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How Wesley won
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Wesley and former world champion Veselin Topalov won in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup against Hikaru Nakamura and Peter Svidler, respectively. They were tied for first place up to round 4. Topalov then took sole possession in round 5 with a ...

Immigrants deserve a better reputation
DesMoinesRegister.com
4 and current U.S. champion, born in Miami, whose parents are Italian nationals), Hikaru Nakamura (ranked No. 6, brought to U.S. by his Japanese father and American mother when he was two), and Wesley So (ranked No. 7, born in the Philippines, came to ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Wesley So seems to have adapted to his new country very well. He was just 18 went he left the Philippines to attend Webster University in St. Louis. Though the ...

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Wesley So well placed to clinch Grand Tour after Sinquefield Cup win
The Guardian
Hikaru Nakamura, the US No2, won the brilliancy of the event with a knight sacrifice at d5 which blew open Ding Liren's king defences. Nakamura began with the Anti-Moscow Gambit, a popular plan to combat the solid Slav Defence and avoid the routine ...

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Chess (#1214)
Business Standard
Wesley So held onto his narrow lead to win the Sinquefield ahead of four pursuers who were just a half point behind. So (Elo rating 2771) scored 5.5 from 9 games with two wins and seven draws - this would be enough to gain 11 Elo in a field with an ...

Greatest Chess Triumph of Wesley So
Huffington Post
Tournament victories can sometimes take shape already in the first round. So gained confidence after he defeated Hikaru Nakamura. In a sharp Catalan opening Hikaru tried to unbalance the game with an exchange sacrifice, but So just needed one tiny ...

On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So
St. Louis Public Radio
Going into the tournament, Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So were leading the Grand Chess Tour with 17 points each. Nakamura had an impressive showing in Paris, winning the event ahead of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, but followed it ...

Rising U.S. chess star captures high-powered Sinquefield Cup
Washington Times
Among the also-rans at the Sinquefield were his two top American rivals, GMs Fabiano Caruana, who was part of the four-way tie for second at 5-4, and Hikaru Nakamura. So's Round 2 victory over Nakamura — who appeared to be ailing at times during the ...
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield CupTimes of India
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield CupThe Manila Times
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Hindustan Times
Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Vachier-Lagrave tied for the sixth spot on 4.5 points each while Chinese Ding Liren ended sole eighth with four points in his kitty. Peter Svidler finished ninth another half point adrift while Anish Giri lost his ...
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Times of India
Results final round: Peter Svidler (Rus, 3.5) drew with V Anand (Ind, 5); Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 4.5) drew with Wesley So (Usa, 5.5); Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 4.5) beat Ding Liren (Chn, 4); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 5) drew with Levon Aronian (Arm, 5); ...
Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisPanARMENIAN.Net

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You Can Have The Olympics: To Me, Chess Is King
Hartford Courant
Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, right, shakes hands with U.S. chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura before their game during the IX Chess Masters Final in the Spanish city of Bilbao on July 19. You may be thrilled by the feats of Katie ...

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Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis
PanARMENIAN.Net
Filipino chess grandmaster representing the United States, Wesley So won the tournament, with Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Ding Liren (China), Peter Svidler (Russia) and Anish Giri (Netherlands) claiming the 6th to 10th ...

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Anand plays out another draw
The Hindu
The results (eighth round): V. Anand (Ind, 4.5) drew with Veselin Topalov (Arm, 4); Anish Giri (Ned, 3) lost to Peter Svidler (Rus, 3); Wesley So (USA, 5) drew with Fabiano Caruana (USA, 4). Levon Aronian (Arm, 4.5) beat Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 3.5 ...

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Anand draws with Topalov; still joint second
Business Standard
Results round 8: V Anand (Ind, 4.5) drew with Veselin Topalov (Arm, 4); Anish Giri (Ned, 3) lost to Peter Svidler (Rus, 3); Wesley So (Usa, 5) drew with Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 4); Levon Aronian (Arm, 4.5) beat Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 3.5); Ding Liren (Chn ...

The latest news from the world of chess
The Boston Globe
It has been a busy few weeks in the world of chess, with the 117th annual US Open recently concluding in Indianapolis and the Sinquefield Cup entering the homestretch in St. Louis. The US Open ended with former US champion Alexander Shabalov and ...

Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian; remains joint second
The Indian Express
Fabiano Caruana of United States tried hard but Chinese Ding Liren was spot on defense in the longest game of the day that lasted 95 moves while Hikaru Nakamura used the Berlin defense as black to hold top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.

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Viswanathan Anand Remains Joint Second in Sinquefiled Cup
News18
Fabiano Caruana of United States tried hard but Chinese Ding Liren was spot on defense in the longest game of the day that lasted 95 moves while Hikaru Nakamura used the Berlin defense as black to hold top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.

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Anand draws with Aronian; remains joint second - fullstory
Press Trust of India
St. Louis (USA), Aug 13 (PTI) Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice once more with his white pieces and had to split the point ...

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Anand remains joint second
The Hindu
... of the Sinquefield Cup. The results (sixth round): Anish Giri 2.5 drew with V. Anand 3.5, Wesley So 4 bt Veselin Topalov 3.5, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 3 bt Levon Aronian 3, Hikaru Nakamura 3 drew with Fabiano Caruana 3, Ding Liren 3 bt Peter Svidler 1.5.

Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri to remain joint second
The Indian Express
With just three rounds remaining, the event is still wide open as Levon Aronian of Armenia, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Ding Liren of China share the fourth spot on three points each. Anish Giri on 2.5 is on ...
Aronian suffers first loss in 2016 Sinquefield Cup round 6PanARMENIAN.Net

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