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FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 Round 1: World champion Gukesh Dommaraju started his FIDE Grand Swiss 2025campaign with a victory over Etienne Bacrot on Thursday. Also starting off with victories were the ...
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In a stunning victory, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh clinched the FIDE Women’s World Cup title, defeating India no. 1 Koneru Humpy in rapid tiebreaks in Batumi, Georgia. The 15th seed's remarkable ...
A gruelling 27 games over five days that had more ebbs and flows than a theme park roller-coaster ended with 19-year-old Classical World Champion D. Gukesh vanquishing his past struggles in speed ...
In a shocking turn of events, Colombian Senator and 2026 presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was shot during a campaign event in Bogota on June 7. The 39-year-old politician, a key member of the ...
Magnus Carlsen leads D Gukesh by a narrow margin heading into the final round of Norway Chess 2025, fueled by victories over Fabiano Caruana and Wei Yi respectively. Hikaru Nakamura remains in ...
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Chess is one of the most popular board games in the world, and with good reason. Chess isn't always about winning; it's an art, science, and a sport to continue learning from. Even after an uptick in ...
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World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he couldn't wear jeans. The chess grandmaster was defending his titles at the Fide World Rapid and Blitz Chess ...