2016 Champions Showdown

Chess: World No 1 Carsen fails to win Stavanger tournament
RFI
Earlier, Aronian's nearest rival Hikaru Nakamura suffered his only loss after facing Fabiano Caruana. Vladimir Kramnik shared the second spot with Nakamura after dismissing Anish Giri in just 20 moves. “I think I am more concentrated,” he said in an ...

Chess: World No 1 Carsen fails to win Stavanger tournament
RFI
Earlier, Aronian's nearest rival Hikaru Nakamura suffered his only loss after facing Fabiano Caruana. Vladimir Kramnik shared the second spot with Nakamura after dismissing Anish Giri in just 20 moves. “I think I am more concentrated,” he said in an ...

Anand draws with Carlsen; finishes joint seventh
The Hindu
It was some recovery for Anand who started off with two losses in the first four games and then came back with four draws and a solitary victory over Fabiano Caruana of United States earlier in the tournament. Levon Aronian of Armenia deservedly won ...

Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian wins
The Hindu
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Magnus Carlsen; Wesley So drew with Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana bt Hikaru Nakamura; Vladimir Kramnik bt Anish Giri; Sergey Karjakin drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Standings: 1. Aronian (Arm, 6 ...

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Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian wins
The Hindu
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Magnus Carlsen; Wesley So drew with Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana bt Hikaru Nakamura; Vladimir Kramnik bt Anish Giri; Sergey Karjakin drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Standings: 1. Aronian (Arm, 6 ...

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Alabama chess player prepares for national tournament, world champ outplayed on home turf
AL.com
The United States Champion GM Wesley So, along with his two American colleagues GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Hikaru Nakamura, also played in the event. Nakamura had a very tournament run and could have tied with Aronian for first place. But a last ...

Alabama chess player prepares for national tournament, world champ outplayed on home turf
AL.com
The United States Champion GM Wesley So, along with his two American colleagues GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Hikaru Nakamura, also played in the event. Nakamura had a very tournament run and could have tied with Aronian for first place. But a last ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
So far at the Altibox Norway 2017 tournament, after seven rounds, Levon Aronian once again is in very good form as he is clearly in first with three wins and no losses. In second is American Hikaru Nakamura, with 4.5/7. The other two Americans, Fabiano ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint sixthFirstpost
Norway Chess: Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian wins titleSportstarlive
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
The Hindu -The Guardian -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand ends modest campaign with draw against Magnus Carlsen
Firstpost
The strongest tournament of the year, Altibox Norway Chess, witnessed a spectacular finale on Friday evening. The battle for the title prize was mainly between the tournament leader, Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura, who was just half-a-point behind ...
Anand draws with Carslen; Aronian wins titleThe Hindu
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Aronian draws in Norway Chess round 8, still leads the tournamentPanARMENIAN.Net
The Guardian -Asbarez Armenian News
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand ends modest campaign with draw against Magnus Carlsen
Firstpost
Indian legend Viswanathan Anand drew against world champion Magnus Carlsen and the game between Sergey Karjakin and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave also ended peacefully after 30 moves. Vladimir Kramnik played the best game of the day probably and ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Anand draws with Carslen; Aronian wins titleThe Hindu
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianNewburgh Gazette
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Norway Chess: Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian wins title
Sportstarlive
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Magnus Carlsen; Wesley So drew with Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana bt Hikaru Nakamura; Vladimir Kramnik bt Anish Giri; Sergey Karjakin drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Standings: 1. Levon Aronian (Arm ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint sixthFirstpost
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
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Anand draws with Carslen; Aronian wins title
The Hindu
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Magnus Carlsen; Wesley So drew with Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana bt Hikaru Nakamura; Vladimir Kramnik bt Anish Giri; Sergey Karjakin drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Standings: 1. Levon Aronian (Arm ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint sixthFirstpost
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Chess: Magnus Carlsen risks world No1 rating with slump in StavangerThe Guardian
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint seventh
Firstpost
Stavanger: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished tied seventh after the end of the ninth and final round of Altibox Norway chess tournament. It was some sort of a ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianNewburgh Gazette
Panorama.am -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint seventh
Firstpost
Results final round: V Anand (Ind, 4) drew with Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 4); Wesley So (Usa, 4.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 6); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 4.5) beat Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 5); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 5) beat Anish Giri (Ned, 4.5); Maxime ...
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Chess: Magnus Carlsen risks world No1 rating with slump in StavangerThe Guardian
Levon Aronian Wins 2017 Norway Chess TournamentAsbarez Armenian News
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint seventh
Firstpost
Results final round: V Anand (Ind, 4) drew with Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 4); Wesley So (Usa, 4.5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 6); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 4.5) beat Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 5); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 5) beat Anish Giri (Ned, 4.5); Maxime ...

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Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen; finishes joint seventh
The Indian Express
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished tied seventh after the end of the ninth and final round of Altibox Norway chess tournament here. It was some recovery for ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws Round 8 tie; Magnus Carlsen retains World No 1 spotFirstpost
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianNewburgh Gazette
Panorama.am -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen; finishes joint seventh
The Indian Express
Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Anish Giri of Holland finished tied fourth on 4.5 points apiece while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Anand and Carlsen tied for seventh with four points in all. Russian Sergey Karjakin who had won his last two Norway ...
Aronian Wins 5th Altibox Norway Chess TournamentChess.com
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand forced to settle for a draw against Levon Aronian in round 8Firstpost
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
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Drop in form behind, Harikrishna looking to seal Candidates slot
The New Indian Express
But the Guntur-born lad will have an opportunity to gain ground at the next event in Geneva, with the likes of Ding Liren and Hikaru Nakamura skipping it. “The next GP starts in Geneva from July 5,” he said. “In Moscow, I scored 50 per cent, and had I ...

Aronian Wins 5th Altibox Norway Chess Tournament
Chess.com
Levon Aronian won the Altibox Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Friday. He was never in danger against Wesley So, who drew all his nine games. Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura lost to Fabiano Caruana but still tied for second place with Vladimir ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand forced to settle for a draw against Levon Aronian in round 8Firstpost
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Chess: Magnus Carlsen risks world No1 rating with slump in StavangerThe Guardian
Asbarez Armenian News
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Aronian Wins 5th Altibox Norway Chess Tournament
Chess.com
Levon Aronian won the Altibox Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Friday. He was never in danger against Wesley So, who drew all his nine games. Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura lost to Fabiano Caruana but still tied for second place with Vladimir ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws Round 8 tie; Magnus Carlsen retains World No 1 spotFirstpost
The Guardian -Asbarez Armenian News -PanARMENIAN.Net
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