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Carlsen, So, Caruana To Play Chess.com Speed Chess Champs - Chess.com

Wed, 03/08/2017 - 1:59am

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Carlsen, So, Caruana To Play Chess.com Speed Chess Champs
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if you liked Chess.com's Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship in 2016, we're about to double your pleasure in 2017. Forget March Madness; this is the bracket you'll be obsessing over. The inaugural Speed Chess Championship has enhanced the field, ...

Tan Zhongyi produces surprise victory in women's world championship - The Guardian

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 9:28am

The Guardian

Tan Zhongyi produces surprise victory in women's world championship
The Guardian
The winning trio scored 5.5/9, just half a point in front of Hikaru Nakamura, but they were awarded 140 GP points to the American's 70. This means that Naka will be under pressure to win one of his remaining two tournaments, while Levon Aronian's ...

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Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking - Manila Standard - The Standard

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 8:04am

Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking - Manila Standard
The Standard
According to the latest list provided by the International Chess Federation, So has overtaken Fabiano Caruana in the month of March with his ELO rating of 2822.

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Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking - The Standard

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 7:14am

Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking
The Standard
According to the latest list provided by the International Chess Federation, So has overtaken Fabiano Caruana in the month of March with his ELO rating of 2822. So's ranking moved up after he won the 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament last January.

Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking - PanARMENIAN.Net - PanARMENIAN.Net

Thu, 03/02/2017 - 4:48am

Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking - PanARMENIAN.Net
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Leading the FIDE rankings is Norwegian genius Magnus Carlsen who has been topping the list for several years.

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Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking - PanARMENIAN.Net

Thu, 03/02/2017 - 4:41am

Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking
PanARMENIAN.Net
Following Carlsen are Wesley So(U.S.), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand (India), Sergey Karjakin (Russia,) Aronian, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan).

Russia's Grischuk makes the right moves to win Sharjah FIDE Grand Prix chess title - Khaleej Times

Tue, 02/28/2017 - 9:33am

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Russia's Grischuk makes the right moves to win Sharjah FIDE Grand Prix chess title
Khaleej Times
Finishing with 5 points each are, in tie break order, Ding Lliren of China, Michael Adams of England, Dmitry Jakovenko, Hikaru Nakamura of the USA and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, Ding Liren essayed the Open Catalan to draw with Aronian. Seeing that ...

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MORE SPORT - gulfnews.com

Mon, 02/27/2017 - 7:01am

MORE SPORT
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Sharjah: Alexander Grischuk of Russia downed erstwhile co-leader Shakriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to join Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France for the lead after the penultimate round of the Sharjah FIDE Grand Prix at the Sharjah Chess Club. Grischuk ...

Levon Aronian makes the eighth consecutive draw at Sharjah Grand Prix - Panorama.am

Mon, 02/27/2017 - 1:01am

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Levon Aronian makes the eighth consecutive draw at Sharjah Grand Prix
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The game of Round 8 of FIDE Grand Prix underway in Sharjah took place. In this round, Armenian GM Levon Aronian played against Hikaru Nakamura of the United States. A draw was agreed after 53 move, chess-results.com reports. After eight rounds ...

Endgame Technique Yields Grischuk Shared First - Chess.com

Sun, 02/26/2017 - 11:46am

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Endgame Technique Yields Grischuk Shared First
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Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura was similar to "Nepo" vs MVL, with black defending a pawn-down rook endgame which was always close to a draw. The start was fun though: Aronian had found yet another position in the Queen's Gambit Declined where ...

Wins For Li, Salem As Draw Fest Continues - Chess.com

Sat, 02/25/2017 - 12:20pm

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Wins For Li, Salem As Draw Fest Continues
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Hikaru Nakamura played 28 moves but had the luxury of using no less than 26 moves of prep to equalise against Ding. "I had prepared it a long, long time ago and I was able to remember the lines. When you're able to remember the lines things turn out ...

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Ukrainian in world final - Philippine Star

Sat, 02/25/2017 - 10:52am

Ukrainian in world final
Philippine Star
They were half-a-point ahead of American Hikaru Nakamura, British Mikey Adams and Russians Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk and Dmitry Joakovenko, while world No. 7 Levon Aronian of Armenia and Chinese women's world champion Hou Yifan ...

Aronian makes another draw in Sharjah Grand Prix - Panorama.am

Sat, 02/25/2017 - 1:27am

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Aronian makes another draw in Sharjah Grand Prix
Panorama.am
Hikaru Nakamura, Michael Adams, Dmitry Yakovenko, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexander Grischuk have scored 3.5 points apiece and share 3-7 positions. Levon Aronian has 3 points and shares the 8th place. In Round 7 Armenian GM will compete with ...

Grischuk Survives Epic Battle Vs Nakamura - Chess.com

Fri, 02/24/2017 - 2:41pm

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Grischuk Survives Epic Battle Vs Nakamura
Chess.com
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Richard Rapport were the two winners in round six of the Sharjah Grand Prix, where Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov continue to lead. Hikaru Nakamura came very close to beating Alexander Grischuk.

On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gilbraltar Open 2017 contest - KBIA

Thu, 02/23/2017 - 1:45pm

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On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gilbraltar Open 2017 contest
KBIA
The 2017 tournament drew lots of attention because of the field of players, the drama and the unlikely outcome of American GM Hikaru Nakamura, who won for a third time. In the last round, GM Hou Yifan showed up 25 minutes late and lost her match in ...

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On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gilbraltar Open 2017 contest - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/23/2017 - 12:42pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gilbraltar Open 2017 contest
St. Louis Public Radio
24 through Feb. 2 with an exceptionally strong pool of players, including super Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana of St. Louis, as well as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura Mickey Adams and many more. Not only is Gibraltar a strong tournament, but it ...

Levon Aronian shared points with the leader of Sharjah Grand Prix - Panorama.am

Thu, 02/23/2017 - 9:08am

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Levon Aronian shared points with the leader of Sharjah Grand Prix
Panorama.am
The fifth round of the FIDE World Chess Sharjah Grand Prix was played at the Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club, Chess federation of Armenia reported. According to the source, the tournament co-leaders Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ...

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On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gilbraltar Open 2017 contest - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/23/2017 - 2:00am
On Chess: A look at the Tradewise Gilbraltar Open 2017 contest  St. Louis Public Radio

The Tradewise Gibraltar Open is considered one of the strongest open tournaments in the world. The 2017 tournament was held Jan. 24 through Feb. 2 with an.

PSA 2017 Annual Awards - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Wed, 02/22/2017 - 9:33am

PSA 2017 Annual Awards
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Last Feb. 13, I attended the 2017 PSA Annual Awards. This is an event organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) with members composed of sports section editors, sportswriters and sports columnists from major national papers and online ...

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Sharjah Grand Prix: Levon Aronian made a draw against Alexander Riazantsev - Panorama.am

Wed, 02/22/2017 - 8:24am

Sharjah Grand Prix: Levon Aronian made a draw against Alexander Riazantsev
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov overcame Michael Adams and Li Chao of China outplayed Evgeny Tomashevsky of Russia. After four rounds, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are leading the table with 3 points apiece. Hikaru Nakamura of the ...

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