2016 Champions Showdown

ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata's Sameehg Doutie wants good show in semifinal first leg - Firstpost

Topalov - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 10:07pm

Firstpost

ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata's Sameehg Doutie wants good show in semifinal first leg
Firstpost
Fabiano Caruana played a roller coaster game against Veselin Topalov. Both players made a lot of mistakes but when it was required the young American found all the right moves and won this topsy-turvy battle. The other two games of the day between ...

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ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata's Sameehg Doutie wants good show in ... - Firstpost

Caruana - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 10:07pm

Firstpost

ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata's Sameehg Doutie wants good show in ...
Firstpost
Being the first team to make the semi-finals in all the three editions, former champions Atletico de Kolkata know a thing or two about achieving success in the ...

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ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata's Sameehg Doutie wants good show in ... - Firstpost

Nakamura - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 10:07pm

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ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata's Sameehg Doutie wants good show in ...
Firstpost
Being the first team to make the semi-finals in all the three editions, former champions Atletico de Kolkata know a thing or two about achieving success in the ...

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Time pressure now threatens classic chess - Trinidad Guardian

Caruana - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 10:02pm

Trinidad Guardian

Time pressure now threatens classic chess
Trinidad Guardian
Carlsen remains the top player in the world, 17 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana, while Karjakin rose to sixth. The two combatants will share a prize of US $1.1 million, the winner getting 60 per cent. According to the organisers, about six million ...
Magnus Carlsen: A mix of the marathon and the sprint! - SportstarliveSportstarlive

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Time pressure now threatens classic chess - Trinidad Guardian

Caruana - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 10:02pm

Trinidad Guardian

Time pressure now threatens classic chess
Trinidad Guardian
Carlsen remains the top player in the world, 17 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana, while Karjakin rose to sixth. The two combatants will share a prize of US $1.1 million, the winner getting 60 per cent. According to the organisers, about six million ...
Magnus Carlsen: A mix of the marathon and the sprint!Sportstarlive

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Magnus Carlsen: A mix of the marathon and the sprint! - Sportstarlive

Caruana - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 4:08am

Sportstarlive

Magnus Carlsen: A mix of the marathon and the sprint!
Sportstarlive
At present, the champion's closest challenger is Fabiano Caruana, who represents America after shifting base from Italy. By the time the next Candidates tournament comes up, Hikaru Nakamura, also from the US, and Levon Aronian from Armenia could also ...

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Magnus Carlsen: A mix of the marathon and the sprint! - Sportstarlive

Nakamura - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 4:08am

Sportstarlive

Magnus Carlsen: A mix of the marathon and the sprint!
Sportstarlive
Carlsen's next world title defence will be two years from now. At present, the champion's closest challenger is Fabiano Caruana, who represents America after shifting base from Italy. By the time the next Candidates tournament comes up, Hikaru Nakamura ...

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Ken Regan '81: Double Check - Princeton Alumni Weekly

Topalov - Wed, 12/07/2016 - 2:00am
Ken Regan '81: Double Check  Princeton Alumni Weekly

Bluetooth devices hidden in ball caps or headphones. Surreptitious hand signals. Consultation using gadgets like the Apple iWatch and Google Glass or with ...

Virender Sehwag, Viswanathan Anand condole Jayalalithaa death - India Today

Anand - Tue, 12/06/2016 - 1:52am

India Today

Virender Sehwag, Viswanathan Anand condole Jayalalithaa death
India Today
Viswanathan Anand, Virender Sehwag and a host of other sporting icons took to Twitter to pay their tributes. IndiaToday.in | Posted by Jepher Christopher Nickels. desk-itgd@intoday.com. December 6, 2016 | UPDATED 13:16 IST. A +A -. Jayalalithaa died ...
Jayalalithaa dies: Tamil Nadu sports fraternity loses its biggest promoter, well-wisherTimes of India
RIP Jayalalithaa: Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Azharuddin condole Jayalalithaa deathIndia.com
Jayalalithaa death rumours: Celebrities request people not to spread speculationsInternational Business Times, India Edition
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Premier League: Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez punishes former club Hull City - Firstpost

Topalov - Tue, 12/06/2016 - 12:15am

Firstpost

Premier League: Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez punishes former club Hull City
Firstpost
In the other games of the day, Vladimir Kramnik beat his arch rival Veselin Topalov from the white side of a fianchetto Grunfeld. Since their World Championship match in 2006, Kramnik and Topalov have ceased to shake hands before and after the game.

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Premier League: Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez punishes former club Hull City - Firstpost

Caruana - Tue, 12/06/2016 - 12:15am

Firstpost

Premier League: Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez punishes former club Hull City
Firstpost
Standing L-R: Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vishwanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Wesley So. (picture by Lennart Ootes). Anand was up against the young and talented 24-year-old Caruana. Ever since Caruana ...

