2016 Champions Showdown
Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Chess notes
The Boston Globe
This year's version included current US champion Wesley So, former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov, last year's world champion contender Sergey Karjakin, and the two best Azeri players, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour ...
The Boston Globe
This year's version included current US champion Wesley So, former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov, last year's world champion contender Sergey Karjakin, and the two best Azeri players, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour ...
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Liberty Science Center honors 'Hidden Figures' trailblazer as 'Genius' - NJ.com
NJ.com
Liberty Science Center honors 'Hidden Figures' trailblazer as 'Genius'
NJ.com
... mathematician and an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens -- introduced Johnson's award alongside David Blaine, Liberty Science Center's magician-in-residence. (At least year's gala, Urschel squared off against chess champion Fabiano Caruana.).
NJ.com
... mathematician and an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens -- introduced Johnson's award alongside David Blaine, Liberty Science Center's magician-in-residence. (At least year's gala, Urschel squared off against chess champion Fabiano Caruana.).
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Anand helps Baden-Baden top Bundesliga - Times of India
Anand helps Baden-Baden top Bundesliga
Times of India
KOLKATA: Viswanathan Anand played his part in helping Baden-Baden seal the German Bundesliga title earlier this week. Sixteen teams battled against each other in a roundrobin format in one of the strongest chess leagues of the world. The 15 rounds ...
Times of India
KOLKATA: Viswanathan Anand played his part in helping Baden-Baden seal the German Bundesliga title earlier this week. Sixteen teams battled against each other in a roundrobin format in one of the strongest chess leagues of the world. The 15 rounds ...
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De foto van het jaar - NRC
NRC
De foto van het jaar
NRC
Silvio Danailov, de manager van oud-wereldkampioen Veselin Topalov, noemde het de foto van het jaar. Die foto was genomen tijdens het Vugar Gashimov Memorial in de Azerbaidzjaanse stad Shamkir, dat eind vorige week werd gewonnen door de Azeri ...
NRC
Silvio Danailov, de manager van oud-wereldkampioen Veselin Topalov, noemde het de foto van het jaar. Die foto was genomen tijdens het Vugar Gashimov Memorial in de Azerbaidzjaanse stad Shamkir, dat eind vorige week werd gewonnen door de Azeri ...
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Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier - Forbes Now
Making A Living In Chess Is Tough - But The Internet Is Making It Easier Forbes Now
Chess grandmasters talk about the tough road to making a living playing the game of Kings - and how the internet has been opening up opportunities.
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Bihar chess prodigy siblings await sponsors to fulfill grandmaster dream - Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Bihar chess prodigy siblings await sponsors to fulfill grandmaster dream
Hindustan Times
Kumar Gaurav and Saurav Anand both were awarded 'norm certificates' by former world chess champion and grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at the India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL) Wealth International Chess Championship-2017 in Mumbai.
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Hindustan Times
Kumar Gaurav and Saurav Anand both were awarded 'norm certificates' by former world chess champion and grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at the India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL) Wealth International Chess Championship-2017 in Mumbai.
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Carlsen At Milken Institute: 'I Don't Presume To Know Much At All' - Chess.com
Chess.com
Carlsen At Milken Institute: 'I Don't Presume To Know Much At All'
Chess.com
But also, there's no bullshit in his play. He doesn't care if he's playing me or any[one]. He goes about with his strategy and always poses me a great challenge. There are others like the Armenian player [Levon] Aronian, and the Indian [Viswanathan ...
Chess.com
But also, there's no bullshit in his play. He doesn't care if he's playing me or any[one]. He goes about with his strategy and always poses me a great challenge. There are others like the Armenian player [Levon] Aronian, and the Indian [Viswanathan ...
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Carlsen At Milken Institute: 'I Don't Presume To Know Much At All' - Chess.com
Chess.com
Carlsen At Milken Institute: 'I Don't Presume To Know Much At All'
Chess.com
"There's a U.S. player, Fabiano Caruana. He's very interesting to play. First of all, because he's so strong. But also, there's no bullshit in his play. He doesn't care if he's playing me or any[one]. He goes about with his strategy and always poses me ...
Chess.com
"There's a U.S. player, Fabiano Caruana. He's very interesting to play. First of all, because he's so strong. But also, there's no bullshit in his play. He doesn't care if he's playing me or any[one]. He goes about with his strategy and always poses me ...
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Nakamura Wins Convincingly In Speed Champs Opener - Chess.com
Chess.com
Nakamura Wins Convincingly In Speed Champs Opener
Chess.com
Somebody had to play GM Hikaru Nakamura, just like somebody got "stuck" with GM Magnus Carlsen. That would be GM Gadir Guseinov. Their shared history on Chess.com's live chess server didn't bode well, with Nakamura enjoying a 49-12 lead in ...
Chess.com
Somebody had to play GM Hikaru Nakamura, just like somebody got "stuck" with GM Magnus Carlsen. That would be GM Gadir Guseinov. Their shared history on Chess.com's live chess server didn't bode well, with Nakamura enjoying a 49-12 lead in ...
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A nine-year struggle to 'checkmate' as the Grandmaster - The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
A nine-year struggle to 'checkmate' as the Grandmaster
The New Indian Express
But Srinath had a pot of gold waiting for him; just hours after he achieved his final norm, Viswanathan Anand put out a tweet. 'Congrats Srinath Narayan. Welcome to the GM fold. Still remember you visiting us many years ago & I tried suggesting books!
