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Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times

Grand Chess Tour News - December 25, 2016 - 2:08pm

Gulf Times

Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand
Gulf Times
He lost the Candidates tournament where, despite beating eventual winner Russia's Sergey Karjakin, Anand ended up joint second. He finished fourth in the 2016 Grand Chess tour, resulting in him not securing a direct qualification for the Grand Chess ...
Viswanathan Anand eyes strong 2017 after steady showing in 2016Hindustan Times

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Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Sinquefield Cup News - December 25, 2016 - 2:08pm

Gulf Times

Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
He won the Leon Chess Rapid Masters tournament and had a very good Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Tal Memorial tournament and the London Chess Classic.
Viswanathan Anand eyes strong 2017 after steady showing in 2016 ...Hindustan Times

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies - Firstpost

London Chess Classic News - December 25, 2016 - 6:40am

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies
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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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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies - Firstpost

Sinquefield Cup News - December 25, 2016 - 6:40am

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies
Firstpost
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.
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone - Firstpost

Grand Chess Tour News - December 25, 2016 - 5:00am

Firstpost

Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone
Firstpost
The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone - Firstpost

Sinquefield Cup News - December 25, 2016 - 5:00am

Firstpost

Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone
Firstpost
The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies - Firstpost

Sinquefield Cup News - December 25, 2016 - 2:00am
London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies  Firstpost

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.

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies - Firstpost

London Chess Classic News - December 25, 2016 - 2:00am
London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies  Firstpost

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.

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Grand Chess Tour News - December 24, 2016 - 12:56pm

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

Sinquefield Cup News - December 24, 2016 - 12:56pm

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Faces of the news - Inquirer.net

Grand Chess Tour News - December 24, 2016 - 11:06am

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Faces of the news
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A world title may not be too far-fetched for Wesley So as the chess whiz captured the overall crown in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Too bad he won it for the United States, the country he now represents since shifting allegiance two years ago due to the ...

Diaz's Olympic glory heads list » Manila Bulletin Sports - Manila Bulletin

Grand Chess Tour News - December 24, 2016 - 10:07am

Manila Bulletin

Diaz's Olympic glory heads list » Manila Bulletin Sports
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Nearly three months after the country elected Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte as president, an athlete from Mindanao rose from obscurity to become ...

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The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise - Inquirer.net

Grand Chess Tour News - December 24, 2016 - 8:38am

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The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
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While he relishes the US triumph in the Olympiad, So says his Grand Chess Tour victory means more to his career. “This is definitely my best achievement ever,” says So, who quit his studies at Webster University, where he was a chess scholar under ...

The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise - Inquirer.net

Sinquefield Cup News - December 24, 2016 - 8:38am

Inquirer.net

The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
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For all intents and purposes, Wesley So is right on track for a world championship title. And, gauging by his dazzling performances in last week's London Chess Classic and the Sinquefield Cup in August, becoming the king of chess may happen before the ...

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