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Armenia's Aronian still the sole leader after FIDE Grand Prix R5 draw
PanARMENIAN.Net
With a total of 3.5 points, Aronian is still the sole leader of the tournament, closely followed by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Liren, Peter Svidler (Russia), Pentala Harikrishna (India) and Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) with 3 ...
FIDE Grand Prix: Aronian leads the standingsInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)

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Rest Day Before The Rest Day: All Grand Prix Games Drawn
Chess.com
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave pressed as White for only 13 moves before calling it a day with GM Hikaru Nakamura. The tournament's sole leader, GM Levon Aronian, who is currently siphoning much-needed first-place points from Candidates' hopefuls, ...

Lady Lions take No. 1 Martin Methodist down to the wire
Rheaheraldnews
With 8:13 on the clock, Martin Methodist's Hikaru Nakamura slotted a pass to Riko Sagara on the right side of the box. She netted the game-winner by floating the ball to the right corner of the goal and out of the reach of Hardt da Silva, capturing the ...

Mallorca Grand Prix: After three back to back draws, P Harikrishna needs to improve his game
Firstpost
The fourth and final leg of the Grand Prix Series got underway in the Spanish island of Mallorca on Thursday. The players will be fighting not only for a fat share of the €130,000 prize purse but also for the two spots at the Candidates tournament ...
Bloody Sunday Produces Six Winners, Aronian As Sole Leader ...Chess.com
Armenia grandmaster Levon Aronian sole leader of FIDE Grand PrixPanARMENIAN.Net

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Round Four: Aronian Emerged Sole Leader of Palma Grand Prix
World Chess
Hikaru Nakamura was not sure that after spectacular 20.Qd6 his position was better, but kept on some dance on the Queen's side. “Psychologically it was very hard for him,” explained Nakamura. After few inaccurate moves, Teimour Rajabov, who tries to ...

Round Four: Aronian Emerged Sole Leader of Palma Grand Prix
World Chess
Hikaru Nakamura was not sure that after spectacular 20.Qd6 his position was better, but kept on some dance on the Queen's side. “Psychologically it was very hard for him,” explained Nakamura. After few inaccurate moves, Teimour Rajabov, who tries to ...

Bloody Sunday Produces Six Winners, Aronian As Sole Leader
Chess.com
Today GM Levon Aronian finished off a gem of an attack with pawn to d6 as the finishing move, while a little while later GM Hikaru Nakamura sacrificed a queen on this square, eventually leading to a win over one of the men trying to qualify, GM Teimour ...

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Bloody Sunday Produces Six Winners, Aronian As Sole Leader
Chess.com
Today GM Levon Aronian finished off a gem of an attack with pawn to d6 as the finishing move, while a little while later GM Hikaru Nakamura sacrificed a queen on this square, eventually leading to a win over one of the men trying to qualify, GM Teimour ...

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Saudi Arabia set to make new moves in chess
The Hindu
... where I would need to be accompanied by a male guardian,” Ms. Houska told a chess website. FIDE's decision to award the world championship to Saudi had come in for sharp criticism from several quarters, including World No. 10 Hikaru Nakamura.

Around the Region: Wesleyan wins in NAIA women's soccer tournament
Chattanooga Times Free Press
And Bryan (12-7) carried top-seeded Martin Methodist to overtime before losing 1-0 at Pulaski, Tenn. In that game Riko Sagara scored from a Hikaru Nakamura assist 1:47 into overtime for the 21-1 winners; Morgana Hardt da Silva had seven saves in defeat.

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Clearly, winning was on Hikaru Nakamura's mind when he chose the semi-retired Veselin Topalov, who has admitted that he is no longer working on chess. Wesley So thought Leinier Dominguez would be an interesting opponent, but Dominguez was very ...

'Juuni Taisen' Episode 8 Spoilers: Dragon's Backstory to Continue; Is Ox About to Meet His End?
Christian Post
Juuni Taisen Official SiteKey visual art for the Japanese anime series, "Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War," based on the light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. Will Dragon's true feelings about his twin be revealed on the ...

FIDE Grand Prix: Aronian celebrates first victory
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)
Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Anish Giri (Holland), Peter Svidler (Russia), Dean Liren (China), Boris Gelfand (Israel), Li Chao (China), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Pentala Harikrishna (India), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), ...

Chess set to make a new move in Saudi
The Hindu
10 Hikaru Nakamura, president of the Association of Chess Professionals Emil Sutovsky and former president of the European Chess Union Silvio Danailov. It has also been pointed out that players from countries like Iran, Israel and Qatar might not be ...

Levon Aronian takes part in World Chess Grand Prix 2017
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (press release) (blog)
Hikaru Nakamura (US), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FR), Anish Giri (NED), Petr Svidler (RUS), Ding Liren (CHN), Boris Gelfand (ISR), Li Chao (CHN), Teimour Radjapov (AZE), Pentala Harikrishna (IND), Pavel Elijanov (UKR), Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), ...
Armenia's Aronian takes part in final stage of FIDE Grand Prix 2017Panorama.am

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3 Americans and World Champion Carlsen dominate showdown in ...
KBIA
Eight of the top players in the world headlined the recently completed Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. The Saint Louis Chess Club has been hosting.

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3 Americans and World Champion Carlsen dominate showdown in St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio
In the most one-sided competition, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, known as one of the fastest chess players in the world, made short work of Bulgarian Grandmaster Veselin Topalov. The former world champion mentioned that he was the “weakest top ...

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Slated for Saudi Arabia, Big Chess Tournament to Lock Out Israeli Stars
Haaretz
Ukrainian Anna Muzychuk is staying away, and the American super grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has pulled out, as has the British champion, Jovanka Houska. Nakamura wrote on Twitter last Thursday: “To organize a chess tournament in a country where ...

World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Dominate at Champions Showdown in Saint Louis
Markets Insider
Blood was literally spilled as the three Americans, Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and Wesley So beat their opponents Alexander Grischuk, Veselin Topalov, and Leinier Dominguez, respectively. By the end of day six, the reigning World ...
Wesley wins 2017 Champions Showdown - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times

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World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Dominate at Champions Showdown in Saint Louis
Markets Insider
Blood was literally spilled as the three Americans, Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and Wesley So beat their opponents Alexander Grischuk, Veselin Topalov, and Leinier Dominguez, respectively. By the end of day six, the reigning World ...
Wesley wins 2017 Champions ShowdownThe Manila Times

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