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Muhammad Ali Center plans celebration marking boxing great’s birthday - The Indian Express

December 15, 2016 - 2:00am
Muhammad Ali Center plans celebration marking boxing great’s birthday  The Indian Express

The Muhammad Ali Center is planning a four-day celebration to coincide with what would have been the boxing great's 75th birthday.

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The history of chess in England - Chessbase News

December 15, 2016 - 2:00am
The history of chess in England  Chessbase News

There have been some historical moments in chess, which date back even as far as the 19th Century in England. You could even go as far as to say that some of ...

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

December 15, 2016 - 2:00am
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 ...

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Viswanathan Anand draws with Wesley So, stays sixth in London Chess Classic - Hindustan Times

December 14, 2016 - 11:24pm

Hindustan Times

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
London Chess Classic: Anand draws with Wesley SoSportstarlive
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Wesley joins 2800 club - BusinessWorld Online Edition

December 14, 2016 - 8:58am

Wesley joins 2800 club
BusinessWorld Online Edition
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 - Firstpost

December 14, 2016 - 7:02am

Firstpost

India vs England, 5th Test: After Cyclone Vardah, groundsmen use burning coal to dry match strip
Firstpost
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 - Firstpost

December 14, 2016 - 6:45am

Firstpost

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

December 14, 2016 - 6:05am

Firstpost

Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma slams 'childish' James Anderson
Firstpost
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

December 14, 2016 - 5:26am

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.

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

December 14, 2016 - 4:16am

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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Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one win - PanARMENIAN.Net

December 14, 2016 - 2:09am

Armenpress.am

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.
Another draw for Aronian at London Chess ClassicArmenpress.am

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

December 14, 2016 - 2:03am

Firstpost

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand settles for draw with Michael Adams
Firstpost
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
London Chess Classic: Aronian places second after third draw in R4PanARMENIAN.Net
London Chess Classic: Anand draws with Wesley SoSportstarlive
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LONDON CHESS CLASSIC ROUND 5 REPORT - European Chess Union

December 14, 2016 - 2:00am
LONDON CHESS CLASSIC ROUND 5 REPORT  European Chess Union
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