Levon Aronian To Play For United States
https://www.chess.com/news/view/levon-aronian-armenia-united-states-st-louis
https://www.chess.com/news/view/levon-aronian-armenia-united-states-st-louis
Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian in June 2019, photographed by Carina Johansen.
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Levon Aronian changing federations means that US Chess will have five competitors ranked among the top 20 in the world:
Fabiano Caruana (2823, #2)
Levon Aronian (2781, #6)
Wesley So (2770, #9)
Leinier Dominguez (2758, #14)
Hikaru Nakamura (2736, #19)
#USchess #FIDErating
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Fabiano Caruana (2823, #2)
Levon Aronian (2781, #6)
Wesley So (2770, #9)
Leinier Dominguez (2758, #14)
Hikaru Nakamura (2736, #19)
#USchess #FIDErating
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Chess in the spotlight again.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2021/02/24/will-the-internet-enable-women-to-end-the-chess-gender-gap/?sh=1bf05a955c66
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2021/02/24/will-the-internet-enable-women-to-end-the-chess-gender-gap/?sh=1bf05a955c66
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Completely understandable decision of LevAronian to change the federation. I did the same in 2009 when I almost did not have any support from Ukraine.
But I am just curious, how many USA players will be in US team?!
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But I am just curious, how many USA players will be in US team?!
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Happy 27th Birthday to Hou Yifan, the four-time Women's World Chess Champion (2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)! Her highest live rating was 2687.5 (May, 2015).
She is widely considered to be the second-strongest female chess player in history (behind Judit Polgar). Among her top accomplishments are four Women’s World Championship titles and winning Biel 2017!
She is widely considered to be the second-strongest female chess player in history (behind Judit Polgar). Among her top accomplishments are four Women’s World Championship titles and winning Biel 2017!
Hou Yifan became a grandmaster at 14 years old and was the youngest-ever to win the Women's World Chess Championship at 16.
She played this game against Ray Robson when she was just 10. Can you find how she finished it? Black to play. #YourMove
She played this game against Ray Robson when she was just 10. Can you find how she finished it? Black to play. #YourMove