Sinquefield Levon Aronian

Armenia’s Levon Aronian Claims the 2105 Sinquefield Chess Title Vishi Anand Finishes 8th

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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After 9 rounds, Levon Aronian of Armenia finished at the top with 6 points. That gave him the sole leadership in the tournament as he emerged as the unquestioned champion. There was a possibility of the tie, while world champion Magnus Carlsen played his ninth round against Indian grandmaster and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. […]

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Magnus Carlsen Sinquefield Chess

Anand Draws Again in Sinquefield Carlsen Loses to Grischuk Aronian Leads After Round-7

 August 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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With two rounds left in 2015 Sinquefield Chess tournament, the fifth consecutive draw for Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has only ensured that he cannot win now. By losing the first and second Rounds, Vishy Anand had weakened his position considerably and in not being able to force a single victory so far, he will continue […]

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Magnus Carlsen

After 6 Rounds in Sinquefield Chess Magnus Carlsen & Levon Aronian Are Still Joint Leaders

 August 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian were the joint leaders after Round-5 before Friday’s break in the Sinquefield Chess tournament at Missouri USA. In Round-6, they played against each other and settled for a draw. That means; before the start of the seventh round, the two are still the joint leaders with 4 points each. India’s […]

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Sinquefield Chess

Anand Draws Again But Carlsen Topples Topalov From Top Spot in Sinquefield Chess

 August 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of round five, the Sinquefiled Chess Tournament became a tight race after 10th placed Fabiano Caruna defeated round-4 leader Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Topalov had a dream start against Caruna but the Italian turned the tables on him to register his first win. Also with Magnus Carlsen winning one more game, Topalov […]

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Vishy Anand

Vishy Anand Loses in First Two Rounds before Drawing in Next Two at Sinquefield Chess

 August 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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World no.2 and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India opened his 2015 Sinquefield Cup campaign on a disastrous note. In the first round on August 23, 2015, the Indian lost to USA’s Hikaru Nakamura and next day he suffered his second consecutive defeat in the tournament against Russia’s Alexander Grischuk. In the next round […]

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Veselin Topalov

Topalov Tops at Norway Chess after a Quick Draw with Anand in Round-9

 June 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov needed just a draw against Vishwanathan Anand in their last match to take the top spot in Norway Chess Tournament. On the other hand, the only way Anand could reach tournament summit; was to beat the Bulgarian. But the Indian Grandmaster played with a handicap of Black Pieces and had to follow the […]

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Norway Chess Blown

Norway Chess Blown Open with Anand Beating Hammer & Topalov Losing to Giri in Round 8

 June 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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Wednesday’s two Round-8 matches have ripped the tournament wide open. Until Tuesday, Topalov looked like sweeping the stakes but on Wednesday, Anand defeated Norwegian Jon Ludvig Hammer and added 1 point to fall right behind Veselin Topalov with a half-point difference. After all his preceding victories in the tournament, the Bulgarian lost to Netherlands’ Anish […]

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2015 Norway Chess

Even As World’s Oldest Player, Vishy Anand Still Shows His Mettle at 2015 Norway Chess

 June 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two 40-plus gentlemen occupied the top three spots after 7 out of 9 rounds were completed on June 23, 2015 at the Norway Chess tournament. Bulgaria’s 40-year old former world no.1 Veselin Topalov holds the first place with 6 points while India’s Vishy Anand, who is the oldest player in the game at 45 years; […]

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2015 Shamkir Chess

Convincing Victory for Magnus Carlsen in the 2015 Shamkir Chess Tournament

 April 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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Norway’s World Champion Magnus Carlsen emerged as the runaway winner of the 2015 Shamkir Chess tournament, which concluded on Sunday. In the ninth and final round, Carlsen defeated Azerbaijan’s Rauf Mamedov in 35 moves after Mamedov committed a blunder in the 34th move. Carlsen has thus retained the title he won in the inaugural edition […]

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Viswanathan Anand

Anand Wins Eighth Round As Well, Now Half-Point Behind Carlsen in Shakir

 April 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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As the last and ninth round to come up on Sunday, Viswanathan Anand of India recorded another victory to be just half point behind table-topper Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the 2015 Shakir Chess Tournament at Azerbaijan. Anand took full advantage of playing with White Pieces and showed solid temperament in his match against the […]

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