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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top - http://www.anewdomain.net/

Nakamura - Sun, 01/08/2017 - 8:51pm

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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top
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1 U.S. GM, 27-year-old Hikaru Nakamura. With a peak rating of 2802, yet another one of the highest ratings ever scored, Nakamura is at this time ranked as the No. 4 player in the world, and was once ranked No. 2. Nakumara is American-born and has been ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 01/07/2017 - 3:41pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Karjakin and Carlsen showed very good form throughout the 21-round event, dominating it till the end. Karjakin lost only one game, to Hikaru Nakamura, and even managed to beat Carlsen in their head-to-head. Carlsen played solid, for blitz that is ...

Ramesh Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov race to break world record - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 01/06/2017 - 9:29am

The Guardian

Ramesh Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov race to break world record
The Guardian
The opening, a Sicilian Defence Richter Attack, is significant since Karjakin also used it in another decisive game, against Fabiano Caruana in the final round of the 2016 candidates. The result here is effectively settled in a single move when ...

AMAA's “Syria LifeLine” Relocates 113 Syrian Armenians to the Homeland - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Mon, 01/02/2017 - 1:55pm

MassisPost

AMAA's “Syria LifeLine” Relocates 113 Syrian Armenians to the Homeland
MassisPost
PARAMUS, NJ — In the fall of 2015, the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA), as part of its Syria Relief efforts, established the Syria LifeLine program to help willing individuals and families who are victims of the war in Syria to ...

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Chess 2016: Top 7 showdowns; Team USA, Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen ... - exstreamal (blog)

Nakamura - Sun, 01/01/2017 - 1:38pm

Chess 2016: Top 7 showdowns; Team USA, Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen ...
exstreamal (blog)
It consisted of six-player double round-robin with American Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Anish Giri (DU), Sergey Karjakin (RUS), and Wei Yi (CHN). Magnus Carlsen won the 2016 Bilbao Masters with no scuffle. Moreover ...

Karjakin wins - The Hindu

Nakamura - Sat, 12/31/2016 - 8:38am

Karjakin wins
The Hindu
The standings: 1-2. Sergey Karjakin (Rus) and Magnus Carlsen (Nor), 16.5/21; 3-5. Daniil Dubov (Rus), Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Alexander Grischuk (Rus) 14.5; 6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 14; 7-12. Lienier Dominguez (Cub), Anton Korobov (Ukr), ...

Leinier Dominguez the Best of Latin America in Lightning Chess - Prensa Latina

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 3:22pm

Leinier Dominguez the Best of Latin America in Lightning Chess
Prensa Latina
30 de diciembre de 2016, 16:12Doha, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez was the best player of Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Fast and Ligthning Chess Championship in Doha (Qatar), concluding in the 7th place ...

Carlsen 'furious' after new loss - Views and News from Norway

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 12:23pm

Carlsen 'furious' after new loss
Views and News from Norway
From there on he won against Hikaru Nakamura of the US and Alexander Grischuk of Russia (who was the defending blitz chess champion), only to lose once again (for the second time this week) to Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, against whom Carlsen also ...

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Sergey Karjakin upstages Magnus Carlsen to win Blitz crown; Anand finishes 10th - Hindustan Times

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 11:58am

Hindustan Times

Sergey Karjakin upstages Magnus Carlsen to win Blitz crown; Anand finishes 10th
Hindustan Times
However, Karjakin was in his elements as he finished with 13 wins, seven draws against a lone defeat to Hikaru Nakamura of USA. Carlsen won 14 games and drew five but lost two games – one of them to Karjakin and other to Vassily Ivanchuk, crowned as ...
World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships: Anand not as ...Firstpost
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Russia's Karjakin wins World Blitz chess title - RT

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 11:39am

RT

Russia's Karjakin wins World Blitz chess title
RT
A similar tie-break settled the third place, among the three contenders with 14.5 points each. Russian Daniil Dubov placed third, ahead of American Hikaru Nakamura and 2015 champion Alexander Grischuk. Blitz chess limits the time each player has to ...
Sergey Karjakin upstages Magnus Carlsen to win Blitz crown; Anand finishes 10thHindustan Times
World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships: Anand not as dangerous as before, but still a medal contenderFirstpost
World Blitz: Karjakin, Muzychuk triumphSportstarlive
Views and News from Norway -Gulf Times
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Harika in joint third position; Anand in 14th spot - The Hindu

