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Levon Aronian to participate in Stavanger 2017 - Panorama.am

Wed, 02/15/2017 - 12:59am

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Levon Aronian to participate in Stavanger 2017
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Aside from Carlsen and Aronian, the ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Segey Karjakin (Russia), Wesley So (USA), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Anish Giri (The Nederlands) and Hikaru Nakamura (USA) are set to ...

PRO Chess League Week 6: Carlsen Wants Revenge - Chess.com

Mon, 02/13/2017 - 6:58pm

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PRO Chess League Week 6: Carlsen Wants Revenge
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In the latitudinal battle of "No Daylight" versus "Always Summer," neither Caruana nor GM Hikaru Nakamura will grab a mouse this Wednesday. Instead GM Robin van Kampen will debut as top board for the Canadians while GM Leinier Dominguez will try to ...

Hikaru Nakamura prevalece en la consagración como gran maestro del argentino Leandro Krysa - canchallena.com

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 8:36pm

Hikaru Nakamura prevalece en la consagración como gran maestro del argentino Leandro Krysa
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Hikaru Nakamura ganó el prestigioso torneo abierto de Gibraltar. Desde hace 15 años el gran maestro inglés Stuart Conquest organiza este torneo con buenos premios, lo que atrae a numerosos ajedrecistas de alto nivel. Este año supuso una alegría para ...

Henry wins first in his level at chess festival - Bradford Era

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 2:50pm

Henry wins first in his level at chess festival
Bradford Era
In the top section, Hikaru Nakamura, four-time United States chess champion, won the 2017 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters. This is also Nakamura's fourth time to win in Gibraltar. Hikaru Nakamura has another connection with Bradford because his father ...

Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments - Huffington Post

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 10:19am

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Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments
Huffington Post
Wesley So triumphed in the traditional Dutch tournament in Wijk aan Zee and Hikaru Nakamura prevailed in Gibraltar. Their victories were almost upstaged by the Women's world champion Hou Yifan. She deliberately lost a last round game in five moves with ...

Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday - Chess.com

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 6:58pm

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Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday
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GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So both played for the first time; they were joined by Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Fabiano Caruana. As many noted, this was the equivalent of an online super-tournament. Carlsen set a blistering pace, ...

Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan - Washington Times

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:13am

Washington Times

Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan
Washington Times
GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival — one of the world's most prestigious open events — for a third straight year, but the American star's victory last week was hardly the biggest story of the event. The spotlight was ...

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Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan - Washington Times

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:13am

Washington Times

Brilliance, then bravado at Gibraltar from reigning chess queen Hou Yifan
Washington Times
GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival — one of the world's most prestigious open events — for a third straight year, but the American star's victory last week was hardly the biggest story of the event. The spotlight was ...

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Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time - Chess.com

Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:36pm

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Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time
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Chess.com's Titled Tuesday tournaments have been the largest regular online chess tournament since their inception in October 2014. They have attracted hundreds of grandmasters to play, including Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Baadur Jobava, ...

An American Champion - Huffington Post

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:47pm

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An American Champion
Huffington Post
The victorious United States team was led by a trio of stars – Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who all rank in the top six in the world. The three of them pose a real threat to dethrone Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and to ...

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Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game' - Gibraltar Chronicle

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 11:46pm

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Tradewise 2017 'strongest open in the history of the game'
Gibraltar Chronicle
GM Hikaru Nakamura became the Gibraltar Champion for the third consecutive year, and the top woman's prize went to Ju Wenjun from China. 20 17, said the Chief Minister had been the strongest tournament yet, and the strongest open in the history of the ...
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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
The Tradewise Gibraltar Open, in which Hikaru Nakamura, the world No6, won for the third year running by defeating Spanish and Chinese rivals in a speed play-off after the trio tied with 8/10, was overhadowed by the controversial action of the women's ...

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Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

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Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
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It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 4:57pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Nakamura wins 3rd consecutive Gibraltar Masters at Chess Festival - GBC News

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 12:48pm

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Nakamura wins 3rd consecutive Gibraltar Masters at Chess Festival
GBC News
Gibraltar's Tradewise Chess 2017 Champions have praised the high calibre of the festival, which is in its fifteenth year. Hikaru Nakamura and Women's Champion, Ju Wenjun from China, were both presented their awards at a dinner at the Caleta hotel last ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am - Panorama.am

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 8:11am

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am
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In a press release on Tuesday the Grand Chess Tour organizers announced the nine main participants of this season, and the tournaments they will play.
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - KBIA

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:20am

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult challenge, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Championship challenger Sergey ...

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
Besides Aronian, the nine main participants of this season are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. These nine players will all compete in ...

Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff - Chess.com

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff  Chess.com

In the year of the rooster, GM Hikaru Nakamura just scored a turkey. By winning yet another playoff, he scored his third straight strike at the Tradewise Gibraltar ...

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