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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 09/08/2018 - 2:00am
Chess notes  The Boston Globe

It's time to catch up on a few things. The four finalists for the Chess Grand Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) are Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Maxime ...

Juni Taisen: Zodiac War Manga Set to Release on October 2 - The Outerhaven (press release) (blog)

Fri, 09/07/2018 - 6:04am

The Outerhaven (press release) (blog)

Juni Taisen: Zodiac War Manga Set to Release on October 2
The Outerhaven (press release) (blog)
JUNI TAISEN: ZODIAC WAR is rated 'T+' for Older Teens and features story and artwork by Akira Akatsuki and character designs by Hikaru Nakamura. The series will be published in print under the Shonen Jump imprint with an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 ...

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Vachier-Lagrave Comments While Playing Komodo - Chess.com

Thu, 09/06/2018 - 9:31am

Chess.com

Vachier-Lagrave Comments While Playing Komodo
Chess.com
If you tweak the format a little, there's still an interesting challenge for these players, and MVL was excited, like Hikaru Nakamura earlier. Yesterday's format was similar to the Nakamura-Komodo match: First, five games of blitz (5+5) against Komodo ...

Vachier-Lagrave Comments While Playing Komodo - Chess.com

Thu, 09/06/2018 - 9:31am

Chess.com

Vachier-Lagrave Comments While Playing Komodo
Chess.com
If you tweak the format a little, there's still an interesting challenge for these players, and MVL was excited, like Hikaru Nakamura earlier. Yesterday's format was similar to the Nakamura-Komodo match: First, five games of blitz (5+5) against Komodo ...

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov - KBIA

Thu, 09/06/2018 - 5:49am

KBIA

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov
KBIA
Hikaru Nakamura versus Peter Svidler. Having recently won the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz last month, Nakamura is a highly dangerous competitor in any format involving speed. While Svidler has claimed an incredible eight Russian championships and holds the ...

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 09/06/2018 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Chess Club hosts Chess 960 event with elite headliners including Gary Kasparov
St. Louis Public Radio
Hikaru Nakamura versus Peter Svidler. Having recently won the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz last month, Nakamura is a highly dangerous competitor in any format involving speed. While Svidler has claimed an incredible eight Russian championships and holds the ...

MVL Battles Komodo In Close Match With Commentary - Chess.com

Thu, 09/06/2018 - 2:00am
MVL Battles Komodo In Close Match With Commentary  Chess.com

Yesterday's match between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Komodo offered a unique insight to the thought process of a super grandmaster. While playing the ...

Magnus grind - BusinessWorld Online

Wed, 09/05/2018 - 6:50am

Magnus grind
BusinessWorld Online
4. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2801, 5.0/9. 5-7. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2779, Viswanathan Anand IND 2768, Alexander Grischuk RUS 2766, 4.5/9. 8. Wesley So USA 2780, 4.0/9. 9-10. Hikaru Nakamura USA 2777, Sergey Karjakin RUS 2773, 3.0/9.

Hard labor -- a chess champ's work ethic pays off - Washington Times

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 12:13pm

Washington Times

Hard labor -- a chess champ's work ethic pays off
Washington Times
It's supposed to be a game, but on this Labor Day week, let's celebrate the hardest-working man in chess — who just happens to be the world champion. Magnus Carlsen is a fine positional player, an excellent tactician and one of the world's best ...

MVL, Nakamura Among PRO Chess League All-Stars On September 8 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 7:56am

Chess.com

MVL, Nakamura Among PRO Chess League All-Stars On September 8
Chess.com
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura are the biggest names in the first ever All Stars event of the 2018 PRO Chess League. The 2018 season's final event is set for September 8. You'll surely remember the hard-fought victory of the Armenia Eagles ...

MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 2:00am
MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura are the biggest names in the first ever All Stars event of the PRO Chess League. The 2018 season's final event ...

MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 2:00am
MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura are the biggest names in the first ever All Stars event of the PRO Chess League. The 2018 season's final event ...

MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 2:00am
MVL, Nakamura Headline PRO Chess League All-Stars Sept. 8  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura are the biggest names in the first ever All Stars event of the PRO Chess League. The 2018 season's final event ...

Three winners in Sinquefield Cup - BusinessWorld Online

Mon, 09/03/2018 - 6:18am

Three winners in Sinquefield Cup
BusinessWorld Online
4. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2801, 5.0/9. 5-7. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2779, Viswanathan Anand IND 2768, Alexander Grischuk RUS 2766, 4.5/9. 8. Wesley So USA 2780, 4.0/9. 9-10. Hikaru Nakamura USA 2777, Sergey Karjakin RUS 2773, 3.0/9.

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 09/01/2018 - 9:08pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Carlsen ground down Hikaru Nakamura (tied for last with Karjakin) in an endgame that a world class player should not lose. Mamedyarov drew Vishy Anand (nine draws!), and Caruana with black drew an uninspired Wesley So. This resulted in a three-way-tie ...

September FIDE Ratings: Carlsen 12 Points Ahead Of Caruana - Chess.com

Sat, 09/01/2018 - 7:07am

Chess.com

September FIDE Ratings: Carlsen 12 Points Ahead Of Caruana
Chess.com
24 points below Ding we see a trio of players, all with a 2780 rating: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian and Anish Giri. Former top 10 regulars Hikaru Nakamura and Sergey Karjakin didn't have a great summer and are now in places 14 and 15, behind ...

September FIDE Ratings: Carlsen 12 Points Ahead Of Caruana - Chess.com

Sat, 09/01/2018 - 2:00am
September FIDE Ratings: Carlsen 12 Points Ahead Of Caruana  Chess.com

During the Sinquefield Cup it was a close call, but Magnus Carlsen starts the month of September with a 12-point lead over Fabiano Caruana in the new FIDE ...

On Chess: Three co-champions take home the Sinquefield Cup - St. Louis Public Radio

Fri, 08/31/2018 - 1:37pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Three co-champions take home the Sinquefield Cup
St. Louis Public Radio
Levon Aronian was brilliant in his last game, taking an intuitive risk with a rook sacrifice. The World Champion, on the other hand, won in a true Carlsen-esque fashion, a six-and-a-half hour grind over Hikaru Nakamura. It was after the long game when ...

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Attacking f7: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Chess.com

Thu, 08/30/2018 - 7:39pm

Chess.com

Attacking f7: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Chess.com
What's the weakest spot on the chessboard? Surely it must be the f7 square. Only protected by the black king, the poor pawn on f7 has been a classic victim of tricks and attacks. It's fair to say chess players have been obsessed with f7 since the dawn ...

Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - Markets Insider

Thu, 08/30/2018 - 10:15am

Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup
Markets Insider
American Hikaru Nakamura was crowned the winner of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, while the Sinquefield Cup concluded in a three-way tie for first between World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian and American ...

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