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BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

England reveal strong Olympiad squads as seniors campaign for gold in Krakow

Top five English grandmasters will feature in Budapest – as will nine-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan

The Guardian - UK

Fast-rising Lu and Lee, both 14, could provide Fischer v Spassky-style rivalry

Lu Miaoyi jumped to the 2400 international master level at Reykjavik, while Alice Lee defeated the US No 1 Irina Krush in St Louis

The Guardian - UK

Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa, 18, beats world champion Ding at Wijk aan Zee

The Chennai teenager is being backed by his country’s second wealthiest individual as he bids to win the Candidates at Toronto in April and qualify for a title match against Ding later in 2024

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: forgotten world champion Ding Liren to return at Wijk aan Zee

Ding is scheduled to return to action at the ‘chess Wimbledon’ that includes five of the eight Candidates to challenge him for the world title this year

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen World Rapid champion again and targets Blitz

Carlsen won his fifth World Rapid crown at Samarkand on Thursday with an unbeaten 10/13 total, and now goes for his seventh Blitz title over 21 rounds

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Adams wins in London at 52 while Royal, 14, aims for GM in Hastings

The eight-time British champion called the London Classic “my best ever result” while the young talent will be close to a new English age record if he scores his third and final GM norm

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Michael Adams still leads with two rounds left in London Classic

The eight-time British champion was close to defeat in round six, but stayed half a point ahead of his Indian and Iranian rivals going into the final two rounds

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Caruana and Nakamura join leaders as Grand Swiss nears finale

The US world Nos 2 and 3 timed their finishing spurts well, but are paired together in Saturday’s penultimate round

The Guardian - UK

Chess: World Juniors lacks big names but Maurizzi has potential to be a star

In the 21st century the very best talents have tended to avoid the tournament, in contrast to the 1950s when several winners went on to have successful careers

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Britain’s Four Nations league fosters potential grandmaster talents

Generation Z young masters are in contention for GM performances this season, while the revamped chess.com Tour prize fund offers new incentives for the world top 200

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins online and will face the new generation at Wijk

Norway’s world champion made a clean sweep of his seven matches in the $210,000 Meltwater Tour final and will take on five of the world’s best teenagers at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in January

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Shreyas Royal, 13, leads Bavarian Open as records beckon

The London teenager has a chance to become the youngest English player ever to score a grandmaster result

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Firouzja sweeps Grand Tour while Carlsen v Niemann saga continues

The 19-year-old won the Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Tour in St Louis, while fresh cheating allegations form the backdrop to next Monday’s game between the world champion and the US teen

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Wesley So wins in Berlin but laments failure to qualify for Candidates

The world No 7 defeated Hikaru Nakamura but missed out on a place among eight Candidates to face Magnus Carlsen for the world championship

The Guardian - UK

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