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Fabiano Caruana: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know  Heavy.com

Fabiano Caruana is an American chess player playing Magnus Carlsen in the World Championships. If he wins, he'll be the first American to do so since Bobby ...

Tata Steel Chess India: Nakamura Surges To The Top  Chess.com

With a perfect score of 3/3 on the second day, Hikaru Nakamura is now tied for first place at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. Levon Aronian did ...

Carlsen-Caruana 1: Magnus lets Fabi off the hook  chess24

Magnus Carlsen was on the brink of opening the 2018 World Chess Championship in London with a brilliant win with the black pieces, but just when ...

UK Minister quits over Theresa May's Brexit plan  Panorama.am

Theresa May's hopes of winning parliament's backing for her Brexit deal have been plunged into *fresh* doubt after Jo Johnson resigned from the government and ...

Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess Championship  Salon

Here are five myths and unknowns about the world chess championship contenders and the game of chess.

Carlsen-Caruana 1: Magnus lets Fabi off the hook  chess24

Magnus Carlsen was on the brink of opening the 2018 World Chess Championship in London with a brilliant win with the black pieces, but just when ...

The first super tournament on Indian soil begins!  Chessbase News

The first day of the first super tournament in India was fascinating. Of course, having ten great chess players fighting it out always feels great, but what was even ...

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Tata Steel India Chess Takes Off In Jam-packed Venue
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Just like in Grand Chess tour events, the second round was scheduled to start 1.5 hours after the first, and the third 1.5 hours after the second—but everything changed when Anand and his first-round opponent Wesley So played a game that lasted for ...

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Searching for Bobby Fischer…
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Caruana stated at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup that his “chances are about 50-50.” As one who has closely followed Caruana's rise to the top of the chess world, I believe Carlsen is in for a fierce battle. What makes it interesting is that both players are ...

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World Chess Championship Round 1: Caruana Struggles But Holds Draw Against Carlsen
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Just like in August at the Sinquefield Cup, Carlsen built up a sizable edge, but couldn't convert (there was no finger-to-lips moment shushing time around). The champ agreed with the comparison to that game when asked by Chess.com, but likened it even ...
St. Louis grandmaster battles for World Chess ChampionshipSt. Louis Public Radio
Inside the intense, sometimes quirky chess rivalry between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano CaruanaESPN
Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess ChampionshipHouston Chronicle

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St. Louis grandmaster battles for World Chess Championship
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The biggest chess showdown on the planet is generating a lot of interest in St. Louis, even though the games are being played half-a-world away. St. Louis resident Fabiano Caruana is challenging defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the world ...

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St. Louis grandmaster battles for World Chess Championship
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The biggest chess showdown on the planet is generating a lot of interest in St. Louis, even though the games are being played half-a-world away. St. Louis resident Fabiano Caruana is challenging defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the world ...
Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess ChampionshipHouston Chronicle
2018 World Chess Championship Opens In London - Chess.comChess.com

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All eyes on London as St. Louisan competes for World Chess Championship
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Ashley continued, “The streak he's on right now, I think, comes from the incredible confidence he has since his breakthrough win at the London Chess Classic in December. Up to that point, he hadn't won a tournament with Magnus Carlsen in it since 2014.”.

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5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion
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Caruana stated at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup that his “chances are about 50-50.” As one who has closely followed Caruana's rise to the top of the chess world, I believe Carlsen is in for a fierce battle. What makes it interesting is that both players are ...

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Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess Championship
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Shahade's son Fabian was born in January 2017, before Fabiano Caruana became the challenger for the World Chess Championship but after Shahade had admired Caruana's 7-0 win and sportsmanlike attitude in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. Other parents ...
2018 World Chess Championship Opens In LondonChess.com
5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess championBonner County Daily Bee

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All eyes on London as St. Louisan competes for World Chess Championship  STLtoday.com

Fabiano Caruana is the first American to compete for the title since Bobby Fischer in 1972.

Tata Steel Chess India Takes Off In Jam-packed Venue  Chess.com

Five thousand miles away and 6.5 hours before the start of the world championship match, 10 strong grandmasters made their moves in what was the first round ...

All eyes on London as St. Louisan competes for World Chess Championship  STLtoday.com

Fabiano Caruana is the first American to compete for the title since Bobby Fischer in 1972.

5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion  The Conversation - US

Daaim Shabazz, an international business professor and chess journalist, explains what's at stake as American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana fights for the ...

St. Louis grandmaster battles for World Chess Championship  St. Louis Public Radio

The biggest chess showdown on the planet is generating a lot of interest in St. Louis, even though the games are being played half-a-world away. St. Louis.