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Saint Oniisan: manga tendrá adaptación a película | Noticias del ... - LaRepública.pe

Nakamura - Thu, 12/29/2016 - 5:08am

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Saint Oniisan: manga tendrá adaptación a película | Noticias del ...
LaRepública.pe
Revista Morning Two revela que manga de Hikaru Nakamura será adaptada a película live action. Yūichi Fukuda será el director y guionista.

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¿Quién es Hikaru Nakamura? - LaRepública.pe

Nakamura - Thu, 12/29/2016 - 5:08am

¿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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On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Wed, 12/28/2016 - 10:32pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017
St. Louis Public Radio
But that doesn't matter in the same way a chef doesn't need to know the Sicilian open to make Hikaru Nakamura spaghetti and meatballs.] So, how do you combine a game notorious for long, protracted mental battles with the frantic, fast-paced format of ...

Ivanchuk, Muzychuk lead after second day - Gulf Times

Nakamura - Tue, 12/27/2016 - 2:41pm

Gulf Times

Ivanchuk, Muzychuk lead after second day
Gulf Times
However, defending champion hit back with three wins to end the day on 3.5 out of five, to join Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The Norwegian defeated Cristobal Henriquez Villagra in 30 moves, Diego Flores in ...

Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship - Armenpress.am

Nakamura - Mon, 12/26/2016 - 2:26am

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Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship
Armenpress.am
Participants of the event include world champion Magnus Carlsen, former champion Vishvanatan Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grishchuk and several other renown chess players. Overall 120 chess players will take part in ...
Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf TimesGulf Times
Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of IndiaTimes of India

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Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship - Armenpress.am

Nakamura - Mon, 12/26/2016 - 2:26am

Armenpress.am

Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship
Armenpress.am
Participants of the event include world champion Magnus Carlsen, former champion Vishvanatan Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grishchuk and several other renown chess players. Overall 120 chess players will take part in ...
Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf TimesGulf Times
Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of IndiaTimes of India

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:55pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional queen sacrifice. Though very entertaining, it did bring to mind how we define “brilliant,” as ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:55pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:55pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional queen sacrifice. Though very entertaining, it did bring to mind how we define “brilliant,” as ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Nakamura - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 2:05pm

Gulf Times

Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
The Fide World Rapid and Blitz Championships should satisfy the appetite of chess lovers who have been craving for bigger events in Qatar after two successful.
Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of IndiaTimes of India

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Are American Readers Ready For Saint Young Men Yet? - Bleeding Cool News

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 4:58pm

Are American Readers Ready For Saint Young Men Yet?
Bleeding Cool News
Saint Young Men is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. 95b. Its plot involves Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, who are living as roommates in an apartment in Tokyo.

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 12:56pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 12:56pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won the London Chess Classic by a half point over Fabiano Caruana, winning $75,000 and adding 13 ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial riseInquirer.net

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Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of India

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 10:29am

Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high
Times of India
The top-seeded Norwegian (2853) will face challenge not only from Anand, but France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2811), Armenia's Levon Aronian (2795) and USA's Hikaru Nakamura (2779) are all expected to give him a run for the money in the rapid event.

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The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise - Inquirer.net

Caruana - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 8:38am

Inquirer.net

The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
Inquirer.net
... Leuven, Belgium, the Cavite-born So amassed a total of 36.0 points, well clear of fellow United States Olympic team stalwarts Hikaru Nakamura, who placed second with 24.5, and Fabiano Caruana (23.75) in the chase for the series' $100,000 bonus prize.

The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise - Inquirer.net

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 8:38am

Inquirer.net

The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
Inquirer.net
Counting his fourth-place finish in the Paris leg and runner-up effort in Leuven, Belgium, the Cavite-born So amassed a total of 36.0 points, well clear of fellow United States Olympic team stalwarts Hikaru Nakamura, who placed second with 24.5, and ...

Viswanathan settles for shared third spot; confirms WC participation - Kasmir Monitor

Nakamura - Fri, 12/23/2016 - 12:13pm

Kasmir Monitor

Viswanathan settles for shared third spot; confirms WC participation
Kasmir Monitor
Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Kramnik tied for the third spot on five points apiece and it's almost a certainty now that the Indian ace will get a call back for the next year of the Grand Chess tour which will have a new event added ...

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CHESS#1231 - Business Standard (press release) (registration) (blog)

Caruana - Fri, 12/23/2016 - 11:48am

CHESS#1231
Business Standard (press release) (registration) (blog)
Remarkably, 2016 will end with four players rated over 2800 (1. Magnus Carlsen 2840, 2. Fabiano Caruana 2828, 3. Vladimir Kramnik 2811 and 4. Wesley So 2808). So is hard to nail down in terms of style. Several top players, including Carlsen and Anish ...

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Valentina Gunina outshines Wesley So with victory in Super Rapidplay - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 12/23/2016 - 8:40am

The Guardian

Valentina Gunina outshines Wesley So with victory in Super Rapidplay
The Guardian
The downside, which effectively decided the Grand Tour in the very first round when Hikaru Nakamura blundered against Wesley So, is that there is much more data for the human brain to recall at the board, leading to mixing up variations or making moves ...

3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as ... - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 4:40pm

St. Louis Public Radio

3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as ...
St. Louis Public Radio
After the conclusion of the London Chess Classic, the last event on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, there is one name that is front and center in people's minds.

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