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Carlsen world No. 1 for seven years - Philippine Star

Caruana - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 1:33pm

Carlsen world No. 1 for seven years
Philippine Star
Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana (USA) and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) – rounded out the top five at 2794 apiece. They were followed by Azeri Shakriyar Mamedyarov (2791), American Wesley So (2788), Russian Alexander Grischuk ...

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Carlsen world No. 1 for seven years - Philippine Star

Nakamura - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 1:33pm

Carlsen world No. 1 for seven years
Philippine Star
Magnus Carlsen emerged on top in the October world chess rankings, maintaining the No. 1 spot for the last seven years. The Norwegian world champion had 2826 rating points, 25 points ahead of World Chess Cup winner Levon Aronian (Armenia), who ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 12:37pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Chess.com Isle of Man International Chess tournament has ended with a victory for the world champion, Magnus Carlsen. Just a half a point behind in ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 12:37pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The next highest scoring American was Fabiano Caruana, who finished in fifth place with 6/9. It could have been better, but a poor loss to Carlsen in the eighth round sealed his fate. Other Americans of note included 65-year-old Jim Tarjan, just back ...

Candidates In Berlin; Who Will Play? - Chess.com

Candidates Tournament - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 2:00am
Candidates In Berlin; Who Will Play?  Chess.com

The 2018 Candidates' Tournament, scheduled for 9-28 March 2018, will be held at the Kühlhaus Berlin in the German capital. This was announced by ...

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Candidates In Berlin; Who Will Play? - Chess.com

Candidates Tournament - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 2:00am
Candidates In Berlin; Who Will Play?  Chess.com

The 2018 Candidates' Tournament, scheduled for 9-28 March 2018, will be held at the Kühlhaus Berlin in the German capital. This was announced by ...

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Candidates In Berlin; Who Will Play? - Chess.com

Candidates Tournament - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 2:00am
Candidates In Berlin; Who Will Play?  Chess.com

The 2018 Candidates' Tournament, scheduled for 9-28 March 2018, will be held at the Kühlhaus Berlin in the German capital. This was announced by ...

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£50000 prize goes to world chess No.1 Carlsen - Isle of Man Today

Caruana - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 1:01am

Isle of Man Today

£50000 prize goes to world chess No.1 Carlsen
Isle of Man Today
The truly stellar line-up also included other elite Grand Masters such as Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura from the USA and Vladimir Kramnik from Russia. A group of 30 chess players came from India, headed by Viswanathan Anand. Previous winners ...

£50000 prize goes to world chess No.1 Carlsen - Isle of Man Today

Nakamura - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 1:01am

Isle of Man Today

£50000 prize goes to world chess No.1 Carlsen
Isle of Man Today
The truly stellar line-up also included other elite Grand Masters such as Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura from the USA and Vladimir Kramnik from Russia. A group of 30 chess players came from India, headed by Viswanathan Anand. Previous winners ...

Magnus Carlsen extends gap at top of world rankings with Isle of Man win - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 10/06/2017 - 2:03pm

The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen extends gap at top of world rankings with Isle of Man win
The Guardian
Fabiano Caruana had beaten Gawain Jones in the previous round with some impressive prep, finding a nuance at move 19 in a sharp variation of the Ruy Lopez. Carlsen opted for 14…Re8 and a more solid approach, was surprised by 15 g4!? and worked ...

Magnus Carlsen extends gap at top of world rankings with Isle of Man win - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 10/06/2017 - 2:03pm

The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen extends gap at top of world rankings with Isle of Man win
The Guardian
... openings like 1…g6 and 1…b6, won several creative games, made a trip to the top of Snaefell, the Isle's highest point and captured the £50,000 first prize with an unbeaten 7.5/9, half a point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura of the US and India's Vishy ...

On Chess: Race to the Candidates Tournament - KBIA

Caruana - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 2:05pm

On Chess: Race to the Candidates Tournament
KBIA
With the pre-tournament favorite eliminated, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, and Americans Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana, stepped up as main contenders for tournament victory. Both So and Caruana hoped to reach the Candidates Tournament ...

On Chess: Race to the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 2:01pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Race to the Candidates Tournament
St. Louis Public Radio
With the pre-tournament favorite eliminated, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, and Americans Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana, stepped up as main contenders for tournament victory. Both So and Caruana hoped to reach the Candidates Tournament ...

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'Juuni Taisen' Episode 2 Spoilers: The War as Seen Through the Eyes of the Dog Warrior - Christian Post

Nakamura - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 1:09pm

Christian Post

'Juuni Taisen' Episode 2 Spoilers: The War as Seen Through the Eyes of the Dog Warrior
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. The 12th Zodiac War has begun, and an unexpected turn of ...

Candidates Tournament - World Chess

Candidates Tournament - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 3:00am

World Chess

Candidates Tournament
World Chess
Follow every move of every game broadcast in real time on a custom board! Enjoy live action from all boards with zero delays and download PGNs and custom-design notation, including emoji to help viewers identify critical moments of each game. Exclusive ...

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Märchen Mädchen Manga Adaptation Starts in Jump SQ - MANGA.TOKYO

Nakamura - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 12:07am

MANGA.TOKYO

Märchen Mädchen Manga Adaptation Starts in Jump SQ
MANGA.TOKYO
... Jump SQ also came with a clear file of Rurouni Kenshin and an extra project book for NisiOisiN's Juuni Taisen. The project book includes introductions to the TV anime, which started airing on 3 October 2017, color illustrations by Hikaru Nakamura ...

Isle of Man Open: Viswanathan Anand's superior tactics stand out in victory over Hou Yifan - Yahoo India News

Nakamura - Wed, 10/04/2017 - 8:51am

Yahoo India News

Isle of Man Open: Viswanathan Anand's superior tactics stand out in victory over Hou Yifan
Yahoo India News
After Hikaru Nakamura's back to back wins in the seventh and the eighth round, he could have been expected to come out all guns blazing against Magnus Carlsen in the final round of the Isle of Man Open. He had had an excellent run so far. He had ...

Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings - PanARMENIAN.Net

Nakamura - Wed, 10/04/2017 - 2:07am

Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia and Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) share the second spot in the list of world's strongest chess players compiled by theUniversal Rating System. The URS was developed as a result of a collaborative research project ...

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Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings - PanARMENIAN.Net

Nakamura - Wed, 10/04/2017 - 1:55am

Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia and Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) share the second spot in the list of world's strongest chess players compiled by theUniversal Rating System. The URS was developed as a result of a collaborative research project ...

Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings - PanARMENIAN.Net

Nakamura - Wed, 10/04/2017 - 1:55am

Armenia's Levon Aronian world's 2nd strongest in URS rankings
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia and Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) share the second spot in the list of world's strongest chess players compiled by theUniversal Rating System. The URS was developed as a result of a collaborative research project ...

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