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‘Chess Messi’ Faustino Oro achieves grandmaster norm and 2500 rating at just 11

The Argentinian looks set to break the record for the youngest GM after winning the Legends and Prodigies tournament in Madrid

The Guardian - UK

Russians absent from world chess top 10 for first time since official lists began

A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last week

The Guardian - UK

The stars align for resilient King Ding

30-year-old Ding’s path to becoming China’s first male World chess champion was filled with both obstacles and miracles. Pushed to breaking point, he simply refused to yield. And when he saw his moment, he seized it by playing bravely to script history

The Hindu

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Enter the inner sanctum of elite chess

Eight of the game’s grandmasters gathered in Madrid this month for an international summit of sorts. They were playing for the future of chess

Financial Times

Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain

Norway’s world champion says he felt more comfortable before 2013 when he knew he was the best player and that later too much of his identity became linked to the championship title

The Guardian - UK

Sport is torn over Russia: should athletes have to distance themselves from Putin?

Some governing bodies will allow athletes to compete if they distance themselves from the Putin regime, but is this fair on their Ukrainian opponents?

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian chess grandmaster who escaped war passes on skills to Calif. youth

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Twelve-year-old Tessa Wong stares down at her chessboard with an intense and quiet focus. Chess has been a big part of the seventh-grader’s life — she’s played since she was 4 — but this game may be the toughest and most memorable yet.

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Chess: China’s Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place

Fide’s ban on Sergey Karjakin provides an opportunity in the current series to decide Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin slams chess federation for banning grandmaster Sergej Karjakin over pro-war stance

The Kremlin has spoken out against FIDE's decision to ban chess star Sergej Karjakin - the Russian will be unable to play for six months following his comments on his country's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russian chess grandmaster slapped with six month ban over support of Ukraine invasion

Sergey Karjakin posted a series of statements on social media in which he supported the Russian attack and sent chilling warnings to the Ukrainian people

Daily Mirror

Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin banned for six months over pro-Russia comments

The 32-year-old Karjakin has defended his country's actions on social media in recent weeks, drawing intense criticism from the chess world

The Hindu

Chess: India makes Olympiad bid while Sergey Karjakin shunned after invasion

India plans to replace Moscow as host of the 150-nation event, next month’s World Teams is postponed, and the former world title challenger faces a Fide disciplinary hearing

The Guardian - UK

Chess world in crisis over Russia invasion as Ukraine captain poses with shotgun

The entire sporting world has been affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with chess perhaps a surprise source of drama between players and officials.

Daily Mirror

Chess grandmaster facing disciplinary action for supporting Russian invasion of Ukraine

Sergey Karjakin was born in Ukraine and used to compete for his homeland, but switched allegiance to Russia in 2009 and appears to support his adopted country's invasion.

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Chess: Carlsen edges towards minimalist victory as Covid strikes at Wijk

The world champion is ahead by half a point and is unbeaten, but has made little progress towards his target of a 2900 rating following a much debated draw with Russia’s Sergey Karjakin

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