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- Hammer wins EnterCard Scandinavian Masters to qualify for Norway Chess 2015  Chess Daily News

The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old  Business Insider Australia

Chess in the United States is enjoying a resurgence. It's the most exciting time for the ancient game since Bobby Fischer came back from Iceland in 1972, ...

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Carlsens hjelper klar for Norway Chess: Vil ta poeng fra Magnus
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KOMPISER: Jon Ludvig Hammer (t.h.) og Magnus Carlsen jobbet tett sammen foran både de to VM-kampene mot Anand og til sjakk-OL. Nå blir de konkurrenter i Norway Chess etter at Hammer fredag kveld vant kvalifiseringsturneringen. Foto: Geir Olsen, VG ...

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Carlsens hjelper klar for Norway Chess: Vil ta poeng fra Magnus
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Hammer, Norges nest beste sjakkspiller, gikk fredag kveld til topps i kvalifiseringsturneringen som har gått på TV2 sportskanalen denne uken. Franske Laurent Fressinet var klar favoritt til å vinne EnterCard Chess Qualifier, men Jon Ludvig Hammer ...

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The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old
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Fortunately, the Grand Chess Tour will feature both Caruana and Nakamura, along with Carlsen, in a field of ten top players, eight of whom have already been named. So, who won the inaugural "Millionaire Chess" tournament in las Vegas last year, could ...

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The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old
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There's ample speculation that the bill is being picked up by Rex Sinquefield, a wealthy chess benefactor who established the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis, a veritable chess Mecca in the US – and the host of the Sinquefield Cup, where ...

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Carlsens hjelper klar for Norway Chess: Vil ta poeng fra Magnus  VG

The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old  Business Insider

Chess in the United States is enjoying a resurgence.

The US is about to become a chess powerhouse, thanks to this 22-year-old  Business Insider

Chess in the United States is enjoying a resurgence.

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Magnus Carlsen quips 'they are indeed buying nerds' as US snaps up Fabiano ...
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Magnus Carlsen tops bill for new $1m Grand Chess Tour. It was an open secret that negotiations were taking place to bring Caruana back to the USA. Following an article in the New York Times, there was even a sketch on the US television programme The ...
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess FederationPR Newswire (press release)

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The United States is actively collecting nerds  Minneapolis Star Tribune

Magnus Carlsen quips 'they are indeed buying nerds' as US snaps up Fabiano Caruana  Telegraph.co.uk

World champion Magnus Carlsen says 'So they are indeed buying nerds!' as Fabiano Caruana signs for the US.

The United States is actively collecting nerds  Minneapolis Star Tribune

The United States is stocking up on nerds. That's the humorous spin “The Daily Show's” Jon Stewart put on a recent report that one of the world's top chess ...

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On Chess: World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana returning to U.S. Chess Federation
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The world's No. 3 Grandmaster has declared intentions to once again play under the American flag, applying for transfer to the U.S. Chess Federation on Tuesday. Assuming the paperwork process goes smoothly, the 22-year-old will reunite with the U.S ...
Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for USNew York Times
The United States is actively collecting nerdsMinneapolis Star Tribune
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess FederationPR Newswire (press release)

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The United States is actively collecting nerds
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By Dennis J. McGrath Star Tribune. May 14, 2015 — 8:27am. itemprop. Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis Fabiano Caruana playing in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Text size. comment. share.
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Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for USNew York Times
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Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for US
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The announcement on the United States federation's website did not say who was paying the fees, but the efforts to recruit Caruana began in September after he won the Sinquefield Cup, an elite tournament in St. Louis sponsored by and named for Rex ...
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess FederationPR Newswire (press release)

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Fabiano Caruana to Join U.S. Chess Federation  Princeton Chess Academy

Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Switches Nationality and Will Play for U.S.  New York Times

Fabiano Caruana, the No. 3 chess player in the world, who has represented Italy for the last 10 years, is switching federations to play for the United States.

Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation
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Caruana hopes to compete in his first tournament as a United States player on the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour at the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri. The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events for the world's best players.

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Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation
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ST. LOUIS, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Chess Federation (USCF) today announced that Fabiano Caruana has initiated the application process to change chess federations, which, when approved, will allow him to play for the United ...

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