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US chess team starts strong in defense of Olympiad gold in Georgia - Washington Times

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 5:08am

Washington Times

US chess team starts strong in defense of Olympiad gold in Georgia
Washington Times
Anchored by GM Fabiano Caruana, whose London title match against world champion Magnus Carlsen begins barely a month after the 185-team competition wraps up Oct. 6, the U.S. is the top-seeded team, but can expect a tough challenge from such ...
Marriage Proposal Sparks Up Chess Olympiad Day 2Chess.com

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Marriage Proposal Sparks Up Chess Olympiad's Day 2 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 3:38pm

Chess.com

Marriage Proposal Sparks Up Chess Olympiad's Day 2
Chess.com
Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia 3 put up an excellent fight today against reigning champions USA, who won by the narrowest of margins. It was ...

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Marriage Proposal Sparkles Up Chess Olympiad's Day 2 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 3:38pm

Chess.com

Marriage Proposal Sparkles Up Chess Olympiad's Day 2
Chess.com
Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia 3 put up an excellent fight today against reigning champions USA, who won by the narrowest of margins. It was ...

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Batumi 2018, 1: Isolated heroes - chess24

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 4:17am

chess24

Batumi 2018, 1: Isolated heroes
chess24
Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir Kramnik, Ding Liren, Vishy Anand, MVL and more stars were rested for Round 1 of the Batumi Olympiad, but it didn't stop a massacre. The favourites won in all 162 matches in the Open and Women's ...

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Chess Olympiad Sparked By Marriage Proposal On Day 2 - Chess.com

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 2:00am
Chess Olympiad Sparked By Marriage Proposal On Day 2  Chess.com

Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board. Georgia team three put up ...

India start off on a winning note in Chess Olympiad - Times of India

Mon, 09/24/2018 - 12:24pm

Times of India

India start off on a winning note in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
The opening clash in the 11-round 185-nation competition saw teams resting their big guns. While India chose not to field five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, defending champions USA decided to give Fabiano Caruana an off. Even the formidable ...
12 years and a surprise holiday later, Viswanathan Anand in OlympiadESPN
Viswanathan Anand Rests as Indian Men Take on El SalvadorNews18
Spectacular Ceremony Starts Batumi Chess Olympiad - Chess.comChess.com

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12 years and a surprise holiday later, Viswanathan Anand in Olympiad - ESPN

Mon, 09/24/2018 - 8:58am

ESPN

12 years and a surprise holiday later, Viswanathan Anand in Olympiad
ESPN
While reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen is skipping the tournament, the US team could be among India's most formidable opponents with the likes of this year's World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and ...
Viswanathan Anand Rests as Indian Men Take on El SalvadorNews18
Spectacular Ceremony Starts Batumi Chess Olympiad - Chess.comChess.com
Anand's presence lifts IndiaThe Hindu

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Chess Olympiad: Indian men take on El Salvador; Anand rested - The Hindu

Mon, 09/24/2018 - 5:46am

The Hindu

Chess Olympiad: Indian men take on El Salvador; Anand rested
The Hindu
Like India, defending champions USA also rested top rated Fabiano Caruana in the first round clash against Panama and as if on cue, Russians gave a day off to their biggest star Vladimir Kramnik. The biggest absentee in the Olympiad this year is ...
Spectacular Ceremony Starts Batumi Chess OlympiadChess.com
Viswanathan Anand given special honour at colourful Olympiad openingMumbai Mirror

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Indian men, women seeded fifth in Chess Olympiad - Times of India

Sun, 09/23/2018 - 8:08am

Times of India

Indian men, women seeded fifth in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
The biggest challenge comes from the United States that will have Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and newly crowned US champion Samuel Shankland. The 11-rounds event will see the Russians as not being the hot favourite to win the title ...

