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Interpol Denies Role in Russian-Israeli Blogger's Arrest - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Fri, 02/10/2017 - 6:45pm

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Interpol Denies Role in Russian-Israeli Blogger's Arrest
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YEREVAN 9RFE/RL) — Contrary to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's claims, Interpol has reportedly said that it did not issue an international arrest warrant for Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin who was controversially extradited to ...

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Vartan Gregorian Honored with Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Fri, 02/10/2017 - 1:53pm

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Vartan Gregorian Honored with Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor
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NEW YORK – Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, was awarded the medal of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor at a ceremony at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City on February 9. The French ...

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Hikaru Nakamura prevalece en la consagración como gran maestro del argentino Leandro Krysa - canchallena.com

Nakamura - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 8:36pm

Hikaru Nakamura prevalece en la consagración como gran maestro del argentino Leandro Krysa
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Hikaru Nakamura ganó el prestigioso torneo abierto de Gibraltar. Desde hace 15 años el gran maestro inglés Stuart Conquest organiza este torneo con buenos premios, lo que atrae a numerosos ajedrecistas de alto nivel. Este año supuso una alegría para ...

Carlsen, Caruana To Debut Saturday In PRO Chess - Chess.com

Caruana - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 6:15pm

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Carlsen, Caruana To Debut Saturday In PRO Chess
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Evidently this week's overpowered Titled Tuesday was a warm-up. This Saturday Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are making their PRO (Professional Rapid Online) Chess League debuts. What's more, they will be playing each other as the Norway ...

Henry wins first in his level at chess festival - Bradford Era

Nakamura - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 2:50pm

Henry wins first in his level at chess festival
Bradford Era
In the top section, Hikaru Nakamura, four-time United States chess champion, won the 2017 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters. This is also Nakamura's fourth time to win in Gibraltar. Hikaru Nakamura has another connection with Bradford because his father ...

Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments - Huffington Post

Nakamura - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 10:19am

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Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments
Huffington Post
Wesley So triumphed in the traditional Dutch tournament in Wijk aan Zee and Hikaru Nakamura prevailed in Gibraltar. Their victories were almost upstaged by the Women's world champion Hou Yifan. She deliberately lost a last round game in five moves with ...

Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday - Chess.com

Caruana - Wed, 02/08/2017 - 6:58pm

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Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday
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GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So both played for the first time; they were joined by Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Fabiano Caruana. As many noted, this was the equivalent of an online super-tournament. Carlsen set a blistering pace, ...

Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday - Chess.com

Nakamura - Wed, 02/08/2017 - 6:58pm

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Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday
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GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So both played for the first time; they were joined by Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Fabiano Caruana. As many noted, this was the equivalent of an online super-tournament. Carlsen set a blistering pace, ...

One Armenian Serviceman Killed, Another Wounded in Azeri Ceasefire Violation - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Wed, 02/08/2017 - 1:46pm

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One Armenian Serviceman Killed, Another Wounded in Azeri Ceasefire Violation
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STEPANAKERT — Serviceman of Karabakh Defense Army (NKR) Gegham Manukian (born in 1979) has been killed as a result of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani side in the northern direction of the Defense Army at about 11:00 today, the NKR Defense ...

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“Pathways to Leadership” Symposium Presented by Armenian International Women's Association - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 02/07/2017 - 4:07pm

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“Pathways to Leadership” Symposium Presented by Armenian International Women's Association
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LOS ANGELES — The first major event of the year hosted by the Los Angeles Affiliate of the Armenian International Women's Association will be a Panel Symposium and Luncheon to be held on March 4, 2017. This special Symposium “Pathways to Leadership ...

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Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan - Washington Times

Nakamura - Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:13am

Washington Times

Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan
Washington Times
GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival — one of the world's most prestigious open events — for a third straight year, but the American star's victory last week was hardly the biggest story of the event. The spotlight was ...

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Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan - Washington Times

Nakamura - Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:13am

Washington Times

Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan
Washington Times
GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival — one of the world's most prestigious open events — for a third straight year, but the American star's victory last week was hardly the biggest story of the event. The spotlight was ...

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Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time - Chess.com

Caruana - Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:36pm

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Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time
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Chess.com's Titled Tuesday tournaments have been the largest regular online chess tournament since their inception in October 2014. They have attracted hundreds of grandmasters to play, including Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Baadur Jobava, ...

Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:36pm

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Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time
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Chess.com's Titled Tuesday tournaments have been the largest regular online chess tournament since their inception in October 2014. They have attracted hundreds of grandmasters to play, including Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Baadur Jobava, ...

Torre: Let's not pressure So - The Standard

Caruana - Mon, 02/06/2017 - 9:13am

Torre: Let's not pressure So
The Standard
2 Fabiano Caruana with his ELO rating of 2822. Carlsen has an ELO of 2838 at the end of the Tata Steel chessfest, while Caruana has a 2827. “After his (So's) achievements, there's a reason for people to believe that he can be a world champion,” added ...

An American Champion - Huffington Post

Caruana - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:47pm

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An American Champion
Huffington Post
The victorious United States team was led by a trio of stars – Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who all rank in the top six in the world. The three of them pose a real threat to dethrone Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and to ...

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An American Champion - Huffington Post

Nakamura - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:47pm

Huffington Post

An American Champion
Huffington Post
The victorious United States team was led by a trio of stars – Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who all rank in the top six in the world. The three of them pose a real threat to dethrone Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and to ...

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So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - The Standard

Caruana - Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:49am

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games
The Standard
2 Fabiano Caruana with his ELO rating of 2822. Carlsen has an ELO of 2838 at the end of the Tata Steel chessfest, while Caruana has 2827. He gained 51 points over the last six months. The 23-year-old So earned his points from his Tata Steel campaign ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 02/04/2017 - 4:11pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Not only did he win first prize, he also gained enough rating points to vault him into the world's second rating spot with 2822, just 16 points behind Magnus Carlsen and about 2 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who is currently struggling at the ...

Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game' - Gibraltar Chronicle

Nakamura - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 11:46pm

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Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game'
Gibraltar Chronicle
GM Hikaru Nakamura became the Gibraltar Champion for the third consecutive year, and the top woman's prize went to Ju Wenjun from China. 20 17, said the Chief Minister had been the strongest tournament yet, and the strongest open in the history of the ...
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