Sergey Karjakin, in his own words, is in good mood for the upcoming World Chess Championship 2016. The Challenger of Magnus Carlsen informed today in his official facebook page, “I am getting optimistic concerning our match in New York…...
Carlsen vs. Karjakin will be a real political chess match
Carlsen vs. Karjakin will be a real political chess match By Charles Krauthammer, LA Daily News POSTED: 08/12/16, 9:50 AM PDT You may be thrilled by the feats of Katie Ledecky, mesmerized by the grace of the women...
Carlsen vs Karjakin to be played at South Street Seaport in NY City
World Chess Championship to Be Played at South Street Seaport Defending champion Magnus Carlsen will take on challenger Sergey Karjakin in November By JONATHAN ZALMAN Aug. 9, 2016 12:00 a.m. ET After an exhaustive eight-month search, the organizers of the...
Carlsen & Karjakin to face off in Bilbao
THE 2016 BILBAO MASTERS FINAL WILL HOST THE ONLY DUEL BETWEEN CARLSEN AND KARJAKIN IN JULY BEFORE THEIR ENCOUNTER AT THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Final completes its competitive line-up, the strongest in recent years, with So, the winner...
Battle of the Titans
A chess match from an age when titans came ready for battle By David R. Sands – The Washington Times – Tuesday, May 31, 2016 The world title match between Norwegian champion Magnus Carlsen and Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin,...
Could Trump Tower be the World Championship venue?
MOSCOW, May 23 /TASS/. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) considers the NYC Mayor’s Office and Trump Tower to be the most likely venues for a match for the world chess title between Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Russian chess player...
Karjakin, Caruana, Giri, Eljanov, Harikrishna, Hou will take on the best of Azerbaijan in Shamkir
Date set for Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir 17 MAY 2016, 17:33 (GMT+04:00) By Amina Nazarli The date for this year’s Vugar Gashimov Memorial, also known as Shamkir Chess 2016, has been set for May 25, at 19:00 The third...
How Karjakin keeps stress out of chess
Keeping the stress out of chess: How Russia’s youngest grandmaster trains Monday 2nd May, 2016 Top chess players are getting younger and younger. Two 26-year-old contenders, Sergey Karjakinand the defending world champion, Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, will meet in...
Carlsen vs Karjakin at Trump Tower in NY City?
Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin unlikely to meet before world title Leonard Barden Friday 15 April 2016 12.17 EDT The battle lines are drawn. Seven months before their world title match, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin have announced their...