Nakamura

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
His three-win, no-loss performance (5.5/9) was highlighted by several excellent games, none better than his sacrifice-filled win over the slumping world champion, Magnus Carlsen. In second place (on tie-break) was Hikaru Nakamura, who had a shot at ...
Magnus Carlsen puts recent poor form behind him at Grand Tour elite rapidsThe Guardian

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Marcos Pizzelli signs contract with Saudi Arabia's Al-Shabab FC
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Midfielder of the Armenian national football team Marcos Pizzelli will play in Saudi Arabia in the coming season. The footballer signed a one-year contract with Al-Shabab FC with the possibility of an extension, the club's press ...

Carlsen First At Paris Rapid, Heated In Interview - Chess.com
Chess.com
Magnus Carlsen came first in the rapid segment of the Paris Grand Chess Tour. He finished on 14 points, one more than Alexander Grischuk. Hikaru Nakamura ...
Magnus Carlsen puts recent poor form behind him at Grand Tour ...The Guardian

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Magnus Carlsen puts recent poor form behind him at Grand Tour elite rapids
The Guardian
The 26-year-old has just won the Grand Tour elite rapids in Paris, scoring an unbeaten 14/18 (two points for a win) and edging out Russia's Alex Grischuk on 13 and Hikaru Nakamura of the US on 12. The rapids are followed this weekend by the highly ...

So lurks at No.4 in Paris Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
The 23-year-old Cavite City pride goes for crucial victories in the remaining rounds when he battles GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the seventh, defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura of US in the eighth and GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the final ...

On Chess: Super-GM event has surprising result
KBIA
... had 10 players, including the “Big 3” American players: St. Louis resident Fabiano Caruana; 2017 PRO Chess League Champion with the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and reigning U.S. Champion Wesley So; and several time U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura ...

On Chess: Super-GM event has surprising result
St. Louis Public Radio
But, the 2016 U.S. Champion had a huge impact on the event by beating fellow American Hikaru Nakamura in the last round which was Nakamura's only defeat in the event and Caruana's only win. This made Aronian the clear winner. Normally, at the very top ...

So grabs share of lead in Paris chess tiff
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So jump-started his title defense by scoring 2.5 points and sharing the lead with Magnus Carlsen after three rounds of Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Rapid, the kickoff event of the Tour in Paris, France Wednesday night. So downed ...

Hold that afterthought: Armenia's Levon Aronian wins year's strongest chess tourney
Washington Times
GM Wesley So ran the table with nine disappointing draws, but GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura continued their rivalry with an entertaining last-round battle in which some Caruana home cooking cost Nakamura a chance to tie for first.

Wesley braces for Paris Grand Chess Tour
The Manila Times
... Vachier-Lagrave of France in the fifth, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the sixth, GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the seventh, defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura of US in the eighth and GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the final round.

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Levon Aronian to participate at 2017 Gran Chess Tour second event
Panorama.am
As the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reports, this year's tournament features Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon ...

Grand Chess Tour Takes Off In Paris
Chess.com
The main participants of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour are Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon Aronian. These nine players will all ...

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B Adhiban stars in first win for Indian men in World Teams Chess Championship
The Indian Express
The USA team is without their three top players who all are among the elite players in the world — Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura. Yet the second rung team proved a tough nut to crack for China, the rating favourite. As things stand in ...

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World Team Chess: Adhiban stars in first win for Indian men
Times of India
KHANTY MANSIYSK (Russia): Grandmaster B Adhiban put aside his loss in the previous round and came back roaring to beat Vladislav Kovalev to ensure a 2.5-1.5 victory for India over Belarus in the third round of World Team Chess Championship here.

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'Get rid of that thug stereotype': Science camp aims to inspire engineers
AL.com
The United States Champion GM Wesley So, along with his two American colleagues GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Hikaru Nakamura, also played in the event. Nakamura had a very tournament run and could have tied with Aronian for first place. But a last ...

Chess: World No 1 Carsen fails to win Stavanger tournament
RFI
Earlier, Aronian's nearest rival Hikaru Nakamura suffered his only loss after facing Fabiano Caruana. Vladimir Kramnik shared the second spot with Nakamura after dismissing Anish Giri in just 20 moves. “I think I am more concentrated,” he said in an ...

Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian wins
The Hindu
Ninth round: Viswanathan Anand drew with Magnus Carlsen; Wesley So drew with Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana bt Hikaru Nakamura; Vladimir Kramnik bt Anish Giri; Sergey Karjakin drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Standings: 1. Aronian (Arm, 6 ...

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Alabama chess player prepares for national tournament, world champ outplayed on home turf
AL.com
The United States Champion GM Wesley So, along with his two American colleagues GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Hikaru Nakamura, also played in the event. Nakamura had a very tournament run and could have tied with Aronian for first place. But a last ...

Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand ends modest campaign with draw against Magnus Carlsen
Firstpost
The strongest tournament of the year, Altibox Norway Chess, witnessed a spectacular finale on Friday evening. The battle for the title prize was mainly between the tournament leader, Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura, who was just half-a-point behind ...
Anand draws with Carslen; Aronian wins titleThe Hindu
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Aronian draws in Norway Chess round 8, still leads the tournamentPanARMENIAN.Net
The Guardian -Asbarez Armenian News
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