In the News

World's Elite Chess Players Battle in Champions Showdown at the Saint Louis Chess Club - PR Newswire (press release)

Nakamura - Wed, 09/19/2018 - 10:26am

World's Elite Chess Players Battle in Champions Showdown at the Saint Louis Chess Club
PR Newswire (press release)
In the end, Veselin Topalov, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won their matches against Garry Kasparov, Peter Svidler, Anish Giri, Leinier Dominguez, and Sam Shankland, respectively. At the start of the tournament ...

Duda Upsets Grischuk In Epic Speed Chess Match - Chess.com

Nakamura - Wed, 09/19/2018 - 2:10am

Chess.com

Duda Upsets Grischuk In Epic Speed Chess Match
Chess.com
25.e5! was a great pawn sacrifice described as "nasty" by GM Hikaru Nakamura ( @Hikaru), who had logged into the Chess.com/tv chat alongside e.g. @NihalSarin and the fresh World Junior champion GM Parham Maghsoodloo ( @Parhamov). Grischuk ...

Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!” - chess24

Caruana - Wed, 09/19/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!”  chess24

With less than two months to go before the 2018 World Championship match begins in London, Magnus Carlsen spoke to Norwegian media at his training camp ...

Betting: Chess fans now bet on FIDE World Chess Championship Match London 2018 - SportBusiness

Caruana - Tue, 09/18/2018 - 5:10am

Betting: Chess fans now bet on FIDE World Chess Championship Match London 2018
SportBusiness
We believe that this year's World Championship brawl between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in London will even further cement chess on the international stage of betting”, says Richard Østrøm, Country Manager for Unibet Norway. About FIDE

What Is The Worst Chess Move? - Chess.com

Caruana - Mon, 09/17/2018 - 2:00am
What Is The Worst Chess Move?  Chess.com

Chess openings have been analyzed for centuries and yet even today it is still not easy to identify the best and worst first moves. According to Fischer, 1.e4 is ...

Kasparov Finishes Well But Loses Match To Topalov - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sun, 09/16/2018 - 7:42am

Chess.com

Kasparov Finishes Well But Loses Match To Topalov
Chess.com
Hikaru Nakamura vs Peter Svidler — Final Score: 14-12. Also coming into the game with almost useless preparation, Svidler actually drew the first and won the second blitz game. However, then Nakamura showed his speed chess prowess and won four ...

Anand upbeat about India's chances in Olympiad - The Hindu

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 8:59pm

The Hindu

Anand upbeat about India's chances in Olympiad
The Hindu
9, USA) — apart from Hikaru Nakamura (No. 14, USA) and Sergey Karjakin (No. 15, Russia). The other Indians set to take part are P. Harikrishna (No. 19), Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (No. 37), Surya Sekhar Ganguly (No. 161), Nihal Sarin and R. Praggnanandhaa.
Anand star attraction in Tata Steel rapid blitz in NovSportskeeda
Viswanathan Anand to headline Tata Steel Chess tourneySportstarlive
Anand to be star attraction at Tata Steel rapid blitz in NovemberThe Quint

all 23 news articles »

Bangladesh crush Sri Lanka by 137 runs in Asia Cup - The Tribune

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 3:21pm

The Tribune

Bangladesh crush Sri Lanka by 137 runs in Asia Cup
The Tribune
Mushfiqur Rahim's superb hundred complemented by a collective effort from the bowlers saw Bangladesh thrash Sri Lanka by 137 runs despite Lasith Malinga's brilliant international comeback in the Asia Cup opener. Mushfiqur scored a career-best 144 off ...

and more »

Viswanathan Anand geared up for chess Olympiad - THE WEEK

Caruana - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 12:40pm

THE WEEK

Viswanathan Anand geared up for chess Olympiad
THE WEEK
The former world champion also spoke about the Magnus Carlsen versus Fabiano Caruana World Championship battle in November, and said it would not be so easy for the Norwegian this time around. "It's the closest World Championship match by rating.
'Good vibes in the Indian team'The Hindu
Anand not worried about own form ahead of Chess OlympiadTimes of India
Anand hopeful of a good show in Chess OlympiadBusiness Standard
Sportstarlive
all 12 news articles »

