Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Ten of the world’s top players gathered in a German villa on the Baltic coast this week to play in the first tournament of a new chess circuit, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, that Carlsen ...
Atkins High School chess team takes victory at state championship
A Piedmont Triad high school is celebrating a state championship title.The Atkins High School chess team took home the ...
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China, India, Russia and Ukraine head into women’s championship semi-final
and who is numbered in the world’s active top ten chess players is Indian. Zhongyi dismissed Ju Wenjun, her team mate and the highest ranked competitor of the competition, and Padmini Rout of ...
Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
He was 88. His death was confirmed by the International Chess Federation, the game's governing body. No cause was given. Spassky was "one of the greatest players of all time," the group said on ...
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Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88
who mourned the loss of one of the 20th century’s most influential chess players. Boris Spassky died in Moscow at age 88, according to the Russian Chess Federation. Getty Images “A great ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost Cold War’s ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88
The International Chess Federation called Spassky "one of the greatest players of all time." MOSCOW - Boris Spassky, the Soviet-era chess champion best remembered for his historic 1972 match ...
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Chess at Esports World Cup 2025: Who are the players, which teams are competing, what is the prize money and format details
Ten esports teams have already entered the chess arena, with Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi signing with esports side Gen G Esports for the Esports World Cup 2025.
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Chess-Carlsen rules out world championship return, still 'better than the kids'
PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen feels he's still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship.