Sinquefield Cup in the news

Aftenposten
Magnus Carlsens nye utseende får oppmerksomhet i sjakkmiljøet: – Jeg hadde ...
Aftenposten
Senere i år blir imidlertid verdensmesteren langt mer opptatt. I juni skal Carlsen spille Norway Chess. Deretter venter prestisjetunge hurtigsjakkturneringer i Brüssel og Paris. Etter det skal han også spille Sinquefield Cup i St. Louis og London Chess ...

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So, Foisor are US chess champions  Stabroek News

Elite chess grandmaster Wesley So won the exacting 2017 US Championship recently and in so doing, extended his victories and draws to 67 tournament ...

Inquirer.net
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Inquirer.net
So hasn't lost a match since ruling the Sinquefield Cup. He has also bagged the board 3 gold medal in the Baku Olympiad, topped the London Classic and tamed a powerful field in the Tata Steel Championship. Clearly, it shouldn't be long before the ...

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Inquirer.net
Faces of the News
Inquirer.net
So hasn't lost a match since ruling the Sinquefield Cup. He has also bagged the board 3 gold medal in the Baku Olympiad, topped the London Classic and tamed a powerful field in the Tata Steel Championship. Clearly, it shouldn't be long before the ...

American Chess Magazine stays the course  Chessbase News

The second edition of the American Chess Magazine is out, and for those wondering whether this new foray into the challenging print chess magazine market ...

Yahoo Finance
2017 Chess Champions: Men's Global Rising Star, Women's Surprise Player Prove Worth, Win U.S. and U.S. Women's ...
Yahoo Finance
2-rated player in the world, highest rated player in the U.S. and 2016 Grand Chess Tour Champion - even winning the Saint Louis leg of the tour, the Sinquefield Cup - GM So was presumably the favorite to win the tournament, and yet again make his mark ...

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В швейцарском Цюрихе состоится шахматный супертурнир с участием Владимира Крамника
Газета.Ru
В конце июля прошлого года россиянин снялся с престижного турнира Sinquefield Cup в американском Сент-Луисе из-за проблем со здоровьем. Это состязание особенно важно, потому что входит в «Мировой шахматный тур» — крупный ...

Minnetonka grandmaster is new U.S. Chess Champion  Star Tribune

ST. LOUIS – Wesley So added the coveted title of U.S. chess champion to his growing list of international super-tournament victories, winning a two-game, ...

The Sublime Moves Of America’s New Chess Champion  FiveThirtyEight

ST. LOUIS — In 1972, Bobby Fischer became the world chess champion in the most-watched chess event in history, a best-of-24-game Cold War match against ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnetonka grandmaster is new US Chess Champion
Minneapolis Star Tribune
At the 2015 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, for example, he finished dead last in a 10-player field. But, battle-hardened by the experience, So honed his game and gained confidence. Since last July, he has dominated international competitions. He is now ...

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U.S. Champs Round 9: "I can't believe what I just witnessed"  Chess.com

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So's wonderjaar
NRC
Vorig jaar juli begon voor de Amerikaan Wesley So (23) een geweldig jaar waarin hij alles won wat er te winnen viel. Eerst de Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, toen op de olympiade in Bakoe de gouden medaille met het Amerikaanse team en het individuele ...

U.S. Champs Round 9: "I can't believe what I just witnessed"  Chess.com

On Chess.com's Tactics Trainer you can solve by the theme: e.g. "attacks on f2/f7." GM Wesley So doesn't need the practice. A year removed from the ...

Chess.com
Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader
Chess.com
For those wanting wins, So-Nakamura continues to disappoint in the U.S. championship, unlike the fireworks they show in their annual summer matchup at the Sinquefield Cup. They've now drawn all three games since 2015 in the national championship, ...

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Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader  Chess.com

The players' fortunes at the 2017 U.S. championship have resembled more of a bingo hopper than any linear path. Just when you think one player has the best ...

Chess.com
So Grabs The Lead At U.S. Chess Champs
Chess.com
Is Wesley So the strongest player in the world? Every day he makes his case a little more compelling though he would never say such a thing out loud. To recap: he hasn't lost a classical game since July 07, 2016. He's won the Sinquefield Cup, the ...

Chess.com
5 Tie In St. Louis But Defending Champ Not Among Them
Chess.com
There are no longer easy title defenses in St. Louis. GM Gata Kamsky used to win U.S. Championship titles in bunches earlier this decade, but those days are over. Even the Sinquefield Cup, also held in St. Louis, has produced four different winners in ...

Sinquefield Cup Contenders: Hikaru Nakamura  USChessChamps.com

Chess.com
Howell 'Victorious Veteran' At Winter Chess Classic
Chess.com
With the U.S. Championship, the Sinquefield Cup and the new rapid & blitz event of the Grand Chess Tour, the city of St. Louis was already a majestic host of super strong tournaments. Now, it's taking its nickname "the U.S. capital of chess" to the ...

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Famous chess player arrested in Bulgaria  Chessbase News

He gained fame a few years ago, by playing in GM tournaments and crushing players many categories above him with flawless tactical play. Then Borislav ...