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Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites - Sun.Star

Caruana - Thu, 01/26/2017 - 9:28am

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites
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The top 10 players are Fabiano Caruana - 2827 [USA], Maxime Vachier-Lagrave- 2796 (France), Hikaru Nakamura - 2785 (USA), Vassily Ivanchuk - 2752 (Ukraine), Michael Adams - 2751 (England), Peter Svidler - 2748 (Russia), Veselin Topalov - 2739 ...

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites - Sun.Star

Nakamura - Thu, 01/26/2017 - 9:28am

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites
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The top 10 players are Fabiano Caruana - 2827 [USA], Maxime Vachier-Lagrave- 2796 (France), Hikaru Nakamura - 2785 (USA), Vassily Ivanchuk - 2752 (Ukraine), Michael Adams - 2751 (England), Peter Svidler - 2748 (Russia), Veselin Topalov - 2739 ...

Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games - Rappler

Anand - Thu, 01/26/2017 - 1:38am

Rappler

Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games
Rappler
So, after enduring tough positions against Bashkaran Adhiban and Eljanov, played strongly to defeat Radoslav Wojtasek, a former second of ex-world champion Viswanathan Anand. So is seeing things clearly, as chessplayers like to say. He won the ...

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Adam's journey of conquest: from trouble-torn ukraine to chennai open - The New Indian Express

Anand - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 6:09pm

The New Indian Express

Adam's journey of conquest: from trouble-torn ukraine to chennai open
The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand is the reason as to why the youngsters are good at defending” rahulravi@newindianexpress.com. Final placings: 1) Adam Tukhaev (UKR, 8.5 pts), 2-5) Alberto David (ITA), Attila Czebe (HUN), Vadim Malakhatko (BEL), S Nitin (all 8.0 pts), ...

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Chess maestro with all the right moves up his sleeve - The New Indian Express

Anand - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 4:43pm

The New Indian Express

Chess maestro with all the right moves up his sleeve
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: I van Popov, Vladimir Belous and Aravindh Chithambaram — That's quite an illustrious list. And soon, S Nitin will be hoping to join that group at the 9th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2017 for the Sakthi Group Dr N ...

So clings to lead; Carlsen gains - Inquirer.net

Caruana - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 10:01am

Inquirer.net

So clings to lead; Carlsen gains
Inquirer.net
... (4.5) is pitted against lowly countryman Van Wely (1.5). As a result of his fourth straight draw after a three-win run, So's live rating fell to 2815.9, still good for No. 3 in the world behind Carlsen and absentee Fabiano Caruana, also of the US ...

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Wesley So is Player of the Year - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Anand - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:47am

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The world's leading chess Web site ChessBase has declared GM Wesley So as the Player of the Year 2016.” There were a total of 10 nominees -- aside from Wesley the other strong candidates are: ...

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Wesley So is Player of the Year - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Caruana - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:47am

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Fabiano Caruana (USA). Second highest-rated player in the world behind Magnus. Won the US Championship ahead of Wesley and Nakamura, played successfully for the USA in the Baku Olympiad and won the strong Isle of Man Open together with Pavel ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Nakamura - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:47am

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to the top place in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour ahead of chess legends Anand, Kramnik, Topalov and other elite players like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, etc.

Why Giving A Bharat Ratna To Viswanathan Anand Would Be A Winning Move For PM Modi - Huffington Post India

Anand - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 7:09am

Huffington Post India

Why Giving A Bharat Ratna To Viswanathan Anand Would Be A Winning Move For PM Modi
Huffington Post India
The clamour to award the Bharat Ratna, India's highest honour, to chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand began in 2012, when the Madras Tiger triumphed at the World Championships for the fifth time, an unprecedented feat. The then Chief Minister of Tamil ...

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Why Giving A Bharat Ratna To Viswanathan Anand Would Be A Winning Move For PM Modi - Huffington Post India

Anand - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 7:09am

Huffington Post India

Why Giving A Bharat Ratna To Viswanathan Anand Would Be A Winning Move For PM Modi
Huffington Post India
The clamour to award the Bharat Ratna, India's highest honour, to chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand began in 2012, when the Madras Tiger triumphed at the World Championships for the fifth time, an unprecedented feat. The then Chief Minister of Tamil ...

