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World rapid chess: Anand in joint-third place - Sportstarlive

Anand - Tue, 12/27/2016 - 9:57am

Sportstarlive

World rapid chess: Anand in joint-third place
Sportstarlive
Former champion Viswanathan Anand moved to the joint-third place at the end of the seventh round of the World rapid chess championship in Doha. Top-seed and World champion Magnus Carlsen was languishing in the 21st place with 4.5 points.

Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship - Armenpress.am

Nakamura - Mon, 12/26/2016 - 2:26am

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Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship
Armenpress.am
Participants of the event include world champion Magnus Carlsen, former champion Vishvanatan Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grishchuk and several other renown chess players. Overall 120 chess players will take part in ...
Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf TimesGulf Times
Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of IndiaTimes of India

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Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship - Armenpress.am

Nakamura - Mon, 12/26/2016 - 2:26am

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Armenia's Aronian and Melkumyan to take part in Doha Rapid & Blitz Championship
Armenpress.am
Participants of the event include world champion Magnus Carlsen, former champion Vishvanatan Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grishchuk and several other renown chess players. Overall 120 chess players will take part in ...
Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf TimesGulf Times
Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of IndiaTimes of India

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Viswanathan Anand's unwinding style: Astronomy, stars & galaxies! - Economic Times

Anand - Mon, 12/26/2016 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand's unwinding style: Astronomy, stars & galaxies!  Economic Times

When chess practice tires him out, 46-year-old Viswanathan Anand takes out his pair of binoculars to peer into the skies. Astronomy, for Anand, is a bolthole ...

Viswanathan Anand's unwinding style: Astronomy, stars & galaxies! - Economic Times

Anand - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 9:47pm

Viswanathan Anand's unwinding style: Astronomy, stars & galaxies!
Economic Times
When chess practice tires him out, 46-year-old Viswanathan Anand takes out his pair of binoculars to peer into the skies. Astronomy, for Anand, is a bolthole from the rigour of playing the game. “It takes your mind off from the game… you need to move ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:55pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional queen sacrifice. Though very entertaining, it did bring to mind how we define “brilliant,” as ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:55pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:55pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The talk of the London Chess Classic, besides Wesley So's great result, was the brilliant Fabiano Caruana v. Hikaru Nakamura game that featured a positional queen sacrifice. Though very entertaining, it did bring to mind how we define “brilliant,” as ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times

Topalov - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 2:08pm

Gulf Times

Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand
Gulf Times
The former No.1 ruled the world from 2007 to 2012 as the undisputed king, with his famous wins coming against Russian Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov in 2010 and Israel's Boris Gelfand two years later, all at the World Championships.

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Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Nakamura - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 2:05pm

Gulf Times

Carlsen, Anand to headline Rapid and Blitz Worlds - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
The Fide World Rapid and Blitz Championships should satisfy the appetite of chess lovers who have been craving for bigger events in Qatar after two successful.
Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of IndiaTimes of India

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I ... - Firstpost

Topalov - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 6:40am

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I ...
Firstpost
If the chess world had to decide one player who did exceedingly well in the year 2016, it definitely had to be the Filipino-American grandmaster Wesley So.
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Year in Review 2016: From Leicester City to Cleveland Cavaliers, a look at sport's biggest shocks - Firstpost

Topalov - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 6:12am

Firstpost

Year in Review 2016: From Leicester City to Cleveland Cavaliers, a look at sport's biggest shocks
Firstpost
He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and others. We got in touch with the genial Wesley So to talk about not only the London Chess ...

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Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone - Firstpost

Topalov - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 5:00am

Firstpost

Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone
Firstpost
The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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BBL 6: Full schedule, where and when to watch, live coverage on TV, online streaming - Firstpost

Topalov - Sun, 12/25/2016 - 1:09am

Firstpost

BBL 6: Full schedule, where and when to watch, live coverage on TV, online streaming
Firstpost
He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and others. We got in touch with the genial Wesley So to talk about not only the London Chess ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Are American Readers Ready For Saint Young Men Yet? - Bleeding Cool News

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 4:58pm

Are American Readers Ready For Saint Young Men Yet?
Bleeding Cool News
Saint Young Men is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. 95b. Its plot involves Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, who are living as roommates in an apartment in Tokyo.

Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 12:56pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Caruana - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 12:56pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won the London Chess Classic by a half point over Fabiano Caruana, winning $75,000 and adding 13 ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial riseInquirer.net

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Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of India - Times of India

Anand - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 10:29am

Times of India

Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of India
Times of India
Viswanathan Anand will look to end the year on a high as he prepares for the World Rapid and Blitz Championships, which will be held in Doha from Monday.
Viswanathan Anand eyes strong 2017 after steady showing in 2016 ...Hindustan Times

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Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high - Times of India

Nakamura - Sat, 12/24/2016 - 10:29am

Viswanathan Anand looks to end year on a high
Times of India
The top-seeded Norwegian (2853) will face challenge not only from Anand, but France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2811), Armenia's Levon Aronian (2795) and USA's Hikaru Nakamura (2779) are all expected to give him a run for the money in the rapid event.

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