2016 Champions Showdown

Viswanathan Anand Reasserts His Worth By Stunning World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen In Riyadh World Rapids
Indiatimes.com
You can't write off Vishwanathan Anand easily. He has proved this time and again. And this time former multiple World Champion reasserted his position by defeating reigning champion Magnus Carlsen from the black side of Botvinnik system in the Nimzo ...

Viswanathan Anand beats Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh
Hindustan Times
... Anand remained unbeaten in the competition with five wins and four draws from the nine encounters. Before facing Magnus Carlsen, Anand drew his match against Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev and he is currently in lead with Vladimir Kramnik and Wang Hao ...
Viswanathan Anand stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh world rapidsTimes of India
Viswanathan Anand Beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, Stays Unbeaten in RiyadhNews18
Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz ChampionshipSportskeeda
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World Rapid and Blitz | Viswanathan Anand exacts revenge from World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen
SportsCafe
Amidst the controversy surrounding the event's location, some big names like Hikaru Nakamura and reigning women's world rapid and blitz champion, Anna Muzychuk have chosen not to participate in the tournament while Nakamura in a recent tweet wrote that ...
Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz ChampionshipSportskeeda

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Chess champion refuses to defend titles in Saudi Arabia to protest treatment of women
Washington Post
Hikaru Nakamura, the U.S.'s top-ranked rapid and blitz chess player, is also skipping the event. “To organize a chess tournament in a country where basic human rights aren't valued is horrible,” Nakamura said in a November tweet. “Chess is a game where ...
Israeli chess players barred at Chess tournament in Saudi ArabiaWikinews
THE OPTION | King Salman's CupPopdust

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Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship
Sportskeeda
Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship. Indian Grandmaster stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh. by Mohak Arora. News 1 hr ago. Viswanathan Anand beat Magnus Carlsen in Ryadh. What's the story ...

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship
Sportskeeda
Some top players like Hikaru Nakamura and the reigning women's world rapid and blitz champion Anna Muzychuk decided to not take part in the championship due to the venue of the championship. Recently, Nakamura tweeted that it's horrible that the ...

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh world rapids
Times of India
RIYADH: : Former multiple World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India defeated reigning champion Magnus Carlsen from the black side of Botvinnik system in the Nimzo Indian defence in the ninth round of World Rapid Championship (WRC) in Riyadh, Saudi ...

Israeli chess players barred at Chess tournament in Saudi Arabia
Wikinews
In November, chess Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura tweeted, "To organize a chess tournament in a country where basic human rights aren't valued is horrible. Chess is a game where all different sorts of people can come together, not a game in which people ...

THE OPTION | King Salman's Cup
Popdust
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has elected to boycott the tournament in a political stance against the Saudi regime, stating "to organize a chess tournament in a country where basic human rights aren't valued is horrible." From the ...

Schach-WM in Saudi-Arabien – ohne Spieler aus Israel
B.Z. Berlin
Beim Königsspiel im Königreich Saudi-Arabien geht es nicht nur um Schachmatt. Spieler aus Israel dürfen nicht teilnehmen. Die derzeit in Riad ausgetragenen Schnell- und Blitzschach-Weltmeisterschaften des Weltverbands FIDE sind in vielerlei Hinsicht ...
Schachweltmeisterin boykottiert Turnier in Saudi-Arabien: Will ...FOCUS Online
Top-Spielerin boykottiert Schach-WM in Saudi-Arabien wegen Kleidervorschriften ...Deutschlandfunk
Riad setzt sich mattJüdische Allgemeine
SPIEGEL ONLINE -Süddeutsche.de -Heute.at
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Viswanathan Anand stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid Chess Championship
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India Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand stunned World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing World Rapid and Blitz Championship on Wednesday. Anand and Carlsen met in round nine of the championship with the Indian on an unbeaten run. Starting with black pieces ...

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Top chess player boycotts world championship in Saudi Arabia to protest treatment of women
National Post
In early November, Hikaru Nakamura, the third-ranked chess player in the United States, said it was a “horrible” decision to let Saudi Arabia host the event. Saudi Arabia has left Israel out of the championships, which kicked off Tuesday in Riyadh ...
New furore in chess world, this time over rapid-blitz meet in RiyadhMumbai Mirror
Saudi chess tournament starts without Israeli playersBBC News

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World Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand ends opening day tied ...
Firstpost
The World Rapid and Blitz Championship kicked off at the Apex Convention Centre in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh on Tuesday. Although most of the top players are present for the event, some big names like Hikaru Nakamura and reigning women's ...
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Faces Nakamura For ...Chess.com

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World Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand ends opening day tied 2nd as event is dogged by location controversy
Firstpost
Some of the top names in the fray include world champion, Magnus Carlsen; world rapid champion, Vassily Ivanchuk, French No 2, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and the Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand. Part of the reason for this high attendance might be ...
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shineHindustan Times

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„Will keinen Schleier tragen“: Schachweltmeisterin boykottiert WM in Riad
FOCUS Online
Der einzige qualifizierte Spieler aus Iran, Saudi-Arabiens Erzfeind, versuchte erst gar nicht, ein Visum zu bekommen. Topspieler wie Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian oder Sergej Karjakin reisten dennoch nach Riad. Unter den „großen Namen“ sagte neben ...
Israelis müssen draußen bleibenSPIEGEL ONLINE
"Ich will mich nicht wie ein Wesen zweiter Klasse behandeln lassen"Süddeutsche.de
Riad setzt sich mattJüdische Allgemeine

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Anand, Harika begin well
The Hindu
1-4. Alexander Grischuk (Rus), Vladimir Fedoseev (Rus), Peter Svidler (Rus) and Tigran Petrosian (Arm) 3; 5-22. Marin Bosiocic (Cro), Levan Pantsulaia (Geo), Gabriel Sargissian (Arm), Pavel Ponkratov (Rus), Martyn Kravtsiv (Ukr), Baadur Jobava (Geo ...