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Anand to face Caruana in Sinquefield opener - The Hindu

Fri, 08/05/2016 - 2:07pm

Anand to face Caruana in Sinquefield opener
The Hindu
The other participants are Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, Anish Giri of Holland, Peter Svidler of Russia, Ding Liren of China and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. After finishing fourth in the previous edition of the GCT at Leuven in Belgium ...

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Anand to face Caruana in Sinquefield opener - Times of India

Fri, 08/05/2016 - 8:51am

Times of India

Anand to face Caruana in Sinquefield opener
Times of India
The other participants are Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, Anish Giri of Holland, Peter Svidler of Russia, Ding Liren of China and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. After finishing fourth in the previous edition of the GCT at Leuven in Belgium ...

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Anand to face Caruana in Sinquefield opener - Business Standard

Fri, 08/05/2016 - 8:02am

Anand to face Caruana in Sinquefield opener
Business Standard
Pairings round 1: V Anand (Ind) vs Fabiano Caruana (Usa); Wesley So (Usa) vs Hikaru Nakamura (Usa); Anish Giri (Ned) vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra); Ding Liren (Chn) vs Levon Aronian (Arm); Veselin Topalov (Bul) vs Peter Svidler (Rus). Read More ...

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On Chess: Sinquefield Cup brings the best in chess to the Midwest - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 08/04/2016 - 5:28am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Sinquefield Cup brings the best in chess to the Midwest
St. Louis Public Radio
American fans were thrilled when just last month Hikaru Nakamura defeated current world champion Magnus Carlsen in a classical time control game for the first time ever. There also have been some shifts in the world top rankings: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Sinquefield Cup 2016 - Armenpress.am

Wed, 08/03/2016 - 3:09am

Armenpress.am

Levon Aronian to participate in Sinquefield Cup 2016
Armenpress.am
... created in partnership between the CCSCSL, Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic) and the Kasparov Chess Foundation. In the tournament Levon Aronian rivals will be Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Sinquefield Cup 2016 - Armenpress.am

Wed, 08/03/2016 - 3:09am

Armenpress.am

Levon Aronian to participate in Sinquefield Cup 2016
Armenpress.am
... Chess Classic) and the Kasparov Chess Foundation. In the tournament Levon Aronian rivals will be Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Viswanathan Anand, Wesley So, Veselin Topalov and Peter Svidler.

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Chess (#1211) - Business Standard

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 1:47pm

Business Standard

Chess (#1211)
Business Standard
After suffering his first-ever classical loss to Hikaru Nakamura in the opening round, the world champion clinched the tournament with his first-ever classical win versus Anish Giri. In all, Carlsen scored +4, -1, =5, to log 17 from 10 games (double ...

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2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis - Yahoo Finance

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 12:04pm

2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis
Yahoo Finance
Another top-ranked American, GM Hikaru Nakamura, is coming off a noteworthy win, beating the No. 1 player and World Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen, for the first time ever this July. The third U.S. player ranked in the top ten, GM Wesley So, is coming ...

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2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 11:55am

2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in ...
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 2016 Sinquefield Cup Spotlights International Chess Competition in Saint Louis. Top World Talents Face-off at the...
Wesley braces for 2016 Sinquefield Cup | The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times

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Wesley braces for 2016 Sinquefield Cup - The Manila Times

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 7:26am

Wesley braces for 2016 Sinquefield Cup
The Manila Times
So is seeded fourth behind GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, GM Fabiano Caruana of US and GM Hikaru Nakamura of US. The other invited players are GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, ...

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Pestaño: The unique tournament in the world - Sun.Star

Thu, 07/28/2016 - 12:21pm

Pestaño: The unique tournament in the world
Sun.Star
Carlsen won a game over Wesley, Giri and Sergey Karjakin but lost to Hikaru Nakamura. Wesley and Yei scored a win each against the obviously off-form Giri. The final score was Carlsen (17), Nakamura (12), Wesley and Yei (11), Karjakin (9) and Giri (7).

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Chess Corner: Preview - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Thu, 07/28/2016 - 12:15pm

Chess Corner: Preview
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
The reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen won the prestigious Bilbao Master's Tournament in Spain this month. America's Hikaru Nakamura placed second. Nakamura scored his first victory against Carlsen under classical time controls early in ...

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Carlsen Wins Bilbao Chess Masters - Huffington Post

Mon, 07/25/2016 - 5:58pm

Huffington Post

Carlsen Wins Bilbao Chess Masters
Huffington Post
For the first time he lost to Hikaru Nakamura in a tournament with the classical time limit. He wowed to play sharper and with a string of three victories catapulted himself into the lead and never relinquished it. His last victory came against Anish ...

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So ends third overall in Bilbao Chess Masters - The Manila Times

Mon, 07/25/2016 - 8:01am

So ends third overall in Bilbao Chess Masters
The Manila Times
The 22-year-old So wrapped up his campaign with 11 points on one win, eight draws and one loss while world champion GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway copped the top honors with 17 points followed by second-place GM Hikaru Nakamura of US with 12 ...

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Carlsen tops; So joint third - Philippine Star

Sat, 07/23/2016 - 11:48am

Carlsen tops; So joint third
Philippine Star
Biting the dust in second spot was American Hikaru Nakamura, who had 11 points. Half-a-point behind at 10 apiece were Chinese teenager Wei Yi and another American Wesley So. Next were Russian world challenger Sergey Kariakin with 8.0 and Dutch ...

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Chess - Winnipeg Free Press

Sat, 07/23/2016 - 4:09am

Chess
Winnipeg Free Press
He's only 28, but Hikaru Nakamura is keenly aware of the ticking clock, not only at the chess board, but in life generally. Born in Japan, his family moved to the U.S. when he was two. He began playing chess before his fifth birthday, and emerged as a ...

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So sustains Bilbao Chess Masters title defense - The Manila Times

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 6:51am

So sustains Bilbao Chess Masters title defense
The Manila Times
World champion GM Magnus Carlsen stayed on top with 13 points while GM Hikaru Nakamura remained in second with 10 points. Carlsen drew his eighth-round match with GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia while Nakamura also split the point with Wei in the ...

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So draws Japanese in Bilbao Chess Masters - The Manila Times

Thu, 07/21/2016 - 8:32am

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So draws Japanese in Bilbao Chess Masters
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So kept his fourth-place position after scoring a seventh-round draw with GM Hikaru Nakamura of US in the 9th Bilbao Chess Masters Final being held in Bilbao, Spain. The defending champion So now has six points to ...
Pestaño: An incredible and unprecedented performanceSun.Star

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On Chess: Junior Closed Championship had unexpected excitement - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 07/21/2016 - 12:19am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Junior Closed Championship had unexpected excitement
St. Louis Public Radio
Earlier in the year, Xiong impressed the international chess community by finishing sixth in the U.S. Championship, holding his own against world-class players such as GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Fabiano Caruana. Nonetheless, it was not the young ...

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With breakthrough chess win, Hikaru Nakamura ends the Magnus Carlsen jinx - Washington Times

Wed, 07/20/2016 - 12:36pm

With breakthrough chess win, Hikaru Nakamura ends the Magnus Carlsen jinx
Washington Times
It may not be 100 percent politically correct these days, but one of my old chess books talked about certain players having “hung an Indian sign on” — established an overwhelming dominance over — a rival. Morphy, in his short career, often simply ...

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