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Wesley finishes 5th in London Chess Classic - The Manila Times

Caruana - Wed, 12/13/2017 - 10:19am

Wesley finishes 5th in London Chess Classic
The Manila Times
So split the point with GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (first round), GM Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia (second round), GM Hikaru Nakamura of US (third round), GM Michael Adams of England (fourth round), world champion and top seed GM Magnus Carlsen ...

Wesley finishes 5th in London Chess Classic - The Manila Times

Nakamura - Wed, 12/13/2017 - 10:19am

Wesley finishes 5th in London Chess Classic
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So wound up fifth overall in the prestigious 2017 Grand Chess Tour – London Classic held at the Olympia Conference Center in London, England. The 24-year old Cavite City pride scored five points on eight draws and one ...

The story of Chess Gurukul: A nursery for India's brightest prodigies - Scroll.in

Anand - Wed, 12/13/2017 - 6:57am

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The story of Chess Gurukul: A nursery for India's brightest prodigies
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Ramesh started playing chess as a 12-year-old in 1988, inspired by Viswanathan Anand. Ten years later he was made coach of the Indian junior team – a 22-year-old, coaching the under-20 kids. The team did well winning both the boys and girls titles ...

London Chess Classic: Caruana's playoff - Chessbase News

Champions Showdown - Wed, 12/13/2017 - 2:00am
London Chess Classic: Caruana's playoff  Chessbase News

Fabiano Caruana won in the fourth blitz tiebreak game to take the London Chess Classic trophy and bragging rights. A fitting conclusion to the tournament, as he ...

London Chess Classic: Fabiano Caruana wins title after play-offs; Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So in... - Firstpost

Caruana - Wed, 12/13/2017 - 2:00am
London Chess Classic: Fabiano Caruana wins title after play-offs; Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So in...  Firstpost

The ninth edition of the London Chess Classic was won by the American GM Fabiano Caruana. After his win against GM Michael Adams in the final round, ...

Grand prix - Spectator.co.uk

Caruana - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 10:09pm

Spectator.co.uk

Grand prix
Spectator.co.uk
The upshot is that the following players now have secure places in the Candidates tournament: Sergei Karjakin, Lev Aronian, Ding Liren, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Vladimir Kramnik. The two games from Palma ...

So trounces Anand, ties for fourth - Inquirer.net

Caruana - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 3:24pm

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So trounces Anand, ties for fourth
Inquirer.net
Wesley So downed former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India Monday night to finish in the upper half of the London Chess Classic won by Fabiano Caruana. Counting his eight straight draws earlier, So finished with 5.0 points in a tie with world ...

London Chess Classic: Fabiano Caruana wins title after play-offs; Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So in final round - Firstpost

Anand - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 11:24am

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London Chess Classic: Fabiano Caruana wins title after play-offs; Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So in final round
Firstpost
The ninth edition of the London Chess Classic was won by the American GM Fabiano Caruana. After his win against GM Michael Adams in the final round, Fabiano Caruana successfully caught up with the Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi for the first place and ...
Wesley So beats former world champ Anand, finishes co-3rd in ...Rappler
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London Classic: Caruana emerges on top - The Hindu

Caruana - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 10:03am

The Hindu

London Classic: Caruana emerges on top
The Hindu
Fabiano Caruana was the first to break the monotony of draws at the London Chess Classic. The American won the last game too, though it was in the blitz format, to become the champion at the last stop of the Grand Chess Tour. The tour, however, was won ...
So trounces Anand, ties for fourthInquirer.net
London Chess Classic: Fabiano Caruana wins title after play-offs; Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So in final roundFirstpost
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London Classic: Caruana emerges on top - The Hindu

Nakamura - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 10:03am

The Hindu

London Classic: Caruana emerges on top
The Hindu
Fabiano Caruana was the first to break the monotony of draws at the London Chess Classic. The American won the last game too, though it was in the blitz format, to become the champion at the last stop of the Grand Chess Tour. The tour, however, was won ...

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Caruana wins London Chess Classic, Anand finishes ninth - Sportstarlive

Nakamura - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 7:13am

Caruana wins London Chess Classic, Anand finishes ninth
Sportstarlive
The tour, however, was won by World champion Magnus Carlsen, who defeated World No. 2 Levon Aronian of Armenia, in the final round. The Norwegian finished with 41 points, ahead of Maxim Vachier-Lagrave of France (38), Aronian (29), Hikaru Nakamura of ...

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'Scary and promising': Anand on Alpha Zero, the AI that beat the world's best chess program - Scroll.in

Anand - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 6:39am

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'Scary and promising': Anand on Alpha Zero, the AI that beat the world's best chess program
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Alpha Zero, an AI created by Google's subsidiary DeepMind beat Stockfish 8, the world's best chess-playing computer program, after having taught itself how to play the game in under four hours. In a 100-game contest, Alpha Zero won 28 games – 25 with ...

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Fabiano Caruana wins London Chess Classic - Panorama.am

Caruana - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 1:40am

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Fabiano Caruana wins London Chess Classic
Panorama.am
London Chess Classic, the concluding leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, came to an end on Monday with Fabiano Caruana winning the tournament. After nine rounds, two players – Fabiano Caruana Ian Nepomniachtchi – collected 6 points apiece and shared 1-2 ...
Wesley So beats former world champ Anand, finishes co-3rd in London Chess ClassicRappler
Grand Chess Tour: Armenia's Aronian places 3rdInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)

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Grand Chess Tour: Armenia's Aronian places 3rd - Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)

Caruana - Tue, 12/12/2017 - 1:07am

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Grand Chess Tour: Armenia's Aronian places 3rd
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)
The London Chess Classic, which is the last stage in the Grand Chess Tour, has wrapped up in the British capital city with the victory of Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana (USA). GM Levon Aronian (Armenia), however, placed seventh in London. But Aronian ...

Wesley So beats former world champ Anand, finishes co-3rd in London Chess Classic - Rappler

Anand - Mon, 12/11/2017 - 11:01pm

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Wesley So beats former world champ Anand, finishes co-3rd in London Chess Classic
Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So snatched his only win in the 9th and final round of the London Chess Classic at the expense of former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India Monday, December 11, to finish joint third in the tournament pitting ...

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Wesley So beats former world champ Anand, finishes co-3rd in London Chess Classic - Rappler

Caruana - Mon, 12/11/2017 - 11:01pm

Rappler

Wesley So beats former world champ Anand, finishes co-3rd in London Chess Classic
Rappler
Italian-American Fabiano Caruana who collected 12 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) points to emerge the winner of this event which is the 5th and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia landed second place with 10 GCT points. It ...

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