Chess: US the favourites to maintain Russia's title drought at Olympiad - The Guardian

Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:07am

The Guardian

Chess: US the favourites to maintain Russia's title drought at Olympiad
The Guardian
Their top-10 trio of world title challenger Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura are backed up by the reigning US champion, Sam Shankland, who this summer had a 62-game unbeaten run. England, with Michael Adams, David Howell, Gawain ...

Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!” - chess24

Wed, 09/19/2018 - 3:54pm

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Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!”
chess24
With less than two months to go before the 2018 World Championship match begins in London, Magnus Carlsen spoke to Norwegian media at his training camp in the Kragerø Resort southwest of Oslo. He was hoping the pressure of playing a match for the ...

Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!” - chess24

Wed, 09/19/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen: “I hope Caruana is feeling the pressure!”  chess24

With less than two months to go before the 2018 World Championship match begins in London, Magnus Carlsen spoke to Norwegian media at his training camp ...

Betting: Chess fans now bet on FIDE World Chess Championship Match London 2018 - SportBusiness

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 5:10am

Betting: Chess fans now bet on FIDE World Chess Championship Match London 2018
SportBusiness
We believe that this year's World Championship brawl between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in London will even further cement chess on the international stage of betting”, says Richard Østrøm, Country Manager for Unibet Norway. About FIDE

What Is The Worst Chess Move? - Chess.com

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 2:00am
What Is The Worst Chess Move?  Chess.com

Chess openings have been analyzed for centuries and yet even today it is still not easy to identify the best and worst first moves. According to Fischer, 1.e4 is ...

Viswanathan Anand geared up for chess Olympiad - THE WEEK

Sat, 09/15/2018 - 12:40pm

THE WEEK

Viswanathan Anand geared up for chess Olympiad
THE WEEK
The former world champion also spoke about the Magnus Carlsen versus Fabiano Caruana World Championship battle in November, and said it would not be so easy for the Norwegian this time around. "It's the closest World Championship match by rating.
'Good vibes in the Indian team'The Hindu
Anand not worried about own form ahead of Chess OlympiadTimes of India
Anand hopeful of a good show in Chess OlympiadBusiness Standard
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Shaky Viswanathan Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad - Daily News & Analysis

Sat, 09/15/2018 - 11:25am

Daily News & Analysis

Shaky Viswanathan Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad
Daily News & Analysis
The former world champion also spoke about the Magnus Carlsen versus Fabiano Caruana World Championship battle in November, and said it would not be so easy for the Norwegian this time around. "It's the closest World Championship match by rating.
'Good vibes in the Indian team'The Hindu
Anand not worried about own form ahead of Chess OlympiadTimes of India
Anand hopeful of a good show in Chess OlympiadBusiness Standard

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Shaky Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad - Sportskeeda

Sat, 09/15/2018 - 10:00am

Shaky Anand hopes to do well in Chess Olympiad
Sportskeeda
The former world champion also spoke about the Magnus Carlsen versus Fabiano Caruana World Championship battle in November, and said it would not be so easy for the Norwegian this time around. "It's the closest World Championship match by rating.

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Caruana chronicles - Spectator.co.uk

Sat, 09/15/2018 - 2:00am
Caruana chronicles  Spectator.co.uk

Caruana chronicles on The Spectator | In the run-up to the Carlsen-Caruana World Championship match set for London in November, I will be previewing ...

Caruana chronicles - Spectator.co.uk

Sat, 09/15/2018 - 2:00am
Caruana chronicles  Spectator.co.uk

Caruana chronicles on The Spectator | In the run-up to the Carlsen-Caruana World Championship match set for London in November, I will be previewing ...

London to host 2018 World Chess Championship Match - Insidethegames.biz (blog)

Thu, 09/13/2018 - 12:03pm

Insidethegames.biz (blog)

London to host 2018 World Chess Championship Match
Insidethegames.biz (blog)
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Fabiano Caruana have signed contracts to take part in the World Chess Championship Match in London. The tie is scheduled to take place in the ...

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