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Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S Women's Championship in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

Nakamura - Wed, 04/27/2016 - 5:03pm

PR Newswire (press release)

Newcomers Take Top Honors at U.S. & U.S Women's Championship in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
5 ranked player, GM Hikaru Nakamura, as well as world No. 10 ranked player, GM Wesley So to take this year's title and $50,000 grand prize. So received the second place prize of $35,000. Paikidze proved to be an unprecedented talent this year, beating ...

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New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home - Riverfront Times (blog)

Caruana - Wed, 04/27/2016 - 2:56pm

New US Chess Champion Is Proud to Call St. Louis Home
Riverfront Times (blog)
Fabiano Caruana was crowned last night after the competition, which took place in the Central West End at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Caruana, 23, is a Grandmaster. For those not familiar with chess titles, the only higher ...

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Caruana is US champ - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Caruana - Wed, 04/27/2016 - 10:31am

Caruana is US champ
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves then 30 minutes play-to-finish with a 30-second increment after every move starting move 1. Fabiano Caruana is the highest-rated player in the US Championship and predictably captured the title after 11 ...

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Caruana is US champ - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Nakamura - Wed, 04/27/2016 - 10:31am

Caruana is US champ
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Final Standings 1. GM Fabiano Caruana 2795, 8.5/11 2-3. GM Wesley So 2773, GM Hikaru Nakamura 2787, 7.5/11 4. GM Ray Robson 2663, 7.0/11 5. GM Alexander Onischuk 2664, 6.0/11 6. GM Jeffery Xiong 2618, 5.5/11 7. GM Gata Kamsky 2678, 5.0/11

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Ara Guler’s Documentary Film ‘The Eye of Istanbul’ Screening at OIA Center - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Wed, 04/27/2016 - 2:00am
Ara Guler’s Documentary Film ‘The Eye of Istanbul’ Screening at OIA Center  MassisPost

WINNETKA — Organization of Istanbul Armenians is presenting 'The Eye of Istanbul' a film about the life and photographs of a legendary Bolsahay ...

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Fabiano Caruana si conferma il miglior scacchista USA - Sport24h

Caruana - Wed, 04/27/2016 - 12:01am

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Fabiano Caruana si conferma il miglior scacchista USA
Sport24h
Fabiano Caruana è il vincitore del campionato individuale degli Stati Uniti, edizione numero 60, terminato questa notte a Saint Louis. Caruana ha concluso imbattuto (con 6 partite vinte e 5 pareggiate) precedendo di una lunghezza Wesley So e ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze U.S. chess champs - Washington Times

Caruana - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 1:21pm

Washington Times

DAVID R. SANDS: New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze U.S. chess champs
Washington Times
There were some new names at the top and new faces making noise at the just-concluded U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship, which both wrapped up Monday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Florida GM Fabiano ...

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DAVID R. SANDS: New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze U.S. chess champs - Washington Times

Nakamura - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 1:21pm

Washington Times

DAVID R. SANDS: New faces at the top: Caruana, Paikidze U.S. chess champs
Washington Times
There were some new names at the top and new faces making noise at the just-concluded U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship, which both wrapped up Monday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Florida GM Fabiano ...

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Authorities Rule Out Terrorism in Yerevan Bus Blast - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 11:07am

MassisPost

Authorities Rule Out Terrorism in Yerevan Bus Blast
MassisPost
YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — The Office of the Prosecutor-General said Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has ruled out the possibility that the explosion in a Yerevan commuter bus that left two people killed and seven injured was caused by a ...

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GM So tabla hanggang dulo - Abante Online

Caruana - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 11:00am

Abante Online

GM So tabla hanggang dulo
Abante Online
Naniguro naman si top seed GM Fabiano Caruana (elo 2795) na hindi siya masasaluhan sa unahan kaya pinagpag nito si IM Akshat Chandra (elo 2477) matapos ang 53 sulungan ng Ruy Lopez. Nakalikom si Caruana ng 8.5 pts. para tanghaling kampeon ...

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GM So tabla hanggang dulo - Abante Online

Nakamura - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 11:00am

Abante Online

GM So tabla hanggang dulo
Abante Online
Magkasalo sa second spot sina 22-year-old So at defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura pero matapos ipatupad ang tie-break points ay nakopo ng Pinoy ang second habang third placer si Nakamura. Lamang ng isang piyesa si So kay Lenderman pero ...

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Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship - Rappler

Caruana - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 8:21am

Rappler

Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship
Rappler
So, who was born and raised in the Philippines but changed his federation to the United States in 2014, took second on tiebreak with last year's champion, Hikaru Nakamura, with 7.5 points. They were one point ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who had 8.5 points.

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Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship - Rappler

Nakamura - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 8:21am

Rappler

Wesley So finishes second in US Chess Championship
Rappler
So, who was born and raised in the Philippines but changed his federation to the United States in 2014, took second on tiebreak with last year's champion, Hikaru Nakamura, with 7.5 points. They were one point ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who had 8.5 points.

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Șah: Gari Kasparov face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura - AGERPRES

Caruana - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 7:38am

AGERPRES

Șah: Gari Kasparov face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura
AGERPRES
Gari Kasparov, fostul campion mondial de șah, va face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura, primii trei șahiști din campionatul Statelor Unite ale Americii, într-un turneul demonstrativ, informează site-ul chessbase.com.

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Șah: Gari Kasparov face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura - AGERPRES

Nakamura - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 7:38am

AGERPRES

Șah: Gari Kasparov face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura
AGERPRES
Gari Kasparov, fostul campion mondial de șah, va face spectacol cu Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So și Hikaru Nakamura, primii trei șahiști din campionatul Statelor Unite ale Americii, într-un turneul demonstrativ, informează site-ul chessbase.com.

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So comes up short in title quest - Philippine Star

Nakamura - Tue, 04/26/2016 - 1:59am

Philippine Star

So comes up short in title quest
Philippine Star
So actually ended up tied with last year's winner and four-time champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, who halved the point with GM Ray Robson in 30 moves of another Ruy Lopez game, but the former ended with a better tiebreaker, 36.75-36.5, to seal second ...

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Over 60000 Rally for Justice, Commemorate Armenian Genocide - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:06pm

MassisPost

Over 60000 Rally for Justice, Commemorate Armenian Genocide
MassisPost
Over 60,000 people peacefully rallied in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and protest the Turkish Republic's continued and multiplied efforts of denial on April 24, 2016, in ...

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Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Caruana - Mon, 04/25/2016 - 7:33pm

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
So finished in second place as his final-round draw left him trailing tournament leader and new U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana. So needed a win in Monday's final round and an assist from the last-place, lowest-rated player. He got neither. He went all ...
Coppell teen wins $10K, finishes sixth in US chess championshipDallas Morning News (blog)

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Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Nakamura - Mon, 04/25/2016 - 7:33pm

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Not losing wasn't enough for local grandmaster to win US championship
Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Wesley wants to win, unlike some people,” said Ben Finegold, another commentator, taking a backhanded swipe at Hikaru Nakamura, who opted for a boring and safe draw in his game, despite also having a chance of catching Caruana if he had won and ...

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GM SO TUMABLA SA 2ND SPOT - Abante Online

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

Abante Online

GM SO TUMABLA SA 2ND SPOT
Abante Online
Nagkasya sa draw si Pinoy super grandmaster Wesley So upang manatili sa second spot ng 2016 U.S. Championships sa Saint Louis, USA. Nagkasundo sina No. 3 seed So (elo 2773) at GM Ray Robson (elo 2663) na itabla ang laban matapos ang 35 ...

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