2016 Champions Showdown

Wesley advances in World Chess Cup
The Manila Times
Also marching into the next round are seeded players GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, GM Alexander Grischuk of Russia, GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, GM Levon Aronian of Armenia, GM Hikaru Nakamura of US, ...

FIDE World Cup 2017: P Harikrishna bounces back in style to level score, Viswanathan Anand moves into Round 2
Firstpost
After Viswanathan Anand had won the first game against Malaysia No 1 Yeoh Li Tian with the black pieces, it seemed as if his progression to the second round would be natural and easy. However, Anand found himself in grave difficulties in the middlegame ...
Chess World Cup : Viswanathan Anand beats Li Tian Yeoh to enter round twoSportsCafe
Chess World Cup: Viswanathan Anand moves into round two, Harikrishna takes contest into tie-breakerScroll.in
Vishwanathan Anand, SP Sethuraman ease into second roundNewsBytes
The Hindu -Sportstarlive
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Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi advance to Rd 2 of Chess World Cup
Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand, up against Li Tian Yeoh in Round 1 of Chess World Cup, started the 2nd game with one point lead but some lacklustre play in the middle game saw the tide go against the Indian ace. However, Yeoh failed to make most of his chances ...

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Chess World Cup: Viswanathan Anand moves into round two, Harikrishna takes contest into tie-breaker
Scroll.in
Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand survived a few nervy moments against Malaysia's Li Tian Yeoh, but recovered well during his game to book his place in the second round of the Chess World Cup in Tbilisi on Monday. The 47-year-old secured the ...
Sethuraman knocks out Ponomariov; Anand, Gujrathi in round twoBusiness Standard

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Lenderman Knocks Out Eljanov At World Cup
Chess.com
Speaking of favorites, only five of them won their matches 2-0: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk. Carlsen's opponent FM Oluwafemi Balogun again played rather well, and in fact was completely ...

Lenderman Knocks Out Eljanov At World Cup
Chess.com
Speaking of favorites, only five of them won their matches 2-0: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk. Carlsen's opponent FM Oluwafemi Balogun again played rather well, and in fact was completely ...

Chess World Cup: Anand, Gujrathi, Sethuraman advance
Sportstarlive
Important results (Indians unless specified): First round (second game): Magnus Carlsen (Nor) 2 beat Oluwafemi Balogun (Ngr) 0 lost to; So Wesley (US) 1.5 beat Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo (Col) 0.5; Kenny Solomon (SA) 0 lost to Fabiano Caruana (US) 2; ...

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Chess World Cup: Anand, Gujrathi, Sethuraman advance
Sportstarlive
... Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze) 1.5 drew with Liu Guanchu (Chn) 0.5; Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah (Ban) 0 lost to Hikaru Nakamura (US) 2; Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 1.5 beat Muhammed Khusenkhojaev (Tjk) 0.5; Essam El Gindy (Egy) 0 lost to Alexander ...

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FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand unhurried in easy round one win, P Harikrishna suffers shock defeat
Firstpost
For Indian chess fans, World Cup 2017 is a tournament to look forward to with great excitement. We have Viswanathan Anand leading from the front. It always a pleasure to see the five-time world champion in action. In the tournament hall in Hotel ...

Chess World Cup: Viswanathan Anand starts on winning note, Cuba's Gonzales stuns P Harikrishna
Scroll.in
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand started off with a clinical victory over Li Tian Yeoh of Malaysia in the first round of the first game of World Chess Cup at Tbilisi on Sunday, PTI reported. The second highest rated Indian, P Harikrishna ...
Viswanathan Anand returns to World Cup after 15 years, eyes Candidate spotTimes of India
Chess World Cup: Viswanathan Anand to take on Li Tian YeohThe Hindu
FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand, P Harikrishna lead Indian charge at prestigious eventFirstpost
Pune Mirror -Sportstarlive
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Viswanathan Anand wins, P Harikrishna shocked in World Cup Chess opener
Hindustan Times
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand started off with a clinical victory over Li Tian Yeoh of Malaysia in the first round of the first game of World Chess Cup in Tbilisi on Sunday. The second highest rated Indian, P Harikrishna, however, suffered ...
Viswanathan Anand returns to World Cup after 15 years, eyes Candidate spotTimes of India
Chess World Cup: Viswanathan Anand to take on Li Tian YeohThe Hindu
FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand, P Harikrishna lead Indian charge at prestigious eventFirstpost
Pune Mirror -Sportstarlive
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Viswanathan Anand wins, P Harikrishna shocked in World Cup chess opener
Financial Express
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand started off with a clinical victory over Li Tian Yeoh of Malaysia in the first round of the first game of World Chess Cup in Tbilisi today. The second highest rated Indian, P Harikrishna, however, suffered a ...

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Carlsen ao ataque na Taça do Mundo mais forte de sempre
Público.pt
A prova, que se realiza na capital georgiana, destaca-se de todas as edições anteriores pela presença em massa da elite da modalidade, estando apenas ausente do top 20 o búlgaro Veselin Topalov. Com a presença de 40 dos 45 jogadores com rankings ...

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Carlsen Draws White For First Game World Cup
Chess.com
Other players who will play with White tomorrow are Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, and Alexander Grischuk. Players such as Wesley So, Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vishy Anand start with ...

Carlsen Draws White For First Game World Cup
Chess.com
Other players who will play with White tomorrow are Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, and Alexander Grischuk. Players such as Wesley So, Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vishy Anand start with ...

Big test for Anand
Pune Mirror
The Freedom Square in Tbilisi was the very place where an assassination attempt was made on former US President George Bush in 2005. It has since become a busy tourist hub but it is unlikely that Viswanathan Anand, who is there for the World Cup chess, ...
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand returns to World Cup after 15 yearsThe New Indian Express
FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand, P Harikrishna lead Indian charge at prestigious eventFirstpost

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Team Rex consisted of Rex Sinquefield, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Ian Neopomniachtchi, Lenier Dominguez and special guest John Urschel, former Baltimore Raven offensive lineman and current PhD student at MIT. Team Randy ...

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Team Randy consisted of Randy Sinquefield, Fabiano Caruana, Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, David Navara, Liem Le and special guest Rachel Li, the 7-year-old sister of Grandmaster Ruifeng Li. The competition went down to the wire, where a tiebreak ...

Hôm nay Quang Liêm và Trường Sơn ra quân tại Cup Thế giới
VnExpress
Trong Top 30 thế giới, cũng chỉ có hai người không đến Tbisili, là Veselin Topalov (2.749) và Leinier Dominguez Perez (2.739). Ứng cử viên sáng giá nhất cho chức vô địch chính là Vua cờ Magnus Carlsen, kỳ thủ dẫn đầu thế giới ở cả cờ tiêu chuẩn (2.827 ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
In fact, the only top 20 player missing is Veselin Topalov. The US contingent includes Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Massachusetts' very own Sam Sevian. It will be an uphill struggle for Sevian, as he will face the much higher-rated ...