He became an icon in his country when he qualified, at 44, to play for the most desirable title of chess, the World Championship. When most of the people predicted that his effort would be disappointing, he managed to draw the series of 12 classical games and, only in a tight tie-break, lose to his […]
Moving the show to Bilbao
CARUANA RESISTS ARONIAN´S FIREPROOF AND CONSOLIDATES HIS LEADERSHIP AT THE END OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MASTERS FINAL IN SAO PAULO. The Italian, with 10 points, will start the second round in Bilbao, on October 8th, with an advantage of 5 points over the Armenian and 6 over Carlsen. Day 5th Results: – Aronian […]
Caruana wins Sao Paulo Grand Slam Stage
Standings at the end of stage 1 in Sao Paulo 1 F. Caruana 11 2 L. Aronian 7 3 M. Carlsen 6 4 V. Anand 5 5-6 F. Vallejo 3 S. Karjakin 3 Official website: http://www.grandslamdexadrez.com.br http://www.bilbaomastersfinal.com/en/home Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A nice relaxing dinner in Sao Paulo
A nice relaxing dinner in Sao Paulo Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sao Paulo Grand Slam LIVE!
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Caruana wins again, leads by 4 points
Standings after 4 rounds 1 Fabiano Caruana 10 2 Levon Aronian 6 3 Magnus Carlsen 5 4 Viswanathan Anand 4 5 Francisco Vallejo-Pons 3 6 Sergey Karjakin 2 Bilbao Rule: Win 3 points, Draw 1 point, Loss 0 points. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess simul in Sao Paulo
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Fighting draws in Sao Paulo
CARUANA LOSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEAL THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MASTERS FINAL The third round’s three matches ended in a draw, placing the Italian-American at the top of the leaderboard before the rest day Day 3 Results: Aronian (Armenia) (w)- Vallejo (Spain) (b) 1-1 (33 moves) Caruana (Italy) (w)- Anand (India) (b) 1-1 (70 […]
Exciting draws in round 3 in Sao Paulo
Round 3 results1 Levon Aronian 1/2 Francisco Vallejo 2 Fabiano Caruana 1/2 Viswanathan Anand 3 Magnus Carlsen 1/2 Sergey Karjakin Official website: http://www.grandslamdexadrez.com.br http://www.bilbaomastersfinal.com/en/home Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar