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Wesley So well placed to clinch Grand Tour after Sinquefield Cup win
The Guardian
Hikaru Nakamura, the US No2, won the brilliancy of the event with a knight sacrifice at d5 which blew open Ding Liren's king defences. Nakamura began with the Anti-Moscow Gambit, a popular plan to combat the solid Slav Defence and avoid the routine ...

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Russian news agency TASS
TASS
In September 2014 the agency returned to its former and world-famous name for delivering news to global audiences - simply titled TASS. Rebranding the oldest news agency in Russia is destined to become a symbol of professionalism, enthusiasm, ...

TASS
TASS
Since 1904 TASS has been Russia's leading news agency. For more than 112 years, TASS has ceaselessly strived to deliver the latest and most accurate news from around the world. Trustworthiness is TASS' key asset for which it has always been famous for ...

Chess (#1214)
Business Standard
Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian tied for second place with 5 each. Topalov came with an ace of tying for first place but he botched a winning endgame, against Aronian in the last round. The World #2 Maxime ...

Chess (#1214)
Business Standard
Wesley So held onto his narrow lead to win the Sinquefield ahead of four pursuers who were just a half point behind. So (Elo rating 2771) scored 5.5 from 9 games with two wins and seven draws - this would be enough to gain 11 Elo in a field with an ...

Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
“I am living a dream,” exclaimed Wesley So after winning the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, the strongest chess tournament of his life and one of this year's best. With this victory he took the lead in the Grand Chess Tour, a series of four Grand Prix tournaments.

Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
Tournament victories can sometimes take shape already in the first round. So gained confidence after he defeated Hikaru Nakamura. In a sharp Catalan opening Hikaru tried to unbalance the game with an exchange sacrifice, but So just needed one tiny ...

On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
He did not thrill with brilliant attacking games like Nakamura, nor did he slug it out in 7-hour marathons like his other countryman, Fabiano Caruana. Instead, So demonstrated a zen-like focus, making draws when he needed to and defeating his closest ...

On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
Going into the tournament, Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So were leading the Grand Chess Tour with 17 points each. Nakamura had an impressive showing in Paris, winning the event ahead of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, but followed it ...

Rio 2016: Artur Aleksanyan Wins Gold, Migran Arutyunyan Wins Silver in Greco-Roman Wrestling
MassisPost
RIO DE JANEIRO — Artur Aleksanyan, the two-time reigning world champion at 98kg, has won Armenia's first gold medal in Rio Olympics defeating Yasmany Daniel Lugo Cabrera, Cuba, 3-0 in the final. Aleksanyan was completely dominant in his weight ...

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Germany to Host “Armenia Culture Days”
MassisPost
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The “Armenian Culture Days” will be held in Germany August 19-November 6, with the assistance of the Armenian Embassy. The opening ceremony will take place on August 19 in Berlin's Museum of European Cultures. Opening ...

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Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield Cup
Washington Times
Among the also-rans at the Sinquefield were his two top American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana, who was part of the four-way tie for second at 5-4, and Hikaru Nakamura. So's Round 2 victory over Nakamura — who appeared to be ailing at times during the ...
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield CupHindustan Times
So wins, Anand finishes tied secondThe Hindu
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield Cup - Manila TimesThe Manila Times
The Standard -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield Cup
Washington Times
Among the also-rans at the Sinquefield were his two top American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana, who was part of the four-way tie for second at 5-4, and Hikaru Nakamura. So's Round 2 victory over Nakamura — who appeared to be ailing at times during the ...
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield CupTimes of India
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield CupThe Manila Times
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Hindustan Times
The final round saw Fabiano Caruana finally winning a game at the expense of Anish Giri who has been completely off-form in the past two events now. Like Anand, Caruana had drawn eight games two and to match Anand on points and tie for the second ...
So wins Sinquefield Cup in USThe Standard
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Hindustan Times
Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Vachier-Lagrave tied for the sixth spot on 4.5 points each while Chinese Ding Liren ended sole eighth with four points in his kitty. Peter Svidler finished ninth another half point adrift while Anish Giri lost his ...
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Times of India
The final round saw Fabiano Caruana finally winning a game at the expense of Anish Giri who has been completely off-form in the past two events now. Like Anand, Caruana had drawn eight games two and to match Anand on points and tie for the second ...
So wins Sinquefield Cup in USThe Standard
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Times of India
Results final round: Peter Svidler (Rus, 3.5) drew with V Anand (Ind, 5); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 4.5) drew with Wesley So (Usa, 5.5); Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 4.5) beat Ding Liren (Chn, 4); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 5); ...
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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You Can Have The Olympics: To Me, Chess Is King
Hartford Courant
Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, right, shakes hands with U.S. chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura before their game during the IX Chess Masters Final in the Spanish city of Bilbao on July 19. You may be thrilled by the feats of Katie ...

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Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian drew with Bulgarian player Veselin Topalov in the final round of the Sinquefield Cup to take the second spot alongside Topalov, India's Viswanathan Anand and Fabiano Caruana of the ...
So wins Sinquefield Cup in USThe Standard

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