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Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 8:16pm

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Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed
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After Aronian defeated Alexander Grischuk via a speculative but dynamic exchange sac, several hours later Carlsen outmaneuvered Hikaru Nakamura in an ending that had happened before. With Caruana drawing as black with ease against Wesley So, that ...
Anand plays out a draw againThe Hindu

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Anand plays out a draw again - The Hindu

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 7:33pm

Anand plays out a draw again
The Hindu
... with Alexander Grischuk (4); Magnus Carlsen (4) drew with Fabiano Caruana (4.5); Sergey Karjakin (2.5) drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4); Levon Aronian (4) drew with Wesley So (3); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (3.5) drew with Hikaru Nakamura (2.5).

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Eighth draw for Anand - The Telegraph India

Caruana - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 4:11pm

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Eighth draw for Anand
The Telegraph India
St Louis: Viswanthan Anand registered his eighth draw in as many games when he split points with Fabiano Caruana of the US in the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here. For Anand's fans, this was a let-down as Caruana only ...
With 8th draw, Anand out of Grand Chess Tour finaleThe Tribune

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Israeli chess prodigy allowed to play in 43rd Chess Olympiad - The Jerusalem Post

Caruana - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 7:35am

The Jerusalem Post

Israeli chess prodigy allowed to play in 43rd Chess Olympiad
The Jerusalem Post
The chess world's biggest event will take place begin on November 9th when American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana challenges reigning World Champion Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. While top Israeli player Grandmaster Boris Gelfand is not competing ...

King's Indian in Saint Louis - BusinessWorld Online

Caruana - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 6:34am

King's Indian in Saint Louis
BusinessWorld Online
Aug. 11-16, 2018. Final Combined Standings (Rapid counts double). 1 Hikaru Nakamura, 22.5/36 (USD 37,500). 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 21.5/36 (USD 25,000). 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 21.0/36 (USD 20,000). 4 Fabiano Caruana, 20.0/36 (USD 15,000).

King's Indian in Saint Louis - BusinessWorld Online

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 6:34am

King's Indian in Saint Louis
BusinessWorld Online
1 Hikaru Nakamura, 22.5/36 (USD 37,500). 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 21.5/36 (USD 25,000). 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 21.0/36 (USD 20,000). 4 Fabiano Caruana, 20.0/36 (USD 15,000). 5 Levon Aronian, 18.0/36 (USD 12,500). 6 Sergey Karjakin, 17.0/36 ...

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand tied sixth in standings after playing draw with Fabiano Caruana, remains unbeaten - Firstpost

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 6:13am

Firstpost

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand tied sixth in standings after playing draw with Fabiano Caruana, remains unbeaten
Firstpost
The only player, who seems to have made it into the bracket, is Hikaru Nakamura. Everyone else in the tournament has to count on an even performance in the last round and others' performances to qualify. Carlsen's performance doesn't count for the tour ...
Anand splits point with So, Caruana leads Sinquefield CupTimes of India
Sinquefield Cup 8: 1.f4 can't break the deadlock | chess24.comchess24
Anand draws again, Caruana maintains leadSportskeeda
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Sinquefield Cup 8: 1.f4 can't break the deadlock - chess24

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 5:09am

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Sinquefield Cup 8: 1.f4 can't break the deadlock
chess24
Alexander Grischuk spiced up Round 8 of the Sinquefield Cup by arriving late and playing “The Bird” against Wesley So, but it wasn't enough to prevent all five games ending in draws for a second day in a row. Fabiano Caruana continues to lead by half a ...
Anand splits point with So, Caruana leads Sinquefield CupTimes of India
National GM shows brilliant gameAzerNews
Anand draws again, Caruana maintains leadSportskeeda

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Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com

Caruana - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com

Caruana - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

Singles - Daily Pioneer

Caruana - Sun, 08/26/2018 - 1:39pm

Singles
Daily Pioneer
For the records, the seventh draw in as many games did not help Anand's cause much even though the Indian ace remains within striking distance of the leader American Fabiano Caruana, who held Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw ...

Anand draws again, Caruana maintains lead - Business Standard

Caruana - Sun, 08/26/2018 - 11:20am

Business Standard

Anand draws again, Caruana maintains lead
Business Standard
For the records, the seventh draw in as many games did not help Anand's cause much even though the Indian ace remains within striking distance of the leader American Fabiano Caruana, who held Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw ...
Anand draws with Aronian - SPORT - The HinduThe Hindu

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Sinquefield Cup 7: Carlsen fails to silence Caruana - chess24

Caruana - Sun, 08/26/2018 - 3:41am

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Sinquefield Cup 7: Carlsen fails to silence Caruana
chess24
It was almost a spectacular statement of intent from reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. He outplayed Fabiano Caruana in their Sinquefield Cup Round 7 clash, provoked a blunder and entered the confessional to “shush” Caruana's fans.

Caruana Fends Off Carlsen, Still Leads Sinquefield - Chess.com

Caruana - Sun, 08/26/2018 - 2:00am
Caruana Fends Off Carlsen, Still Leads Sinquefield  Chess.com

The usually irrepressible Magnus Carlsen couldn't put away Fabiano Caruana today at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup. They drew, and the chess world will now wait ...

Sinquefield Cup: Magnus Carlsen draws with Fabiano Caruana in thrilling contest; Viswanathan Anand... - Firstpost

Caruana - Sun, 08/26/2018 - 2:00am
Sinquefield Cup: Magnus Carlsen draws with Fabiano Caruana in thrilling contest; Viswanathan Anand...  Firstpost

The much anticipated clash between world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Fabiano Caruana developed into a fascinating thriller, while ...

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