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The Dumb AI of "Really Bad Chess" Will Teach Future Grandmasters - Inverse
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The Dumb AI of "Really Bad Chess" Will Teach Future Grandmasters
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When leading American chess player Hikaru Nakamura played a four-game material odds series against Komodo in January, he lost, despite advantages ranging from extra pieces to free moves. (He won one game, drew one, and lost two.) Despite major ...
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When leading American chess player Hikaru Nakamura played a four-game material odds series against Komodo in January, he lost, despite advantages ranging from extra pieces to free moves. (He won one game, drew one, and lost two.) Despite major ...
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Levon Aronian to take part in London Chess classic-2016 - Armenpress.am
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Levon Aronian to take part in London Chess classic-2016
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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian will take part in the London Chess classic-2016, reports “Armenpress”. This year 9 grandmasters Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, ...
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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian will take part in the London Chess classic-2016, reports “Armenpress”. This year 9 grandmasters Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, ...
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Levon Aronian to take part in London Chess classic-2016 - Armenpress.am
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Levon Aronian to take part in London Chess classic-2016
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Armenian Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian will take part in the London Chess classic-2016, reports “Armenpress”. This year 9 grandmasters Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So ...
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Armenian Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian will take part in the London Chess classic-2016, reports “Armenpress”. This year 9 grandmasters Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So ...
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Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Volkan Vural - MassisPost
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Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Volkan Vural
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Volkan Vural (born December 29, 1941 in Istanbul Turkey) is a Turkish diploma. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences in 1964, and entered the foreign ministry as a diplomat in the same year and served in various departments ...
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Volkan Vural (born December 29, 1941 in Istanbul Turkey) is a Turkish diploma. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences in 1964, and entered the foreign ministry as a diplomat in the same year and served in various departments ...
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First European Cargo Bypasses Turkey to Reach Iran Through Armenia - MassisPost
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First European Cargo Bypasses Turkey to Reach Iran Through Armenia
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LONDON (Financial Tribute) — A maiden shipment has arrived in Iran from Germany via a multimodal transit route connecting Iran to Europe via the Black Sea, secretary of International Transport Association of Iran, Gholamhossein Amiri, announced.
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LONDON (Financial Tribute) — A maiden shipment has arrived in Iran from Germany via a multimodal transit route connecting Iran to Europe via the Black Sea, secretary of International Transport Association of Iran, Gholamhossein Amiri, announced.
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Game 9: Carlsen escapes Sudden Death / Notes by Fabiano Caruana - Chessbase News
Game 9: Carlsen escapes Sudden Death / Notes by Fabiano Caruana Chessbase News
Another draw, a very tense one, it's 4-5 now. Some spectators expected the game to end in Karjakin's favour, but Carlsen survived a dangerous middlegame to ...
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Sergey Karjakin draws first blood with Game 8 win over Magnus Carlsen in world title chess match - Washington Times
Washington Times
Sergey Karjakin draws first blood with Game 8 win over Magnus Carlsen in world title chess match
Washington Times
(GM Fabiano Caruana said here that White's game may for all practical purposes be beyond salvation, but Carlsen could have tried 52. Qa6!, as Black dare not risk 52…Qc3 53. Qa7+ Nf7 54. h4 Qb2 55. e5 a2? 56. e6! and the extra queen will not protect ...
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(GM Fabiano Caruana said here that White's game may for all practical purposes be beyond salvation, but Carlsen could have tried 52. Qa6!, as Black dare not risk 52…Qc3 53. Qa7+ Nf7 54. h4 Qb2 55. e5 a2? 56. e6! and the extra queen will not protect ...
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Sergey Karjakin draws first blood with Game 8 win over Magnus Carlsen in world title chess match - Washington Times
Sergey Karjakin draws first blood with Game 8 win over Magnus Carlsen in world title chess match
Washington Times
(GM Fabiano Caruana said here that White's game may for all practical purposes be beyond salvation, but Carlsen could have tried 52. Qa6!, as Black dare not risk 52…Qc3 53. Qa7+ Nf7 54. h4 Qb2 55. e5 a2? 56. e6! and the extra queen will not protect ...
