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Anand finishes fourth - The Hindu

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 7:33pm

Anand finishes fourth
The Hindu
Magnus Carlsen (Nor) 23; 2. Wesley So (USA) 20.5; 3. Levon Aronian (Arm) 20; 4. Viswanathan Anand (Ind) 19.5; 5. Fabiano Caruana (USA) 17.5; 6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 17; 7. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 16.5; 8-9. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus) 16 & Anish ...

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In Kopec's games, a lesson from the (international) chess master - Washington Times

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 10:56am

In Kopec's games, a lesson from the (international) chess master
Washington Times
The U.S. Chess Federation confirmed late last week that GMs Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So — Nos. 3, 6 and 10 in the current FIDE world rankings — will lead the team. The Americans last medaled in the biennial event in 2008 and last ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 06/18/2016 - 11:03pm

Business Standard

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The Paris Grand Chess Tour event has just concluded, with Hikaru Nakamura squeaking out a win over Magnus Carlsen. The event and its sister event, Your Next More, feature two tournaments: a single round-robin rapids (25 mins, +10 secs per move) ...
Magnus Carlsen slips up in the first leg of the Grand TourThe Guardian
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Mistake in opening round costs Magnus Carlsen in first leg of Grand Tour - The Guardian

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 12:55pm

The Guardian

Mistake in opening round costs Magnus Carlsen in first leg of Grand Tour
The Guardian
He was still the favourite at a late stage in Paris even after a couple of freakish episodes benefited his main rival, America's Hikaru Nakamura. First Carlsen gave away a full point in the opening round when he dithered for a few seconds and lost on ...
Chess (#1205)Business Standard

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'Budhia Singh - Born To Run' to release on August 5 - Business Standard (blog)

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 11:10am

'Budhia Singh - Born To Run' to release on August 5
Business Standard (blog)
The Grand Chess Tour, Paris was a four-day multi-course affair. It started with a rapid round robin, followed by a blitz double-round robin. The rapid score was doubled for the count. As always, the hot favourite was the world champion, Magnus Carlsen ...

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Nation's Top Chess Prodigies Head to Saint Louis for 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championships - PR Newswire (press release)

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 10:01am

Nation's Top Chess Prodigies Head to Saint Louis for 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championships
PR Newswire (press release)
Previous winners of the Junior Closed Championship include the legendary GM Bobby Fischer, as well as GM Larry Christiansen, GM Patrick Wolff, IM Joshua Waitzkin, GM Tal Shaked, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Robert Hess, GM Ray Robson, GM Sam ...

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Pestaño: Accolades for Victor Korchnoi in memoriam - Sun.Star

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 9:39am

Pestaño: Accolades for Victor Korchnoi in memoriam
Sun.Star
He had a combined score of 19.5 points behind champion Hikaru Nakamura of US (25.5), runner-up Magnus Carlen of Norway (24.5) and third placer Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (22). Nakamura bagged the $37,500 top purse; Carlsen got $30,000, ...

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour approaches second stop - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 8:45am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Grand Chess Tour approaches second stop
St. Louis Public Radio
After four days of hard-fought games, heartbreaks, brilliances, and – in some cases – illegal moves, America's Hikaru Nakamura emerged victorious with two rounds to spare. The entire event was a close race between the American and World Champion ...
Grand Ambitions for ChessHuffington Post
Pestaño: Accolades for Victor Korchnoi in memoriamSun.Star

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Grand Ambitions for Chess - Huffington Post

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 5:06am

Grand Ambitions for Chess
Huffington Post
In 2014, the Millionaire Chess Open debuted in Las Vegas, offering $1 million in total prizes. So won the inaugural event, walking away with $100,000. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, currently ranked No. 6 in the world, won the tournament in 2015.

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour approaches second stop - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 2:00am
On Chess: Grand Chess Tour approaches second stop  St. Louis Public Radio

The Grand Chess Tour was introduced to the chess scene in 2015 to give the world's very best players a new series of tournaments to compete in and also to.

