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Victory in Leuven - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 6:31am

BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Victory in Leuven
BusinessWorld Online (press release)
You know, the composition for the USA team to the Batumi Chess Olympiad later this year was announced recently: Fabiano Caruana 2816, Wesley So 2778, Hikaru Nakamura 2769, Samuel Shankland 2717 and Ray Robson 2670. This is a team average of ...

Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup - chess24

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 9:35am

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Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup
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The last clash between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana before their World Championship match now looks set to take place this August in the Sinquefield Cup, after Magnus accepted an invitation to be the wild card for the Grand Chess Tour's only ...

The fortress - real or an illusion? - Chessbase News

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 2:00am
The fortress - real or an illusion?  Chessbase News

Some players believe in fortresses, others do not. But no matter whether you are believer or not, some fortresses are real and really solid. In the endgame rooks ...

Caruana suffers slump in form ahead of Carlsen world title match - Financial Times

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 5:47am

Financial Times

Caruana suffers slump in form ahead of Carlsen world title match
Financial Times
Competing this month in the Grand Tour tournament at Leuven, near Brussels, and in Paris, Fabiano Caruana finished in the bottom two of 10 grandmasters in both events. The 25-year-old's previous fine form at Berlin, Karlsruhe and Stavanger evaporated ...

Can you find checkmate in three moves against any defence? - Financial Times

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 2:00am
Can you find checkmate in three moves against any defence?  Financial Times

Caruana suffers slump in form ahead of Carlsen world title match — plus puzzle 2270.

Can you find checkmate in three moves against any defence? - Financial Times

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 2:00am
Can you find checkmate in three moves against any defence?  Financial Times

Caruana suffers slump in form ahead of Carlsen world title match — plus puzzle 2270.

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 3:49pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Today's game is yet another one from the recently concluded Norway Chess event won in exciting fashion by Fabiano Caruana. It features the former world champion challenger Russian (via Ukraine) Sergey Karjakin and former world champion the venerable ...
Paris Grand Chess Tour Blitz: Karjakin Takes Over - Chess.comChess.com
Chess: Hot streak continues, as Wesley So rules Paris rapid ...ABS-CBN News

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Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - Chess.com

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 11:38am

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Nakamura Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour
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Fabiano Caruana gloriously won the blunder of the tournament trophy with a move that many amateurs in e.g. a pub crawl tournament wouldn't even make while being heavily intoxicated. The American had 12 seconds on the clock (and three seconds delay) ...
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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 12:39pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Rather concerning was the next-to-last finish of the world champion challenger, Fabiano Caruana, who scored just 13.5/38. It was concerning in that the tie-break (after 12 classical games) in the world championship match is rapids/blitz games. This is ...
Chess: Hot streak continues, as Wesley So rules Paris rapid competitionABS-CBN News

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Chess: Hot streak continues, as Wesley So rules Paris rapid competition - ABS-CBN News

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 10:52am

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Chess: Hot streak continues, as Wesley So rules Paris rapid competition
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So topped Team USA board 1 player Fabiano Caruana in Round 1, Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in Round 3, Russian Vladimir Kramnik in Round 4, Russian Alexander Grischuk in Round 5. He drew with Armenian Levon Aronian in Round 6 and ...

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The English Opening | Chess Openings Explained - Chess.com

Sat, 06/23/2018 - 2:30am

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The English Opening | Chess Openings Explained
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The English Opening starting with 1.c4 is a modern way to handle the opening phase of the game. This opening is a "flank" opening since it starts with a side pawn rather than the central 1.e4 or 1.d4 moves. Many players from chess history and today's ...

Paris GCT, Day 3: Caruana and MVL bounce back - chess24

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 6:45pm

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Paris GCT, Day 3: Caruana and MVL bounce back
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Wesley So drew all three games on Friday to keep a one-point lead over Karjakin and Nakamura at the Paris Grand Chess Tour. Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won two games each to improve their chances before the start of the ...
Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand TourThe Guardian
So 1st In Rapid At Paris Grand Chess TourChess.com

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Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour - The Guardian

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 8:42am

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Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour
The Guardian
Wesley So scrambled to first prize after a bizarre final round, Fabiano Caruana had a worrying meltdown before his world title match, Hikaru Nakamura beat So twice, and there was tension between America's elite trio as the Leuven, Belgium, Grand Tour ...
Paris Grand Chess Tour Day 2: So Takes The LeadChess.com
Paris GCT, Day 2: So takes the leadchess24

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Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour - The Guardian

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour  The Guardian

Wesley So won in Leuven and leads in Paris, but the world title challenger, Fabiano Caruana, has had a run of defeats.

Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour - The Guardian

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour  The Guardian

Wesley So won in Leuven and leads in Paris, but the world title challenger, Fabiano Caruana, has had a run of defeats.

Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour - The Guardian

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana on contrasting form in Grand Tour  The Guardian

Wesley So won in Leuven and leads in Paris, but the world title challenger, Fabiano Caruana, has had a run of defeats.

Paris GCT, Day 2: So takes the lead - chess24

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 7:52pm

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Paris GCT, Day 2: So takes the lead
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Wesley So leads the rapid section at the Paris Grand Chess Tour after scoring two wins and a draw on Thursday. Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin share the second place two points behind. Only a week ago, in Leuven, a very similar script was being ...

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Paris Grand Chess Tour Day 2: So Takes The Lead - Chess.com

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 5:53pm

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Paris Grand Chess Tour Day 2: So Takes The Lead
Chess.com
"We're witnessing a complete meltdown of Fabi in these rapid and blitz events," said Yasser Seirawan after Fabiano Caruana's loss to Hikaru Nakamura. And indeed, it was painful to see the world championship contender lose a very equal and very drawish ...
Paris GCT, Day 2: So takes the leadchess24

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Chess: Wesley So among the early leaders in elite Paris tournament - ABS-CBN News

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 12:58pm

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Chess: Wesley So among the early leaders in elite Paris tournament
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The Cavite-born So bested fellow US team player Fabiano Caruana in the first round, then beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the third behind a brilliant queen sacrifice to negate his second-round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Using the novel ...

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Paris GCT, Day 1: Caruana's woes continue - chess24

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 2:00am
Paris GCT, Day 1: Caruana's woes continue  chess24

Three players finished the first day of rapid chess on +1 in the Paris stage of the Grand Chess Tour. Anand, Aronian and So opened up a small gap, ...

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