2016 Champions Showdown

So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times Online
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So agreed to a draw with GM Hikaru Nakamura in the eighth round to remain on top in the 2017 US Chess Championship ...
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard
Wesley draws, shares US leadManila Bulletin

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GM Shahriyar Mammadyarov says he will struggle for top place in Shamkir Chess 2017
AzerNews
Breathing easily is not possible in the tournament where world champion Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and Sergey Karjakin, who was nominated as the world champion are competing,” he noted. The GM also thanked the Organizing Committee and ...

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GM Shahriyar Mammadyarov says he will struggle for top place in Shamkir Chess 2017
AzerNews
Breathing easily is not possible in the tournament where world champion Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and Sergey Karjakin, who was nominated as the world champion are competing,” he noted. The GM also thanked the Organizing Committee and ...
Shahriyar Mammadyarov: “I'm always going to Shamkir with great enthusiasm”AZERTAC News

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Chess: Wesley So shares top spot in US Championship after another draw
ABS-CBN News
Wesley So drew Round 8 of the US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday, to keep his spot atop the 12-man field. So, a Filipino former juniors champion who now lives in the US, halved the point with Hikaru Nakamura for his 4th draw in a ...

So plays Nakamura to draw, keeps share of lead
Philippine Star
1 with Akobian, who supplanted Yaroslav Zherebukh from the top with a snappy 28-move win of a French showdown. The loss sent Zerebukh into a four-way logjam at No. 3 with Nakamura, defending champion Fabiano Caruana and Alexander Onischuk with ...

So plays Nakamura to draw, keeps share of lead
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So battled four-time champion Hikaru Nakamura to a 30-move draw of a Bogo-Indian duel to remain on top with new co-leader Varuzhan Akobian after eight rounds of the US Chess Championships in St. Louis, Missouri Friday.
So Remains on TopManila Bulletin
So keeps lead despite another drawThe Manila Times
So still leads US Open after draw | Inquirer SportsInquirer.net

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Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader
Chess.com
Despite telling the man he vanquished a day earlier, GM Fabiano Caruana, that he just wanted to play 1. e4 and make a draw, instead he went down convincingly. GM Varuzhan Akobian, an inveterate French player, won as Black and is the newest co-leader ...
So notches another draw, keeps leadThe Manila Times

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Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader
Chess.com
So couldn't create any distance with the field despite Zherebukh losing, as the top seed played an equal game with GM Hikaru Nakamura. The four-time champion has unnaturally drawn seven straight after an opening-round win. Comparatively, in his last ...
So notches another draw, keeps leadThe Manila Times

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Why a Federer is forever
The Hindu
Father Time has left nobody untouched. Not Sachin Tendulkar, not Leander Paes, not Viswanathan Anand. The mind wants to continue, but the body doesn't follow. When the body shows signs of pulling itself together, the mind is all over the place.

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Why a Federer is forever
The Hindu
Father Time has left nobody untouched. Not Sachin Tendulkar, not Leander Paes, not Viswanathan Anand. The mind wants to continue, but the body doesn't follow. When the body shows signs of pulling itself together, the mind is all over the place.

So shares lead, draws with Robson
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Wesley So halved the point with Ray Robson in 54 moves of a King's Indian Attack then watched Yaroslav Zerebukh stun defending champion Fabiano Caruana to drop to a share of the lead after seven rounds of the US Chess ...
So keeps lead despite another drawThe Manila Times
So still leads US Open after draw | Inquirer SportsInquirer.net
Costly draw for WesleyTempo
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So shares lead, draws with Robson
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Wesley So halved the point with Ray Robson in 54 moves of a King's Indian Attack then watched Yaroslav Zerebukh stun defending champion Fabiano Caruana to drop to a share of the lead after seven rounds of the US Chess ...
Zherebukh, So share US championships leadInquirer.net
So keeps lead despite another drawThe Manila Times
Ukranian Zherebukh ties So at the topThe Standard
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Zherebukh, So share US championships lead
Inquirer.net
Another draw proved costly for top seed Wesley So Wednesday as Yaroslav Zherebukh caught him atop the 2017 US Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. Zherebukh, ranked 11 in the 12-man field, stunned second-ranked Fabiano Caruana in the seventh ...
So keeps lead despite another drawThe Manila Times
Wesley So draws with Varuzhan Akobian to keep US championship ...Sports Interactive Network Philippines

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GM So ligtas sa upset - Abante News Online
Abante Online
Naiwasan ni Super Grandmaster Wesley So ang upset axe ni GM Varuzhan Akobian matapos ang 45-move draw sa round six ng US Chess Championships sa ...
GM So 'di matinag - Abante ToniteAbante-Tonite

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GM So ligtas sa upset
Abante Online
... sa second spot sa pangunguna ni defending champion Fabiano Caruana na kinaldag si former US champion Gata Kamsky. May 3.5 points si Caruana kasalo sina Daniel Naroditsky, Akobian, Yaroslav Zherebukh at four-time title-holder Hikaru Nakamura.
GM So 'di matinagAbante-Tonite

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So still leads US Open after draw
Inquirer.net
The Cavite-born So raised his total to 4.0 points, half a point ahead of Akobian, Daniel Naroditsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Yaroslav Zherebukh in the 11-round all-Grandmaster tournament. Caruana trounced Gata Kamsky to catch up with ...
So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiffPhilippine Star
Wesley keeps solo lead in US Chess meetThe Manila Times
Wesley So draws with Varuzhan Akobian to keep US championship lead, extend unbeaten run to 62Sports Interactive Network Philippines

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So still leads US Open after draw
Inquirer.net
The Cavite-born So raised his total to 4.0 points, half a point ahead of Akobian, Daniel Naroditsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Yaroslav Zherebukh in the 11-round all-Grandmaster tournament. Caruana trounced Gata Kamsky to catch up with ...
So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiffPhilippine Star
Wesley keeps solo lead in US Chess meetThe Manila Times

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So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiff
Philippine Star
So's great escape kept him on top with four points, half a point ahead of five others headed by defending champion Fabiano Caruana, who downed Gata Kamsky, and four-time title-holder Hikaru Nakamura, who halved the point with Alexander Shabalov.

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So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiff
Philippine Star
So's great escape kept him on top with four points, half a point ahead of five others headed by defending champion Fabiano Caruana, who downed Gata Kamsky, and four-time title-holder Hikaru Nakamura, who halved the point with Alexander Shabalov.

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Caruana Breaks Through As So Nearly Falters
Chess.com
GM Fabiano Caruana didn't have to labor as much as the leader, and was walking around a good bit today. GM Hikaru Nakamura got quite a scare against the struggling GM Alex Shabalov, but escaped to remain in that large second-place group. So won ...