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Anand to open account against Wesley So in Chess India - Daijiworld.com

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 8:52pm

Daijiworld.com

Anand to open account against Wesley So in Chess India
Daijiworld.com
Armenian GM and world number six Levon Aronian; USA's GM Wesley So who is world number 9; Japanese-American GM and four-time United States champion Hikaru Nakamura who is world number 14 and Russian GM Sergey Karjakin (world number 15) ...

Fabiano Caruana is poised to do what no American has done since Bobby Fischer - Norman Transcript

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:38pm

Norman Transcript

Fabiano Caruana is poised to do what no American has done since Bobby Fischer
Norman Transcript
Top 10 player and four-time U.S. champion player Hikaru Nakamura was also home-schooled by his mother and Sri Lankan stepfather, Sunil Weeramantry. In the preeminent experiment of chess, Laszlo Polgar – a Hungarian chess teacher and author of ...
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Viswanathan Anand takes on Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess India - Hindustan Times

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 10:09am

Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand takes on Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess India
Hindustan Times
Armenian GM and world number six Levon Aronian, American world no 9 Wesley So, Japanese-American GM and four-time United States champion Hikaru Nakamura (world number 14) and Russian GM Sergey Karjakin (world number 15) also feature in the ...

Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Harikrishna - The Hindu

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 10:03am

The Hindu

Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Harikrishna
The Hindu
Among the favourites, Hikaru Nakamura is the man to beat. Ranked second in the rapid format and third in blitz, the 30-year-old will be looking to add another title in the shorter format after successes in Paris and St. Louis, both part of the elite ...
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Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Hari - Sportstarlive

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 9:59am

Sportstarlive

Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Hari
Sportstarlive
Among the favourites, Hikaru Nakamura is the man to beat. Ranked second in the rapid format and third in blitz, the 30-year-old will be looking to add another title in the shorter format after successes in Paris and St. Louis, both part of the elite ...

Viswanathan Anand to face Grand Master Wesley So in opening round of Tata Steel Chess - Scroll.in

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 9:45am

The Hindu

Viswanathan Anand to face Grand Master Wesley So in opening round of Tata Steel Chess
Scroll.in
Armenian GM and world number six Levon Aronian, American world no 9 Wesley So, Japanese-American GM and four-time United States champion Hikaru Nakamura (world number 14) and Russian GM Sergey Karjakin (world number 15) also feature in the ...
Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, HarikrishnaThe Hindu
Anand to open account against Wesley So in Chess IndiaIANS

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Anand takes on Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess India - Sportskeeda

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 9:28am

Anand takes on Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess India
Sportskeeda
Armenian GM and world number six Levon Aronian, American world no 9 Wesley So, Japanese-American GM and four-time United States champion Hikaru Nakamura (world number 14) and Russian GM Sergey Karjakin (world number 15) also feature in the ...

Viswanathan Anand take on USA's Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess Tournament - United News of India

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 8:15am

Viswanathan Anand take on USA's Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess Tournament
United News of India
under FIDE ( International Chess Federation) and All India Chess Federation and Bengal Chess Association. Besides five times world champion Viswanathan Anand and world No 10. Wesley So, the competitors are Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Levon Aronian ...

Tata Steel Rapid chess tournament — Who's Who? - The Hindu

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 6:48am

The Hindu

Tata Steel Rapid chess tournament — Who's Who?
The Hindu
Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2844, Age: 30): With world rankings of second in rapid and third in blitz, he is the man to beat this week. In August, his triumph in the St. Louis rapid and blitz event is an indication of recent form in the format, he loves ...

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Tata Steel Chess India: An elite field of participants - Sportstarlive

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 5:51am

Sportstarlive

Tata Steel Chess India: An elite field of participants
Sportstarlive
Tata Steel Chess India, a rapid and blitz tourney, is set to commence on November 9 in Kolkata. Here is a brief look at the 11 participants — thumbnail sketches (as per rapid ratings). Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2844, Age: 30): With world rankings of ...

The American Grandmaster Who Could Become World Champion - FiveThirtyEight

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 5:01am

FiveThirtyEight

The American Grandmaster Who Could Become World Champion
FiveThirtyEight
But another quick search of the archives turns up dozens of other names that have also had their chess picture in the paper, and have also been teased by the press as The Next Bobby Fischer: Josh Waitzkin, Carissa Yip, Hikaru Nakamura, Eric Hicks ...
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Anand takes on Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess India - Daily Excelsior

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:00am
Anand takes on Wesley So in Tata Steel Chess India  Daily Excelsior

Kolkata, Nov 8: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will begin his campaign against Filipino-American Wesley So in the star-studded Tata Steel.

Tata Steel Chess India: An elite field of participants - Sportstarlive

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:00am
Tata Steel Chess India: An elite field of participants  Sportstarlive

Tata Steel Chess India, a rapid and blitz tourney, is set to commence on November 9 in Kolkata. Here is a brief look at the 11 participants — thumbnail sketches ...

Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Harikrishna - The Hindu

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura starts favourite; long-awaited home coming for Anand, Harikrishna  The Hindu

“Suddenly, there is too much chess happening” noted Viswanathan Anand soon after he checked out his phone for the live games, involving D. Harika in the ...

The American Grandmaster Who Could Become World Champion - FiveThirtyEight

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:00am
The American Grandmaster Who Could Become World Champion  FiveThirtyEight

If you ask the people who know Fabiano Caruana what Fabiano Caruana is like, they will tell you that Fabiano Caruana is, you know, just a normal guy. He likes ...

Play together, stay together - Chessbase News

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:00am
Play together, stay together  Chessbase News

Such a strong open with such a unique final result (husband and wife winning, with the main prize decided on Armageddon) deserves a second look. Radoslaw ...

Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field - The New Indian Express

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field  The New Indian Express

Other than Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi, Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Nihal Sarin will take part in the nine-round rapid event.

Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field - The New Indian Express

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 6:47pm

The New Indian Express

Viswanathan Anand spearheads Indian challenge in star-studded field
The New Indian Express
Current World Cup winner Levon Aronian, former world No 2 Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, one of the best rapid players in the world, and former World Rapid champion Sergey Karjakin complete the line-up of overseas players. There will be one rest day on ...

America's Chance at Chess Dominance Is in the Hands of One Young Player - Sports Illustrated

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 11:31am

Sports Illustrated

America's Chance at Chess Dominance Is in the Hands of One Young Player
Sports Illustrated
Hikaru Nakamura, a 30-year-old Florida resident, is ranked 13th. (Samuel Shankland, a 27-year-old Californian who won the U.S. title in April in an upset, is the next-highest-ranked American, at 29th. There are seven total Americans in the top 100 ...
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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 11/03/2018 - 1:26pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
American Hikaru Nakamura had a slow start with early draws, and just when he seemed to hit his stride he lost to Naiditsch in the eighth round and ended up in the 6.5/9 group. Wesley So decided to take it easy with six straight draws to end the event ...

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