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Viswanathan Anand Survives Scare to Overcome Maxim Matlakov in Netherlands - News18

Caruana - Sun, 01/14/2018 - 1:54am

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Viswanathan Anand Survives Scare to Overcome Maxim Matlakov in Netherlands
News18
Grandmaster B Adhiban, the other Indian in the 14-player 13-round field, started off with a draw against Peter Svidler of Russia. In the last edition, Adhiban had caused a sensation here when he finished third ahead of many stalwarts. Besides Anand ...
Tata Steel Chess Round 1: Viswanathan Anand off the mark with a win; other Indian participants held to drawsFirstpost

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Viswanathan Anand Survives Scare to Overcome Maxim Matlakov in Netherlands - News18

Anand - Sun, 01/14/2018 - 1:54am

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Viswanathan Anand Survives Scare to Overcome Maxim Matlakov in Netherlands
News18
Viswanathan Anand survived a few anxious moments, including a checkmate attempt by his rival, before prevailing over Maxim Matlakov in the first round of Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament. PTI. Updated:January 14, 2018, 1:22 PM IST. facebook ...
Tata Steel Masters Chess: Anand survives a scare to beat Matlakov in opening roundScroll.in

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Tata Steel Masters Chess: Anand survives a scare to beat Matlakov in opening round - Scroll.in

Caruana - Sun, 01/14/2018 - 1:53am

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Tata Steel Masters Chess: Anand survives a scare to beat Matlakov in opening round
Scroll.in
Kramnik won against Wei Yi of China and Giri beat Yi's compatriot Yifan Hou. Carlsen was held to a draw by Fabiano Caruana of the United States. It was an usually long game arising out of a Petroff defense that the world champion could not break. In ...
Anand edges past Matlakov in Tata Steel openerSportstarlive

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Anand edges past Matlakov in Tata Steel opener - Sportstarlive

Caruana - Sun, 01/14/2018 - 1:43am

Anand edges past Matlakov in Tata Steel opener
Sportstarlive
In the last edition, Adhiban had caused a sensation here when he finished third ahead of many stalwarts. READ: Anand wins bronze in World Blitz championship. Besides Anand, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and local hero Anish Giri were the other winners in ...

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Anand edges past Matlakov in Tata Steel opener - The New Indian Express

Caruana - Sun, 01/14/2018 - 12:51am

Anand edges past Matlakov in Tata Steel opener
The New Indian Express
Complete Results round 1 Masters: Anish Giri (Ned) beat Yifan Hou (Chn); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus) beat Wei Yi (Chn); Peter Svidler (Rus) drew with B Adhiban (Ind); Magnus Carlsen (Nor) drew with Fabiano Caruana (Usa); Gawain Jones (Eng) drew with Sergey ...

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Winning Starts For Anand, Kramnik, Giri In Tata Steel - Chess.com

Anand - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 4:32pm

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Winning Starts For Anand, Kramnik, Giri In Tata Steel
Chess.com
Two Tata Steel veterans seized winning starts in the 80th edition of the tournament. Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand each won nice games with White—against Wei Yi and Maxim Matlakov respectively. Joining them in the lead is Anish Giri, the last ...

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Winning Starts For Anand, Kramnik, Giri In Tata Steel - Chess.com

Caruana - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 4:32pm

Chess.com

Winning Starts For Anand, Kramnik, Giri In Tata Steel
Chess.com
Giri got significantly more with White against Hou Yifan's Petroff than Magnus Carlsen did against Fabiano Caruana's Petroff. Still excellent defensive play in response to Giri's kingside advances earned Hou Yifan a queen endgame that was only slightly ...

So tries to defend Tata Steel chess title - The Standard

Caruana - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 3:15pm

So tries to defend Tata Steel chess title
The Standard
FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So, now ranked no. 6 in the world, will be back to defend the crown he won last year in the 2018 Tata Steel chess tournament. Big challenges are in store for So, with reigning world champion and three-time Tata Steel winner ...

Tata Steel Chess: Anand starts on a winning note - Sportstarlive

Anand - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 1:31pm

Tata Steel Chess: Anand starts on a winning note
Sportstarlive
After three other Indians on view — B. Adhiban in the Masters section and the duo of Vidit Gujrathi and D. Harika in Challengers section — were involved in drawn encounters, Anand was the first to register a victory in the 14-player field. Team ...

