captain John Donaldson before the round. | Photo: Mike Klein/Chess.com. After all had ended, of the seven teams with a perfect 8-0 game points, none remains spotless now ...
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Moscow 1977: White's move led to early resignation. What happened? - Financial Times
Financial Times
Financial Times
The top seeded US squad, backed by the billionaire FT reader Rex Sinquefield, won gold in 2016, and are led by Fabiano Caruana, who challenges for the world title in November. China and India, the third and fourth seeds, represent fast rising nations ...
Batumi 2018, 2: Uzbekistan shock Russia - chess24
chess24
chess24
31st seeds Uzbekistan defeated women's gold medal favourites Russia as the 2018 Batumi Olympiad got serious in Round 2. Some big names were back, with none bigger than Vishy Anand, whose first Olympiad game since Turin in 2006 was a silkily ...
US chess team starts strong in defense of Olympiad gold in Georgia - Washington Times
Washington Times
Washington Times
Anchored by GM Fabiano Caruana, whose London title match against world champion Magnus Carlsen begins barely a month after the 185-team competition wraps up Oct. 6, the U.S. is the top-seeded team, but can expect a tough challenge from such ...
Marriage Proposal Sparks Up Chess Olympiad Day 2Chess.com
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US chess team starts strong in defense of Olympiad gold in Georgia - Washington Times
Washington Times
Washington Times
... but can expect a tough challenge from such perennial powers as Russia, Ukraine, China and Armenia. American GM Hikaru Nakamura, a veteran of five Olympiad teams, got a nice start to his sixth with a powerful win over Panamanian IM Jorge Baules.
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Marriage Proposal Sparks Up Chess Olympiad's Day 2 - Chess.com
Chess.com
Chess.com
Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia 3 put up an excellent fight today against reigning champions USA, who won by the narrowest of margins. It was ...
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Marriage Proposal Sparkles Up Chess Olympiad's Day 2 - Chess.com
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Chess.com
Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia 3 put up an excellent fight today against reigning champions USA, who won by the narrowest of margins. It was ...
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Batumi 2018, 1: Isolated heroes - chess24
chess24
chess24
Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir Kramnik, Ding Liren, Vishy Anand, MVL and more stars were rested for Round 1 of the Batumi Olympiad, but it didn't stop a massacre. The favourites won in all 162 matches in the Open and Women's ...
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Chess Olympiad Sparked By Marriage Proposal On Day 2 - Chess.com
Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia team three put up ...
India to host its first super tournament in November - Chessbase News
It's a historic moment for Indian chess. The country will be hosting its first super tournament this November — the Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz. Bigwigs like Aronian ...