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Sinquefield Cup: Vishwanathan Anand finishes undefeated; Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana ...
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Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave have qualified to play the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) final event at London in December. There is a tie-break match, scheduled for Tuesday between Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, to decide the fourth ...
Sinquefield Cup 9: Magnus, Fabi & Lev share 1stchess24
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff NixedChess.com
2018 Sinquefield Cup: Armenia's Aronian among 3 winnersInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

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Sinquefield Cup 9: Magnus, Fabi & Lev share 1st
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In a climax no-one could have predicted, Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian all won the Sinquefield Cup for a second time after Carlsen rebelled against drawing lots to decide who would miss out on a two-player playoff. Before that he ...
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff NixedChess.com
Sinquefield Cup: Vishwanathan Anand finishes undefeated; Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana ...Firstpost
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Caruana Wins Playoff, Earns Grand Chess Tour Finals Spot  Chess.com

London calling, again. This time, it's a double chess "clash" for Fabiano Caruana. Earlier this year he won the Candidates' Tournament to qualify for November's ...

Sinquefield Cup: Vishwanathan Anand finishes undefeated; Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian and Fabiano...  Firstpost

World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian scored dramatic final round victories to reach 5.5 points from nine games and catch up with Fabiano ...

2018 Sinquefield Cup: Armenia's Aronian among 3 winners  Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

Along with reining world chess champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), and Fabiano Caruana (USA)…

Sinquefield Cup 9: Magnus, Fabi & Lev share 1st  chess24

In a climax no-one could have predicted, Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian all won the Sinquefield Cup for a second time after Ca...

Caruana Wins Playoff, Earns Grand Chess Tour Finals Spot  Chess.com

London calling, again. This time, it's a double chess "clash" for Fabiano Caruana. Earlier this year he won the Candidates' Tournament to qualify for November's ...

Sinquefield Cup: Three winners (one playoff)!  Chessbase News

The sixth edition of the Sinquefield Cup had an unprecedented finish. Levon Aronian defeated Alexander Grischuk in a memorable game, while Magnus ...

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Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed
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They would all get the same Grand Chess Tour points (a moot issue for the wildcard Carlsen), and all split the money evenly. As for the trophy and the title, the regulations stated that tiebreaks would determine the top two, with the third player left ...
Sinquefield Cup 9: Magnus, Fabi & Lev share 1stchess24
Sinquefield Cup: Vishwanathan Anand finishes undefeated; Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana ...Firstpost
2018 Sinquefield Cup: Armenia's Aronian among 3 winnersInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

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With 8th draw, Anand out of Grand Chess Tour finale
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St Louis (USA): Viswanthan Anand registered his eighth draw and split a point with Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament. Carlsen yet again came close on a day that failed to yield a ...

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Anand settles for eighth draw in as many games, Sinquefield chess set for close finish
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The lead positions remained unchanged which also means that Anand is out of the finale of the Grand Chess Tour this event is a part of. London is going to hold the final edition of the GCT this year and Anand will not be a part of it as only the top ...
All Draws In Sinquefield Rd. 8: Caruana Protects Lead, Qualification SpotChess.com
Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand tied sixth in standings after playing draw with Fabiano Caruana, remains unbeatenFirstpost
Sinquefield Cup 8: 1.f4 can't break the deadlockchess24
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King's Indian in Saint Louis
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This was a letdown because in the previous Rapid & Blitz events of the Grand Chess Tour he had won the first leg held in Lueven, Belgium, and finished third in the second leg held in Paris. In both Leuven and Paris Wesley had won the Rapid section ...

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Sinquefield Cup 8: 1.f4 can't break the deadlock
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Alexander Grischuk spiced up Round 8 of the Sinquefield Cup by arriving late and playing “The Bird” against Wesley So, but it wasn't enough to prevent all five games ending in draws for a second day in a row. Fabiano Caruana continues to lead by half a ...
All Draws In Sinquefield Rd. 8: Caruana Protects Lead, Qualification SpotChess.com
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Sinquefield Cup 2018 at St. Louis Chess Clubfox2now.com
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Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

Sinquefield Cup 8: 1.f4 can't break the deadlock  chess24

Alexander Grischuk spiced up Round 8 of the Sinquefield Cup by arriving late and playing “The Bird” against Wesley So, but it wasn't enough to pr...

The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

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All Draws In Sinquefield Rd. 8: Caruana Protects Lead, Qualification Spot
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Does anyone want the 20 Grand Chess Tour points? The action has stagnated at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup. The only classical event on the Grand Chess Tour calendar has produced a few interesting moments over the last 48 hours, but no more wins.
Chess notes - The Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe
Sinquefield Cup 2018 at St. Louis Chess Clubfox2now.com
Sinquefield Cup 7: Carlsen fails to silence Caruana | chess24.comchess24
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