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Chess: Adams loses first British Championship game since 1988 to rising star

The Taunton grandmaster had been unbeaten in 87 games in a row, during which time he had won all his nine titles

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Chess: iconic Reykjavik Open sparks memory of Bobby Fischer from 1973

The US legend declined a $25,000 offer from shoe firm Clarks to meet the cream of England’s juniors

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

German grandmaster’s vast collection of chess memorabilia to be sold in London

Artefacts include souvenirs from 1972 ‘Match of the Century’ between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Magnus Carlsen shows class and wins $250,000 at frantic Esports World Cup

World No 1 swept the board in every round and was determined to show chess in its best light at Saudi event

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025

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 · Jul 4, 2025

Magnus Carlsen sets early pace as stars collide at Norway Chess

Home hope leads after four rounds at Stavanger following his comprehensive victory in the chess.com Speed Championship

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025

Chess: Carlsen scores record nine out of nine at Grenke Freestyle Open

The world No 1 swept the board with a result comparable to the great performances of Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Alexander Alekhine, but it won’t count for Fide ratings

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

In 1984, I claimed a moral win over him; got my greatest chess tutorial from him afterwards

In Boris Spassky’s passing, we have lost a chess pearl. Thankfully for the students of the cerebral game, his pearls can be seen through his games.

The Times of India · Mar 1, 2025

Boris Spassky obituary

Russian chess world champion who lost to Bobby Fischer in the sport’s most famous match at the peak of the cold war

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025

Chess: England over-65s lead all the way to world senior team gold at Prague

The over-65s have been world champions three times in four years, but the over-50s finished out of the medals as USA claimed another title

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025