Magnus Carlsen wins first serious event since capturing world titleLeonard BardenThe Guardian, Friday 7 February 2014 09.06 EST Magnus Carlsen won his first serious event since capturing the title this week, yet Zurich was a mixed performance for the...
Dismal results for Anand in Zurich
Struggling Anand finishes dismal last at Zurich Chess Challenge Feb 5, 2014 Zurich: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand continued to struggle with his form and had to be content with a fifth-place finish after a poor show in the...
Even the wunderkind can have a bad day
Chess champ won even on a bad dayFebruary 5, 2014By Nina Berglund Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian who became the (second) youngest World Chess Champion ever last year, has since humbled everyone from Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Norwegian Prime...
Carlsen wins Zurich, Caruana wins Rapid
World Champion Magnus Carlsen emerged winner of the Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 in combined standings after classical and rapid games. The Zurich Chess Challenge 2014, the strongest tournament in history with average elo 2801, started with a blitz event...
Magnus hung on to win Zurich 2014
In spite of a poor showing in rapid chess on the final day, Magnus hung on to win Zurich 2014. Final Standings (Classic & Rapid Tournament) Rank Name Points ELO 1 Magnus Carlsen 10 pts2 Fabiano Caruana 9 3...
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Magnus wins Zurich Classical
Carlsen drew Anand in the final round. This gave Aronian a chance to catch Carlsen if he can beat Caruana with black. He lost. Therefore, Carlsen wins the Zurich classical portion by a full point (or 2 points based...
Two way race: Carlsen and Aronian for Zurich title! Prediction?
Photo by Ray Morris-HillRound 5 Hikaru Nakamura – Boris Gelfand Fabiano Caruana – Levon Aronian Viswanathan Anand – Magnus Carlsen Prediction? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen and Aronian way ahead of the Zurich field
Round 4 results Boris Gelfand 0-1 Viswanathan Anand Magnus Carlsen 1-0 Fabiano Caruana Levon Aronian 1-0 Hikaru Nakamura Standings after 4 rounds 1 Magnus Carlsen 72 Levon Aronian 6 3-5 Hikaru Nakamura 33-5 Fabiano Caruana 3 3-5 Viswanathan Anand...