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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

Deadspin

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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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
Another notable English success was Nigel Short's win over Fabiano Caruana which demoted the US champion from world No2 to No3. This was Nakamura's fastest win at Gibraltar. His opponent, a Hungarian talent, beat Anand last year but seems overawed ...

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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
The Tradewise Gibraltar Open, in which Hikaru Nakamura, the world No6, won for the third year running by defeating Spanish and Chinese rivals in a speed play-off after the trio tied with 8/10, was overhadowed by the controversial action of the women's ...

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Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

Chess.com

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
Chess.com
It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

Chess.com

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
Chess.com
It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 4:57pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 4:57pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Nakamura wins 3rd consecutive Gibraltar Masters at Chess Festival - GBC News

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 12:48pm

GBC News

Nakamura wins 3rd consecutive Gibraltar Masters at Chess Festival
GBC News
Gibraltar's Tradewise Chess 2017 Champions have praised the high calibre of the festival, which is in its fifteenth year. Hikaru Nakamura and Women's Champion, Ju Wenjun from China, were both presented their awards at a dinner at the Caleta hotel last ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am - Panorama.am

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 8:11am

Panorama.am

Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am
Panorama.am
In a press release on Tuesday the Grand Chess Tour organizers announced the nine main participants of this season, and the tournaments they will play.
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am - Panorama.am

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 8:11am

Panorama.am

Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am
Panorama.am
In a press release on Tuesday the Grand Chess Tour organizers announced the nine main participants of this season, and the tournaments they will play.
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - KBIA

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:20am

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult challenge, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Championship challenger Sergey ...

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - KBIA

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:20am

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult challenge, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Championship challenger Sergey ...

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

Caruana - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
Besides Aronian, the nine main participants of this season are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. These nine players will all compete in ...

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
Besides Aronian, the nine main participants of this season are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. These nine players will all compete in ...

Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff - Chess.com

Nakamura - Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff  Chess.com

In the year of the rooster, GM Hikaru Nakamura just scored a turkey. By winning yet another playoff, he scored his third straight strike at the Tradewise Gibraltar ...

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58 - The Hindu

Caruana - Wed, 02/01/2017 - 6:37pm

The Hindu

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58
The Hindu
Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2827), 3. Wesley So (USA, 2822), 4. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2811), 5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2796), 6. Viswanathan Anand (2786), 7. Levon Aronian (Arm, 2785), 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2785), 9. Sergey Karjakin (Rus ...

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