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Arnold Schwarzenegger: "I Used To Play Chess At The Gym" - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 4:36am
Arnold Schwarzenegger: "I Used To Play Chess At The Gym"  Chess.com

Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke of his passion for chess at the opening of the Arnold Chess Classic games in Johannesburg, South Africa. “I started when I was ...

Nakamura, So Through To Round 2 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 4:31am
Nakamura, So Through To Round 2 FIDE Grand Prix Moscow  Chess.com

The American grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So both won their FIDE Grand Prix tiebreaks in the shortest way possible to reach the second round.

Chess: what is the move that Garry Kasparov missed? - Financial Times

Nakamura - Mon, 05/20/2019 - 2:00am
Chess: what is the move that Garry Kasparov missed?  Financial Times

Magnus Carlsen will seek to enhance his already legendary reputation when the 28-year-old world champion competes in Scotland this weekend. All his six ...

Moscow GP: Duda and Rabjabov are knocked out by So and Nakamura - Chessbase News

Caruana - Sun, 05/19/2019 - 6:29pm
Moscow GP: Duda and Rabjabov are knocked out by So and Nakamura  Chessbase News

Two rapid games were enough for Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura to take down Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Teimour Radjabov in the first-round tie-breaks of the ...

Moscow GP: Duda and Rabjabov are knocked out by So and Nakamura - Chessbase News

Nakamura - Sun, 05/19/2019 - 6:29pm
Moscow GP: Duda and Rabjabov are knocked out by So and Nakamura  Chessbase News

Two rapid games were enough for Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura to take down Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Teimour Radjabov in the first-round tie-breaks of the ...

Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on - chess24

Nakamura - Sun, 05/19/2019 - 6:20pm
Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on  chess24

US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

Moscow GP, R1.2: Dubov stars as big names tumble - chess24

Nakamura - Sun, 05/19/2019 - 5:24am
Moscow GP, R1.2: Dubov stars as big names tumble  chess24

Daniil Dubov played one of the games of the year to knock top seed Anish Giri out of the FIDE Moscow Grand Prix, but there was drama everywhere. ...

Top GMs Exit Early After Bloody FIDE Grand Prix Day 2 - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sat, 05/18/2019 - 8:26pm
Top GMs Exit Early After Bloody FIDE Grand Prix Day 2  Chess.com

Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Dmitry Jakovenko, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Nikita Vitiugov all had to leave the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow early ...

Moscow GP: Only two match-ups go to tie-breaks - Chessbase News

Nakamura - Sat, 05/18/2019 - 5:58pm
Moscow GP: Only two match-ups go to tie-breaks  Chessbase News

A day full of exciting chess at the Moscow Grand Prix ended up with six players qualifying to the second round without needing rapid and blitz tie-breaks.

Dublin Youth Chess: State, National and International Powerhouse - OneDublin.org

Nakamura - Sat, 05/18/2019 - 8:01am
Dublin Youth Chess: State, National and International Powerhouse  OneDublin.org

DUBLIN, CA--Two years ago, I wrote for OneDublin.org about how Dublin scholastic chess was on the rise, and would soon challenge Bay Area suburbs ...

Duda, Nepomniachtchi, Wojtaszek Start With Wins At FIDE Grand Prix Moscow - Chess.com

Nakamura - Sat, 05/18/2019 - 6:30am
Duda, Nepomniachtchi, Wojtaszek Start With Wins At FIDE Grand Prix Moscow  Chess.com

Polish GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Radoslaw Wojtaszek had a dream start of their FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow as they beat their higher rated opponents ...

Moscow GP, R1.1: So, Aronian & Shak on the brink - chess24

Caruana - Sat, 05/18/2019 - 5:44am
Moscow GP, R1.1: So, Aronian & Shak on the brink  chess24

Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov must all win on demand on Saturday or they're out of the Moscow Grand Prix. They were beaten b...

Moscow GP: Three winners on opening day - Chessbase News

Nakamura - Sat, 05/18/2019 - 1:59am
Moscow GP: Three winners on opening day  Chessbase News

Ian Nepomniachtchi, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Radek Wojtaszek won with the white pieces at the start of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow, which means Levon ...

Anish Giri Interview: 'Chess Is Extremely Psychological' - Chess.com

Nakamura - Fri, 05/17/2019 - 9:00pm
Anish Giri Interview: 'Chess Is Extremely Psychological'  Chess.com

Anish Giri tells David Cox about the multicultural upbringing that shaped his chess talent, why social media has been huge for the game and the moments when ...

CHESS #1353 - Business Standard

Nakamura - Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:16pm
CHESS #1353  Business Standard

Read more about CHESS #1353 on Business Standard. Carlsen ended with a record score of 26.5 despite two losses to Maxime Vachier Lagrave.

Chess: Magnus Carlsen sets another record despite ‘playing badly’ - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 05/17/2019 - 6:00am
Chess: Magnus Carlsen sets another record despite ‘playing badly’  The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen, Norway's world champion, overawes rivals at the opening Grand Tour event in Ivory Coast with his new-look aggressive Sicilian style.

Chess: Magnus Carlsen sets another record despite ‘playing badly’ - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 05/17/2019 - 6:00am
Chess: Magnus Carlsen sets another record despite ‘playing badly’  The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen, Norway's world champion, overawes rivals at the opening Grand Tour event in Ivory Coast with his new-look aggressive Sicilian style.

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