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Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis - STLtoday.com

Caruana - Sat, 08/22/2015 - 2:00am
Celebrated chess grandmaster makes his move – to St. Louis  STLtoday.com

Fabiano Caruana transfers to U.S. team from Italian one, in search of historic win for American chess.

Checkmate! 40 questions with America's chess champion Hikaru Nakamura - CNN

Nakamura - Fri, 08/21/2015 - 6:09am

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Checkmate! 40 questions with America's chess champion Hikaru Nakamura
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(CNN) Hikaru Nakamura was always the smartest kid in the room. By the time the Japanese-born American reached the ripe old age of 10, he was anointed the title of chess master. Five years later, he became the youngest grandmaster since the legendary ...
Chess champion Hikaru Nakamura to play 50 Detroit youth at same timeCBC.ca
Top Chess player in U.S. takes on 50 players at once in DetroitMLive.com
Chess champion plays 50 young people simultaneouslyThe Detroit News

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Hrazdan Stadium Owner Declares Bankruptcy - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Thu, 08/20/2015 - 2:00am
Hrazdan Stadium Owner Declares Bankruptcy  MassisPost

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — A prominent member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Thursday accused tax authorities and Gagik Tsarukian, one of ...

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Margarita Gasparyan wins Baku Cup - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 08/04/2015 - 11:55pm

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Margarita Gasparyan wins Baku Cup
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BAKU — Margarita Gasparyan of Russia won her first WTA title Sunday by beating Patricia Maria Tig of Romania 6-3, 5-7, 6-0 in the Baku Cup final. Gasparyan came out stronger, breaking twice en route to taking the first set then getting another crucial ...

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Second American Armenian Rose Float \”Discover Armenia\” is Unveiled - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Sat, 08/01/2015 - 9:46pm

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Second American Armenian Rose Float \”Discover Armenia\” is Unveiled
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PASADENA — The second Armenian Rose Float Design titled “Discover Armenia” that will be participating in the 127th Rose Parade on January 1st, 2016 was unveiled on August 1. This year's Tournament of Roses theme being “Find Your Adventure”, the second ...

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On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 2:00am
On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players  St. Louis Public Radio

Every two years FIDE, the International Chess Federation, holds a World Chess Championship. One of the qualifying events to earn a seat at the tournament.

Russian Businessman German Sterligov Put on International Wanted List by Azerbaijan - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 07/28/2015 - 2:03pm

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Russian Businessman German Sterligov Put on International Wanted List by Azerbaijan
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BAKU — Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case against Russian businessman German Sterligov for visiting Karabakh. He has been put on the international wanted list for “illegally crossing the state border of Azerbaijan”. “In ...

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Iran can up oil output to 6 mln bpd - AzerNews

Candidates Tournament - Thu, 07/23/2015 - 2:00am
Iran can up oil output to 6 mln bpd  AzerNews

Iran with having adequate investment could increase its oil production to 6 million barrels a day (bpd) and export 4.5 million bpd, a professor of economics at ...

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Armenia Hails International Agreement on Iran Nuclear Program - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 07/14/2015 - 1:26pm

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Armenia Hails International Agreement on Iran Nuclear Program
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YEREVAN — Armenia promptly welcomed on Tuesday a historic international agreement that was reached on Iran's nuclear program, as a result of determined, constructive efforts by Iran and the international mediators, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward ...

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Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that's a title clash worth watching - Washington Post

Caruana - Sun, 07/12/2015 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that's a title clash worth watching  Washington Post

I did not pay $99 for Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao and wouldn't pay 99 cents for Mayweather-Pacquiao II. I would, however, pay good money — well, ...

Armenia PM Vows to Go Ahead with Rate Hikes Despite Protests - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Thu, 06/25/2015 - 1:36pm

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Armenia PM Vows to Go Ahead with Rate Hikes Despite Protests
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YEREVAN — The Armenian government has refused to reverse electricity price hikes, as protest rallies in the capital entered their second week. Defying a call by protesters to reverse a decision to hike power prices by more than 16 percent from August, ...

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Viswanathan Anand stays at joint-third after draw with Hikaru Nakamura in Norway - The Indian Express

Nakamura - Mon, 06/22/2015 - 3:22am

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Viswanathan Anand stays at joint-third after draw with Hikaru Nakamura in Norway
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(Source: PTI). Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Hikaru Nakamura of United States and remained in joint third position after the end of the fifth round of Norway Chess 2015, a part of the Grand Chess Tour.

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Viswanathan Anand held by Fabiano Caruana in Norway - The Indian Express

Caruana - Wed, 06/17/2015 - 2:16am

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Viswanathan Anand held by Fabiano Caruana in Norway
The Indian Express
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to an easy draw by Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. It turned out to be a good day for Caruana as his preparation in the Berlin defense came good.
Experts predict American chess renaissanceInquirer.net

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Nor Serount Cultural Association Established in Las Vegas - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Tue, 06/16/2015 - 2:00am
Nor Serount Cultural Association Established in Las Vegas  MassisPost

The Armenian American community of greater Las Vegas region celebrated the inauguration of the Nor Serount (New Generation) Cultural Association Las ...

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Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac to Star in Kirk Kerkorian Armenian Genocide Movie - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Mon, 06/15/2015 - 2:12pm

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Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac to Star in Kirk Kerkorian Armenian Genocide Movie
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HOLLYWOOD — Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac will co-star in an epic about the Armenian genocide film, called “The Promise.” The funding of the film is by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, according to a report by Showbizz*411. Terry George, of “Hotel Rwanda” ...

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Nation's top-ranked chess player makes home in Sunrise - Sun Sentinel

Nakamura - Sun, 06/14/2015 - 2:00am
Nation's top-ranked chess player makes home in Sunrise  Sun Sentinel

Last month, Hikaru Nakamura, 27, a part-time resident of Sunrise, traveled to Khanty-Mansiysk, a Russian city in western Siberia, in his quest for the World ...

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