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Washington Times
(GM Fabiano Caruana said here that White's game may for all practical purposes be beyond salvation, but Carlsen could have tried 52. Qa6!, as Black dare not risk 52…Qc3 53. Qa7+ Nf7 54. h4 Qb2 55. e5 a2? 56. e6! and the extra queen will not protect ...
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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com
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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).
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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen - NDTVSports.com
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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).
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Results round 13: V Anand (Ind, 7) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 13); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 4) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 6.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 6.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 7.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 7.5) drew with Peter Svidler (Rus, 6.5).
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Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws - FiveThirtyEight
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Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws
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Thanks to this series of draws, he improved his world ranking from ninth to seventh in the ratings, leapfrogging the American Hikaru Nakamura and former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India. At least Sunday's opening offered something new.
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times
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Thanks to this series of draws, he improved his world ranking from ninth to seventh in the ratings, leapfrogging the American Hikaru Nakamura and former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India. At least Sunday's opening offered something new.
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times
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Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana - Chessbase News
Game 8: Karjakin takes the lead / Notes by Fabiano Caruana Chessbase News
Karjakin takes the lead - 3.5-4.5 for the challenger after eight rounds! Carlsen is shocked and can't attend the press conference after a game like a rollercoaster ...
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Weekly chess column - The Boston Globe
Weekly chess column
The Boston Globe
Veselin Topalov (2760) — Fabiano Caruana (2823). 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 The Vienna line in the Ragozin Defense to the Queen's Gambit. 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 A well-known gambit here. 6…Nxe4 7.0–0 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd6 8...Bxc3 is well known to ...
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Veselin Topalov (2760) — Fabiano Caruana (2823). 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 The Vienna line in the Ragozin Defense to the Queen's Gambit. 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 A well-known gambit here. 6…Nxe4 7.0–0 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd6 8...Bxc3 is well known to ...
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India train crash: 100 killed in derailment near Kanpur - AZERTAC News
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India train crash: 100 killed in derailment near Kanpur
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The death toll following the derailment of a train in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state has now passed 100, with more than 150 injured, BBC reports. Fourteen carriages of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 ...
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The death toll following the derailment of a train in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state has now passed 100, with more than 150 injured, BBC reports. Fourteen carriages of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 ...
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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
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Morning Two Magazine Teases Live-Action Adaptation For Saint Young Men Manga - Anime News Network
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Morning Two Magazine Teases Live-Action Adaptation For Saint Young Men Manga
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The January 2017 issue of Kodansha's Morning Two magazine is teasing a live-action adaptation for Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men ( Saint Oni-san ) manga on Tuesday. The issue announces a live-action drama adaptation, but then features an image ...
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The January 2017 issue of Kodansha's Morning Two magazine is teasing a live-action adaptation for Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men ( Saint Oni-san ) manga on Tuesday. The issue announces a live-action drama adaptation, but then features an image ...
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A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express
A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
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A dutiful mind - The New Indian Express
A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
The New Indian Express
That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana — must have given the Chennai legend a lot of satisfaction. Despite jet lag after a long flight back home, the player turning 47 on December 11 took time off ...
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Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships - Irish Times
Irish Times
Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships
Irish Times
Karjakin, 26, earned the right to challenge for the title in March by making it through the Candidates Tournament in Moscow, where he defeated a series of higher-ranked opponents, among them Brooklyn's Fabiano Caruana. He was born in Ukraine, where he ...
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times
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Irish Times
Karjakin, 26, earned the right to challenge for the title in March by making it through the Candidates Tournament in Moscow, where he defeated a series of higher-ranked opponents, among them Brooklyn's Fabiano Caruana. He was born in Ukraine, where he ...
Sergey Karjakin holds tough draw against Magnus Carlsen to keep chess match levelWashington Times
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