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GM SO TUMABLA SA 2ND SPOT - Abante Online

Nakamura - Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:00am

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GM SO TUMABLA SA 2ND SPOT
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Nakalikom si 22-year old So ng seven points papasok ng last round, kasalo niya sa second si defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura (elo 2787) na tinalo si 15-year-old GM Jeffery Xiong (elo 2618). Nauwi rin sa draw ang laban ni top seed GM Fabiano ...

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WSJ on odds chess match Nakamura vs Komodo - Chessbase News

Nakamura - Mon, 04/25/2016 - 2:00am
WSJ on odds chess match Nakamura vs Komodo  Chessbase News

Computers have become stronger than humans at chess – vastly and incredibly stronger. No grandmaster, however high-ranked, would dare to play against a ...

Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Caruana - Sun, 04/24/2016 - 9:06pm

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Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round
Minneapolis Star Tribune
That player, 16-year-old Akshat Chandra, needs to hold tournament leader Fabiano Caruana to at least a draw in their final-round game for So and Nakamura to climb into a tie for first place — that is if they can win their respective final games.
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Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Nakamura - Sun, 04/24/2016 - 9:06pm

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Minnetonka grandmaster needs unlikely breaks in chess championship's final round
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Now So and the other player in second place, Hikaru Nakamura, have to put their hopes in the hands of a player who's the least likely to help them out. That player, 16-year-old Akshat Chandra, needs to hold tournament leader Fabiano Caruana to at least ...
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GM So tumagilid sa draw - Abante Online

Caruana - Sun, 04/24/2016 - 11:00am

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GM So tumagilid sa draw
Abante Online
Nasolo naman ni top seed GM Fabiano Caruana (elo 2795) ang unahan tangan ang pitong puntos matapos manaig kay GM Aleksandr Lenderman (elo 2618) sa 40 moves ng Queen's Gambit Declined. May dalawang rounds pa at kailangan maipanalo lahat ...

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GM So tumagilid sa draw - Abante Online

Nakamura - Sun, 04/24/2016 - 11:00am

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GM So tumagilid sa draw
Abante Online
Magkasalo naman sa third place sina defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura (elo 2787) at last year's runner-up GM Ray Robson (elo 2663) na may tig anim na pintos. Sa 10th at penultimate round, makakalaban ni 22-year old So si Robson na tinalo siya ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 11:02pm

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US Championships (USChessChamps.com) have just finished the fifth round. Two of the favorites, Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, are tied for first with 4/5. Caruana has a fine win over the defending champ, Hikaru Nakamura, and So already has two ...
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Minnetonka player bunched near top for final rounds at US Chess Championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Caruana - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 6:58pm

Minnetonka player bunched near top for final rounds at US Chess Championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
So is now alone in second place, only a half point behind sole leader Fabiano Caruana, who has 7 points. Two other players are a half point behind So. Players get 1 point for a win and half a point for a draw, so with the top four players bunched so ...

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George Clooney: Armenian Genocide Not Only Pain of Armenian People, but of All Humanity - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 12:42pm

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George Clooney: Armenian Genocide Not Only Pain of Armenian People, but of All Humanity
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YEREVAN — The Armenian Genocide is not just part of the Armenian history, it's not the pain of a particular country or people, it's part of world history, George Clooney said at the Second Global Forum against the crime of Genocide under way in Yerevan.

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George Clooney: Armenian Genocide Not Only Pain of Armenian People, but of All Humanity - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 12:42pm

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George Clooney: Armenian Genocide Not Only Pain of Armenian People, but of All Humanity
MassisPost
YEREVAN — The Armenian Genocide is not just part of the Armenian history, it's not the pain of a particular country or people, it's part of world history, George Clooney said at the Second Global Forum against the crime of Genocide under way in Yerevan.

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One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis - Business Insider

Caruana - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 11:59am

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One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis
Business Insider
Three men from the world's top 10 are in the field: US number one and world number three Fabiano Caruana; US number two and world number six Hikaru Nakamura; and US number three and world number 10 Wesley So. Fleshing out the rest of the men's ...

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One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis - Business Insider

Nakamura - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 11:59am

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One of the biggest comebacks in chess is happening right now in St. Louis
Business Insider
Three men from the world's top 10 are in the field: US number one and world number three Fabiano Caruana; US number two and world number six Hikaru Nakamura; and US number three and world number 10 Wesley So. Fleshing out the rest of the men's ...

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Chess (#1197) - Business Standard

Caruana - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 1:39pm

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Chess (#1197)
Business Standard
However, Norway is more even with only Nils Grandelius (2637) rated lower than 2700 in a field led by the world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The US championships features three top 10 players in Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, but the ...

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Chess (#1197) - Business Standard

Nakamura - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 1:39pm

Business Standard

Chess (#1197)
Business Standard
However, Norway is more even with only Nils Grandelius (2637) rated lower than 2700 in a field led by the world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The US championships features three top 10 players in Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, but the ...

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American chess preparing for serious battle with Russia, China and India - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 1:12pm

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American chess preparing for serious battle with Russia, China and India
The Guardian
Fabiano Caruana's win over the holder, Hikaru Nakamura, shot the 23-year-old up to No2 in the daily world rankings. The former Filipino Wesley So, aged 22, is level with Caruana on 5.5/7 after three classy victories while the 21-year-old Ray Robson is ...

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American chess preparing for serious battle with Russia, China and India - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 1:12pm

The Guardian

American chess preparing for serious battle with Russia, China and India
The Guardian
Fabiano Caruana's win over the holder, Hikaru Nakamura, shot the 23-year-old up to No2 in the daily world rankings. The former Filipino Wesley So, aged 22, is level with Caruana on 5.5/7 after three classy victories while the 21-year-old Ray Robson is ...

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GM So balik sa top spot - Abante Online

Caruana - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 11:00am

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GM So balik sa top spot
Abante Online
3 seed So (elo 2773) si GM Alexander Shabalov (elo 2528) sa 23 moves ng Slav para makalikom ng 5.5 points at saluhan sa unahan si top seed GM Fabiano Caruana (elo 2795) papasok ng eighth round. Nakahabol sa unahan si 22-year old So matapos ...

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GM So balik sa top spot - Abante Online

Nakamura - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 11:00am

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GM So balik sa top spot
Abante Online
Naglista rin ng panalo sina defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura (elo 2787) at last year's runner-up GM Ray Robson (elo 2663). Mag-isa sa third place si Robson na may five points, nasa pang-apat na puwesto si Nakamura bitbit ang 4.5 points sa ...

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The Surprising Return of Odds Chess - Wall Street Journal

Nakamura - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 10:32am

Wall Street Journal

The Surprising Return of Odds Chess
Wall Street Journal
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the world's No. 6 player (and 7th-highest rated of all time), is the best human player who still plays against computers publicly. In a match hosted by chess.com earlier this year, he received odds from his ...

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Wesley reclaims share of lead in US chess meet - The Manila Times

Caruana - Fri, 04/22/2016 - 7:26am

Wesley reclaims share of lead in US chess meet
The Manila Times
So improved to 5.5 points to rejoin GM Fabiano Caruana on top of the standings. Caruana drew his seventh-round match with GM Jeffrey Xiong. Defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexander Onischuk and GM Ray Robson also won their ...

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