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Caruana Holds Carlsen, Secures ChessBrah Victory In PRO Chess Week 5 - Chess.com

Sun, 02/12/2017 - 8:41pm

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Caruana Holds Carlsen, Secures ChessBrah Victory In PRO Chess Week 5
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In an action-packed day for fans of online chess, GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and numerous other grandmasters competed for the glory of their teams in the interdivisional week of ...

Chess ntes - The Boston Globe

Sun, 02/12/2017 - 4:28pm

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Chess ntes
The Boston Globe
However, he's still capable of playing great games. Remember his imaginative rook sacrifice in his game against Fabiano Caruana at the 2016 Sinquefield Cup. Today's game won the Best Game prize at the recently concluded Tradewise Gibraltar Festival.

Caruana Holds Carlsen, As ChessBrahs Win In PRO Chess Week 5 - Chess.com

Sun, 02/12/2017 - 2:00am
Caruana Holds Carlsen, As ChessBrahs Win In PRO Chess Week 5  Chess.com

In an action-packed day for fans of online chess, GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 02/11/2017 - 2:07pm

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Other notable results were Fabiano Caruana, whose 13th-place finish was determined by his sixth-round loss to English grandmaster Nigel Short; Brandeis grad Sam Shankland finished 35th; and Cambridge's Marc Esserman was 61st. A key highlight was ...

Carlsen, Caruana To Debut Saturday In PRO Chess - Chess.com

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 6:15pm

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Carlsen, Caruana To Debut Saturday In PRO Chess
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Evidently this week's overpowered Titled Tuesday was a warm-up. This Saturday Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are making their PRO (Professional Rapid Online) Chess League debuts. What's more, they will be playing each other as the Norway ...

Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday - Chess.com

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 6:58pm

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Carlsen, MVL Top Star-Studded Titled Tuesday
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GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So both played for the first time; they were joined by Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Fabiano Caruana. As many noted, this was the equivalent of an online super-tournament. Carlsen set a blistering pace, ...

Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time - Chess.com

Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:36pm

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Titled Tuesday Changes: Bigger Prizes, Championship Qualifiers, New Time
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Chess.com's Titled Tuesday tournaments have been the largest regular online chess tournament since their inception in October 2014. They have attracted hundreds of grandmasters to play, including Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Baadur Jobava, ...

Torre: Let's not pressure So - The Standard

Mon, 02/06/2017 - 9:13am

Torre: Let's not pressure So
The Standard
2 Fabiano Caruana with his ELO rating of 2822. Carlsen has an ELO of 2838 at the end of the Tata Steel chessfest, while Caruana has a 2827. “After his (So's) achievements, there's a reason for people to believe that he can be a world champion,” added ...

An American Champion - Huffington Post

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:47pm

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An American Champion
Huffington Post
The victorious United States team was led by a trio of stars – Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura, who all rank in the top six in the world. The three of them pose a real threat to dethrone Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, and to ...

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So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - The Standard

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:49am

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games
The Standard
2 Fabiano Caruana with his ELO rating of 2822. Carlsen has an ELO of 2838 at the end of the Tata Steel chessfest, while Caruana has 2827. He gained 51 points over the last six months. The 23-year-old So earned his points from his Tata Steel campaign ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Sat, 02/04/2017 - 4:11pm

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Not only did he win first prize, he also gained enough rating points to vault him into the world's second rating spot with 2822, just 16 points behind Magnus Carlsen and about 2 points ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who is currently struggling at the ...

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings - The Guardian

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:22pm

The Guardian

Hou Yifan resigns after five moves in protest over her Gibraltar pairings
The Guardian
Another notable English success was Nigel Short's win over Fabiano Caruana which demoted the US champion from world No2 to No3. This was Nakamura's fastest win at Gibraltar. His opponent, a Hungarian talent, beat Anand last year but seems overawed ...

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Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4 - Chess.com

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 6:57pm

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Wesley So Wins 4 In PRO Chess Week 4
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It's not the Montreal ChessBrahs with Fabiano Caruana and Li Chao, nor the Miami Champions with Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, and Baadur Jobava. It's the San Diego Surfers. They have an indisputably strong lineup with GM Melik Khachiyan ...

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 4:57pm

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am
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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am - Panorama.am

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 8:11am

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am
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In a press release on Tuesday the Grand Chess Tour organizers announced the nine main participants of this season, and the tournaments they will play.
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik ...PanARMENIAN.Net

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - KBIA

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:20am

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult challenge, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Championship challenger Sergey ...

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:13am

St. Louis Public Radio

Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Pundits were thinking that the next challenger would be Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik or Hikaru Nakamura. Then So started his fantastic streak. So's incredible run started after his tournament in Bilbao, Spain last July. The fastest improving ...

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik - PanARMENIAN.Net

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 2:58am

Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
Besides Aronian, the nine main participants of this season are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. These nine players will all compete in ...

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58 - The Hindu

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 6:37pm

The Hindu

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58
The Hindu
Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2827), 3. Wesley So (USA, 2822), 4. Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 2811), 5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2796), 6. Viswanathan Anand (2786), 7. Levon Aronian (Arm, 2785), 8. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2785), 9. Sergey Karjakin (Rus ...

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world - The Manila Times

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:51am

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world
The Manila Times
GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway, a runner-up in Tata Steel, remained the world's top chess player with 2838.3 while GM Fabiano Caruana of the US fell to third with 2816.9. GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia was at fourth spot with 2811.0 followed by GM Maxime ...

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