[Interview] Hikaru Nakamura : Tiens, voilà du Bouddha ! - Journal du Japon

Tue, 06/14/2016 - 8:42am

Journal du Japon

[Interview] Hikaru Nakamura : Tiens, voilà du Bouddha !
Journal du Japon
Hikaru NAKAMURA était l'invitée de l'éditeur Kurokawa à l'occasion du Salon du Livre de Paris 2013. Venue présenter son manga phare Les Vacances de Jésus et Bouddha, elle a donné une série de questions/réponses avec le public lors d'une conférence ...

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Vugar Gashimov Memorial - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 06/13/2016 - 10:45am

Vugar Gashimov Memorial
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Caruana started off with 4.5/5 and for a while it seemed that he would be duplicating his seven straight wins (against the likes Magnus Carlsen, twice against Veselin Topalov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura) of 2014 ...

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Wesley finishes fourth in 2016 Paris Grand Chess Tour - The Manila Times

Mon, 06/13/2016 - 7:57am

Wesley finishes fourth in 2016 Paris Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
So collected a combined score of 19.5 points behind tournament champion GM Hikaru Nakamura of US (25.5), runner-up GM Magnus Carlen of Norway (24.5) and third placer GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (22). GM Levon Aronian wound up fifth ...

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So joint third in rapid event of Grand Chess Tour; blitz next - Philippine Star

Sun, 06/12/2016 - 5:11pm

So joint third in rapid event of Grand Chess Tour; blitz next
Philippine Star
Also competing were three Americans – Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So – ranked third, sixth and 10th, respectively, in the world, and familiar names like Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Anish Giri (the Netherlands) and local bets Maxime ...

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Drama i Paris: Magnus Carlsen endte bak erkerivalen - VG

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 12:59pm

VG

Drama i Paris: Magnus Carlsen endte bak erkerivalen
VG
... (VG) 10.06.2016 19:52 - oppdatert 10.06.2016 20:03. Reduser skriftstørrelse. Øk skriftstørrelse. Del på Facebook Del på Twitter. Etter en ekstrem dramatisk sisterunde endte Magnus Carlsen (25) bak erkerivalen Hikaru Nakamura (28) etter ...

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Wesley presses on in Paris Grand Chess - The Manila Times

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 8:14am

Wesley presses on in Paris Grand Chess
The Manila Times
So will be facing GM Hikaru Nakamura of US in the sixth round, GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the seventh, GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the eighth, and GM Laurent Fressinet of France in the final round. So has a total of six points to share ...

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Wesley So defeats reigning chess champ Magnus Carlsen in Paris - Rappler

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 9:20am

Rappler

Wesley So defeats reigning chess champ Magnus Carlsen in Paris
Rappler
So's 2-1-2 record on Day one was good enough for fourth place with 6 points, just a point behind Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura for the lead. "I wouldn't call it luck. I gave them opportunities to make mistakes," So was quoted by the Grand Chess Tour ...
Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorialSun.Star
Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks offArmenpress.am

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Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorial - Sun.Star

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 9:06am

Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorial
Sun.Star
The Participants are Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Veselin Topalov, Maxime-Vachier Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen, Laurent Fressinet. One of the strongest tournaments this year was theThe Vugar ...

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Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off - Armenpress.am

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:49am

Armenpress.am

Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off
Armenpress.am
Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri ,Vladimir Kramnik ,Hikaru Nakamura ,Wesley So ,Veselin Topalov , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen , Laurent Fressinet are competing in the tournament. The tournament will be held with rapid and blitz ...
Pestaño: Grand chess tour and Gashimov memorialSun.Star

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Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off - Armenpress.am

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:49am

Armenpress.am

Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament kicks off
Armenpress.am
Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri ,Vladimir Kramnik ,Hikaru Nakamura ,Wesley So ,Veselin Topalov , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Magnus Carlsen , Laurent Fressinet are competing in the tournament. The tournament will be held with rapid and blitz ...

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