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Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
The Tradewise Gibraltar Open, in which Hikaru Nakamura, the world No6, won for the third year running by defeating Spanish and Chinese rivals in a speed play-off after the trio tied with 8/10, was overhadowed by the controversial action of the women's ...

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Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

Chess.com

Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
Chess.com
It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 4:57pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Nakamura wins 3rd consecutive Gibraltar Masters at Chess Festival - GBC News

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 12:48pm

GBC News

Nakamura wins 3rd consecutive Gibraltar Masters at Chess Festival
GBC News
Gibraltar's Tradewise Chess 2017 Champions have praised the high calibre of the festival, which is in its fifteenth year. Hikaru Nakamura and Women's Champion, Ju Wenjun from China, were both presented their awards at a dinner at the Caleta hotel last ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am - Panorama.am

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 8:11am

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am
Panorama.am
In a press release on Tuesday the Grand Chess Tour organizers announced the nine main participants of this season, and the tournaments they will play.
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - KBIA

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:20am

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult challenge, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Championship challenger Sergey ...

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
Besides Aronian, the nine main participants of this season are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. These nine players will all compete in ...

Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff - Chess.com

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:00am
Nakamura Wins 3rd Straight Gibraltar Title In Playoff  Chess.com

In the year of the rooster, GM Hikaru Nakamura just scored a turkey. By winning yet another playoff, he scored his third straight strike at the Tradewise Gibraltar ...

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58 - The Hindu

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 6:37pm

The Hindu

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58
The Hindu
Wesley So (USA, 2822), 4. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2811), 5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2796), 6. Viswanathan Anand (2786), 7. Levon Aronian (Arm, 2785), 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2785), 9. Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 2783), 10. Anish Giri (Ned, 2769).

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world - The Manila Times

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:51am

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world
The Manila Times
GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia was at fourth spot with 2811.0 followed by GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2798.7), GM Hikaru Nakamura of the US (2792.9), GM Viswanathan Anand of India (2786.0), GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2784.5), GM ...

Adhiban jumps 43 places, catapults to World No. 58 - Sportstarlive

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:02am

Sportstarlive

Adhiban jumps 43 places, catapults to World No. 58
Sportstarlive
Wesley So (USA, 2822), 4. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2811), 5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2796), 6. Viswanathan Anand (2786), 7. Levon Aronian (Arm, 2785), 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2785), 9. Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 2783), 10. Anish Giri (Ned, 2769).

Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines - Chess.com

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 4:01am

Chess.com

Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines
Chess.com
Besides Carlsen and So, they are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon Aronian. These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (31 July-12 ...

Young Man on a Journey to Become a Professional Chess Player - Nonahood News (press release)

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 3:24pm

Young Man on a Journey to Become a Professional Chess Player
Nonahood News (press release)
In December 2014, in London, he was paired against GM Hikaru Nakamura, currently ranked 2nd in the U.S. and 8th in the world and, although Theo lost, it was a great experience. Nakamura's signed photo is proudly displayed on Theo's bedroom wall!

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win - Washington Times

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:04pm

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
The 23-year-old So, now ranked second in the world behind only Carlsen, appears to have leapfrogged his two American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, to emerge as a prime candidate to challenge the Norwegian for the world crown in ...

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win - Washington Times

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:04pm

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
The 23-year-old So, now ranked second in the world behind only Carlsen, appears to have leapfrogged his two American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, to emerge as a prime candidate to challenge the Norwegian for the world crown in ...

Şahul şi criza refugiaţilor - Dilema veche

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 1:49pm

Dilema veche

Şahul şi criza refugiaţilor
Dilema veche
Un alt şahist american de top are un nume care îi trădează originea fără ezitare: Hikaru Nakamura. Ca să nu mai zic de fostul campion mondial Anand, care se mutase la un moment dat din India natală în Spania. Cele mai recente ravagii ale refugiaţilor ...

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MLK Day chess tournament top prizes, Aronian's brilliancy - AL.com

Sun, 01/29/2017 - 7:31am

AL.com

MLK Day chess tournament top prizes, Aronian's brilliancy
AL.com
In the Masters Section, 255 players from around the world are playing, including American champion and world number two Fabiano Caruana, former U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura, world number 5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, France, and World Rapid ...

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites - Sun.Star

Thu, 01/26/2017 - 9:28am

Pestaño: Open tournaments patronized by elites
Sun.Star
The top 10 players are Fabiano Caruana - 2827 [USA], Maxime Vachier-Lagrave- 2796 (France), Hikaru Nakamura - 2785 (USA), Vassily Ivanchuk - 2752 (Ukraine), Michael Adams - 2751 (England), Peter Svidler - 2748 (Russia), Veselin Topalov - 2739 ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:47am

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to the top place in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour ahead of chess legends Anand, Kramnik, Topalov and other elite players like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, etc.

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