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Leuven Grand Chess Tour: India's Viswanathan Anand continues to struggle on Day 2; Wesley So keeps lead - Firstpost

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 7:00am

Leuven Grand Chess Tour: India's Viswanathan Anand continues to struggle on Day 2; Wesley So keeps lead
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Having suffered two losses on the previous day, Anand played solidly in round four – the first game of the second day – against Sergey Karjakin to hold on to a draw and then won his fifth round game against Fabiano Caruana. But a slip in the sixth ...

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Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his lead | chess24.com - chess24

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 4:18pm

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Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his lead | chess24.com
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Wesley So continues to do a fine Magnus Carlsen impression in the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour in Leuven. For a second day in a row he was the...
So Continues Strongly At Your Next Move In Leuven - Chess.comChess.com

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So Continues Strongly At Your Next Move In Leuven - Chess.com

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 3:23pm

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So Continues Strongly At Your Next Move In Leuven
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Again scoring two wins and one draw, Wesley So continued doing very well on day two of the Your Next Move rapid tournament in Leuven, Belgium. Levon Aronian is his closest rival with three rounds to go. So's victory in the Norway Chess blitz opener was ...

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Caruana wins anew - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 6:50am

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Caruana wins anew
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Final Standings. 1. Fabiano Caruana USA 2822, 5.0/8. 2-4. Magnus Carlsen NOR 2843, Hikaru Nakamura USA 2769, Viswanathan Anand 2760, 4.5/8. 5-6. Wesley So USA 2778, Levon Aronian ARM 2764, 4.0/8. 7. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2808, 3.5/8.
Leuven GCT, Day 2: Wesley extends his leadchess24
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Chess: 2268 - Financial Times

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 5:11am

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Chess: 2268
Financial Times
Norway's world champion had already decided to miss the $1.05m tour so as to prepare for his €1m title defence against Fabiano Caruana of the US. Their 12-game match starts in London on November 9. Carlsen also needs time to recover from his ...
So rebounds, gains solo lead in Belgium chessfest | Philstar.comPhilippine Star
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Wesley So blitzes opposition - BusinessWorld Online (press release)

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:41am

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Wesley So blitzes opposition
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2730, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2839, Fabiano Caruana USA 2814, 4.5/9. 8. Sergey Karjakin RUS 2838, 3.5/9. 9-10. Levon Aronian ARM 2843, Ding Liren CHN 2793, 3.0/9. Time Control: three minutes per game with two ...

So rebounds, gains solo lead in Belgium chessfest - Philippine Star

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:07am

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So rebounds, gains solo lead in Belgium chessfest
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MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So got back at United States teammate Fabiano Caruana and then scored 1.5 points the next two rounds to seize the solo lead after three rounds of the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour 2018 in Leuven, Belgium Tuesday night ...
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Puzzle: how can Wesley So force a draw against Fabiano Caruana? - Financial Times

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 2:00am
Puzzle: how can Wesley So force a draw against Fabiano Caruana?  Financial Times

These are fruitful days for improving your game at leisure by watching top chess events free and live on the internet. Currently Leuven, Brussels, is nearing its ...

Leuven GCT, Day 1: So supreme - chess24

Tue, 06/12/2018 - 4:04pm

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Leuven GCT, Day 1: So supreme
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“He's played supremely well” was Nigel Short's verdict as Wesley So beat Fabiano Caruana and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to take the lead after Day 1 of the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour in Leuven. It was déjà vu, since Wesley started fast in 2017 as well ...

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Sizzling Shankland snares third chess title in a row - Washington Times

Tue, 06/12/2018 - 1:18pm

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Sizzling Shankland snares third chess title in a row
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And in other chess news, American GM Fabiano Caruana captured the 5th Altibox Norway Chess tournament ahead of world-class field, despite losing his individual encounter with Norwegian world champ Magnus Carlsen. Caruana and Carlsen will get a ...

