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Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana - Chessbase News

Caruana - Mon, 11/21/2016 - 2:00am
Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana  Chessbase News

Karjakin takes the lead - 3.5-4.5 for the challenger after eight rounds! Carlsen is shocked and can't attend the press conference after a game like a rollercoaster ...

Weekly chess column - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 6:56pm

Weekly chess column
The Boston Globe
Veselin Topalov (2760) — Fabiano Caruana (2823). 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 The Vienna line in the Ragozin Defense to the Queen's Gambit. 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 A well-known gambit here. 6…Nxe4 7.0–0 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd6 8...Bxc3 is well known to ...

India train crash: 100 killed in derailment near Kanpur - AZERTAC News

Candidates Tournament - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 4:35am

AZERTAC News

India train crash: 100 killed in derailment near Kanpur
AZERTAC News
The death toll following the derailment of a train in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state has now passed 100, with more than 150 injured, BBC reports. Fourteen carriages of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 ...

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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Caruana - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 4:06am

The New Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...

Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Nakamura - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 4:06am

The New Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...

Morning Two Magazine Teases Live-Action Adaptation For Saint Young Men Manga - Anime News Network

Nakamura - Sun, 11/20/2016 - 1:00am

Anime News Network

Morning Two Magazine Teases Live-Action Adaptation For Saint Young Men Manga
Anime News Network
The January 2017 issue of Kodansha's Morning Two magazine is teasing a live-action adaptation for Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men ( Saint Oni-san ) manga on Tuesday. The issue announces a live-action drama adaptation, but then features an image ...

A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Caruana - Fri, 11/18/2016 - 7:00pm

A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...

A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express

Nakamura - Fri, 11/18/2016 - 7:00pm

A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...

Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships - Irish Times

Caruana - Fri, 11/18/2016 - 4:24am

Irish Times

Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships
Irish Times
Karjakin, 26, earned the right to challenge for the title in March by making it through the Candidates Tournament in Moscow, where he defeated a series of higher-ranked opponents, among them Brooklyn's Fabiano Caruana. He was born in Ukraine, where he ...
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times

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Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win - Hindustan Times

Caruana - Fri, 11/18/2016 - 3:04am

Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win
Hindustan Times
On Monday, the 47-year-old won the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis, holding off the challenge of Americans Hikaru Nakamura (US) and Fabiano Caruana and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. “Winning in St. Louis was wonderful. I was focused on ...

Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win - Hindustan Times

Nakamura - Fri, 11/18/2016 - 3:04am

Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win
Hindustan Times
On Monday, the 47-year-old won the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis, holding off the challenge of Americans Hikaru Nakamura (US) and Fabiano Caruana and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. “Winning in St. Louis was wonderful. I was focused on ...

A Worthy Tribute - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 1:28pm

A Worthy Tribute
MassisPost
Maria Jacobsen (1882-1960) was a Danish Lutheran missionary who went to Kharpet, Turkey in 1907 and started to work with Near East Relief to save Armenian orphans from Ottoman Turkish atrocities. Her eyewitness accounts of the deportations and ...

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World Chess Championship: political intrigue lurks as battle reaches midway - The Guardian

Caruana - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 12:57pm

The Guardian

World Chess Championship: political intrigue lurks as battle reaches midway
The Guardian
Karjakin, 26, earned the right to challenge for the title in March by making it through the Candidates Tournament in Moscow, where he defeated a series of higher-ranked opponents, among them Brooklyn's Fabiano Caruana. He was born in Ukraine, where he ...
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times

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On-song Viswanathan Anand relishes show at Champions Showdown - Times of India

Caruana - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 6:18am

Times of India

On-song Viswanathan Anand relishes show at Champions Showdown
Times of India
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand didn't put a foot wrong at the recently-concluded Champions Showdown that had in fray four of the world's leading players - Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Veselin Topalov - along with the 46-year-old. Juggling formats ...

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On-song Viswanathan Anand relishes show at Champions Showdown - Times of India

Nakamura - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 6:18am

Times of India

On-song Viswanathan Anand relishes show at Champions Showdown
Times of India
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand didn't put a foot wrong at the recently-concluded Champions Showdown that had in fray four of the world's leading players - Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Veselin Topalov - along with the 46-year-old. Juggling formats ...

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On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 5:28am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title
St. Louis Public Radio
The most exciting event in November so far has been the Champions Showdown, the four-player exhibition round robin that finished Monday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Fabiano Caruana started as the favorite but failed to meet ...

On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 5:28am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title
St. Louis Public Radio
The piercing battle for the win, which lasted until the last round, was between the Bullet King — Hikaru Nakamura — and one of the most feared players in the chess world — Anand. The latter imposed his dominance in the classical and rapid time ...

On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 11/17/2016 - 2:00am
On Chess: Anand 'blitz'ed his opponents to win Champions Showdown title  St. Louis Public Radio

The most exciting event in November so far has been the Champions Showdown, the four-player exhibition round robin that finished Monday at the Chess Club.

Anand's super show in Champions Showdown - The Hindu

Caruana - Tue, 11/15/2016 - 6:43pm

The New Indian Express

Anand's super show in Champions Showdown
The Hindu
It is an achievement he can be proud of, for, he pushed behind two of the strongest players in the world at the moment — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, both of the United States. Caruana, 24, is ranked No. 2 in the world, while 28-year-old ...
Anand shows his best, wins Champions ShowdownThe New Indian Express

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Anand shows his best, wins Champions Showdown - The New Indian Express

Nakamura - Tue, 11/15/2016 - 6:33pm

The New Indian Express

Anand shows his best, wins Champions Showdown
The New Indian Express
Playing with aggression, Anand upstaged World No 2 Fabiano Caruana and World No 8 Hikaru Nakamura en route to sealing the title with 15 points. He took home the winner's purse of $60,000. Nakamura (14) finished second, followed by Caruana (11) and ...

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