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Sports|US Wins Gold at Chess Olympiad With Help of Imported Talent - New York Times

Nakamura - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 6:50pm

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Sports|US Wins Gold at Chess Olympiad With Help of Imported Talent
New York Times
So has said that he paid his own transfer fees to make that happen, but when he and Caruana joined Hikaru Nakamura, the world's sixth-ranked player, on the United States team, it created a formidable lineup. (Teams at the Chess Olympiad are composed of ...
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Cuban Chess Player Dominguez Wins Silver as First Table Player - Prensa Latina

Caruana - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 4:06pm

Prensa Latina

Cuban Chess Player Dominguez Wins Silver as First Table Player
Prensa Latina
US Fabiano Caruana (2,838 ELO, 7 of 10 possible points) won the bronze nedal as a first table representative. To win this silver medal, the Cuban player achieved five victories and equal quantity of point divisions, and a profit of 15,6 points that ...

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Chess players with St. Louis ties win gold medal at international chess competition - STLtoday.com

Nakamura - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 4:03pm

STLtoday.com

Chess players with St. Louis ties win gold medal at international chess competition
STLtoday.com
St. Louis resident Grandmaster Fabio Caruana, former St. Louis resident and past U.S. Chess champion Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, former Webster University student and Sinquefield Cup champion Grandmaster Wesley So and current Webster ...

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Filipinos fall short - Tempo

Caruana - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 11:10am

Tempo

Filipinos fall short
Tempo
... States crowned itself the Open champion after edging Canada, 2.5-1.5. Philippine-born GM Wesley So and GM Fabiano Caruana provided the decisive victories for the Americans who finished ahead of Ukraine through a superior tiebreak. (REY BANCOD) ...

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U.S. wins first gold in four decades at chess Olympiad - Washington Times

Caruana - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 9:36am

Washington Times

U.S. wins first gold in four decades at chess Olympiad
Washington Times
The U.S. “Dream Team” came through in the clutch to claim the first American gold medal in 40 years at the 42nd Olympiad that concluded Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan. With a 2½-1½ win over Canada in the 11th and final round, the U.S. (9-0-2) edged out ...

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U.S. wins first gold in four decades at chess Olympiad - Washington Times

Nakamura - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 9:19am

The Indian Express

U.S. wins first gold in four decades at chess Olympiad
Washington Times
Caruana joined with fellow world top-ten GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So to head the most powerful U.S. team in decades. GMs Samuel Shankland and Ray Robson also contributed key points in the two-week biennial event. Ukraine took the silver and ...
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Karen Karapetian Formally Appointed Prime Minister - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 09/13/2016 - 2:00am
Karen Karapetian Formally Appointed Prime Minister  MassisPost

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — President Serzh Sarkisian formally appointed Karen Karapetian, a business executive and former Yerevan mayor, as Armenia's prime ...

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Indian men lose to Ukraine in Chess Olympiad - Nagaland Post

Caruana - Mon, 09/12/2016 - 12:17pm

Indian men lose to Ukraine in Chess Olympiad
Nagaland Post
On the top board, World Chess Champion and the highest rated player Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (ELO rating 2857) was held to a draw by GM Fabiano Caruana. In the women's section World No.5 Indian GM Harika Dronavalli opened the points account by ...

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Taner Akçam to Speak on Authenticity of Long-Disputed Genocide Documents - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Mon, 09/12/2016 - 12:37am

MassisPost

Taner Akçam to Speak on Authenticity of Long-Disputed Genocide Documents
MassisPost
BELMONT — Prof. Taner Akçam of Clark University will give a lecture entitled “The Memoir of Naim Bey and Talat Pasha Telegrams: Are They 'Armenian Forgeries'?” on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 7:30 p.m., at First Armenian Church, 380 Concord Ave., ...

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Norge knust i «tidenes landskamp»: - USA var flere hakk for store - Aftenposten

Caruana - Sun, 09/11/2016 - 10:04am

Norge knust i «tidenes landskamp»: - USA var flere hakk for store
Aftenposten
Da hjalp det hverken at Magnus Carlsen sikret remis i storoppgjøret mot Fabiano Caruana eller at Aryan Tari holdt Wesley So til remis. - Dette var ikke en bra dag for Norge, sier den tidligere verdensmesteren for kvinner Susan Polgár i den offisielle ...

