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Hikaru Nakamura takes on Wesley So in US Chess Championship - Telegraph.co.uk
The US Championship has arguably the strongest field ever, as Hikaru Nakamura returns to St Louis, Missouri, to take up the new challenge of Wesley So.
Los Angeles County Commemorates Armenian Genocide Centennial with Public Art Exhibit - MassisPost
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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide by hosting a month-long interactive art installation on three levels at Grand Park beginning with an unveiling ceremony April ...
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Former Employee Arrested for Embezzling $800,000 from Armenian Missionary Association of America - MassisPost
Fabiano Caruana's stunning move wins Chess Novelty of the Year award - but can you spot it? - Telegraph.co.uk
The Chess Novelty of the Year is a competition run by the Dutch publishing house New in Chess. This year's winner was Fabiano Caruana for his new move in ...
“Celluloid Exiles: A Brief History of the Armenian Genocide and Diaspora on Film” with Director Eric Nazarian - MassisPost
FRESNO -- The CineCulture Series and the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, are sponsoring a special evening, “Celluloid.
Your Move, Grandmaster. (To the U.S., Please.) - The New York Times
Your Move, Grandmaster. (To the U.S., Please.) - New York Times
If an official program and a clandestine effort to recruit top players from other countries is successful, the United States chess team could be a favorite at the next ...
Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Ipek Çalislar - MassisPost
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Ipek Çalislar (born in 1947 in Istanbul), is a Turkish prominent journalist and writer. After finishing her high school (Üsküdar American High School), she received her education at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences. She lived in Hamburg ...
Armenia Slams Turkish Preconditions for Normalization - MassisPost
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YEREVAN — Armenia has rejected the latest Turkish demand to end “the occupation of Azerbaijan” before the diplomatic protocols signed between the two countries in 2009 can be implemented. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu repeated that ...
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Wesley So: Life at the top (1/2) - ChessBase
HALO Trust Completes Karegah Minefield Clearance - MassisPost
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STEPANAKERT — With generous support from the Armenian Community, the clearance of a minefield in the village of Karegah in Kashatagh region was completed in December and the land was returned to the local community in January. The HALO Trust ...
Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Oktay Ozel - MassisPost
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Oktay Ozel is a Turkish historian and assistant professor in the Department of History at Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey). A graduate of Hacettepe University, Dept. of History (BA -1983, and MA -1986). He completed his post graduate studies at ...
Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri join FIDE's elite 2800 club - Telegraph.co.uk
Two new members of the 2800 club were inducted this week. Anish Giri's defeat of Peter Svidler at Tbilisi and Hikaru Nakamura's canny demolition of Sergey ...
Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Dilek Kurban - MassisPost
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Dr. Dilek Kurban received her bachelor's degree in political science and international relations from Bogazici University, Istanbul. She received her master's in international affairs in human rights from Columbia University's School of International ...
Chess: David Howell behind Hikaru Nakamura at Gibraltar Masters - Telegraph.co.uk
David Howell remained in second place at Gibraltar with two to play after another determined rearguard action saved a difficult endgame against Axel ...
Caruana in cruise control: Fab shows he is Magnus Carlsen's main threat at Tata Steel chess - Telegraph.co.uk
Fabiano Caruana continued to show why he is regarded as the main threat to world chess champion Magnus Carlsen as he took the lead at Tata Wijk aan Zee ...
Young Grandmasters Try to Make Chess CoolYoung Grandmasters Try to Make Chess Cool - New York Times
Fabiano Caruana doesn't play for the United States, but he is among a handful of players who could put high-level chess back in the spotlight.
Young Grandmasters Try to Make Chess Cool - New York Times
Fabiano Caruana doesn't play for the United States, but he is among a handful of players who could put high-level chess back in the spotlight.