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Leuven Grand Chess Tour: India's Viswanathan Anand continues to struggle on Day 2; Wesley So keeps lead - Firstpost

Caruana - Thu, 06/14/2018 - 7:00am

Leuven Grand Chess Tour: India's Viswanathan Anand continues to struggle on Day 2; Wesley So keeps lead
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Having suffered two losses on the previous day, Anand played solidly in round four – the first game of the second day – against Sergey Karjakin to hold on to a draw and then won his fifth round game against Fabiano Caruana. But a slip in the sixth ...

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Leuven GCT, Day 3: Wesley So cruises to rapid win - chess24

Nakamura - Thu, 06/14/2018 - 2:00am
Leuven GCT, Day 3: Wesley So cruises to rapid win  chess24

Wesley So demolished Hikaru Nakamura in the first round of the day as he cruised to victory in the rapid section of the Your Next Move Grand Ches...

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Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his lead | chess24.com - chess24

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 4:18pm

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Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his lead | chess24.com
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Wesley So continues to do a fine Magnus Carlsen impression in the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour in Leuven. For a second day in a row he was the...
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Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his lead - chess24

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 4:18pm

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Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his lead
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("I didn't have a choice, basically" - MVL), which sent Hikaru Nakamura into an 8-minute think, during which he reluctantly and correctly concluded there was nothing better than 27.Nxf5 Rxe1+ 28.Qf1, when after 28…d2 he had strictly the only defence ...
Caruana wins anewBusinessWorld Online (press release)

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So Continues Strongly At Your Next Move In Leuven - Chess.com

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 3:23pm

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So Continues Strongly At Your Next Move In Leuven
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Again scoring two wins and one draw, Wesley So continued doing very well on day two of the Your Next Move rapid tournament in Leuven, Belgium. Levon Aronian is his closest rival with three rounds to go. So's victory in the Norway Chess blitz opener was ...

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Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 3:23pm

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So Continues Strongly At Your Next Move In Leuven - Chess.com
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Again scoring two wins and one draw, Wesley So continued doing very well on day two of the Your Next Move rapid tournament in Leuven, Belgium.
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Caruana wins anew - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 6:50am

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Caruana wins anew
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Final Standings. 1. Fabiano Caruana USA 2822, 5.0/8. 2-4. Magnus Carlsen NOR 2843, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2769, Viswanathan Anand 2760, 4.5/8. 5-6. Wesley So USA 2778, Levon Aronian ARM 2764, 4.0/8. 7. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2808, 3.5/8.
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Leuven Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand off to disastrous ...Firstpost

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Caruana wins anew - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 6:50am

Caruana wins anew
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Magnus Carlsen NOR 2843, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2769, Viswanathan Anand 2760, 4.5/8. 5-6. Wesley So USA 2778, Levon Aronian ARM 2764, 4.0/8. 7. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2808, 3.5/8. 8-9. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2789, Sergey Karjakin ...

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Chess: 2268 - Financial Times

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 5:11am

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Chess: 2268
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Norway's world champion had already decided to miss the $1.05m tour so as to prepare for his €1m title defence against Fabiano Caruana of the US. Their 12-game match starts in London on November 9. Carlsen also needs time to recover from his ...
So rebounds, gains solo lead in Belgium chessfest | Philstar.comPhilippine Star
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Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess - Chess.com

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 3:32am

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Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess
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Hikaru Nakamura will play a groundbreaking man-vs-machine chess event this Sunday as he is slated to face 20 levels of the Komodo chess engine on Chess.com before taking on the newest version, Komodo Monte Carlo, in three odds-chess games.

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Wesley So blitzes opposition - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Candidates Tournament - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:41am

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Wesley So blitzes opposition
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In the FIDE Candidates tournament earlier this year Wesley started with losses in the first two rounds. He gathered himself and fought back with a nice win vs Levon Aronian in round 6, but then in the very next round lost again, this time to Karjakin ...

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Wesley So blitzes opposition - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:41am

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Wesley So blitzes opposition
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2730, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2839, Fabiano Caruana USA 2814, 4.5/9. 8. Sergey Karjakin RUS 2838, 3.5/9. 9-10. Levon Aronian ARM 2843, Ding Liren CHN 2793, 3.0/9. Time Control: three minutes per game with two ...

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Wesley So blitzes opposition - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:41am

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Wesley So blitzes opposition
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Hikaru Nakamura USA 2869, Viswanathan Anand IND 2784, 5.5/9. 4. Magnus Carlsen NOR 2965, 5.0/9. 5-7. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2730, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2839, Fabiano Caruana USA 2814, 4.5/9. 8. Sergey Karjakin RUS 2838, 3.5/9.

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So rebounds, gains solo lead in Belgium chessfest - Philippine Star

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:07am

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So rebounds, gains solo lead in Belgium chessfest
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MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So got back at United States teammate Fabiano Caruana and then scored 1.5 points the next two rounds to seize the solo lead after three rounds of the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour 2018 in Leuven, Belgium Tuesday night ...
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Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess - Chess.com

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura will play a groundbreaking man-vs-machine chess event this Sunday as he is slated to face 20 levels of the Komodo chess engine on ...

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Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess - Chess.com

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura will play a groundbreaking man-vs-machine chess event this Sunday as he is slated to face 20 levels of the Komodo chess engine on ...

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Puzzle: how can Wesley So force a draw against Fabiano Caruana? - Financial Times

Caruana - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:00am
Puzzle: how can Wesley So force a draw against Fabiano Caruana?  Financial Times

These are fruitful days for improving your game at leisure by watching top chess events free and live on the internet. Currently Leuven, Brussels, is nearing its ...

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Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess - Chess.com

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura To Play Komodo In Man-vs-Machine Chess  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura will play a groundbreaking man-vs-machine chess event this Sunday as he is slated to face 20 levels of the Komodo chess engine on ...

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Levon Aronian climbs to 2nd place in YNM Leuven Rapid tournament - Mediamax.am

Nakamura - Wed, 06/13/2018 - 1:09am

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Levon Aronian climbs to 2nd place in YNM Leuven Rapid tournament
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Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian drew with Alexander Grischuk and Viswanathan Anand and beat Hikaru Nakamura, which gave him 4 points in total and the second place. Current leader of the tournament is Wesley So with 5 points, and Sergey ...

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Leuven GCT, Day 1: So supreme - chess24

Caruana - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 4:04pm

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Leuven GCT, Day 1: So supreme
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“He's played supremely well” was Nigel Short's verdict as Wesley So beat Fabiano Caruana and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to take the lead after Day 1 of the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour in Leuven. It was déjà vu, since Wesley started fast in 2017 as well ...

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