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Carlsen åpnet med remis i London: - Litt skuffet
Dagbladet.no
Sjakkverdensmester Magnus Carlsen hadde overtaket lenge, men måtte nøye seg med remis mot Fabiano Caruana i fredagens åpningsparti i London Classic. 1. desember 2017 kl. 23.08 Del på Facebook. Carlsen var i føringen store deler av partiet mot Caruana i ...

Carlsen åpnet med remis i London
Aftenposten
Magnus Carlsen måtte tåle remis i den første kampen i London Chess Classic fredag. FOTO: NTB scanpix. Magnus Carlsen hadde overtaket lenge, men måtte nøye seg med remis mot Fabiano Caruana i fredagens åpningsparti i London Classic. Carlsen var i ...

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London confirmed as venue for Magnus Carlsen's world title defence in 2018
The Guardian
London to host Magnus Carlsen's world chess championship defense in 2018. The Norwegian grandmaster will make the third defense of his world chess championship next year in London, organizers announced on Wednesday. Read more. The actual venue has yet ...

PH garners 23 medals in Asean Age-Group Chess
The Manila Times
Meanwhile, Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So will be seeing action in the Grand Chess Tour – London Chess Classic beginning today in London, England. He will be up against nine other rated chess players including world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway ...

PH garners 23 medals in Asean Age-Group Chess
The Manila Times
Meanwhile, Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So will be seeing action in the Grand Chess Tour – London Chess Classic beginning today in London, England. He will be up against nine other rated chess players including world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway ...

London Chess Classic promises quality fare
Sportstarlive
The London Chess Classic, which opens at DeepMind Google HQ on Friday, features World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the World No. 2 Levo Aronian from Armenia, and five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, besides several other big names. The ...

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'Juuni Taisen' Episode 10 Spoilers: Ox and Tiger to Face Off in Promised Duel; Is Rabbit Really Gone?
Christian Post
Juuni Taisen Official SiteKey visual art for the Japanese anime series, "Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War," based on the light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. A promise is a promise, and Ox intends to keep the one he made ...

On Chess: Final stop on Grand Chess Tour to produce new champion
St. Louis Public Radio
On the non-chess front, he followed up his World Cup victory by marrying his longtime girlfriend, Arianne Caoili. Once again, he established himself as the second highest rated player in the world, a spot he comfortably occupied for many years. The ...
Armenia's Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE rankingPublic Radio of Armenia
PhosAgro Supports World Chess Championships for the Third TimePR Newswire (press release)
Levon Aronian to play at the 9th London Chess ClassicPanorama.am
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)
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On Chess: Final stop on Grand Chess Tour to produce new champion
St. Louis Public Radio
On the non-chess front, he followed up his World Cup victory by marrying his longtime girlfriend, Arianne Caoili. Once again, he established himself as the second highest rated player in the world, a spot he comfortably occupied for many years. The ...
Armenia's Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE rankingPublic Radio of Armenia
Levon Aronian to play at the 9th London Chess ClassicPanorama.am
FIDE: Levon Aronian moves up to second positionInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)

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FIDE: Levon Aronian moves up to second position | NEWS.am Sport ...
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has published the FIDE rating list for December …

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FIDE: Levon Aronian moves up to second position
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has published the FIDE rating list for December. Armenian chess leader Levon Aronian's rating has risen to 2805. Levon Aronian moved up to the second position in FIDE Rating List. Magnus Carlsen continues to leаd the ...
PhosAgro Supports World Chess Championships for the Third TimePR Newswire (press release)
Levon Aronian to play at the 9th London Chess ClassicPanorama.am

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Armenia's Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE ranking
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia's leading grandmaster Levon Aronian has retained the 2nd place in FIDE's December ranking of top 100 players. Reigning champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) sits atop the list. Levon Aronian will participate in the Levon Aronian will perform in the ...
PhosAgro Supports World Chess Championships for the Third TimePR Newswire (press release)

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Armenia's Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE ranking
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia's leading grandmaster Levon Aronian has retained the 2nd place in FIDE's December ranking of top 100 players. Reigning champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) sits atop the list. Levon Aronian will participate in the Levon Aronian will perform in the ...

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PhosAgro Supports World Chess Championships for the Third Time
GuruFocus.com
... including the Russian runner-up at the World Championships, Sergey Karjakin and fellow Russian chess player Vladimir Kramnik; the finalists from the 2017 World Cup, Armenian Levon Aronian and Chinese Ding Liren; Americans Fabiano Caruana and Wesley ...

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London Classic
Spectator.co.uk
... Magnus Carlsen, his predecessor Viswanathan Anand, and Sergei Karjakin, who challenged Carlsen for the title last year. The remaining contestants are as follows: Lev Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, ...

London Classic
Spectator.co.uk
The London Classic gets underway this weekend in Olympia. The line-up is formidable, including the world champion Magnus Carlsen, his predecessor Viswanathan Anand, and Sergei Karjakin, who challenged Carlsen for the title last year. The remaining ...

London to host Magnus Carlsen's world chess championship defense in 2018
The Guardian
The field of eight potential challengers includes: Russia's Sergey Karjakin, who qualified automatically as the loser of last year's championship; Armenia's Levon Aronian and China's Ding Liren, who qualified through this year's Chess World Cup ...
Norwegian pin-up Magnus Carlsen to defend world chess crown in ...Telegraph.co.uk
London to host Magnus Carlsen's 2018 world chess championship ...Washington Times

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Norwegian pin-up Magnus Carlsen to defend world chess crown in London
Telegraph.co.uk
Two American stars, Fabiano Caruana and the in-form Wesley So, are the favourites to face Carlsen, along with his 2016 challenger Sergey Karjakin. They are among eight of the world's top grandmasters who will duke it out in a 14-round double round ...
London to host Magnus Carlsen's 2018 world chess championship defenseWashington Times

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Chess candidates lineup set; Norway gets another world champ
Washington Times
Both Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So qualified on the basis of their high ratings. Aronian, Mamedyarov and Grischuk will also be joined by Russian GMs Sergey Karjakin, Carlsen's 2016 challenger and Vladimir Kramnik and China's Ding Liren. The host city ...