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Carlsen Wins Tal Memorial, Plans Trip to NYC |
November 25, 2011 | |
GM Magnus Carlsen won the Tal Memorial in Moscow on tiebreak over GM
Levon Aronian. Carlsen scored a final round victory over our own GM
Hikaru Nakamura. 5986 Nakamura had a tough tournament, scoring 3/9. See final crosstables on the official site or TWIC. Nakamura fans can follow his next international forays at the London Chess Classic (December 3-12) and the defense of his title at the Tata Steel Chess "A" group in Wijk Aan Zee (January 13-29), where US Champion Gata Kamsky will also participate. New York City Chess Inc recently announced a partnership with GM Magnus Carlsen. Find out more on the flyer and expect more news on Carlsen's August trip to the US on CLO and Chess Life Magazine. Follow the aforementioned GMs, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura on twitter. Also be sure to follow @USChess and find us on facebook. |