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London Chess Classic, Rd. 6: Simply Fantastic  Chessbase News

In a round with a lot of exciting chess Fabiano Caruana played the most brilliant game by defeating Hikaru Nakamura with a positional queen sacrifice. Wesley ...

India vs England: Virat Kohli is 'two-times more aggressive than me', says ex-captain Sourav Ganguly
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The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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Viswanathan Anand draws with Wesley So, stays sixth in London Chess Classic
Hindustan Times
(Getty Images). Viswanathan Anand used a cracker of a Novelty to hold Wesley So of United States to an easy draw with black pieces in the fifth round of London Chess Classic. It was a striking new idea by Anand that caught Wesley So completely off ...
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand played a stunning 'novelty' in easy draw against Wesley SoFirstpost
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Michael AdamsThe Hindu
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Wesley joins 2800 club
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I make this clarification because after the 2nd round of this London Chess Classic we saw a historic moment -- Wesley So breached the 2800 FIDE Rating. He started the tournament at 2794 (that is the rating given in the table above) and gained nine ...

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India vs England, 5th Test: After Cyclone Vardah, groundsmen use burning coal to dry match strip
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Nbd7 variation in the Queen's Gambit Declined against Hikaru Nakamura in the third round of the London Chess Classic. He lost that game. However, good players know when something requires to be fixed and when something does not. It is true that ...

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand played a stunning 'novelty' in easy draw against Wesley So
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Viswanathan Anand played the 4…Nbd7 variation in the Queen's Gambit Declined against Hikaru Nakamura in the third round of the London Chess Classic. He lost that game. However, good players know when something requires to be fixed and when ...
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Michael AdamsTimes of India
Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one winPanARMENIAN.Net
Another draw for Aronian at London Chess ClassicArmenpress.am
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Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma slams 'childish' James Anderson
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Nbd7 variation in the Queen's Gambit Declined against Hikaru Nakamura in the third round of the London Chess Classic. He lost that game. However, good players know when something requires to be fixed and when something does not. It is true that ...

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Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one win
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia and Anish Giri of The Netherlands blitzed out the opening of their game and came to a quick draw in the fifth round of the London Chess Classic. Round 5 of the tournament brought four draws and one win.

Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one win
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... fifth spot, followed by Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and Giri in the joint sixth spot. The tournament is the last of the Grand Chess Tour. The winner in London receives $75,000, the overall winner of the Grand Chess Tour receives another ...

Telegraph.co.uk
London Chess Classic: Great escapes from Michael Adams, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Telegraph.co.uk
Escapology was the theme of the fourth round at the London Chess Classic as Michael Adams, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave survived difficult positions against Vishy Anand, Wesley So and Vladimir Kramnik respectively. Had So converted an ...

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London Chess Classic: Great escapes from Michael Adams, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Telegraph.co.uk
Escapology was the theme of the fourth round at the London Chess Classic as Michael Adams, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave survived difficult positions against Vishy Anand, Wesley So and Vladimir Kramnik respectively. Had So converted an ...

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Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one win
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... fifth spot, followed by Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and Giri in the joint sixth spot. The tournament is the last of the Grand Chess Tour. The winner in London receives $75,000, the overall winner of the Grand Chess Tour receives another ...

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Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one win
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PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia and Anish Giri of The Netherlands blitzed out the opening of their game and came to a quick draw in the fifth round of the London Chess Classic. Round 5 of the tournament brought four draws and one win.
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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand settles for draw with Michael Adams
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London: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand had to settle for a draw with British number one Michael Adams in the fourth round of the London Chess Classic. The tide could have turned differently but it was a difficult chance that Anand missed in ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Wesley So in London Chess ClassicThe Indian Express
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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand settles for draw with Michael Adams  Firstpost

London Chess Classic: Great escapes from Michael Adams, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  The Telegraph

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand Draws With Michael Adams  NDTV Sports

London Chess Classic: Round 5 | Blog • lichess.org  Lichess

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand settles for draw with Michael Adams - Sports News , Firstpost  Firstpost

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand played a stunning 'novelty' in easy draw against Wesley So - Sports News , Firstpost  Firstpost