Tata Steel Chess: Anand starts on a winning note - Sportstarlive

Caruana - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 1:31pm

Tata Steel Chess: Anand starts on a winning note
Sportstarlive
Masters: Viswanathan Anand bt Maxim Matlakov (Rus); Peter Svidler (Rus) drew with B.Adhiban; Magnus Carlsen (Nor) drew with Fabiano Caruana (USA); So Wesley (USA) drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze); Anish Giri (Ned) bt Hou Yifan (Chn); Gawain Jones ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 12:04pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The featured players from the advance entry list are Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vassily Ivanchuk, Anna Muzychuk, and the defending champ, American Hikaru Nakamura. Other Americans playing are James Tarjan, Varuzhan Akobian, Gregory Kaidanov ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 12:04pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The featured players from the advance entry list are Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vassily Ivanchuk, Anna Muzychuk, and the defending champ, American Hikaru Nakamura. Other Americans playing are James Tarjan, Varuzhan Akobian, Gregory Kaidanov ...

Carlsen droppet intervju etter remis - VG

Caruana - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 10:39am

VG

Carlsen droppet intervju etter remis
VG
(Magnus Carlsen - Fabiano Caruana 0,5-0,5) Etter 41 trekk var åpningskampen av Tata Steel Chees over for Magnus Carlsen. Det endte med remis mot verdenstoer Caruana. Det var til slutt nordmannen som strakte frem hånden etter 41 trekk, trekket etter at ...

Magnus Carlsen åpnet året med remis - ABC Nyheter

Caruana - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 10:22am

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Magnus Carlsen åpnet året med remis
ABC Nyheter
Magnus Carlsen åpnet med remis mot Fabiano Caruana i sjakkturneringen i Nederland. Oppgjøret mot verdenstoeren endte med remis etter 41 trekk i den nederlandske byen Wijk aan Zee. Magnus Carlsen hadde muligheten til å sette inn støtet mot Caruana like ...
Carlsen droppet intervju etter remisVG
Her tok Carlsen valget som forbauset ekspertene: – Det er utypisk MagnusAftenposten
Carlsens uvanlige beslutning overrasket ekspertSunnmørsposten

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Chess News - Chessbase News

Champions Showdown - Sat, 01/13/2018 - 5:45am
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A grand masterclass of checkmate in Boksburg - Boksburg Advertiser

Nakamura - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 11:03pm

Boksburg Advertiser

A grand masterclass of checkmate in Boksburg
Boksburg Advertiser
Taking on a chess grandmaster as a part of a simultaneous chess exhibition would not have been easy. 7 mins ago. Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura during a meet and greet with one of the players. Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura took part in a 101-game ...

Anand, Adhiban and Harika promise plenty - The Hindu

Caruana - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 8:34pm

Anand, Adhiban and Harika promise plenty
The Hindu
Till 2010, the now-discontinued event at Linares enjoyed that status. Masters: 1. Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 2834), 2. Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2811), 3. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze, 2804), 4. So Wesley (USA, 2792), 5. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2787), 6. Peter ...

Chess: Magnus Carlsen aims for strong showing at illustrious Wijk aan Zee - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 3:48pm

The Guardian

Chess: Magnus Carlsen aims for strong showing at illustrious Wijk aan Zee
The Guardian
Shares. 0. 0. Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, attempts to break an alarming sequence of setbacks in classical elite tournaments when the 14 grandmasters at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee push their first pawns on Saturday afternoon (12.30pm start, live ...

Chess: Magnus Carlsen aims for strong showing at illustrious Wijk aan Zee - The Guardian

Nakamura - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 3:48pm

The Guardian

Chess: Magnus Carlsen aims for strong showing at illustrious Wijk aan Zee
The Guardian
When Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura 18-9 in their chess.com speed final, the significant statistic was that the No1 won 7.5-2.5, including a run of five straight wins, at one-minute bullet, a niche where the American has been regarded as invincible ...

80th Tata Steel Starts Saturday With Chess.com Broadcast - Chess.com

Caruana - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 3:11pm

Chess.com

80th Tata Steel Starts Saturday With Chess.com Broadcast
Chess.com
The new year has just started and this means that it's time for one of the biggest chess events of the year: the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Its first edition was in 1938, a modest four-player all-play-all that has grown into a huge festival that is ...

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