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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ... - Firstpost

Caruana - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 7:39am

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ...
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Wednesday was the second consecutive day which ended with four draws and one win. And yet again, it was the Italian-American Grand Master Fabiano Caruana who took upon himself the charge of producing a decisive game while all his other colleagues ...
Caruana draws first bloodThe Hindu
Lucky So escapes with draw vs Carlsen in London Chess Classics ...Philippine Star
London Chess Classic: Anand's at the bottom after fifth-round loss to ...Scroll.in
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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ... - Firstpost

Nakamura - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 7:39am

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ...
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Hikaru Nakamura put his faith in the Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defence once again in Round 5 against Michael Adams. Adams responded with the Yugoslav Attack, the most exciting variation, but chose not to go for the most testing sub-variation in ...

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ... - Firstpost

Anand - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 7:39am

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ...
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Wednesday was the second consecutive day which ended with four draws and one win. And yet again, it was the Italian-American Grand Master Fabiano Caruana who took upon himself the charge of producing a decisive game while all his other colleagues ...
Anand holds CarlsenThe Hindu
London Chess Classic: Anand's at the bottom after fifth-round loss to CaruanaScroll.in
Aronian and Lagrave draw in London Chess Classic - Sport ...Mediamax.am
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So shares No.2 in Grand Chess Tour - The Manila Times

Nakamura - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 6:38am

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So shares No.2 in Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
Defending champion Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So scored 2.5 points after five rounds to share the second spot with six other players in the prestigious 2017 Grand Chess Tour – London Classic being held at the Olympia Conference Center in London, England ...
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian ...Firstpost

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Chess veteran Anand bats for poker - Times of India

Anand - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 5:32am

Chess veteran Anand bats for poker
Times of India
Chennai, Dec 7 () Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has been roped in by Poker Sports League (PSL), a premium league in the country, as its brand ambassador. The league, which commenced operations last year, recently launched its second ...

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London Classic: Caruana wins again - Chessbase News

Caruana - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 2:00am
London Classic: Caruana wins again  Chessbase News

Round five promised a lot more than what it yielded, but the audience won't have left feeling the players did not deliver. Magnus Carlsen played a masterful ...

Poker Sports League ropes in Viswanathan Anand as Brand Ambassador - Economic Times

Anand - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 2:00am
Poker Sports League ropes in Viswanathan Anand as Brand Ambassador  Economic Times

MUMBAI: Poker Sports League (PSL) has roped in Indian chess maestro Viswanathan Anand as brand ambassador. Brainchild of Amit Burman, Anuj Gupta and ...

London Classic: Caruana wins again - Chessbase News

Champions Showdown - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 2:00am
London Classic: Caruana wins again  Chessbase News

Round five promised a lot more than what it yielded, but the audience won't have left feeling the players did not deliver. Magnus Carlsen played a masterful ...

Viswanathan Anand endorses PSL, compares poker to chess - Jay Sayta (blog)

Anand - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 12:22am

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Viswanathan Anand endorses PSL, compares poker to chess
Jay Sayta (blog)
In an important announcement that will give an impetus to the mind sport of poker, chess grandmaster and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Viswanathan Anand has signed up as a brand ambassador of the Amit Burman and Adda52 promoted Poker Sports League (PSL). It ...

Lucky So escapes with draw vs Carlsen in London Chess Classics - Philippine Star

Caruana - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 10:36pm

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Lucky So escapes with draw vs Carlsen in London Chess Classics
Philippine Star
So took advantage of a Carlsen blunder late to escape with a 68-move draw and stay in a big, seven-man group at second spot behind leader Fabiano Caruana of the United States after five rounds of the London Chess Classics Wednesday night. The top ...

Lucky So escapes with draw vs Carlsen in London Chess Classics - Philippine Star

Nakamura - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 10:36pm

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Lucky So escapes with draw vs Carlsen in London Chess Classics
Philippine Star
It was a fifth straight draw for So, who also halved the point with French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, US teammate Hikaru Nakamura and Englishman Michael Adams. The match could be a sneak preview to next year's World title ...

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win - Firstpost

Nakamura - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 7:39pm

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win
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Of course, it's not that the players weren't giving it a fair try; they were seen experimenting with their openings, going off the well-trodden or jaded paths, taking calculated risks, trying to pull out a little something extra to outfox their ...

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win - Firstpost

Anand - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 7:39pm

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win
Firstpost
The star-studded line-up of players at the London Chess Classic had taken off in a rather sluggish manner. Three rounds past, 15 games into the fray, there wasn't a single decisive game. All players drew, all players led. Of course, it's not that the ...
London Chess Classic finally sees efficient scoreMediamax.am

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win - Firstpost

Caruana - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 7:39pm

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win
Firstpost
The star-studded line-up of players at the London Chess Classic had taken off in a rather sluggish manner. Three rounds past, 15 games into the fray, there wasn't a single decisive game. All players drew, all players led. Of course, it's not that the ...
So still finding form in London Chess Classic | Sports, News, The ...Philippine Star
London Chess Classic finally sees efficient scoreMediamax.am

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Vishy goes 'all in', turns poker league ambassador - Times of India

Anand - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:47pm

Vishy goes 'all in', turns poker league ambassador
Times of India
Chennai: In the world of chess, he's known as a 'poker-faced' player. Now, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has taken his moniker a step further, signing on as brand ambassador for a poker league in India. The founders of the Poker ...

London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood - Sportstarlive

Nakamura - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:34pm

London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood
Sportstarlive
Black did well to convert his one-pawn advantage to victory in a rook-and-minor-piece ending. Viswanathan Anand and World No. 2 Levon Aronian of Armenia decided to peace sign after 31 moves in a Spanish Game. The results (fourth round): Viswanathan ...

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London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood - Sportstarlive

Anand - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:34pm

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London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood
Sportstarlive
Black did well to convert his one-pawn advantage to victory in a rook-and-minor-piece ending. Viswanathan Anand and World No. 2 Levon Aronian of Armenia decided to peace sign after 31 moves in a Spanish Game. The results (fourth round): Viswanathan ...
London Chess Classic finally sees efficient score - Sport.mediamax ...Mediamax.am
Armenia's Aronian braces for London Chess Classic R5 after 4 drawsPanARMENIAN.Net

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London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood - Sportstarlive

Caruana - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:34pm

Philippine Star

London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood
Sportstarlive
Black did well to convert his one-pawn advantage to victory in a rook-and-minor-piece ending. Viswanathan Anand and World No. 2 Levon Aronian of Armenia decided to peace sign after 31 moves in a Spanish Game. The results (fourth round): Viswanathan ...
So still finding form in London Chess Classic | Sports, News, The ...Philippine Star
Armenia's Aronian braces for London Chess Classic R5 after 4 drawsPanARMENIAN.Net
London Chess Classic finally sees efficient scoreMediamax.am

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DeepMind's AlphaZero crushes chess - chess24

Champions Showdown - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 2:00am
DeepMind's AlphaZero crushes chess  chess24

20 years after DeepBlue defeated Garry Kasparov in a match, chess players have awoken to a new revolution. The AlphaZero algorithm developed by Google ...

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