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Victory in Leuven - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 6:31am

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Victory in Leuven
BusinessWorld Online (press release)
After Wesley won the rapid phase of the tournament Hikaru Nakamura, with a touch of sour grapes, remarked that he can still overhaul the 4-point gap between himself and Wesley come the blitz phase, as “He's not the best blitz player here. There are ...

Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup - chess24

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 9:35am

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Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup
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The last clash between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana before their World Championship match now looks set to take place this August in the Sinquefield Cup, after Magnus accepted an invitation to be the wild card for the Grand Chess Tour's only ...

Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth - Firstpost

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth  Firstpost

The battles moved to the blitz time control on the fourth day of the Grand Chess Tour in Paris. Instead of 20 minutes with a ten-second delay, the players now had ...

Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth - Firstpost

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth  Firstpost

The battles moved to the blitz time control on the fourth day of the Grand Chess Tour in Paris. Instead of 20 minutes with a ten-second delay, the players now had ...

Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth - Firstpost

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 2:00am
Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth  Firstpost

The battles moved to the blitz time control on the fourth day of the Grand Chess Tour in Paris. Instead of 20 minutes with a ten-second delay, the players now had ...

Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth - Firstpost

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 1:58am

Grand Chess Tour Paris: Hikaru Nakamura wins title on dramatic final day; Viswanathan Anand finishes sixth
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The battles moved to the blitz time control on the fourth day of the Grand Chess Tour in Paris. Instead of 20 minutes with a ten-second delay, the players now had only five minutes and a three-second delay to make their moves. And after eighteen ...

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Wesley So wins Leuven Rapid/Blitz - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 8:14am

BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Wesley So wins Leuven Rapid/Blitz
BusinessWorld Online (press release)
Blitz Section. 1. Sergey Karjakin, 11.5/18. 2. Hikaru Nakamura, 11.0/18. 3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 10.5/18. 4-6. Alexander Grischuk, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, 9.5/18. 7-8. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Wesley So, 8.0/18. 9. Fabiano Caruana, 6.5/18.

GCT Paris: Nakamura by a nose - Chessbase News

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 2:00am
GCT Paris: Nakamura by a nose  Chessbase News

Sergey Karjakin seemed unstoppable after Saturday's first nine rounds of blitz, however, Nakamura finally emerged as the winner of the Paris Grand Chess Tour ...

Aronian finishes 4th in 2018 Paris GCT - Mediamax.am

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 1:28am

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Aronian finishes 4th in 2018 Paris GCT
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With 23 points overall, USA's Hikaru Nakamura won the tournament in Paris. He is followed by Sergey Karjakin (Russia, 21.5 points) and Wesley So (USA, 21 points). The prize fund made USD 150 000. The next stage of Grand Chess Tour will take place in ...

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Nakamura wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - chess24

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 1:24am

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Nakamura wins Paris Grand Chess Tour
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Hikaru Nakamura overtook Sergey Karjakin in the final day of blitz to take home the winner's trophy from the Paris Grand Chess Tour. The American displayed his great skills at accelerated time controls as he only lost one game in both sections. Wesley ...
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Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 11:38am

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Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour
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Hikaru Nakamura won the $37,500 first prize at the Paris Grand Chess Tour after a dramatic day with more blunders than ever. Sergey Karjakin collapsed a few rounds before the end, while Wesley So drew too many games. On the fifth day in Paris, the ...
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Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Grand Chess Tour Paris: Wesley So leads after ninth round, Viswanathan Anand retains shared fourth placeFirstpost
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Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura won the $37500 first prize at the Paris Grand Chess Tour after a dramatic day with more blunders than ever. Sergey Karjakin collapsed a few ...

Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

Hikaru Nakamura won the $37500 first prize at the Paris Grand Chess Tour after a dramatic day with more blunders than ever. Sergey Karjakin collapsed a few ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 12:39pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Here he had to play Hikaru Nakamura. In a very topsy-turvey game, So lost, missing a clever mating attack. Afterward, So thought he had lost until he saw a rather dour look on Karjakin's face. So checked the results and saw that both Vachier-Lagrave ...
Grand Chess Tour Paris: Wesley So leads after ninth round, Viswanathan Anand retains shared fourth placeFirstpost
So world No. 2 in rapid chessPhilippine Star

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So world No. 2 in rapid chess - Philippine Star

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 11:00am

Philippine Star

So world No. 2 in rapid chess
Philippine Star
After nine rounds, the Cavite-born, Minnetonka, Minnesota bet had racked up 12 points on four wins and four draws against a lone defeat, or one point ahead of United States teammate Hikaru Nakamura who had 11 points. It was an effort that catapulted So ...

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Grand Chess Tour Paris: Wesley So leads after ninth round, Viswanathan Anand retains shared fourth place - Firstpost

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 7:16am

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Grand Chess Tour Paris: Wesley So leads after ninth round, Viswanathan Anand retains shared fourth place
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On the final day of Rapid chess at the Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Viswanathan Anand scored only one point to finish tied for the fourth place. In his three games of the day, Anand scored two draws and lost a game to Hikaru Nakamura in the ...

GCT Paris: So takes slim margin to blitz - Chessbase News

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 2:00am
GCT Paris: So takes slim margin to blitz  Chessbase News

Another single round-robin of rapid chess was completed in Paris over the past three days. This weekend the French capital hosts a double-round blitz ...

Farai Mandizha - pindula.co.zw

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 10:11pm

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Farai Mandizha
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Farai Mandizha is the highest ranked active Zimbabwean chess player (2018). He is based in the United States of America and gained his IM title by the three norm system. He represented Zimbabwe at the World Chess Olympiad in 2012,2014 and 2016.

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Paris GCT, Day 3: Caruana and MVL bounce back - chess24

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 6:43pm

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Paris GCT, Day 3: Caruana and MVL bounce back
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Hikaru Nakamura has shown strong and stable chess so far in Paris. He pressed for a win until the very end against Caruana on Thursday and achieved his second victory of the event over Viswanathan Anand the next day. However, things could have gone a ...
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Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in ...The Guardian
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So 1st In Rapid At Paris Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 3:30pm

Chess.com

So 1st In Rapid At Paris Grand Chess Tour
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Despite drawing all his games today Wesley So retained his lead at the Paris Grand Chess Tour. Before the start of the blitz, Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru Nakamura are trailing him by just one point. "So" mostly stood for "solid" today, as the tournament ...
Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in ...The Guardian
CHESS#1308Business Standard
Grand Chess Tour Paris: Wesley So leads after day 2; Vishwanathan Anand tied for fourthFirstpost

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