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So still leads US Open after draw - Inquirer.net

Wed, 04/05/2017 - 9:45am

Inquirer.net

So still leads US Open after draw
Inquirer.net
The Cavite-born So raised his total to 4.0 points, half a point ahead of Akobian, Daniel Naroditsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Yaroslav Zherebukh in the 11-round all-Grandmaster tournament. Caruana trounced Gata Kamsky to catch up with ...
So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiffPhilippine Star
Wesley keeps solo lead in US Chess meetThe Manila Times

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So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiff - Philippine Star

Wed, 04/05/2017 - 3:46am

Philippine Star

So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiff
Philippine Star
So's great escape kept him on top with four points, half a point ahead of five others headed by defending champion Fabiano Caruana, who downed Gata Kamsky, and four-time title-holder Hikaru Nakamura, who halved the point with Alexander Shabalov.

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Caruana Breaks Through As So Nearly Falters - Chess.com

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 8:08pm

Chess.com

Caruana Breaks Through As So Nearly Falters
Chess.com
GM Hikaru Nakamura got quite a scare against the struggling GM Alex Shabalov, but escaped to remain in that large second-place group. So won quite a few PRO Chess League games recently with slow buildups, but today he did not equivocate with his ...

GM Wesley hangs on - Tempo

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 12:15pm

Tempo

GM Wesley hangs on
Tempo
Tied with 3 points each aside are Akobian, Zherebukh, four-time US titlist Hikaru Nakamura, Daniel Narodditsky and Ray Robson. During the 2016 Olympiad in Baku, So played on Board Three for the US and was instrumental in Team USA's title romp.

Red-hot Wesley So sets the pace in early rounds of U.S. chess title race - Washington Times

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 9:41am

Washington Times

Red-hot Wesley So sets the pace in early rounds of U.S. chess title race
Washington Times
That pretty much sums up the recent record of the 23-year-old Filipino-born U.S. GM Wesley So, who has been perhaps the world's most successful tournament player of the past year. He's looking to extend that run — and an unbeaten streak that has now ...

So draws with Zherebukh for slight lead in US Chess Championship ... - Philippine Star

Mon, 04/03/2017 - 2:42am

Philippine Star

So draws with Zherebukh for slight lead in US Chess Championship ...
Philippine Star
Wesley So drew with Grandmaster Yaroslav Zherebukh in 31 moves of a French Defense to lead by a half point ahead of five others, including four-time winner ...
So regains lead in US Chess Championship - Manila StandardThe Standard

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4 Qualifiers For Speed Chess Championship In April - Chess.com

Sun, 04/02/2017 - 8:05pm

Chess.com

4 Qualifiers For Speed Chess Championship In April
Chess.com
These are the 12 seeded grandmasters: Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Sergey Karjakin, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk, Richard Rapport, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Hou Yifan.

So regains lead in US Chess Championship - The Standard

Sun, 04/02/2017 - 8:19am

So regains lead in US Chess Championship
The Standard
WESLEY So went on the offensive to put away GM Alexander Onischuk in 45 moves of an English Opening, Saturday in the fourth round of the 2017 United States Chess Championship. This handed the Filipino grandmaster, who is currently attached to the ...

Nakamura, So Among U.S. Champs Leaders - Chess.com

Fri, 03/31/2017 - 9:51pm

Chess.com

Nakamura, So Among U.S. Champs Leaders
Chess.com
GM Hikaru Nakamura, standing, won on Wednesday but had to watch to see who could catch up to him in the early going. Photo courtesy Lennart Ootes for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Back to Caruana. He struggled for equality in an ...

So shares lead with 3 GMs - The Manila Times

Fri, 03/31/2017 - 8:25am

So shares lead with 3 GMs
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So settled for a draw in the second round to stay in a four-way tie on top in the 2017 US Chess Championship being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. So split the point ...

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U.S. Chess Championship Starts With Wins From So And Nakamura - Chess.com

Thu, 03/30/2017 - 12:32pm

Chess.com

U.S. Chess Championship Starts With Wins From So And Nakamura
Chess.com
Lead photo courtesy Austin Fuller for Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The only two wins from the 12-player field came from GMs Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura. For top-seeded So, who doesn't even know where his unbeaten streak stands ...

Wesley scores first round win in US meet - The Manila Times

Thu, 03/30/2017 - 9:54am

Wesley scores first round win in US meet
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So started his campaign on a high note by blasting GM Alexander Shabalov in the opening round of the prestigious 2017 US Chess Championship being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in St.

St. Louis Hosting US Chess and US Women's Championships - STL.News (press release)

Wed, 03/29/2017 - 4:29pm

St. Louis Hosting US Chess and US Women's Championships
STL.News (press release)
The U.S. Chess Championship is featuring a showdown between the nation's top-three players, Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So. These three players have been battling it out on their way to the top of not only American – but ...

So bags MVP trophy in Professional Rapid - The Manila Times

Wed, 03/29/2017 - 10:15am

So bags MVP trophy in Professional Rapid
The Manila Times
... Alexander Onischuk in the fourth, GM Yaroslav Zherebukh in the fifth, Akobian in the sixth, GM Ray Robson in the seventh, GM Hikaru Nakamura in the eighth, GM Jeffrey Xiong in the ninth, GM Gata Kamsky in the 10th and GM Daniel Naroditsky in the 11th.

The Grand Prix - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 03/27/2017 - 10:29am

The Grand Prix
BusinessWorld Online Edition
4-8. Ding Liren CHN 2760, Michael Adams ENG 2751, Dmitry Jakovenko RUS 2709, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2785, Ian Nepomniachtchi RUS 2749, 5.0/9 9-12. Richard Rapport HUN 2692, Pavel Eljanov UKR 2759, Li Chao CHN 2720, Francisco Vallejo Pons ...

"Juuni Taisen" Key Visual and PV Reveals Stabby Rabbit and Staff - Crunchyroll News

Sun, 03/26/2017 - 3:38am

Crunchyroll News

"Juuni Taisen" Key Visual and PV Reveals Stabby Rabbit and Staff
Crunchyroll News
A new key visual and a new preview video (below) have been released for Juuni Taisen, an upcoming TV anime adaptation based on the novel written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura about a group of warriors patterned after the Chinese ...

Tatev Abrahamyan, Varuzhan Hakobyan to take part in US Chess Championships - Panorama.am

Fri, 03/24/2017 - 7:07am

Panorama.am

Tatev Abrahamyan, Varuzhan Hakobyan to take part in US Chess Championships
Panorama.am
As Panorama.am was informed from Chess.am, both of the championships feature 12 of the strongest chess players. Famous players Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, as well as Gata Kamsky and Alexander Onischuk will take part in the U.S. ...

Pestaño: Comparing American, China and India | SunStar - Sun.Star

Thu, 03/23/2017 - 9:29am

Pestaño: Comparing American, China and India | SunStar
Sun.Star
Another is Hikaru Nakamura of Japanese origin and still another is Gata Kamsky, who immigrated from Russia. All of them transferred to the USA mainly to earn more money. Incidentally, the US Championship will start this March 28 and these four ...

On Chess: US Chess is rising and So is the competition - KBIA

Thu, 03/23/2017 - 5:41am

KBIA

On Chess: US Chess is rising and So is the competition
KBIA
In the open section, the favorites are the imposing trio that has helped the U.S. vanquish its opposition and win the 2016 Chess Olympiad: Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura. Between them, they share five national titles, with Nakamura ...

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