Magnus Carlsen faced an almost impossible challenge when he arrived at the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland event on Sunday: with nine rounds remaining, he was behind Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi by 2.5 points. However, Carlsen went on an amazing run, winning the Polish tournament by half a point after…
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Day 2 Recap of Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz
In the 2024 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, GM Magnus Carlsen was just one game away from defeating GM Gukesh Dommaraju and securing the lead, but he had to settle for a tie for first place with GM Wei Yi, who won all three of his games on day two….
A Nigerian Chess Champion Sets a New World Record by Playing the Royal Game for Sixty Hours
NEW YORK (AP) — To break the record for the longest chess marathon, a Nigerian chess champion, and child education advocate played chess constantly for 60 hours at Times Square, New York City. Tunde Onakoya, 29, is making a record attempt that started on Wednesday to raise $1 million for children’s…
Anand, Amin, Nakamura, and Carlsen are Set for a Massive Battle in Casablanca Chess
The best grandmaster in the world will test the new Casablanca chess variant quickly on May 18–19, 2024. Casablanca Chess Variant: Connecting Innovation and History The game of chess has come a long way, from the timeless genius of previous masters to the dynamic environment of modern play, with its…
Iranian IM Sara Khadem Competes at World Championships Without a Hijab
After her final tournament of the year, IM Sara Khadem (Sarasadat Khademalsharieh), who broke the Iranian dress code for women by refusing to wear a headscarf in the 2022 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, will not be going home. She is moving to an unknown Spanish city with her…