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Twin brothers from King David School excel at chess - Sandton Chronicle

Nakamura - Mon, 04/23/2018 - 2:06am

Twin brothers from King David School excel at chess
Sandton Chronicle
GALLO MANOR – Caleb and Judah Levitan have achieved incredible success as chess players despite playing for less than two years. 7 hours ago. Caleb and Judah Levitan with chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. A set of twins of King David School in Sandton ...

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After Scorching Start, US Championships Cool Down - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sun, 04/22/2018 - 10:01pm

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After Scorching Start, US Championships Cool Down
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Caruana trails by a half point and GM Hikaru Nakamura's five draws trail by a full point. Nakamura. From this great angle, GM Hikaru Nakamura's pawns form a menacing line toward the white king. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club. Nakamura ...

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Izoria Shocks Caruana At U.S. Champs Round 4 - Chess.com

Caruana - Sun, 04/22/2018 - 2:00am

Izoria Shocks Caruana At U.S. Champs Round 4 Chess.com

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US Championship: Caruana suffers shock loss - Chessbase News

Caruana - Sun, 04/22/2018 - 2:00am

US Championship: Caruana suffers shock loss Chessbase News

It was a rather astonishing day, with the headline involving Fabiano Caruana once more. This time it was because he ended up losing to the caboose of the ...

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Izoria Shocks Caruana At US Champs Round 4 - Chess.com

Caruana - Sat, 04/21/2018 - 10:27pm

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Izoria Shocks Caruana At US Champs Round 4
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For the moment, GM Fabiano Caruana was standing, but that all changed a few hours later. | Photo: Austin Fuller/Saint Louis Chess Club. Ana Izoria watched the final moves on the video monitor downstairs. It reminded her of when she and her brother were ...

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Izoria Shocks Caruana At US Champs Round 4 - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sat, 04/21/2018 - 10:27pm

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Izoria Shocks Caruana At US Champs Round 4
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With the upcoming world championship match, will Shankland's allegiance be with GM Magnus Carlsen, who he previously assisted in the runup to the 2016 title, or with Caruana, his longtime national team colleague and fellow American? For that answer and ...

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Izoria Shocks Caruana At U.S. Champs Round 4 - Chess.com

Caruana - Sat, 04/21/2018 - 2:00am

Izoria Shocks Caruana At U.S. Champs Round 4 Chess.com

No one is safe in St. Louis. Not even would-be world champions. With a certain super-tournament in the Caucuses netting a combined zero wins in three rounds, ...

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US Championship: The leaderboard takes shape - Chessbase News

Caruana - Sat, 04/21/2018 - 2:00am

US Championship: The leaderboard takes shape Chessbase News

Round three of the US Championship saw the leaderboards begin to take shape, with a hint of what is to come. Wesley So had a scare as he escaped a ...

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Caruana Joins US Champs Lead As Black Strikes Back - Chess.com

Nakamura - Fri, 04/20/2018 - 8:53pm

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Caruana Joins US Champs Lead As Black Strikes Back
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GM Hikaru Nakamura stands watch over other competitors. | Photo: Mike Klein/Chess.com. He said he recalled the 2006 U.S. Championship, where he began 0.5/3, although three draws this year is not quite as desperate. Back 12 years ago, he shrugged off ...

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Caruana Joins US Champs Lead As Black Strikes Back - Chess.com

Caruana - Fri, 04/20/2018 - 8:53pm

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Caruana Joins US Champs Lead As Black Strikes Back
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Yesterday at the 2018 U.S. Championships, White dominated, winning all seven decisive games. In today's round three, the roulette wheel tilted the other way. Black won a total of five games, and players of the second move collectively did better in ...

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US Champs: Two in a row for So and Akobian - Chessbase News

Caruana - Fri, 04/20/2018 - 2:00am

US Champs: Two in a row for So and Akobian Chessbase News

Wesley So and Varuzhan Akobian are setting the pace in St. Louis with two more victories in round two of the U.S. Championship. Fabiano Caruana and Ray ...

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So, Akobian Still Perfect At US Champs In Decisive Day 2 - Chess.com

Nakamura - Thu, 04/19/2018 - 10:31pm

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So, Akobian Still Perfect At US Champs In Decisive Day 2
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Must be "Take your parent to work day" because GM Hikaru Nakamura did too! | Photo: Mike Klein/Chess.com. Caruana said, "If [Lenderman] analyzed it, it would have been unpleasant, because I was totally on my own." The winner reasoned that since it was ...

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Fabiano Caruana: America's reigning king of chess - STLtoday.com

Caruana - Thu, 04/19/2018 - 10:35am

Fabiano Caruana: America's reigning king of chess
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Photos from the first round of the U.S. Chess Championship, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the St. Louis Chess Club in St. Louis. Photos by Nikos Frazier, nfrazier@post-dispatch.com. U.S. Chess Championships round 1. U.S. Chess Championships round 1 ...

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