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Pestaño: No-loss performances against elite players - Sun.Star

Caruana - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 9:49am

Pestaño: No-loss performances against elite players
Sun.Star
THERE are several kinds of no loss performances in chess. It can be based on most consecutive wins, the most number of games played, perfect score in a single tournament and longest time played without a loss. It can only be called outstanding if the ...

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - KBIA

Nakamura - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 6:01am

KBIA

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
KBIA
Additionally, the top three American players (Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura) are competing. In the six-week regular season, teams face off across five divisions grouped by time zone and global region. Matches are played on Chess.com, ...

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - KBIA

Caruana - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 6:01am

KBIA

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
KBIA
Additionally, the top three American players (Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura) are competing. In the six-week regular season, teams face off across five divisions grouped by time zone and global region. Matches are played on Chess.com, ...

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 5:33am

St. Louis Public Radio

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
St. Louis Public Radio
Additionally, the top three American players (Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura) are competing. In the six-week regular season, teams face off across five divisions grouped by time zone and global region. Matches are played on Chess.com, ...

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 5:33am

St. Louis Public Radio

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
St. Louis Public Radio
Additionally, the top three American players (Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura) are competing. In the six-week regular season, teams face off across five divisions grouped by time zone and global region. Matches are played on Chess.com, ...

Foreign tourists increasingly head to Kagawa, Okayama - Asahi Shimbun

Nakamura - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 7:04pm

Asahi Shimbun

Foreign tourists increasingly head to Kagawa, Okayama
Asahi Shimbun
Foreign tourists increasingly head to Kagawa, Okayama. By HIKARU NAKAMURA/ Staff Writer. January 19, 2017 at 10:00 JST. Share 0; Tweet list. Print. Photo/Illutration Tourists visit a site of the Setouchi Triennale contemporary art festival on Megijima ...

Dr. Levon Chookaszian to Speak on “The Silk Road and Armenian Textiles Throughout the Centuries” - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 2:00am
Dr. Levon Chookaszian to Speak on “The Silk Road and Armenian Textiles Throughout the Centuries”  MassisPost

FRESNO — Dr. Levon Chookaszian (UNESCO Chair of Art History, Yerevan State University), will give an illustrated lecture on “The Silk Road and Armenian ...

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Kim Kardashian and Cher Top the List of Most Recognized Armenian Celebrities - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 2:00am
Kim Kardashian and Cher Top the List of Most Recognized Armenian Celebrities  MassisPost

NEW YORK -- Aurora Humanitarian Initiative's 2016 Opinion Audit is concluded and results reveal the degree to which a global audience is aware of Armenia,

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Wesley shares No.2 with four players - The Manila Times

Caruana - Tue, 01/17/2017 - 8:30am

Wesley shares No.2 with four players
The Manila Times
... Eljanov meets Adhiban, Aronian faces Nepomniatchtchi, Carlsen takes on Wei, Giri tackles Andreikin, Rapport fights Wojtaszek, and Harikrishna battles Karjakin. So is looking to surpass his fourth-place finish last year behind Carlsen, GM Fabiano ...

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Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament - New York Times (blog)

Nakamura - Mon, 01/16/2017 - 10:47pm

Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
New York Times (blog)
No one can seem to wrest control of the top section of the Tata Steel tournament in the Netherlands. For several rounds, the lead teetered back and forth between Viswanathan Anand of India, the world champion, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States.

Nakamura Wins Again and Seizes Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament - New York Times (blog)

Nakamura - Mon, 01/16/2017 - 3:21am

Nakamura Wins Again and Seizes Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
New York Times (blog)
In an exceptional performance that combined spirited attack and defense, Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on Friday in Round 11 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands. Nakamura's co-leader after Round 10 (and 8 and 6 ...

Gibraltar Chess Tournament Has Become a Major Draw - New York Times (blog)

Caruana - Sun, 01/15/2017 - 11:06am

New York Times (blog)

Gibraltar Chess Tournament Has Become a Major Draw
New York Times (blog)
23; Fabiano Caruana of Italy, No. 25; Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain, No. No. 40; Viktor Bologan of Moldova, No. 44; Krishnan Sasikiran of India, No. 45; and Alexander Onischuk of the United States, No. 46. In all, there are 53 grandmasters. In ...

Move of the year, chess tournament life - AL.com

Caruana - Sun, 01/15/2017 - 8:03am

AL.com

Move of the year, chess tournament life
AL.com
American grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So moved up to number 2 and 4 in the world. Closer to home, Alabama's Rochelle Wu won the World Cadet Girls Under 10 Championship and is ranked number one in the world for Girls Under 12.

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 01/14/2017 - 3:24pm

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 79th Tata Steel Chess Tournament is underway in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. This year's masters group offers a particularly interesting lineup, with ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 01/14/2017 - 3:24pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
And please let's not forget the always-interesting Richard Rapport and Wei Yi, the world's two best junior players. It's a strange field in that Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Vladimir Kramnik, and Viswanathan Anand are not playing; perhaps they ...

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Absence of rivals means Magnus Carlsen can aim for supremacy at Wijk - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 01/13/2017 - 4:13pm

The Guardian

Absence of rivals means Magnus Carlsen can aim for supremacy at Wijk
The Guardian
Carlsen has a good opportunity because three of his major rivals, the world No2, Fabiano Caruana, and the dangerous Hikaru Nakamura from the US as well as France's world No5, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, have all preferred to play at Tradewise Gibraltar, ...

Absence of rivals means Magnus Carlsen can aim for supremacy at Wijk - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 01/13/2017 - 4:13pm

The Guardian

Absence of rivals means Magnus Carlsen can aim for supremacy at Wijk
The Guardian
Carlsen has a good opportunity because three of his major rivals, the world No2, Fabiano Caruana, and the dangerous Hikaru Nakamura from the US as well as France's world No5, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, have all preferred to play at Tradewise Gibraltar, ...

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Wins Premier League Goal of the Month Award - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Fri, 01/13/2017 - 2:00am
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Wins Premier League Goal of the Month Award  MassisPost

LONDON — Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been awarded December's goal of the month award by Carling for his breathtaking scorpion kick against Sunderland.

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With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel - New York Times (blog)

Nakamura - Thu, 01/12/2017 - 6:58pm

With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel
New York Times (blog)
With an easy draw against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the penultimate round, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States preserved his lead in the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands. Nakamura has 8.5 points. Wang Hao of ...

Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament - New York Times (blog)

Nakamura - Thu, 01/12/2017 - 6:58pm

New York Times (blog)

Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament
New York Times (blog)
Hikaru Nakamura of the United States emerged as the winner of the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands after a spate of draws in the final round on Sunday. Nakamura finished with 9 points, a half point ahead of ...

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