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Chess: English prodigies have proud record of giantkilling across the generations

From Jonathan Penrose to Bodhana Sivanandan, young English talents have specialised in defeating established stars

The Guardian - UK · 14h ago

'Ruined Chess for Everyone': Developer Turns Reverse-Engineered Meta Ray-Ban Glasses Into AI Chess Cheat Tool That Gives Real-Time Moves

An experimental system combines Meta Ray-Ban glasses with AI and Stockfish to suggest chess moves, highlighting both potential training uses and concerns about undetectable cheating.

International Business Times UK · Oct 28

3 Lessons From Viswanathan Anand on Deciding Well Under Pressure

Viswanathan Anand won five World Chess Championships not because he calculated faster than everyone else, but because he decided better. The clock is a second opponent in chess, it does not care about the position on the board. Anand learned, across decades of elite competition, how to keep the quality…

Times Life · Oct 25

Iranian chess grandmaster Mitra Hejazipour: 'The regime can no longer stop this movement'

Mitra Hejazipour: "Mehsa Amini's death was the beginning of the end of this regime. We know that during these years, many people have been killed and imprisoned by this regime, but this was a turning point for Iran."

Euronews · Oct 14

Chess pro's alleged stalker goes on hunger strike

A cafe owner accused of stalking a chess player is on a prison hunger strike after alleging guards failed to act when attacked by other inmates.

AAP · Oct 12

A Resurgent Champion: As world title defence approaches, Gukesh seems to have rediscovered his winning touch

After a turbulent period, D Gukesh's performance at the Chess Olympiad allowed him to regain confidence. He competed on Board 4, scoring 8.5 points in 11 rounds and achieving a tournament performance rating of 2797. Gukesh previously experienced a significant rating decline, dropping to 2703 after his rise to World…

The Economic Times · Oct 10