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Huffington Post
Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments
Huffington Post
Wesley So triumphed in the traditional Dutch tournament in Wijk aan Zee and Hikaru Nakamura prevailed in Gibraltar. Their victories were almost upstaged by the Women's world champion Hou Yifan. She deliberately lost a last round game in five moves with ...

Chess Triumphs, Stumbles and Embarrassments  Huffington Post

Two American grandmasters won the first major chess events of 2017. Wesley So triumphed in the traditional Dutch tournament in Wijk aan Zee and Hikar...

On Chess: Launch of Universal Rating System™ opens doors for global chess community
KBIA
The URS™ has already had a major impact on many of the world's top players as the January 2017 rating list heavily impacted the selection of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour wild cards. The launch of the URS™ system represents a quantum leap in the way that ...

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On Chess: Launch of Universal Rating System™ opens doors for global chess community
St. Louis Public Radio
Jan. 2, 2017 may well prove to be a landmark day in chess history as it marked the launch date of the new Universal Rating System (URS™). This exciting new system is expected to make it much easier for chess players across the world to achieve an ...

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games
The Standard
The 23-year-old So earned his points from his Tata Steel campaign, the Sinquefield Cup, the London Chess Classic and the Grand Chess Tour last year. So is ahead of Vladimir Kramnik (2811), Maxine Vachier Lagrave (2796) and Viswanathan Anand (2786) ...

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Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik in Grand Chess Tour
Mediamax.am
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will replace Kramnik in Grand Chess Tour. So the names of all 9 participants are now revealed: Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Sergey ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour
Panorama.am
In a press release on Tuesday the Grand Chess Tour organizers announced the nine main participants of this season, and the tournaments they will play. Chess Federation of Armenia reports, Levon Aronian, Magnus, Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, ...
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir KramnikMalaysia Sun (press release)
On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contenderSt. Louis Public Radio

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Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
KBIA
... last game in Bilbao but, surprisingly, So has not lost a single game since. He tied for third in Bilbao, then he won the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic and the Grand Chess Tour 2016. During the London Chess Classic, So won convincingly.

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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
... surprisingly, So has not lost a single game since. He tied for third in Bilbao, then he won the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic and the Grand Chess Tour 2016. During the London Chess Classic, So won convincingly. He didn't losing a ...

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Grand Chess Tour Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
Big News Network.com
PanARMENIANNet - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian was confirmed to participate in the Grand Chess Tour this year after Russia Vladimir Kramnik was ...
Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.amPanorama.am
Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender | KBIAKBIA

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Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian was confirmed to participate in the Grand Chess Tour this year after Russia's Vladimir Kramnik was forced to withdraw from the sports event due to scheduling conflicts. The Grand Chess Tour ...

Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik in Grand Chess Tour  Mediamax.am

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult.

Wesley So, the Filipinos' loss is the Americans' gain  ABS-CBN News

The buzz in local sports media recently has been centered on Wesley So. He is a 23-year-old chess player who, if he stays on his current winning path, could ...

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult.

Аронян сыграет в серии Grand Chess Tour вместо Крамника
PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net - Армянский шахматист Левон Аронян сыграет в серии Grand Chess Tour вместо россиянина Владимира Крамника, отказавшегося от участия в супертурнире. Первый турнир серии Grand Chess Tour состоится 19-26 июня в ...

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Լևոն Արոնյանը կմասնակցի Grand Chess Tour մրցաշարին
Armenpress.am
Լևոն Արոնյանը կմասնակցի Grand Chess Tour մրցաշարին. 11:44, 2 Փետրվար, 2017. ԵՐԵՎԱՆ, 2 ՓԵՏՐՎԱՐԻ, ԱՐՄԵՆՊՐԵՍ: Հայաստանի շախմատի հավաքականի անդամ Լևոն Արոնյանը կմասնակցի Grand Chess Tour մրցաշարին:.

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Armenpress.am
Լևոն Արոնյանը կմասնակցի Grand Chess Tour մրցաշարին
Armenpress.am
Լևոն Արոնյանը կմասնակցի Grand Chess Tour մրցաշարին. 11:44, 2 Փետրվար, 2017. ԵՐԵՎԱՆ, 2 ՓԵՏՐՎԱՐԻ, ԱՐՄԵՆՊՐԵՍ: Հայաստանի շախմատի հավաքականի անդամ Լևոն Արոնյանը կմասնակցի Grand Chess Tour մրցաշարին:.

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Армянский гроссмейстер Левон Аронян сыграет в серии Grand Chess Tour
Panorama.am
Владимир Крамник вынужден отказаться от участия в Grand Chess Tour этого года из-за загруженности календаря. Как передает chess-news.ru, место россиянина займет армянский гроссмейстер Левон Аронян. Таким образом, окончательно ...

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ABS-CBN News
Wesley So, the Filipinos' loss is the Americans' gain
ABS-CBN News
So hasn't lost in 56 matches, a stretch that includes winning the Grand Chess Tour and the Taal Steel tournament, two competitions that helped him shoot up the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings. In December, So was part of the US team that ...

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