Wesley So is Player of the Year - BusinessWorld Online Edition
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He passed the ELO 2800 mark during the year and won the two strongest tournaments in 2016, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. These two victories plus a 3rd and 2nd place in the Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to ...
Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss - Rappler
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He also triumphed in the Sinquefield Cup, where he bombed out two years ago, and the London Chess Classic which made him overall champion of the Grand Chess Tour. So, born in Bacoor, Cavite, played for the Philippines until he decided to switch to the ...
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Best of 2016: the results of your voting - Chessbase News
We asked, you voted: who was player of the year 2016, who was female player of 2016, what game was the best of 2016 and what move? And which endgame ...
Perils of being a prodigy - Ahmedabad Mirror
Chess wunderkind R Praggnanandhaa has a fighting chance of becoming the youngest GM ever, provided he is not waylaid by expectations.
Grand Chess Tour makes new moves - Chessbase News
In a recent press release the Grand Chess Tour announced two things: a new rating system, called Universal Rating System, or URS™, that combines the ...
CHESS Magazine: The story of Fred and Bruce - Chessbase News
When Bob Jones undertook a trip to buy a collection of chess books he found some treasures, including a letter by the wife of Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964), one of ...
Best of 2016 - Female Player of the Year - Chessbase News
In the first voting about the highlights of 2016 we asked for the player of the year. In the second voting we ask for the "Female Player of the Year 2016". A lot of ...
"I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies!" - Chess News | ChessBase
Best of 2016: Player of the Year - Chessbase News
2016 is over - time to review the chess highlights of the year. In the first of five votings we ask: which player impressed you most in 2016? A lot of players stood ...
"I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies!" - Chessbase News
One player who did exceedingly well in 2016 is Wesley So. The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic, ...
Chess 2016: Top 7 showdowns; Team USA, Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen and more - exstreamal
2016 saw some action packed games between super grandmasters, young masters and countries. Egos were battered, and ultimately crown went to the 'better ...
Vassily Ivanchuk is new World Champion in Rapid Chess - Chessbase News
The World Rapid Championships in Doha, Qatar, had a dramatic finish. Before the last round five players shared the lead with 10.0/14. Three of these five ...
Hastings, England's grand old chess tournament, kicks off with strong field of GMs - Telegraph.co.uk
The 92nd Hastings International Chess Congress gets under way today.
Chess Moves To Win: Masters' Secret To Success Revealed - iTech Post
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 04: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen smiles between moves as he plays Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in an opening game at the London Chess Classic tournament on December 4, 2015 in London, England. As well as ...
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Boxing clever: The pugilists who love chess - The Telegraph
Just before the London Chess Classic it emerged that Olympic Boxing gold medalist Nicola Adams is a chess player and has played the game since childhood.
Boxing clever: The pugilists who love chess - Telegraph.co.uk
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Just before the London Chess Classic it emerged that Olympic Boxing gold medalist Nicola Adams is a chess player and has played the game since childhood. She is not the only boxer who likes chess; Lennox Lewis and Terry Marsh are very good players.
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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies - Firstpost
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If the chess world had to decide one player who did exceedingly well in the year 2016, it definitely had to be the Filipino-American grandmaster Wesley So. The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic.
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The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net
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