Chess World No. 2, Fabiano Caruana, is top seed at Tradewise - Gibraltar Chronicle

Caruana - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 12:03am

Chess World No. 2, Fabiano Caruana, is top seed at Tradewise
Gibraltar Chronicle
Chess Grand Master Fabiano Caruana is looking forward to playing in “one of the strongest open tournaments in history” as the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival opens this week. Caruana is the current US champion and world No 2 and is the top-rated ...

So keeps lead despite second straight draw - Inquirer.net

Caruana - Sun, 01/22/2017 - 1:49pm

Inquirer.net

So keeps lead despite second straight draw
Inquirer.net
3 behind Carsen and fellow US stalwart Fabiano Caruana, an absentee in the tournament with an average rating of 2751. The second-seeded So, board 3 gold medalist in the Baku Chess Olympiad and overall winner of the 2016 Chess Tour, is battling ...

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"We will change AR Rahman and Viswanathan Anand" - PETA - IndiaGlitz.com

Anand - Sun, 01/22/2017 - 12:47am

IndiaGlitz.com

"We will change AR Rahman and Viswanathan Anand" - PETA
IndiaGlitz.com
The latest is PETA spokesperson V. Manilal who has stated that music maestro A. R. Rahman and chess wizard Viswanathan Anand are wrongly supporting Jallikattu and he and his organization are planning to meet the legends and change their views about ...

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So settles for draw but keeps Tata Steel lead - Inquirer.net

Caruana - Sat, 01/21/2017 - 6:12pm

Inquirer.net

So settles for draw but keeps Tata Steel lead
Inquirer.net
3 world ranking behind Carlsen (2843.4) and fellow US stalwart Fabiano Caruana (2827). Packed in a logjam at 3.5 points were Aronian, Dutch Anish Giri, who trounced Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Chinese Wei Yi, who downed Hungarian Richard ...

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Faces of the News - Inquirer.net

Caruana - Sat, 01/21/2017 - 10:50am

Inquirer.net

Faces of the News
Inquirer.net
Wesley watched his ELO rating rise to a personal best of 2819.4, the seventh-highest rating in history. Not only that, he has now climbed the rankings to be the No. 3 in the world, behind Magnus Carlsen (2843.4) and fellow US stalwart Fabiano Caruana ...

"We will change AR Rahman and Viswanathan Anand" - PETA - IndiaGlitz.com

Anand - Sat, 01/21/2017 - 4:08am

IndiaGlitz.com

"We will change AR Rahman and Viswanathan Anand" - PETA
IndiaGlitz.com
The latest is PETA spokesperson V. Manilal who has stated that music maestro A. R. Rahman and chess wizard Viswanathan Anand are wrongly supporting Jallikattu and he and his organization are planning to meet the legends and change their views about ...

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Jallikattu row: Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu extends support for the sport - India.com

Anand - Fri, 01/20/2017 - 12:55pm

India.com

Jallikattu row: Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu extends support for the sport
India.com
A string of celebrities including Rajinikanth, A R Rahman, Kamal Hassan, Telugu film star K Pawan Kalyan, chess wizard Viswanathan Anand to name a few, have already expressed their support for the sport. Tamil Nadu is witnessing massive protests over ...
Telugu Actors Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan And Rana Daggubati Extend Support For JallikattuNews18

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Is jallikattu really about heritage and pride? Not everyone thinks so - ABP Live

Anand - Fri, 01/20/2017 - 5:39am

ABP Live

Is jallikattu really about heritage and pride? Not everyone thinks so
ABP Live
No list of the best-behaved boys will be complete in India if it does not feature Viswanathan Anand (L), A.R. Rahman (M) and Ravichandran Ashwin (R). Photos: AFP. CHENNAI: CHENNAI: Pro Jallikattu protests at Marina beach, the epicenter of the state ...

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