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Premier League: Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez punishes former club Hull City - Firstpost

Nakamura - Tue, 12/06/2016 - 12:15am

Firstpost

Premier League: Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez punishes former club Hull City
Firstpost
The ten participants of London Chess Classic: Seated L-R: Vladimir Kramik, Hikaru Nakamura, Michael Adams. Standing L-R: Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vishwanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Wesley So. (picture ...

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Jayalalithaa death: Vishwanathan Anand leads tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister - The Indian Express

Anand - Mon, 12/05/2016 - 11:01pm

The Indian Express

Jayalalithaa death: Vishwanathan Anand leads tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) 6 December 2016 · #Ripamma to sportspersons was remarkable.In 2012 we were invited to meet her.We had arrived early & shown the waiting room . On (2/3). — Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) 6 December ...

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Mikhail's tale and the Queen's trail - Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today

Nakamura - Mon, 12/05/2016 - 6:59am

Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today

Mikhail's tale and the Queen's trail
Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today
... draws to an end The Grand Chess Tour, and the pairings including Michael Adams who plays Levon Aronian in round one, will feature what may be the game of the tournament to decide the whole, with Hikaru Nakamura as white taking on Wesley So, black ...

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FIDE president thanks Grandmaster Karjakin for decent game at World Chess Championship - TASS

Anand - Mon, 12/05/2016 - 5:06am

Slate Magazine

FIDE president thanks Grandmaster Karjakin for decent game at World Chess Championship
TASS
... Israel's Boris Gelfand was defeated by India's Viswanathan Anand. Carlsen, who also celebrated his 26th birthday on November 30, became the 16th World Chess Champion after beating Viswanathan Anand in 2013 and defeated the title twice since then.
Scott Cochran: Let your people excel at what they're good atBlueRidgeNow.com
Magnus Carlsen's dramatic fightback from 'certain' defeat cements his legendGulf Times
Carlsen retains title in birthday present to himselfStabroek News
The New Indian Express -Huffington Post
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FIDE president thanks Grandmaster Karjakin for decent game at World Chess Championship - TASS

Topalov - Mon, 12/05/2016 - 5:06am

Slate Magazine

FIDE president thanks Grandmaster Karjakin for decent game at World Chess Championship
TASS
November 30 tie-breaker in New York was the third in the history of chess championships. The first one was in 2006, when Russia's Vladimir Kramnik beat Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and the second one was in 2012, when Israel's Boris Gelfand was defeated ...
Computer-era chess players: Supercomputers sans emotionsHindustan Times

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Timur Gareyev breaks blindfold record - Chessbase News

Champions Showdown - Mon, 12/05/2016 - 2:00am
Timur Gareyev breaks blindfold record  Chessbase News

On December 3, at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas Timur Gareyev made an attempt to break the world record in blindfold simultaneous play. Without ...

Suspicious item creates delays at Newark Airport - NJ.com

Nakamura - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 12:56pm

Suspicious item creates delays at Newark Airport
NJ.com
Hikaru Nakamura, a professional chess player at the airport, said on Twitter there was a large Transportation Security Administration and police presence. Another passenger, Bruce Wilkinson, said the lines for security check stretched to the curb while ...

One Last Dispatch From The Land Of Chess Kings And Billionaires - FiveThirtyEight

Caruana - Fri, 12/02/2016 - 4:19pm

Hindustan Times

One Last Dispatch From The Land Of Chess Kings And Billionaires
FiveThirtyEight
Left: Neil deGrasse Tyson, a celebrated astrophysicist, and Fabiano Caruana, the No. 2 ranked chess player in the world, chatted about baseball. Right: Peter Thiel showed up for the decisive tiebreaker round and had a grandmaster at his side to explain ...
Magnus Carlsen retains title despite Sergey Karjakin's stubborn resistanceThe Guardian
Magnus Carlsen clinches third consecutive World Chess Championship: Here's how he did itFirstpost
Magnus Carlsen Wins Chess Championship With SpeedNew York Magazine
Huffington Post
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Magnus Carlsen retains title despite Sergey Karjakin's stubborn resistance - The Guardian

Caruana - Fri, 12/02/2016 - 12:09pm

The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen retains title despite Sergey Karjakin's stubborn resistance
The Guardian
At present Fabiano Caruana, the US champion and world No2, is the favourite to qualify and other elite grandmasters from the US, France and the Netherlands are also serious contenders, along with Karjakin and the ex-champion Vlad Kramnik from Russia.
Magnus Carlsen clinches third consecutive World Chess Championship: Here's how he did itFirstpost
In a Marathon of Tiebreakers, Magnus Carlsen Wins World Chess ChampionshipNew York Magazine
Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Successfully Defends His Title In Thrilling FinaleHuffington Post

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