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  • Photo of On Chess: Grandmaster Caruana wins 2017 London Chess Classic

    On Chess: Grandmaster Caruana wins 2017 London Chess Classic

    The last leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, the London Chess Classic, produced not one, but two winners. For the first time, the winner of the London tournament wasn't also the overall tour winner. After a dramatic last round, St. Louis resident Fabiano Caruana won the playoff against Ian ...

  • Photo of London Chess Classic 2017 Round 9 Fabiano Caruana v Michael Adams

    London Chess Classic 2017 Round 9 Fabiano Caruana v Michael Adams

    London Chess Classic 2017 Round 9 Fabiano Caruana ... London Chess Classic 2017 Round 8 Magnus Carlsen v... London Chess Classic 2017 Round 7 Ian Nepomniachtc... London Chess Classic 2017 Round 6 Hikaru Nakamura ... London Chess Classic 2017 Round 5 Fabiano Caruana ... London ...

  • Photo of 2017 London Chess Classic: Round 9

    2017 London Chess Classic: Round 9

    Download video 2017 London Chess Classic: Round 9 - Today is Round 9 of the 2017 London Chess Classic.Will there be a playoff or a clear Victory for One. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus ...

  • Photo of Caruana Wins London Chess Classic 2017; Carlsen Bags Home the Grand Chess Tour 2017 Title

    Caruana Wins London Chess Classic 2017; Carlsen Bags Home the Grand Chess Tour 2017 Title

    Name, FED, Rtg, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Pts. 1, Caruana Fabiano, USA, 2799, *, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 1, 1, 1, 6. Nepomniachtchi Ian, RUS, 2729, ?, *, 1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 1, 1, 6. 3, Carlsen Magnus, NOR, 2837, ?, 0, *, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?, ?, 1, 5. 4, Vachier-Lagrave Maxime, FRA, 2789, ?, ?, ?, *, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?, ? ...

  • Photo of London Classic: Caruana emerges on top

    London Classic: Caruana emerges on top

    Fabiano Caruana was the first to break the monotony of draws at the London Chess Classic. The American won the last game too, though it was in the blitz format, to become the champion at the last stop of the Grand Chess Tour. The tour, however, was won by World champion Magnus Carlsen, who ...

  • Photo of 2017 London Chess Classic, The Finale: Caruana Wins After a Playoff with Nepomniachtchi

    2017 London Chess Classic, The Finale: Caruana Wins After a Playoff with Nepomniachtchi

    2017 London Chess Classic, The Finale: Caruana Wins After a Playoff with Nepomniachtchi; Carlsen Wins Grand Chess Tour. Date Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:20PM. The draw ratio was heavy early on, but the tournament finished with a good number of decisive games. In the last round, three of ...

  • Photo of caruana wins london chess classic 2017

    caruana wins london chess classic 2017

    CARUANA WINS LONDON CHESS CLASSIC 2017. The London Chess Classic is the final leg of Grand Chess Tour 2017 contained of 5 tournaments played over the year and across the globe. London Chess Classic is the second tournament after the Sinquefield Cup played by classical time control, ...

  • Photo of Fabiano Caruana wins London Chess Classic

    Fabiano Caruana wins London Chess Classic

    At the end of the 8.5 hour chess day, two champions were crowned. In a dramatic finale, Fabiano Caruana defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the second blitz game of the playoffs to win the 2017 London Chess Classic. After several misses both in the rapids and the first blitz game, he emerged victorious in ...

  • Photo of Ian catches up with Caruana

    Ian catches up with Caruana

    The London Chess Classic is finally hotting up. Round seven produced three decisive results, that is as many as the first six rounds put together. All that action meant that Fabiano Caruana could no longer be the sole leader in London. Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi has caught up with the American, ...

  • Photo of London Chess Classic: Nepomniachtchi catches up with Caruana

    London Chess Classic: Nepomniachtchi catches up with Caruana

    Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus) 4.5 beat Viswanathan Anand (Ind) 2.5; Fabiano Caruana (US) 4.5 drew with So Wesly (US) 3.5; Magnus Carlsen (Nor) 4 beat Michael Adams (Eng) 2.5; Levon Aronian (Arm) 3.5 drew with Hikarun Nakamura (US) 3.5; Sergey Karjakin (Rus) 2.5 lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ...

  • Photo of Anand draws with Karjakin; Caruana continues to lead

    Anand draws with Karjakin; Caruana continues to lead

    Fabiano Caruana of US continued to lead the table in the London Chess Classic after a draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the sixth round. Viswanathan Anand took another draw while the only decisive result was credited to Ian Nepomniachtchi prevailed over the home player Mickey Adams in a ...

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    Caruana's lead reduced to half-a-point

    For the first five rounds of the London Chess Classic, Fabiano Caruana was the only player who could post a win. 'The American, in fact, recorded two victories, but in round six, Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi gave him company. Caruana's lead was thus reduced to half-a-point. He is on four points.

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    17_london

    FIDE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 1. Caruana, Fabiano, USA, 2799, g, ?, = = = 1, 1, 3.5/5. 2. Nepomniachtchi, Ian, RUS, 2729, g, = ?, = = = = 2.5/5. 3. Carlsen, Magnus, NOR, 2837, g, = ?, = = = = 2.5/5. 4. Aronian, Levon, ARM, 2805, g, = = ?, = = = 2.5/5. 5. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime, FRA, 2789, g, = = ?, = = ...

  • Photo of Speed Chess Championship: Nakamura Vs Caruana

    Speed Chess Championship: Nakamura Vs Caruana

    November 2017 - In this American Vs American match, Fabiano Caruana will have to prove his number-one status in the U.S. vs t...

  • Photo of Round 3 Tie-breaks: Caruana, Nepo leave the tournament

    Round 3 Tie-breaks: Caruana, Nepo leave the tournament

    Round 3 Tie-breaks: Caruana, Nepo leave the tournament. View Larger Image. The third round tie-breaks started with 8 matches on the 11th of ...

  • Photo of Speed Chess Championship: Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

    Speed Chess Championship: Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

    Hou Yifan famously defeated Fabiano Caruana in the Grenke Chess Classic, but she will be a big underdog against him in the 2017 Speed Chess ...

  • Photo of Speed Chess Championship: Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

    Speed Chess Championship: Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

    Hou Yifan famously defeated Fabiano Caruana in the Grenke Chess Classic, but she will be a big underdog against him in the 2017 Speed Chess ...

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    ChessBomb

    Evaluation, Line. 1000, 40... Kg5 41. Qxg3+ Kh5 42. R1e5+ f5 43. Rg8 Qg6 44. Qh2+ Kg5 45. f4+ Kg4 46. Rxg6+ hxg6 47. Qh6 Rg7 48. Qg5#.

  • Photo of Levon Aronian Lost to Fabiano Caruana

    Levon Aronian Lost to Fabiano Caruana

    The Armenian grandmaster (playing the white) lost to Fabiano Caruana (USA) and dropped to the 4th place, Mediamax Sport reports. In the third ...

  • Photo of Positional Queen Sac! : Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

    Positional Queen Sac! : Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

    Barnet chess club meets on Monday at 7.30 at the Barnet Conservative club: 33 High Street Barnet, London, United Kingdom. Members please note: ...