2016 Champions Showdown

GM Wesley So captures first US chess championship in tense playoff
Washington Times
Coming up short on the men's side were defending champion GM Fabiano Caruana and four-time former champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, both of whom were expected to contend with So for the title. Round 9 proved fatal to both players's chances, ...
So overwhelming | Sports, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.comPhilippine Star
So keeps share of leadInquirer.net
So nears US chess crownThe Standard
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SGM So. GM Naroditsky tabla
Abante Online
Nauwi sa draw ang laban ni World's No. 2 player super grandmaster Wesley So kay GM Daniel Naroditsky sa 11th at final round ng US Chess Championship sa St. Louis, Missouri kahapon. Nakalikom si 23-year-old So ng pitong puntos, kasalo niya sa top ...
GM So 'di matinag - Abante ToniteAbante-Tonite

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SGM So. GM Naroditsky tabla
Abante Online
Nauwi sa draw ang laban ni World's No. 2 player super grandmaster Wesley So kay GM Daniel Naroditsky sa 11th at final round ng US Chess Championship sa St. Louis, Missouri kahapon. Nakalikom si 23-year-old So ng pitong puntos, kasalo niya sa top ...
GM So 'di matinag - Abante ToniteAbante-Tonite

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Viswanathan Anand faces tough challenge in Zurich
Times of India
Field: GM Vladimir Kramnik (Rus), Elo 2811; GM Viswanathan Anand (Ind) Elo 2786; GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA) Elo 2793; GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus) Elo 2751; GM Peter Svidler (Rus) Elo 2747; GM Boris Gelfand (Isr) Elo 2724; GM Grigoryi Oparin (Rus) ...

Viswanathan Anand faces tough challenge in Zurich
Times of India
Field: GM Vladimir Kramnik (Rus), Elo 2811; GM Viswanathan Anand (Ind) Elo 2786; GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA) Elo 2793; GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus) Elo 2751; GM Peter Svidler (Rus) Elo 2747; GM Boris Gelfand (Isr) Elo 2724; GM Grigoryi Oparin (Rus) ...

Interview: "Doubting yourself is the worst situation to be in," says India's record goalscorer Sunil Chhetri
Sportskeeda
As kids one day they want to be a Leander Paes, tomorrow Tendulkar, then they want to be Viswanathan Anand. I did the same. I was always encouraged. Studies, discipline and to be a nice kid was compulsory. You don't have to come first but you have to ...

Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To Playoff
Chess.com
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Fabiano Caruana , winners of the last two titles, handled their parts of the bargain, but So's early draw dispelled any chance of them adding another. Before Narodtisky leaves, he has to hit the books, which he cited as ...

Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To Playoff
Chess.com
From left, GM Varuzhan Akobian, GM Hikaru Nakamura, IM John Donaldson, GM Alex Onischuk, GM Gata Kamsky (at the 2008 Olympiad, not the 2017 U.S. Championship!). Alas, that was not to be, at least not yet. Despite a more deliberate effort, against ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
After seven rounds at the US Championships at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the standings become even murkier. Fabiano Caruana had a rare loss, to US newcomer and St. Louis University student Zherebukh Yaroslav, which pushed ...

So overwhelming
Philippine Star
So trounced teenager Jeffrey Xiong, clinching the victory with a daring Queen sacrifice, while Akobian banked on a time-pressure blunder to beat top-seeded Fabiano Caruana. Veteran Alexander Onischuk outplayed third-seeded Hikaru Nakamura to take ...
So keeps share of leadInquirer.net
Wesley So stays on topManila Bulletin

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So keeps share of lead
Inquirer.net
Top seed Wesley So subdued rising star Jeffery Xiong in the ninth round Friday and kept his share of the lead in the 2017 US Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. His third win against six draws gave the Cavite-born 6.0 points, the same total posted by ...
Wesley So stays on topManila Bulletin

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The US championships are ongoing at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, and after six rounds, Wesley So is in first place, but right behind him ...
So keeps share of lead | Inquirer SportsInquirer.net
Wesley So stays on topManila Bulletin

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US championships are ongoing at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, and after six rounds, Wesley So is in first place, but right behind him are Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Stanford student Daniel Naroditsky, and Varuzhan ...

Minnetonka chess player shares lead at U.S. Chess Championship ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Grandmaster Wesley So, who has an unbeaten streak of 65 games, won a stunner on Friday. By Dennis J. McGrath Star Tribune. April 10, 2017 — 10:40am.
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard
Wesley draws, shares US leadManila Bulletin

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World No2 Wesley So shares lead after inspired victory at US ...
The Guardian
The 23-year-old is in joint first place after a brilliantly imaginative 31-move attacking victory in the game of the tournament so far against 16-year-old Jeffery ...
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Wesley draws, shares US leadManila Bulletin
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard

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World No2 Wesley So shares lead after inspired victory at US championship
The Guardian
The title holder and world No3 Fabiano Caruana suffered a shock defeat in Wednesday's seventh round from Yaroslav Zherebukh, a 23-year-old former Ukrainian who only got into the event as a wildcard. Caruana won in round eight, but then had a total ...
Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.comChess.com
Minnetonka chess player shares lead at US Chess ChampionshipMinneapolis Star Tribune
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Manila Bulletin -The Standard
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GM So 'di matinag - Abante Tonite
Abante-Tonite
Nakipaghatian ng puntos si Super Grandmaster Wesley So sa rounds 7 at 8 para manatili sa unahan ng US Chess Championships sa St. Louis, Missouri.
GM So ligtas sa upset - Abante News OnlineAbante Online

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GM So 'di matinag - Abante Tonite
Abante-Tonite
Nakipaghatian ng puntos si Super Grandmaster Wesley So sa rounds 7 at 8 para manatili sa unahan ng US Chess Championships sa St. Louis, Missouri.
GM So ligtas sa upset - Abante News OnlineAbante Online

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Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila Standard
The Standard
WESLEY So blitzed his way to his sixth draw in eight games in the eighth round of the 2017 United States Chess Championship. So is still in the lead, but he no ...

Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila Standard
The Standard
WESLEY So blitzed his way to his sixth draw in eight games in the eighth round of the 2017 United States Chess Championship. So is still in the lead, but he no ...