Nakamura-So as US Champs kick off in Saint Louis
Hikaru Nakamura faces Wesley So in Round 1 as the 2019 US Championship gets underway in Saint Louis today. Fabiano Caruana starts with a remarkable 57-point rating edge over 2nd seed So, but with defending champion Sam Shankland now also joined by Leinier Dominguez, whose switch from the Cuban to the US Chess Federation came through last December, it’s set to be a tougher event than ever. Nazi Paikidze will not be defending her title in the women’s event, but serial winners Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih both play.
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Carlsen on the World Championship format & more
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London GCT Final 1: Caruana can’t catch Carlsen
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Caruana back in action for the London Chess Classic
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AlphaZero really is that good
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Magnus blogs about winning title no. 4
Magnus Carlsen won his 4th World Championship match in London last month, but in a blog for his sponsors Arctic Securities he admits it wasn't easy. He says Fabiano Caruana's near-miss in game 6 "changed the psychology significantly...
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Svidler on the Carlsen-Caruana match
Peter Svidler joined Sopiko Guramishvili, Alexander Grischuk and Anish Giri in commentating on the Carlsen-Caruana match for chess24. Afterwards in an interview for a St. Petersburg newspaper Peter talked about his surprise at th...
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AlphaZero on Carlsen-Caruana Games 9-12
2-time British Chess Champion Matthew Sadler is back to share the insights of AlphaZero into the final four classical games of the 2018 World Chess Championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. AlphaZero is DeepMind's gen...
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Magnus Carlsen wins 4th World Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen demolished Fabiano Caruana 3:0 in rapid tiebreaks on Wednesday to retain his World Championship title for another two years. He was defiant afterwards about his decision not to play on in Game 12, saying Garry Kasp...
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Carlsen-Caruana 12: Magnus stakes all on tiebreaks
Magnus Carlsen came into the final classical game of the 2018 World Chess Championship determined to force tiebreaks against Fabiano Caruana on Wednesday, and he got what he wanted, but at what cost? His draw offer on move 31, in...
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Ju Wenjun retains her World Championship title
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