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With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel - New York Times (blog)
With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel
New York Times (blog)
With an easy draw against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the penultimate round, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States preserved his lead in the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands. Nakamura has 8.5 points. Wang Hao of ...
New York Times (blog)
With an easy draw against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the penultimate round, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States preserved his lead in the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands. Nakamura has 8.5 points. Wang Hao of ...
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Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament - New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)
Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament
New York Times (blog)
Hikaru Nakamura of the United States emerged as the winner of the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands after a spate of draws in the final round on Sunday. Nakamura finished with 9 points, a half point ahead of ...
New York Times (blog)
Hikaru Nakamura of the United States emerged as the winner of the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands after a spate of draws in the final round on Sunday. Nakamura finished with 9 points, a half point ahead of ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
Nakamura and Anand Again Separate Themselves From the Pack at Tata Steel - New York Times (blog)
Nakamura and Anand Again Separate Themselves From the Pack at Tata Steel
New York Times (blog)
After a great day of fighting chess in Round 10 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands, Viswanathan Anand of India, the world champion, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States are once again tied for the lead in the top section. Anand ...
New York Times (blog)
After a great day of fighting chess in Round 10 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands, Viswanathan Anand of India, the world champion, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States are once again tied for the lead in the top section. Anand ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
So good for 2016 Player of the Year - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net
So good for 2016 Player of the Year
Inquirer.net
As a result of his checkered board exploits, So raised his Elo rating to 2808, only the 12th player to breach the 2800 barrier, and jumped to fourth in the world rankings behind Carlsen (2840), fellow US stalwart Fabiano Caruana (2827) and Russia's ...
Inquirer.net
As a result of his checkered board exploits, So raised his Elo rating to 2808, only the 12th player to breach the 2800 barrier, and jumped to fourth in the world rankings behind Carlsen (2840), fellow US stalwart Fabiano Caruana (2827) and Russia's ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
Betting on Chess - New York Times (blog)
Betting on Chess
New York Times (blog)
Levon Aronian of Armenia, who is tied for third, a half-point behind Anand and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, is the next betting favorite (13 to 10; wager $10 and if he is first, win $13), while Nakamura has the next longest odds (5 to 2). That ...
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New York Times (blog)
Levon Aronian of Armenia, who is tied for third, a half-point behind Anand and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, is the next betting favorite (13 to 10; wager $10 and if he is first, win $13), while Nakamura has the next longest odds (5 to 2). That ...
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Center of Strategic Initiatives of Armenian Government Opened in Yerevan - MassisPost
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Center of Strategic Initiatives of Armenian Government Opened in Yerevan
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YEREVAN (News.am) – Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan on Thursday attended the official opening ceremony of the Strategic Initiatives Center of the Armenian Government. Welcoming those present, the Prime Minister noted that the idea of ...
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YEREVAN (News.am) – Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan on Thursday attended the official opening ceremony of the Strategic Initiatives Center of the Armenian Government. Welcoming those present, the Prime Minister noted that the idea of ...
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300-Year Old Armenian Church of Chennai in India Rots Away Due to Neglect and Calamities - MassisPost
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On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017
St. Louis Public Radio
Fabiano Caruana and Nazi Paikidze each won their very first U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship respectively. While it's hard to say what 2017 will bring, there are many exciting and prestigious events to look forward to. Mark your ...
St. Louis Public Radio
Fabiano Caruana and Nazi Paikidze each won their very first U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship respectively. While it's hard to say what 2017 will bring, there are many exciting and prestigious events to look forward to. Mark your ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship - The Manila Times
PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship
The Manila Times
GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway is on top with 2840 followed by GM Fabiano Caruana of US (2827) and GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia (2811). Also in the Top 10 are No. 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2796), No. 6 GM Viswanathan Anand of India ...
The Manila Times
GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway is on top with 2840 followed by GM Fabiano Caruana of US (2827) and GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia (2811). Also in the Top 10 are No. 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2796), No. 6 GM Viswanathan Anand of India ...
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PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship - The Manila Times
PH's Nouri presses on in Delhi International Chess Championship
The Manila Times
Also in the Top 10 are No. 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2796), No. 6 GM Viswanathan Anand of India (2786), No. 7 GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia and GM Hikaru Nakamura of US (2785 each), No. 9 GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2780), and No.
The Manila Times
Also in the Top 10 are No. 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2796), No. 6 GM Viswanathan Anand of India (2786), No. 7 GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia and GM Hikaru Nakamura of US (2785 each), No. 9 GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2780), and No.
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
Pro Chess League - Purple Pawn
Pro Chess League
Purple Pawn
Today sees the first games of a new Pro Chess League with competitions online by some of the top-rated players in the world, including grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Purple Pawn
Today sees the first games of a new Pro Chess League with competitions online by some of the top-rated players in the world, including grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
Armenian Military Equipping Border Posts with State-of-the-Art Hardware - MassisPost
MassisPost
Armenian Military Equipping Border Posts with State-of-the-Art Hardware
MassisPost
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Arming the border posts with modern equipment is a permanent process, which has neither a beginning nor an end, defense minister Vigen Sargsian said during a visit to the Republican military recruitment center on January 8.
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YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Arming the border posts with modern equipment is a permanent process, which has neither a beginning nor an end, defense minister Vigen Sargsian said during a visit to the Republican military recruitment center on January 8.
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World Blitz Championship - BusinessWorld Online Edition
World Blitz Championship
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Daniil Dubov RUS 2724, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2842, Alexander Grischuk RUS 2761, 14.5/21 6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2823, 14.0/21 7-12. Leinier Dominguez Perez CUB 2783, Anton Korobov UKR 2666, Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2754, Viswanathan ...
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Daniil Dubov RUS 2724, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2842, Alexander Grischuk RUS 2761, 14.5/21 6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2823, 14.0/21 7-12. Leinier Dominguez Perez CUB 2783, Anton Korobov UKR 2666, Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2754, Viswanathan ...
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McIlroy "resents" Olympic Games for making him choose between Great Britain and Ireland - Insidethegames.biz
McIlroy "resents" Olympic Games for making him choose between Great Britain and Ireland Insidethegames.biz
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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top - http://www.anewdomain.net/
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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top
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Another young man who has petitioned (and most likely will be allowed) to switch federations is Fabiano Caruana. A dual citizen of Italy and the U.S., Caruana recently and soundly defeated the world's No. 1 GM, Norway's Magnus Carlsen, a 24-year-old ...
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Another young man who has petitioned (and most likely will be allowed) to switch federations is Fabiano Caruana. A dual citizen of Italy and the U.S., Caruana recently and soundly defeated the world's No. 1 GM, Norway's Magnus Carlsen, a 24-year-old ...
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Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top - http://www.anewdomain.net/
http://www.anewdomain.net/
Ex-Patriots Propelling US Chess Federation to the Top
http://www.anewdomain.net/
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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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
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 ...
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 ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
Ramesh Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov race to break world record - The Guardian
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 ...
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 ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess
AMAA's “Syria LifeLine” Relocates 113 Syrian Armenians to the Homeland - MassisPost
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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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)
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 ...
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 ...
Categories: 2016 Champions Showdown, Today In Chess