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First defeat for India - The Hindu

Caruana - Sat, 09/10/2016 - 7:33pm

First defeat for India
The Hindu
Open: India (12) lost to USA (13) 0.5-3.5 (P. Hari Krishna drew with Fabiano Caruana; B. Adhiban lost to Hikaru Nakamura; Vidit Gujrathi lost to Wesley So; S. P. Sethuraman lost to Samuel Shankland). Latvia (12) bt the Netherlands (10) 3-1; Russia (12 ...

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First defeat for India - The Hindu

Nakamura - Sat, 09/10/2016 - 7:33pm

First defeat for India
The Hindu
Open: India (12) lost to USA (13) 0.5-3.5 (P. Hari Krishna drew with Fabiano Caruana; B. Adhiban lost to Hikaru Nakamura; Vidit Gujrathi lost to Wesley So; S. P. Sethuraman lost to Samuel Shankland). Latvia (12) bt the Netherlands (10) 3-1; Russia (12 ...

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Chess Olympiad: India's Men and Women teams wilt under pressure to taste first defeat - Firstpost

Nakamura - Sat, 09/10/2016 - 6:09am

Firstpost

Chess Olympiad: India's Men and Women teams wilt under pressure to taste first defeat
Firstpost
The USA team features a star-studded line up of Fabiano Caruana (Rated 2811 and ranked second in the world), Hikaru Nakamura (2792, sixth in the world) and Wesley So (2787, seventh in the world), joined by Samuel Shankland (2679, ranks under top 60 ...
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First loss for India in both sections - The Hindu

Nakamura - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 1:59pm

Prothom Alo (English)

First loss for India in both sections
The Hindu
Among the other three, S.P. Sethuraman threw away an overwhelmingly winning position to crash to a shattering defeat against the lesser-rated L. Samuel Shankland. B. Adhiban and Vidit Gujrathi surrendered to World No. 6 Hikaru Nakamura and World No.
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Saleh maintains form in Round 6 - Khaleej Times

Caruana - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 12:57pm

Khaleej Times

Saleh maintains form in Round 6
Khaleej Times
Fabiano Caruana secured victory for USA in the clash against Ukraine. Czech Republic and Georgia split points by signing draws on all four boards. Azerbaijan and Greece also shared points, but there were decisive games. Mamedyarov and Radjabov drew ...

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Saleh maintains form in Round 6 - Khaleej Times

Caruana - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 12:57pm

Saleh maintains form in Round 6
Khaleej Times
Fabiano Caruana secured victory for USA in the clash against Ukraine. Czech Republic and Georgia split points by signing draws on all four boards. Azerbaijan and Greece also shared points, but there were decisive games. Mamedyarov and Radjabov drew ...

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US trounce Indian men in Chess Olympiad - Times of India

Caruana - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 12:18pm

US trounce Indian men in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Indian men's chess team suffered their first defeat -- by a comprehensive 3.5-0.5 margin -- against a much stronger team from the United States in the seventh round of the World Chess Olympiad being held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday.

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US trounce Indian men in Chess Olympiad - Times of India

Nakamura - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 12:18pm

US trounce Indian men in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Indian men's chess team suffered their first defeat -- by a comprehensive 3.5-0.5 margin -- against a much stronger team from the United States in the seventh round of the World Chess Olympiad being held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday.

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Fabiano Caruana: “Organizers have done a great job” - AZERTAC ... - AZERTAC News

Caruana - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 9:52am

AZERTAC News

Fabiano Caruana: “Organizers have done a great job” - AZERTAC ...
AZERTAC News
The USA has defeated the yet unbeaten Ukrainian side with a score 2.5:1.5 in the sixth round of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku. The only victory was brought ...
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Fabiano Caruana: “Organizers have done a great job” - AzerNews

Caruana - Fri, 09/09/2016 - 8:56am

AzerNews

Fabiano Caruana: “Organizers have done a great job”
AzerNews
Fabiano Caruana noted that the rest day worked very well for him. "I tried not to think about chess yesterday. I wanted to relax my brain a little. This helped me save some energy for the match against Ukraine. I am glad that we got the upper hand over ...

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