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So Leads As Grand Chess Tour Takes Off - Chess.com

Tue, 06/12/2018 - 12:07pm

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So Leads As Grand Chess Tour Takes Off
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Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So were paired against each other in this very first round, less than a week after playing their crucial last-round encounter in Norway. After winning, So admitted that it was sweet ...

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Levon Aronian to start competition in Grand Chess Tour today - Mediamax.am

Tue, 06/12/2018 - 6:59am

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Levon Aronian to start competition in Grand Chess Tour today
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His competitors are Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The participants will play rapid chess in 9 rounds and blitz ...

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So rises to no. 7 in Fide rankings - The Standard

Mon, 06/11/2018 - 12:19pm

So rises to no. 7 in Fide rankings
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FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So climbed up the FIDE rankings despite his title setback in the 2018 Norway Chess tournament. From no. 9, he moved up to no. 7 with 2779.5 ELO points after Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana earned the €75,000 top purse for ...

So rises to no. 7 in Fide rankings - manilastandard.net

Sun, 06/10/2018 - 12:00pm

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So rises to no. 7 in Fide rankings
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FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So climbed up the FIDE rankings despite his title setback in the 2018 Norway Chess tournament. From no. 9, he moved up to no. 7 with 2779.5 ELO points after Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana earned the €75,000 top purse for ...
US Chess Champion Coming To NewtownThe Newtown Bee
Chess: Wesley So eyes bounce-back in Belgium, France tournamentsABS-CBN News

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2018 Grand Chess Tour to start in Leuven - chess24

Sun, 06/10/2018 - 6:06am

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2018 Grand Chess Tour to start in Leuven
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Fabiano Caruana tops a line-up of 10 of the world's top 13 players for the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour that starts in Leuven on Tuesday. All but Anish Giri and Alexander Grischuk are coming straight from Altibox Norway Chess, with Ding Liren and ...

2018 Grand Chess Tour to start in Leuven - chess24

Sun, 06/10/2018 - 2:00am
2018 Grand Chess Tour to start in Leuven  chess24

Fabiano Caruana tops a line-up of 10 of the world's top 13 players for the Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour that starts in Leuven on Tuesday. All ...

Chess: Wesley So eyes bounce-back in Belgium, France tournaments - ABS-CBN News

Sat, 06/09/2018 - 3:48pm

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Chess: Wesley So eyes bounce-back in Belgium, France tournaments
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Just when redemption was within grasp, Wesley So suffered another heartbreaker in the Altibox Norway Chess 2018. So blundered away what could have been a drawn game against Fabiano Caruana of the US in the final round, so instead of finishing joint ...
US Chess Champion Coming To NewtownThe Newtown Bee
So rises to no. 7 in Fide rankingsmanilastandard.net
Aronian to play Nakamura in last round of Norway Chess ClassicMediamax.am

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 06/09/2018 - 2:17pm

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The Norway Chess tournament saw a very exciting conclusion, as four players entered the last round tied for first: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and Fabiano Caruana. Caruana got to the final round with his second win of the event over ...

US Chess Champion Coming To Newtown - The Newtown Bee

Sat, 06/09/2018 - 7:16am

US Chess Champion Coming To Newtown
The Newtown Bee
Mr Shankland, who holds the title of International Grandmaster, recently won the US Chess Championship, finishing ahead of three of the top ten players in the world, one of whom (Fabiano Caruana) will challenge World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen for ...

Agdestein hyller Fabiano Caruana: – Verdens beste akkurat nå - Aftenposten

Sat, 06/09/2018 - 6:49am

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Agdestein hyller Fabiano Caruana: – Verdens beste akkurat nå
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STAVANGER: I november skal han møte Magnus Carlsen (27) til VM-kamp. Nå er Fabiano Caruana (25) i fyr og flamme. Torsdag sikret Caruana Norway Chess-tittelen etter en dramatisk avslutning. Det var hans tredje turneringsseier for året. Over hele ...

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