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Fighting Chess Helps Underdog Clinch US Championship Victory and a Past Victor Take Back US Women's ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:30pm

Washington Times

Fighting Chess Helps Underdog Clinch US Championship Victory and a Past Victor Take Back US Women's ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Shankland edged out three of the top 10 players in the world, including the 2018 World Chess Championship challenger, Fabiano Caruana, who also had a superb performance with 8/11 points. A San Francisco-area resident, Shankland is the first West Coast ...
Shankland surprises, Paikidze repeats at US chess championshipsWashington Times

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US Champs 10-11: Shankland in dreamland - chess24

Mon, 04/30/2018 - 2:00am
US Champs 10-11: Shankland in dreamland  chess24

Sam Shankland is the shock 2018 US Champion after winning his final three games to complete a stunning +6 performance that saw him gain 30 rating...

Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion! - Chessbase News

Mon, 04/30/2018 - 2:00am
Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion!  Chessbase News

It was a fantastic final sprint as both Fabiano Caruana and Sam Shankland fought to win their games to deny each other the title. Sam Shankland won again, ...

Shankland Wins US Championship; Women Go To Playoff - Chess.com

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 7:46pm

Chess.com

Shankland Wins US Championship; Women Go To Playoff
Chess.com
Horse racing went 37 years without a Triple Crown winner. It only took GM Sam Shankland 26 years. Shankland won again today, his sixth victory in St. Louis, to win the 2018 U.S. Championship, a 2700 rating, and a spot on the American team at the next ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 3:27pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Today's game comes from the second-round of the ongoing US Chess Championship (www.USChessChamps.com) at the St. Louis Chess Club (www.SaintLouisChessClub.org). It's between world championship challenger Fabiano Caruana and NYC's Grandmaster Aleksandr ...

Shankland Wins U.S. Championship; Women Go To Playoff - Chess.com

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 2:00am
Shankland Wins U.S. Championship; Women Go To Playoff  Chess.com

Horse racing went 37 years without a Triple Crown winner. It only took GM Sam Shankland 26 years. Shankland won again today, his sixth victory in St. Louis, ...

US Championship: Caruana keeps it close - Chessbase News

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 2:00am
US Championship: Caruana keeps it close  Chessbase News

Both Sam Shankland and Fabiano Caruana won crucial tenth round games. Caruana came out swinging with the black pieces, going for a Sicilian, while ...

US Championships Go 'Back To The Future' In Round 10 - Chess.com - Chess.com

Sat, 04/28/2018 - 8:54pm

Chess.com

US Championships Go 'Back To The Future' In Round 10 - Chess.com
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Looks like the leaders at the 2018 U.S. Championships found some plutonium. They're back from where they just came. Parts of the music played during the breaks of the live show very closely resemble the "Back to the Future" theme song. But it wasn't ...
Chess notes - The Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 04/28/2018 - 1:05pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
As the US Championship (www.USChessChamps.com) enters its second half in St. Louis, we find Brandeis grad and Bay Area native Sam Shankland in clear first with an undefeated 4.5/6. Close behind are Wesley So and our pre-tournament favorite, Fabiano ...

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in the hunt for more prizes - The Guardian

Fri, 04/27/2018 - 12:14pm

The Guardian

Chess: Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in the hunt for more prizes
The Guardian
Seven months before the world title series Norway's Magnus Carlsen and his US challenger, Fabiano Caruana, are in good form. The American is still benefiting from the momentum he achieved at the Berlin Candidates and in the Grenke Classic while Carlsen ...

US Championship: Eight decisive games in Round 8 - Chessbase News

Fri, 04/27/2018 - 2:00am
US Championship: Eight decisive games in Round 8  Chessbase News

Sam Shankland and Fabiano Caruana both drew and remain tied after a tumultuous round in St. Louis. Ray Robson and Alex Lenderman scored full points with ...

Chess: Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in the hunt for more prizes - The Guardian

Fri, 04/27/2018 - 2:00am
Chess: Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in the hunt for more prizes  The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, and his challenger, Fabiano Caruana, are putting in impressive displays at Shamkir and the US championship ...

Caruana, Shankland Lead US Championship - Chess.com

Thu, 04/26/2018 - 10:12pm

Chess.com

Caruana, Shankland Lead US Championship
Chess.com
Photo: Mike Klein/Chess.com. In their opposite-sides castling game, Nakamura's kingside pressure never got going. Instead, his knights hustled back to stand vigil over his own king. That un-Naka-like strategy proved to be unassailable despite Shankland ...

Caruana Takes Share Of Lead, No Stopping Wang At US Championships Rd. 7 - Chess.com

Wed, 04/25/2018 - 10:34pm

Chess.com

Caruana Takes Share Of Lead, No Stopping Wang At US Championships Rd. 7
Chess.com
Don't play the French against GM Fabiano Caruana. 2. GM Zviad Izoria is not to be underestimated. 3. There's a better chance of WIM Annie Wang making a mistake on her homework than at the chess board. In today's round seven, pre-round leader GM Sam ...

Caruana Takes Share Of Lead; Wang Unstoppable At U.S. Championships Rd. 7 - Chess.com

Wed, 04/25/2018 - 2:00am
Caruana Takes Share Of Lead; Wang Unstoppable At U.S. Championships Rd. 7  Chess.com

Certain rules are forming at the 2018 U.S. Championships. 1. Don't play the French against GM Fabiano Caruana. 2. GM Zviad Izoria is not to be underestimated ...

US Championship: Shankland in the lead - Chessbase News

Tue, 04/24/2018 - 2:00am
US Championship: Shankland in the lead  Chessbase News

Sam Shankland, after a big win Monday over Varuzhan Akobian, is in the sole lead with five rounds to go. Fabiano Caruana caught up with Wesley So after ...

US Championship: Caruana suffers shock loss - Chessbase News

Sun, 04/22/2018 - 2:00am
US Championship: Caruana suffers shock loss  Chessbase News

It was a rather astonishing day, with the headline involving Fabiano Caruana once more. This time it was because he ended up losing to the caboose of the ...

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