2016 Champions Showdown

State chess championship preview, Sinquefield Cup brilliant game - AL.com

Nakamura - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 8:10am

AL.com

State chess championship preview, Sinquefield Cup brilliant game
AL.com
For his persistence and steady chess, Vachier-Lagrave earned $75,000 for first place. The three American players, Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and current U.S. Chess Champion and winner of the 2016 Sinquefield Cup Wesley So, ...

FIDE chief says up to $1 mln to be up for grabs at 2017 World Chess Cup in Tbilisi - TASS

Topalov - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 4:56am

FIDE chief says up to $1 mln to be up for grabs at 2017 World Chess Cup in Tbilisi
TASS
The first one was in 2006, when Russia's Vladimir Kramnik beat Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and the second one was in 2012, when Israel's Boris Gelfand was defeated by India's Viswanathan Anand. Carlsen, 26, became the 16th World Chess Champion after ...

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Adhiban eyes strong performance in Chess World Cup - The Hindu

Anand - Mon, 08/28/2017 - 6:27am

The Hindu

Adhiban eyes strong performance in Chess World Cup
The Hindu
He is now busy preparing for the World Cup and said he was excited to be part of the event, which would feature most of the big names including Carlsen and India No.1 Viswanathan Anand. “I am excited to be part of it as it features many great legends ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 08/26/2017 - 4:06pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US contingent of Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana fared much better than they did in the Sinquefield Cup, with Nakamura tying for second overall and Caruana tying for fifth. Locally, the US Cadet Championship (for juniors 16 or under) has ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 08/26/2017 - 4:06pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US contingent of Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana fared much better than they did in the Sinquefield Cup, with Nakamura tying for second overall and Caruana tying for fifth. Locally, the US Cadet Championship (for juniors 16 or under) has ...

Original Artist Draws Illustration For "JUNI TAISEN: ZODIAC WAR" Anime - Crunchyroll News

Nakamura - Sat, 08/26/2017 - 9:56am

Crunchyroll News

Original Artist Draws Illustration For "JUNI TAISEN: ZODIAC WAR" Anime
Crunchyroll News
Vanguard) are introducing JUNI TAISEN: ZODIAC WAR, a fall anime idirected by Naoto Hosoda with animation by Graphinica - based on by Nisio Isin (Monogatari) and Hikaru Nakamura (Arakawa Under the Bridge). Nakamura has prepared a new visual to ...

Caruana Nearly Does Caruana, Beats Hou Yifan - Chess.com

Caruana - Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:44am

Chess.com

Caruana Nearly Does Caruana, Beats Hou Yifan
Chess.com
The "nexus of the universe" nearly repeated itself Thursday at Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship, as one of the most famous streaks in chess was nearly repeated by its eponymous namesake. GM Fabiano Caruana, indelibly linked forever to his seven ...

Garry Kasparov on the era of machine intelligence - Livemint

Anand - Fri, 08/25/2017 - 5:45am

Livemint

Garry Kasparov on the era of machine intelligence
Livemint
Garry Kasparov sat down to defend his title in a world chess championship match against Viswanathan Anand on the 107th floor of the South Tower. Going into the 20-game match, Kasparov was the outright favourite, but, at the same time, the Indian ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand - ESPN

Champions Showdown - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 8:26am

ESPN

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand
ESPN
The Champions Showdown in St Louis in November last year, which pitted two former world champions (Anand and Veselin Topalov) against the top two American players (Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana) across two classical, two rapid and four blitz ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand - ESPN

Topalov - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 8:26am

ESPN

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand
ESPN
The Champions Showdown in St Louis in November last year, which pitted two former world champions (Anand and Veselin Topalov) against the top two American players (Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana) across two classical, two rapid and four blitz ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand - ESPN

Anand - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 8:26am

ESPN

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand
ESPN
1 Garry Kasparov (54 years), appearing in a competitive tournament for the first time since he retired 12 years ago, and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand (47 years) occupied the bottom-most positions. Kasparov finished one spot above the ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand - ESPN

Caruana - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 8:26am

ESPN

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand
ESPN
The Champions Showdown in St Louis in November last year, which pitted two former world champions (Anand and Veselin Topalov) against the top two American players (Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana) across two classical, two rapid and four blitz ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand - ESPN

Nakamura - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 8:26am

ESPN

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Viswanathan Anand
ESPN
The Champions Showdown in St Louis in November last year, which pitted two former world champions (Anand and Veselin Topalov) against the top two American players (Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana) across two classical, two rapid and four blitz ...

On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title - St. Louis Public Radio

Caruana - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 5:08am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title
St. Louis Public Radio
He finished the rapid portion clearly in first place, two points ahead of his closest rivals, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. The first day of blitz was all about the brilliance of Sergey Karjakin, who scored an astonishing 8/9. Unfortunately for ...

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On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title - St. Louis Public Radio

Nakamura - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 5:08am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement; Armenian hero Levon Aronian clinches title
St. Louis Public Radio
He finished the rapid portion clearly in first place, two points ahead of his closest rivals, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. The first day of blitz was all about the brilliance of Sergey Karjakin, who scored an astonishing 8/9. Unfortunately for ...

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I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand - ESPN

Champions Showdown - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 2:00am
I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand  ESPN

Viswanathan Anand, once the 'Lightning Kid' of rapid chess, talks about his 9th-place finish in St Louis last week, catching up with Garry Kasparov, and his ...

I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand - ESPN

Champions Showdown - Thu, 08/24/2017 - 2:00am
I was once the poster boy for rapid chess: Anand  ESPN

Viswanathan Anand, once the 'Lightning Kid' of rapid chess, talks about his 9th-place finish in St Louis last week, catching up with Garry Kasparov, and his ...

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - Markets Insider

Caruana - Tue, 08/22/2017 - 7:57pm

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
Markets Insider
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 ...

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - Markets Insider

Nakamura - Tue, 08/22/2017 - 7:57pm

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
Markets Insider
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 ...

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