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Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour
Telegraph.co.uk
Wesley So duly won the 8th London Chess Classic as he quickly steered his final game with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave towards a draw to reach 6/9 and challenged his nearest rival Fabiano Caruana to catch him. As Caruana was playing black against Anish ...
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Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tour
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I had to focus like crazy to be able to sit across from [Anish] Giri,Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov, MVL, Levon Aronian, Mickey Adams, Hikaru Nakamura," he said in a Facebook post. "I may have seemed calm but my heart ...

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Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tour
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I had to focus like crazy to be able to sit across from [Anish] Giri,Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov, MVL, Levon Aronian, Mickey Adams, Hikaru Nakamura," he said in a Facebook post. "I may have seemed calm but my heart ...

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Hopman Cup: Petra Kvitova ruled out with injury, setback ahead of Australian Open
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The Filipino turned American ended up with six points out of a possible nine and remained a half point ahead of second placed compatriot Fabiano Caruana who also played a draw with Anish Giri of Holland. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and ...

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Hopman Cup: Petra Kvitova ruled out with injury, setback ahead of Australian Open
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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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Viswanathan Anand ends joint third in London Classic
The Indian Express
The Filipino turned American ended up with six points out of a possible nine and remained a half point ahead of second placed compatriot Fabiano Caruana who also played a draw with Anish Giri of Holland. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and ...
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Viswanathan Anand ends joint third in London Classic
The Indian Express
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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London Chess Classic 2016: Viswanathan Anand settles for shared third spot; confirms World Cup participation
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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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Viswanathan Anand joint third in London Classic, ties Kramnik
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The Filipino turned American ended up with six points out of a possible nine and remained a half point ahead of second placed compatriot Fabiano Caruana who also played a draw with Anish Giri of Holland. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and ...
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Viswanathan Anand joint third in London Classic, ties Kramnik
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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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Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lennart Ootes, London Chess Classic Grandmaster Wesley So, right, checks the status of other games being shown on a video screen at the London Chess Classic on Saturday, as his opponent Fabiano Caruana contemplates his next move. Text size.
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Anand ties for third spot; Wesley So wins title
The Hindu
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Vladimir Kramnik (Rus); Wesley So (US) drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra); Anish Giri (Ned) drew with Fabiano Caruana (US); Levon Aronian (Arm) lost to Veselin Topalov (Bul); Michael Adams (Eng) drew ...
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Anand ties for third spot; Wesley So wins title
The Hindu
Both players, along with Hikaru Nakamura, finished with five points. USA's Wesley So (6) and Fabiano Caruana (5.5) occupied the top two places after being involved in draws in their final games. Anish Giri ended the event with his ninth draw in as many ...
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Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
Madison City Chess League's recent Queen's Quest chess tournament, held at the Mill Creek Elementary School, Madison, set a record turnout for the annual event. Over the last couple of weekends, chess tournaments have been held around the state ...

Bobby Fischer's winning chess tips, Alabama tournament roundup
AL.com
Playing in the London Classic were three former world champions, the top three American players including current U.S. Champion and world number two, Fabiano Caruana, and several other of the world's chess elite. Finishing in a strong second place at ...

London Chess Classic: Anand scores over Topalov
Sportstarlive
Eighth round: Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1) lost to Viswanathan Anand (4.5); Fabiano Caruana (US, 5) drew with Wesley So (US, 5.5); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 4.5) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 4); Hikaru Nakamura (US, 4.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 4); Maxime ...
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London Chess Classic: Anand scores over Topalov
Sportstarlive
The victory took Anand's tally to 4.5 points and kept him in the joint third-spot with Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura. Front-runner Wesley So (5.5), who drew with second-placed Fabiano Caruana (5), took his half-a-point lead into the final round.
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So zeroes in on London, Grand Chess Tour titles
The Standard
WESLEY So drew with American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in 37 moves of a Ruy Lopez Opening to zero in on the 2016 London Chess Classic title at the Olympia Conference Centre in West Kensington. So's game with Caruana turned into a draw after ...
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Anand draws with Aronian
The Hindu
... Anand (3.5); Wesley So (US, 5) drew with Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 4); Hikaru Nakamura (US, 4) bt Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 3); Anish Giri (Ned, 3.5) drew with Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1); Michael Adams (Eng, 3) drew with Fabiano Caruana (US, 4.5).
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