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 10:57am

Sportstarlive

Harika in joint third position; Anand in 14th spot
The Hindu
... Dubov (Rus), Alexander Morozevich (Rus), Marin Bosiocic (Cro) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 8.5; 7-12: A.R. Saleh Salim (UAE), Leinier Dominguez (Cub), Yu Yangyi (Chn), Baadur Jobava (Geo), Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukr) 8 ...
World Blitz: Harika and Humpy in sixth positionSportstarlive

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World Blitz: Harika and Humpy in sixth position - Sportstarlive

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 10:13am

Sportstarlive

World Blitz: Harika and Humpy in sixth position
Sportstarlive
Daniil Dubov (Rus), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Alexander Grischuk (Rus) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 11.5; 7-11. A.R. Saleh Salim (UAE), Alexander Morozevich (Rus), Anton Korobov (Ukr), Baadur Jobava (Geo) and Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukr) 11. Women: ...

World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships: Anand not as dangerous as before, but still a medal contender - Firstpost

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 9:48am

World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships: Anand not as dangerous as before, but still a medal contender
Firstpost
At the World Blitz 2016, there were certain players who were clear-cut favourites to perform well – Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi. All of them are less than 30-years-old and have a blitz ...

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India will tour South Africa for four-Test series in late 2017, says CSA - Firstpost

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 4:17am

Firstpost

India will tour South Africa for four-Test series in late 2017, says CSA
Firstpost
At the World Blitz 2016, there were certain players who were clear-cut favourites to perform well – Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi. All of them are less than 30-years-old and have a blitz ...

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Wanyama's decision to retire came at a wrong time – Luggya - Kawowo Sports

Nakamura - Fri, 12/30/2016 - 3:34am

Kawowo Sports

Wanyama's decision to retire came at a wrong time – Luggya
Kawowo Sports
Fide Master Harold Wanyama's retirement from competitive Chess came at a wrong time according to Uganda Chess Federation (UCF) president Vianney Luggya. The former DMARK, Sanlam and Makindye player made his decision to call it quits a week ago ...

Pestaño: Chess personality of the year - Sun.Star

Caruana - Thu, 12/29/2016 - 7:55pm

Pestaño: Chess personality of the year
Sun.Star
He won two super tournaments—the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic against eight of the top 10 players of the world including legends such as Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana and others, In so doing he won ...

Serena Williams Engaged to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Thu, 12/29/2016 - 4:23pm

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Serena Williams Engaged to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
MassisPost
LOS ANGELES — Serena Williams has announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, via, naturally, a Reddit post. On the site's “/r/isaidyes” forum, Williams wrote,. “I came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me.
I said yes : isaidyes - RedditReddit
Serena Williams Is Dating Alexis Ohanian, the Co-Founder of RedditUs Magazine

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World Blitz Chess: Harika joint-third after round nine - Sportstarlive

Nakamura - Thu, 12/29/2016 - 9:22am

Sportstarlive

World Blitz Chess: Harika joint-third after round nine
Sportstarlive
Daniil Dubov (Rus), Alexander Morozevich (Rus), Marin Bosiocic (Cro) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 8.5; 7-12. A.R. Saleh Salim (UAE), Leinier Dominguez (Cub), Yu Yangyi (Chn), Baadur Jobava (Geo), Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Vassily Ivanchuk ...

¿Quién es Hikaru Nakamura? - LaRepública.pe

Nakamura - Thu, 12/29/2016 - 5:34am

¿Quién es Hikaru Nakamura?
LaRepública.pe
Es un escritor e ilustrador japonés. En 2007 empezó a publicar el manga Saint Oniisan, que narra las vacaciones del despreocupado y holgazán Jesús y del calmado Buda en Tokio, y en el 2009 ganó el premio a la mejor historia corta. Esta comedia ...

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