Chess960 Showdown 4: Svidler the nearly man - chess24

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 11:56am

chess24

Chess960 Showdown 4: Svidler the nearly man
chess24
On a final day with little intrigue in most of the matches, Peter Svidler came closest – both to beating Hikaru Nakamura, and to getting the chess960 position correct before analysing it for 29 minutes with Garry Kasparov! The former World Champion's ...

and more »

Shaky Viswanathan Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad - Daily News & Analysis

Caruana - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 11:25am

Daily News & Analysis

Shaky Viswanathan Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad
Daily News & Analysis
The former world champion also spoke about the Magnus Carlsen versus Fabiano Caruana World Championship battle in November, and said it would not be so easy for the Norwegian this time around. "It's the closest World Championship match by rating.
'Good vibes in the Indian team'The Hindu
Anand not worried about own form ahead of Chess OlympiadTimes of India
Anand hopeful of a good show in Chess OlympiadBusiness Standard

all 16 news articles »
Google News

'Good vibes in the Indian team' - The Hindu

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 10:34am

The Hindu

'Good vibes in the Indian team'
The Hindu
9, USA) — apart from Hikaru Nakamura (No. 14, USA) and Sergey Karjakin (No. 15, Russia). The other Indians set to take part are P. Harikrishna (No. 19), Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (No. 37), Surya Sekhar Ganguly (No. 161), Nihal Sarin and R. Praggnanandhaa.

Shaky Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad - Sportskeeda

Caruana - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 10:00am

Shaky Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad
Sportskeeda
The former world champion also spoke about the Magnus Carlsen versus Fabiano Caruana World Championship battle in November, and said it would not be so easy for the Norwegian this time around. "It's the closest World Championship match by rating.

Google News

Viswanathan Anand Star Attraction in Tata Steel Rapid Blitz in November - News18

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 7:35am

News18

Viswanathan Anand Star Attraction in Tata Steel Rapid Blitz in November
News18
... 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 ...

Levon Aronian joining Tata Steel tournament in India - PanARMENIAN.Net

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 7:24am

PanARMENIAN.Net

Levon Aronian joining Tata Steel tournament in India
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will be seen in action in the upcoming Tata Steel chess meet which will be held in the Indian city of Kolkata from November 9-14, Times of India reports. This rapid and blitz format tournament will ...

Google News

Tata Steel Meet: Top level chess comes to India - Times of India

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 6:46am

Times of India

Tata Steel Meet: Top level chess comes to India
Times of India
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan (Elo 2820) will be leading the rating table while the other foreigners in action will be GM Levon Aronian (2780) of Armenia, GM Wesley So (2776) of USA, Hikaru Nakamura of USA and Sergey Karjakin of Russia (2760).
Former champ Viswanathan to lead Indian challenge in first Int chess tourney to host Tata in KolkataUnited News of India
Anand to be star attraction at Tata Steel rapid blitz in NovemberOutlook India
Levon Aronian joining Tata Steel tournament in IndiaPanARMENIAN.Net
India.com News
all 7 news articles »

Caruana chronicles - Spectator.co.uk

Caruana - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 2:00am
Caruana chronicles  Spectator.co.uk

Caruana chronicles on The Spectator | In the run-up to the Carlsen-Caruana World Championship match set for London in November, I will be previewing ...

Chess960 Showdown 4: Svidler the nearly man - chess24

Nakamura - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 2:00am
Chess960 Showdown 4: Svidler the nearly man  chess24

On a final day with little intrigue in most of the matches, Peter Svidler came closest – both to beating Hikaru Nakamura, and to getting the chess960 position ...

Caruana chronicles - Spectator.co.uk

Caruana - Sat, 09/15/2018 - 2:00am
Caruana chronicles  Spectator.co.uk

Caruana chronicles on The Spectator | In the run-up to the Carlsen-Caruana World Championship match set for London in November, I will be previewing ...

Chess960 Showdown 3: Don't win the lottery! - chess24

Nakamura - Fri, 09/14/2018 - 9:50am

chess24

Chess960 Showdown 3: Don't win the lottery!
chess24
Sam Shankland won the lottery when Thursday's Chess960 position was one of four he'd spent a full day training, but things soon turned sour! He drew one then lost three games in a row to MVL to trail by 5 points before the final 8 games of blitz. No ...

Pages

Subscribe to www.uschesschamps.com aggregator - Today In Chess