Sinquefield Cup

  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 7, 2016
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    Nakamura eyes 2016 Candidates

    Hikaru Nakamura recently won the 2016 Gibraltar International after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a playoff match. Both ended on 8/9 after a thrilling finale featuring wins by both players. If there were a Chess Oscar being awarded for 2015, Hikaru Nakamura would be on the short list of candidates… very…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 12, 2015
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    Interview with WGM Jennifer Shahade

    The Chess Drum caught up with WGM Jennifer Shahade during the 2015 Sinquefield Cup in a very short interview. While she has played in a number of U.S. Championships (winning two women’s titles), she primarily is known as a chess promoter and commentator. She is a fixture on commentary teams…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 7, 2015
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    Reflections of 2015 Sinquefield Cup

    The 2015 Sinquefield Cup was held was great fanfare from August 22nd until September 3rd. The excitement built from a gradual crescendo when ten of the top players from around the world set upon St. Louis, Missouri to compete one of the strongest round robins in history. The Chess Drum…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 2, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #9

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #9 – Tuesday, 1 September 2015 1 Topalov, V BUL ½-½ Aronian, L ARM 2 Anand, V IND ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 3 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Grischuk, A RUS 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 1, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #8

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #8 – Monday, 31 August 2015 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Anand, V IND 2 Carlsen, M NOR ½-½ Nakamura, H USA 3 Grischuk, A RUS ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 4 Giri, A NED ½-½ Caruana, F USA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 31, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #7

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #7 – Sunday, 30 August 2015 1 Nakamura, H USA 0-1 Aronian, L ARM 2 Carlsen, M NOR 0-1 Grischuk, A RUS 3 Topalov, V BUL ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Caruana, F USA ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 30, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #6 – Saturday, 29 August 2015 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 2 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 1-0 Topalov, V BUL 3 Giri, A NED ½-½ Anand, V IND 4 So, W USA 0-1 Nakamura, H USA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 28, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #5 – Thursday, 27 August 2015 1 Topalov, V BUL 0-1 Caruana, F USA 2 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Grischuk, A RUS 3 Nakamura, H USA ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 So, W USA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 27, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #4

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #4 – Wednesday, 26 August 2015 1 Grischuk, A RUS ½-½ Topalov, V BUL 2 Giri, A NED ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 3 So, W USA 0-1 Aronian, L ARM 4 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA ½-½ Nakamura, H USA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 26, 2015
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    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #3

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #3 – Tuesday, 25 August 2015 1 Anand, V IND ½-½ Topalov, V BUL 2 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Giri, A NED 3 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 4 So, W USA 1-0 Grischuk, A RUS 5…

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