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Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, eight, sets new records with victory in Zagreb

The Harrow schoolgirl, who won the women’s prize in the European open blitz championship, plays at Hastings next week in the chess world’s longest running congress

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023

The big 2023 quiz of the year

Barbie was on the big screen, Taylor Swift on the airwaves… How well do you remember the year that was?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

India has potential World champions, but they will have strong competition: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, World Blitz Champion & former World No. 2, shares his journey to becoming one of 14 Grandmasters to reach the magical 2800 Elo points in chess & his thoughts on the current World Championship format.

The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023

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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 · Dec 15, 2023

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 · Dec 8, 2023

With Indian chess at its acme, the stars are set to pose a strong challenge at the Candidates

India's chess followers set to witness historic Candidates tournament in Toronto. Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, and R. Vaishali have already qualified, while D. Gukesh and Koneru Humpy are in contention. AICF has allocated ₹2 crore to aid in preparation, showing support for the players.

The Hindu · Dec 6, 2023

The generational chess battle between grandmasters playing out on YouTube

US grandmaster and social media star Hikaru Nakamura was accused by a rival of cheating after a hot winning streak. The outcry exposed a generational rift between top chess players, Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

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Hans Niemann competes in London Classic after stunning success in Zagreb

The controversial US 20-year-old won first prize in Croatia with 8/9 and a career-best performance rating of 2946, then flew to London for the traditional Classic

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

The cheat’s gambit: Grandmasters go to war over claims 46-game blitz chess streak was tainted

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

The cheat’s gambit: Grandmasters go to war over claims 46-game blitz chess streak was tainted

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Who are the reigning world champions in these sports? – quiz

Think you’re the best in the world at knowing world champions? Try these 15 questions then

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Chess: Lan Yao wins bronze as England men narrowly miss medals at Euros

The British woman champion, 22, won the board two bronze medal with an unbeaten 5.5/8 at the European teams, but the open squad, joint leaders with two rounds left, were edged out to sixth place

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

Pressure will be higher in Candidates, says grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One of the brightest stars of Indian chess, R Praggnanandhaa, is gearing up for the biggest challenge of his career in five months’ time when he takes part in the Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto. However, the 18-year-old isn’t in a tearing hurry to start preparations for the tournament…

The Times of India · Nov 20, 2023

Chess: England crush Netherlands at Euro teams and move into joint lead

England produced a stunning performance with three wins and a draw and now face joint leaders Germany on Saturday in round seven (of nine) at the European team championship

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

Chess: Adams and Nunn score golden double in world senior championships

The eight-time British champion, 51, and the eminent author, 68, edged to tiebreak victories with strong final-round performances at the world over-50 and over-65 championships

The Times of India · Nov 6, 2023

Vaishali follows brother Prag to seal Candidates berth

Chennai siblings first brother-sister duo to take part in marquee event

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Chess: Fabiano Caruana keeps his US crown and heads for 2024 Candidates

The 31-year-old won his third US title and is returning to his 2018 form when he drew all 12 classical world championship games against Magnus Carlsen before losing the speed chess tiebreak

The Times of India · Oct 14, 2023

Maharashtra's youngest Grandmaster Raunak crowned U-20 world junior rapid chess champion

NAGPUR: One of Nagpur's brightest shining stars, 17-year-old Raunak Sadhwani, added another jewel to his bejewelled crown by emerging the U-20 World Junior Rapid Chess champion in Italy on Friday. Only last week, Raunak - Maharashtra's youngest and Nagpur's only Grandmaster (GM) - helped world no.1 Magnus Carlsen lift his…

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The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Magnus Carlsen blames chess opponent’s watch for loss in anti-cheating rant

The Norwegian also hit out at the Qatar Masters for not taking anti-cheating measures seriously

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Chess: Magnus Carlsen blames opponent’s watch for shock defeat

The Norwegian said he lost his concentration when he saw his opponent was wearing a timepiece at the Qatar Masters

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Magnus Carlsen blames chess opponent’s accessory for loss in anti-cheating rant

The Norwegian also hit out at the Qatar Masters for not taking anti-cheating measures seriously

The Times of India · Oct 9, 2023

On Carlsen's invite, Raunak helps world no.1 win first European chess title

NAGPUR: City's first Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani was on cloud nine when he got an invite from Magnus Carlsen to play beside him for a club founded by the world no.1 in Oslo, Norway.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

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

WEKU · Sep 26, 2023

Hans Niemann pooh-poohs a chess cheating theory that's based on vibrating beads

Chess prodigy Hans Niemann is competing in the World Junior Chess Championship — but he's also answering questions about an outlandish cheating theory.

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann tells Piers Morgan he did not use sex toy to cheat during tournament

The 20-year-old told Piers Morgan that the allegations were ‘disheartening’

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