2016 Champions Showdown

St Louis Rapid Chess: Viswanathan Anand finishes joint eighth
Daily News & Analysis
After raising visions of a good finish, luck did not favour Grandmaster Anand much on the final day as he was first held to a draw by Le Quang Leim of Vietnam in the seventh round and then shared points with Fabiano Caruana of United States in the ...
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Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competition
Mediamax.am
... Ian Nepomniachtchi, Garry Kasparov and Leinier Dominguez. The Armenian grandmaster drew with Hikaru Nakamura, David Navara and Sergey Karjakin. He only lost to Fabiano Caruana. Aronian won 18,5 points and is currently leading the tournament.

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Winner of Saint Louis Rapid Levon Aronian now leads Blitz competition
Mediamax.am
... Ian Nepomniachtchi, Garry Kasparov and Leinier Dominguez. The Armenian grandmaster drew with Hikaru Nakamura, David Navara and Sergey Karjakin. He only lost to Fabiano Caruana. Aronian won 18,5 points and is currently leading the tournament.
Armenia's Levon Aronian still leads Saint Louis Rapid & BlitzPanARMENIAN.Net

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Viswanathan Anand finishes joint eighth in St Louis Rapid Chess tournament
India Today
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a disappointing final round loss against Sergey Karjakin of Russia to finish joint eighth in the St Louis Rapid Chess tournament here today. After raising visions of a good finish, luck did not favour ...
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Kasparov notches first win in brief return to chess
The Hindu
Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov finally claimed his first victory on Wednesday during his much-watched comeback tournament in Missouri following 12 years of retirement – but also conceded two more defeats. After dominating the global chessboard ...
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Anand and Kasparov bring up the rear
The Hindu
Having brought up the rear in the 10-player event, Anand and Kasparov will be keen to gain ground when the action shifts to 18-round blitz. During the third day of the rapid leg, Anand easily drew with Vietnam's Le Quang Liem and Fabiano Caruana but ...
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Anand and Kasparov bring up the rear
The Hindu
The results: Ninth round: Sergey Karjakin (Rus) bt Viswanathan Anand; Leinier Dominguez Perez (Cub) lost to Levon Aronian (Arm); Fabiano Caruana (USA) bt Garry Kasparov (Rus); Hikaru Nakamura (USA) bt Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus); Le Quang Liem ...
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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8th
Firstpost
Anand's day was almost forgettable, as he started off with two draws against the Quang Liam Le and Fabiano Caruana, before losing an one-sided game to World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin in the ninth and final round of the Rapid event.
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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8th
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand scored two draws and suffered a defeat from his three games on the last day of the Rapid section at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, while Garry Kasparov scored a win and two losses, with both the world champions finishing in a tie for ...
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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand suffers crushing defeat in final round, finishes joint eighth
Firstpost
St Louis: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a disappointing final round loss against Sergey Karjakin of Russia to finish joint eighth in the St Louis Rapid Chess tournament here on Thursday. File image of India's Viswanathan Anand.
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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand suffers crushing defeat in final round, finishes joint eighth
Firstpost
Levon Aronian (Arm, 12); 2-3: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura (both USA) 11 each; 4. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus, 8); 5. Lenier Dominguez (Cub, 9); 6-7. Sergey Karjakin (Rus), Le Qunag Leim (Vie) 8 each; 8-10: Garry Kasparov (Rus), V Anand (Ind), David ...
Aronian tops rapid leg; Anand, Kasparov sign off with lossesThe Hindu
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Viswanathan Anand finishes joint eighth in St Louis Rapid
The Indian Express
After raising visions of a good finish, luck did not favour Grandmaster Anand much on the final day as he was first held to a draw by Le Quang Leim of Vietnam in the seventh round and then shared points with Fabiano Caruana of United States in the ...
Aronian tops rapid leg; Anand, Kasparov sign off with lossesThe Hindu
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8thFirstpost
Viswanathan Anand draws with Garry Kasparov in 'clash of the titans'The New Indian Express
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Viswanathan Anand finishes joint eighth in St Louis Rapid, Garry Kasporov loses
Hindustan Times
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a disappointing final round loss against Sergey Karjakin of Russia to finish joint eighth in the St Louis Rapid Chess tournament. After raising visions of a good finish, luck did not favour Grandmaster ...
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8thFirstpost
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On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
KBIA
In fact, when thinking back to the 2017 Sinquefield Cup, it is his game against the much younger Fabiano Caruana that will be forever remembered. Another player who is well known at the top level is Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The Frenchman has been part ...

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Rising confidence and promise of glory
Frontline
Earlier, he became only the fourth player in history to pass the 2,800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list, after Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. He occupied the number one position for 21 months, the sixth longest on record. In a ...

On Chess: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins his first super tournament and propels to No. 2 spot
St. Louis Public Radio
In fact, when thinking back to the 2017 Sinquefield Cup, it is his game against the much younger Fabiano Caruana that will be forever remembered. Another player who is well known at the top level is Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The Frenchman has been part ...

Aronian tops rapid leg; Anand, Kasparov sign off with losses
The Hindu
Levon Aronian topped the table with an inspired performance on the final day. He started the day by beating Karjakin, then drew with Hikaru Nakamura and returned to stay atop the points table with a much-needed victory over Leinier Dominguez Perez.
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Viswanathan Anand starts badly in St. Louis RapidThe Indian Express
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Aronian tops rapid leg; Anand, Kasparov sign off with losses
Sportstarlive
Ninth round: Sergey Karjakin (Rus) bt Viswanathan Anand; Leinier Dominguez Perez (Cub) lost to Levon Aronian (Arm); Fabiano Caruana (USA) bt Garry Kasparov (Rus); Hikaru Nakamura (USA) bt Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus); Le Quang Liem (Vie) lost to ...
Anand holds KasparovThe Hindu
Viswanathan Anand draws with Garry Kasparov in 'clash of the titans'The New Indian Express
Chess legend Garry Kasparov proving he's still got it in first competitive tournament in 12 yearsWashington Post
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Aronian tops rapid leg; Anand, Kasparov sign off with losses
The Hindu
Ninth round: Sergey Karjakin (Rus) bt Viswanathan Anand; Leinier Dominguez Perez (Cub) lost to Levon Aronian (Arm); Fabiano Caruana (USA) bt Garry Kasparov (Rus); Hikaru Nakamura (USA) bt Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus); Le Quang Liem (Vie) lost to ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Garry Kasparov in 'clash of the titans'The New Indian Express
Anand posts first win, draws with Kasparov; Nepomniachtchi leadsSportstarlive
Chess legend Garry Kasparov proving he's still got it in first competitive tournament in 12 yearsWashington Post
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Garry Kasparov in 'clash of the titans'
The New Indian Express
With the Russian on eight points, US duo of Hikaru Nakmaura and Fabiano Caruana, Le Quang Leim and Levon Aronina of Armenia share the second spot just a point behind. With three rounds in the rapid and 18 games in the blitz still remaining in the USD ...
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Viswanathan Anand, hampered by fatigue, finishes disappointing joint 8thFirstpost
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