The New Indian Express
But Srinath had a pot of gold waiting for him; just hours after he achieved his final norm, Viswanathan Anand put out a tweet. 'Congrats Srinath Narayan. Welcome to the GM fold. Still remember you visiting us many years ago & I tried suggesting books!
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Ruthless efficiency again - BusinessWorld Online Edition
Ruthless efficiency again
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... first 20 moves in a game (he prepared the openings for Vishy Anand in his world championship matches against Kramnik in 2010, Veselin Topalov in 2012, against Boris Gelfand in 2013, and vs Carlsen in 2014) and after that turn it over to Magnus Carlsen.
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... first 20 moves in a game (he prepared the openings for Vishy Anand in his world championship matches against Kramnik in 2010, Veselin Topalov in 2012, against Boris Gelfand in 2013, and vs Carlsen in 2014) and after that turn it over to Magnus Carlsen.
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GM So cops runner-up plum in Azerbaijan - The Manila Times
GM So cops runner-up plum in Azerbaijan
The Manila Times
2 spot with GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, who also earned five points each. But So took the second spot by virtue of higher tie break points of 22 against Topalov's 21.75 and Kramnik's 20.50. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ...
The Manila Times
2 spot with GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, who also earned five points each. But So took the second spot by virtue of higher tie break points of 22 against Topalov's 21.75 and Kramnik's 20.50. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ...
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Power play: A history of the world in the chessboard's 64 squares - Washington Times
Washington Times
Power play: A history of the world in the chessboard's 64 squares
Washington Times
As Russia has faded, the chess world has welcomed a new crop of superpowers from the east — with India producing a world chess champion in Viswanathan Anand and China dominating the women's game with a string of top female players. Whether the ...
Washington Times
As Russia has faded, the chess world has welcomed a new crop of superpowers from the east — with India producing a world chess champion in Viswanathan Anand and China dominating the women's game with a string of top female players. Whether the ...
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So takes third place - The Standard
So takes third place
The Standard
Kramnik inched closer to So with 2809.9, followed by Fabiano Caruana with 2807.3. In other games, Sergey Karjakin drew with Teimour Radjabov in 42 moves of a Queen's Gambit Declined to finished with a share of fifth to seventh positions with 4.5 points.
The Standard
Kramnik inched closer to So with 2809.9, followed by Fabiano Caruana with 2807.3. In other games, Sergey Karjakin drew with Teimour Radjabov in 42 moves of a Queen's Gambit Declined to finished with a share of fifth to seventh positions with 4.5 points.
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So takes third place - The Standard
So takes third place
The Standard
10 in the FIDE ratings, took the crown with 5.5 points after he drew with Veselin Topalov in 41 moves of a Queen's Gambit Declined. According to the official website, Vladimir Kramnik beat Pavel Eljanov in 63 moves of a Catalan Opening. Kramnik ...
The Standard
10 in the FIDE ratings, took the crown with 5.5 points after he drew with Veselin Topalov in 41 moves of a Queen's Gambit Declined. According to the official website, Vladimir Kramnik beat Pavel Eljanov in 63 moves of a Catalan Opening. Kramnik ...
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Anand wins his 10th Rapid title - Times of India
Anand wins his 10th Rapid title
Times of India
GERMANY, August 20: Viswanathan Anand lifted his 10th Grenkeleasing Rapid championship title after defeating Armenian Levon Aronian in a cautiously played final here. The Indian beat Aronian 2.5-1.5 to complete an unbeaten run en route to another ...
Google News Times of India
GERMANY, August 20: Viswanathan Anand lifted his 10th Grenkeleasing Rapid championship title after defeating Armenian Levon Aronian in a cautiously played final here. The Indian beat Aronian 2.5-1.5 to complete an unbeaten run en route to another ...
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So ends up tied for 2nd - Philippine Star
Philippine Star
So ends up tied for 2nd
Philippine Star
With Mamedyarov and Bulgarian Veselin Topalov agreeing to split the point in 41 moves of a Slav, So, the world No. 2, went all out for a win in a bid to force a tie for first and a playoff but failed to gain any headway as Harikrishna successfully ...
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Philippine Star
With Mamedyarov and Bulgarian Veselin Topalov agreeing to split the point in 41 moves of a Slav, So, the world No. 2, went all out for a win in a bid to force a tie for first and a playoff but failed to gain any headway as Harikrishna successfully ...
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Out of nothing at all - BusinessWorld Online Edition
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Out of nothing at all
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The hometown favorite GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial with a score of three wins, five draws and a loss for 5.5/9. Finishing in a triple tie for second place with 5.0/9 were Vladimir Kramnik, Wesley So and Veselin Topalov.
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Google News BusinessWorld Online Edition
The hometown favorite GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial with a score of three wins, five draws and a loss for 5.5/9. Finishing in a triple tie for second place with 5.0/9 were Vladimir Kramnik, Wesley So and Veselin Topalov.
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Out of nothing at all - BusinessWorld Online Edition
Out of nothing at all
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The hometown favorite GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial with a score of three wins, five draws and a loss for 5.5/9. Finishing in a triple tie for second place with 5.0/9 were Vladimir Kramnik, Wesley So and Veselin Topalov.
and more »
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The hometown favorite GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial with a score of three wins, five draws and a loss for 5.5/9. Finishing in a triple tie for second place with 5.0/9 were Vladimir Kramnik, Wesley So and Veselin Topalov.
and more »
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