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Sweat Science - Outside Magazine

Thu, 05/17/2018 - 1:20pm

Outside Magazine

Sweat Science
Outside Magazine
When Hikaru Nakamura, a U.S. chess champion who has been ranked as high as second in the world, won his age group at a small 5K race in Florida last year, it triggered a minor ripple of interest among the small circle of people whose interests overlap ...

Levon Aronian to start in Norway Chess Classic on May 27 - Mediamax.am

Tue, 05/15/2018 - 5:12am

Mediamax.am

Levon Aronian to start in Norway Chess Classic on May 27
Mediamax.am
His competitors this year are Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Viswanathan Anand (India), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Wesley So (USA), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), ...

Mamedyarov Joins Strong Returning Speed Chess Championship Field - Chess.com

Fri, 05/11/2018 - 7:29pm

Chess.com

Mamedyarov Joins Strong Returning Speed Chess Championship Field
Chess.com
Mamedyarov will join Speed Chess Championship veterans including the world championship challenger Fabiano Caruana, the 2017 Speed Chess runner-up Hikaru Nakamura, and nine more of the world's top grandmasters in Chess.com's flagship event.

Mamedyarov Joins Strong Returning Speed Chess Championship Field - Chess.com

Fri, 05/11/2018 - 2:00am
Mamedyarov Joins Strong Returning Speed Chess Championship Field  Chess.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mamedyarov Joins Strong Returning Speed Chess Championship Field Palo Alto, Calif., May 11, 2018—The 2018 Chess.com ...

Retire #FreeMeekMill and focus on #JusticeReform, rapper says in 'Dateline' interview - San Francisco Examiner

Wed, 05/09/2018 - 2:10am

San Francisco Examiner

Retire #FreeMeekMill and focus on #JusticeReform, rapper says in 'Dateline' interview
San Francisco Examiner
Orinda resident and chess grandmaster Sam Shankland, 26, won the 2018 U.S. Chess Championship and $50,000 prize in April, upsetting some of the world's top players, including Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, who became the first American ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 05/05/2018 - 2:33pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The 2018 US Championships ended in very exciting fashion, with Bay area native and Brandeis grad Sam Shankland holding on to half-point lead over pre-tournament favorite Fabiano Caruana to finish with 8.5/11 and win the $50,000 first prize. It was ...

Magnus No. 1 for 8th straight year - Philippine Star

Sat, 05/05/2018 - 11:00am

Magnus No. 1 for 8th straight year
Philippine Star
World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, and his American challenger, Fabiano Caruana, remained No. 1 and No. 2 in a month of changes in the world chess ranking top 10, released this week by the FIDE. Carlsen retained the top spot for the eighth ...

Chess: Sam Shankland surprise US champion ahead of Fabiano Caruana - The Guardian

Fri, 05/04/2018 - 11:09am

The Guardian

Chess: Sam Shankland surprise US champion ahead of Fabiano Caruana
The Guardian
Sam Shankland is the new US champion after a bravura performance where the Californian 26-year-old outscored America's elite trio of Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who between them had won the previous three titles. Shankland totalled ...

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Chess: Sam Shankland surprise US champion ahead of Fabiano Caruana - The Guardian

Fri, 05/04/2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Sam Shankland surprise US champion ahead of Fabiano Caruana  The Guardian

Sam Shankland scored an impressive 8.5/11 to become United States champion despite the presence of Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura.

The Blitz Chess Manifesto - Chess.com

Thu, 05/03/2018 - 2:06am

The Blitz Chess Manifesto
Chess.com
May 28, 1992. Moscow. The newly-established Russian Federation is enmeshed in social and economic tumult following the dissolution of the USSR. But chess fans have been treated to a small respite: a blitz tournament, broadcast live on television, is ...

The Blitz Chess Manifesto - Chess.com

Thu, 05/03/2018 - 2:00am
The Blitz Chess Manifesto  Chess.com

May 28, 1992. Moscow. The newly-established Russian Federation is enmeshed in social and economic tumult following the dissolution of the USSR. But chess ...

Chess Tournaments Calendar - Chess.com

Thu, 05/03/2018 - 2:00am
Chess Tournaments Calendar  Chess.com

Find out when the top chess events and tournaments are taking place! Missing a strong event? Please let us know in the comments. Click here for results of ...

Petrosian Wins Titled Tuesday Ahead Of Giri, Caruana - Chess.com

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 6:03pm

Chess.com

Petrosian Wins Titled Tuesday Ahead Of Giri, Caruana
Chess.com
Titled Tuesday returned to its regular schedule this week on the first Tuesday of the month. Joining the fun with 275 titled players were two household names of chess: the world championship challenger Fabiano Caruana and the Dutch number-one Anish ...

Petrosian Wins Titled Tuesday Ahead Of Giri, Streaming Caruana - Chess.com

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 5:52pm

Chess.com

Petrosian Wins Titled Tuesday Ahead Of Giri, Streaming Caruana
Chess.com
The eventual clear tournament winner was Tigran Petrosian who scored 9/10. Chess.com familiars will remember Petrosian as a regular contender and winner of the qualifier to play Magnus Carlsen in the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship. World ...

Cuban GM Bruzon climbs in the Chess World Ranking - Radio Cadena Agramonte

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 2:28pm

Radio Cadena Agramonte

Cuban GM Bruzon climbs in the Chess World Ranking
Radio Cadena Agramonte
Havana, May 2.- Cuban Lazaro Bruzon added seven points to his ELO coefficient and with 2,664 units will remain throughout May in the 79th place of the chess world ranking. Bruzon, who is again the local leader due to the suspension of Leinier Dominguez ...

Petrosian Wins Titled Tuesday Ahead Of Giri, Caruana - Chess.com

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 2:00am
Petrosian Wins Titled Tuesday Ahead Of Giri, Caruana  Chess.com

Titled Tuesday returned to its regular schedule this week on the first Tuesday of the month. Joining the fun with 275 titled players were two household names of ...

Fighting Chess Helps Underdog Clinch US Championship Victory and a Past Victor Take Back US Women's ... - Markets Insider

Tue, 05/01/2018 - 4:40pm

Fighting Chess Helps Underdog Clinch US Championship Victory and a Past Victor Take Back US Women's ...
Markets Insider
ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With large prize funds and fierce competition, the 2018 U.S. & U.S. Women's Chess Championships showcased the nation's best at the Saint Louis Chess Club from April 18-30. The 2018 U.S. Chess Champion, Sam ...

Fighting Chess Helps Underdog Clinch US Championship Victory and a Past Victor Take Back US Women's ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:30pm

Washington Times

Fighting Chess Helps Underdog Clinch US Championship Victory and a Past Victor Take Back US Women's ...
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With large prize funds and fierce competition, the 2018 U.S. & U.S. Women's Chess Championships showcased the nation's best at the Saint Louis Chess Club from April 18-30. The 2018 U.S. Chess Champion, Sam ...
Shankland surprises, Paikidze repeats at US chess championshipsWashington Times

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Shankland surprises, Paikidze repeats at US chess championships - Washington Times

Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:20pm

Washington Times

Shankland surprises, Paikidze repeats at US chess championships
Washington Times
He's been overshadowed by the U.S. “Big Three” and can hear the footsteps of a rising generation of American grandmasters eager to claim their place in the pecking order. But at the just-concluded U.S. Championship tournament held at the Chess Club and ...

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