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Fabiano Caruana, chess sensation with nerves of steel, aims to match Bobby Fischer - The Times

April 2, 2018 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana, chess sensation with nerves of steel, aims to match Bobby Fischer  The Times

In the annals of chess history few champions, if any, can claim to have achieved the fame of Bobby Fischer.The eccentric American genius attained greatness ...

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13-Year-Old Keymer Wins Grenke Open Ahead Of 49 GMs - Chess.com

April 2, 2018 - 2:00am
13-Year-Old Keymer Wins Grenke Open Ahead Of 49 GMs  Chess.com

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave today joined Nikita Vitiugov in the lead at the Grenke Chess Classic in Karlsruhe. The Frenchman beat Hou Yifan with the black pieces ...

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Review of CBM 182 - Chessbase News

March 31, 2018 - 2:00am
Review of CBM 182  Chessbase News

CBM 183 is just out. However, our columnist Nagesh Havanur did not want readers to miss out our recent issue. Among other things, it includes games from ...

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Caruana Holds Vs Carlsen As Grenke Chess Classic Takes Off - Chess.com

March 31, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana Holds Vs Carlsen As Grenke Chess Classic Takes Off  Chess.com

In the first round of the Grenke Chess Classic in Karlsruhe Magnus Carlsen missed a win and drew with Fabiano Caruana, his opponent in the upcoming world ...

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Caruana: 'I think my chances are about 50-50' - Chess.com

March 30, 2018 - 7:28pm

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Caruana: 'I think my chances are about 50-50'
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"If I come well prepared, and I assume he will come well prepared as well, then it's going to be very close." Interviewed by Chess.com the day after winning the FIDE Candidates' Tournament, Fabiano Caruana rated his chances in the world championship ...

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Caruana: 'I Think My Chances Are About 50-50' - Chess.com

March 30, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana: 'I Think My Chances Are About 50-50'  Chess.com

"If I come well prepared, and I assume he will come well prepared as well, then it's going to be very close." Interviewed by Chess.com the day after winning the ...

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Magnus Carlsen to face his toughest challenger in Fabiano Caruana for 2018 World Championship title - Firstpost

March 29, 2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen to face his toughest challenger in Fabiano Caruana for 2018 World Championship title  Firstpost

Of the two, Magnus Carlsen is surely the on paper favourite but, as mentioned earlier, Fabiano Caruana is the strongest challenger to the Norwegian so far.

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Magnus Carlsen to face his toughest challenger in Fabiano Caruana for 2018 World Championship title - Firstpost

March 28, 2018 - 11:13pm

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Magnus Carlsen to face his toughest challenger in Fabiano Caruana for 2018 World Championship title
Firstpost
Further, if one discounts his dismal performance at the Tata Steel Masters, he has been in great form having won the London Chess Classic, ahead of Carlsen in December 2017 and then the Candidates this year. Furthermore, Caruana's universal style of ...

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First American since Fischer to play for title of chess champion - AOL

March 28, 2018 - 7:05am

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First American since Fischer to play for title of chess champion
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Fabiano Caruana, the Miami-born 25-year-old, will become the first American to play for the undisputed world chess title since the 1970s. Caruana won the right to challenge current champion, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, by defeating his opponents in a ...

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First American since Bobby Fischer to play for title of chess champion - AOL

March 28, 2018 - 2:00am
First American since Bobby Fischer to play for title of chess champion  AOL

Fabiano Caruana, the Miami-born 25-year-old, will become the first American to play for the undisputed world chess title since the 1970s.

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Levon Aronian defeated by Fabiano Caruana at Candidates Tournament - PanARMENIAN.Net

March 27, 2018 - 2:00am
Levon Aronian defeated by Fabiano Caruana at Candidates Tournament  PanARMENIAN.Net

Caruana leads the tournament with 8.0 points each, while Aronian has the last spot, having collected just 4.0 points.

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Yura Movsisyan joins Sweden's Djurgårdens IF on loan - PanARMENIAN.Net

March 26, 2018 - 2:00am
Yura Movsisyan joins Sweden's Djurgårdens IF on loan  PanARMENIAN.Net

[A] great opportunity to be playing in Sweden and for a great club. Can't wait to start my new journey,” Movsisyan said.

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Karjakin forbløffer ekspertene: – Dette er spektakulært! - Aftenposten

March 24, 2018 - 2:45pm

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Karjakin forbløffer ekspertene: – Dette er spektakulært!
Aftenposten
Karjakin forbløffer ekspertene: – Dette er spektakulært! Etter en uventet snuoperasjon leder Sergej Karjakin nå an i kampen om å få møte Magnus Carlsen i VM-kamp. FOTO: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour Sergej Karjakin imponerer nå i kandidatturneringen ...

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A birthday chat with Ken Rogoff - Chessbase News

March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
A birthday chat with Ken Rogoff  Chessbase News

Harvard professor Ken Rogoff is also a grandmaster who has appeared in the pages of ChessBase on numerous occasions, despite not being an active player ...

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Caruana Leads, Aronian Suffers In Candidates' Round 11 - Chess.com

March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Caruana Leads, Aronian Suffers In Candidates' Round 11  Chess.com

Levon Aronian today lost his fifth game at the 2018 FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Berlin. The Armenian GM was beaten by Sergey Karjakin, who is now a ...

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Clear trend - Chessbase News

March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
Clear trend  Chessbase News

Playing 13.Nh2! in the diagram position, White signals his ambitions on the kingside - however, until he finally strikes (on h6!) there a some subtleties left to find.

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Chess Magazine: Test your tactics - Chessbase News

March 19, 2018 - 2:00am
Chess Magazine: Test your tactics  Chessbase News

Test your tactical ability with these positions grouped in rough order of difficulty. The games come from various recent events: Gibraltar, Moscow, Riyadh, etc.

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