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More than 20 junior chess players are currently battling at Monrovia City Hall for the coveted title of African Junior Chess Champion in the 2021 edition of this prestigious tournament hosted by the Liberian Chess Federation ( LCF) in…

Participants in the African Junior Chess Championship have started arriving in Liberia for the championship ahead of the official opening ceremony which will be held on Tuesday evening, December 28, 2021 at Monrovia Town Hall from 6 p.m.…

Participants in the African Junior Chess Championship have started arriving in Liberia for the championship ahead of the official opening ceremony which will be held on Tuesday evening, December 28, 2021 at Monrovia Town Hall from 6 p.m.…

KANPUR: The Kanpur Chess Association selected up to 8 players, including girls, in the under-20 age group in the District Selection Trial Championship, for the trophy Prabhat which was held on Saturday in the Modwill room of the Prabhat…

Fiji could compete with some of the best chess players in the world in the near future if they continue to improve internationally. Fiji is one of 195 countries affiliated with the International Chess Federation and (FIDE) and is…

MADISON - Seventeen members of the Madison City Chess League deepened their knowledge of the game at the K-12 National Chess Championship in Orlando, Fla. During the first weekend in December. Rainbow Elementary School teachers…

MADISON — Seventeen members of the Madison City Chess League honed their knowledge of the game at the K-12 National Chess Championship in Orlando, Fla., the first weekend in December. Rainbow Elementary School teachers Maria…

Homepage " General " Education " Religious leaders, musicians and chess players also faint from IIT Madras By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, December 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) It is not just scientists, technologists, industrialists,…

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MEMBERS of the Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School Chess Club in Warrington traveled to Bolton to participate in the English Chess Federation Under-19 Tournament at Bolton School. There were very experienced and older students…

Since Friday, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi have been spending their days in a glass box in Dubai, vying for the 2021 World Chess Championship. It is a title that the challenger Nepomniachtchi hopes…

Eleven local chess players took part in the Jamaica Open Online Tournament last Sunday.According to the Guyana Chess Federation, the open chess championship was contested by a total of 124 Caribbean players in different categories.In each…

November 19, 2021 5:50 p.m. (UTC + 04:00) 1,131 By Laman Ismayilova The Azerbaijani women's team beat the Italian team at the European Chess Championship. Chess player Ulviya…

The winning UTRGV MSA chess players, left to right, are William McNutt (5.0 points) in first place, Carlos Deleon (4.5 points) in fourth place, Adolfo Balderas (4.5 points) in third place. (Courtesy photo) - Advertising -Texas border!--/noptimize-->!--noptimize-->…

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin - The video game world has shifted from board games to video games in recent years, especially with the rise of esports competition. A Brookfield-area high school junior found herself focusing on a classic. When…

Guild House Games welcomes fans of the classic board game on Monday evenings Chess players Bobby Farrel, left, and Rodney Brown set up the chess board for a!-->…

November 1, 2021 11:55 am (UTC + 04:00 am) 2 286 By Laman Ismayilova The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has updated its ranking of the top 100 chess players in the world.…

DIGITAL DEMO DAY is Germany's leading startup exhibition and conference for industrial technology. National and international start-ups in industrial technologies and intelligent services present their products…

From Thursday October 21 to November 14, a curfew will be in place from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., non-essential businesses will remain closed and stores offering basic necessities will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The country has been grappling…

This screenshot shows the final stages of the match between Lithuanian Lukas Stauskas and Germany's Robert Stein, who finished first and second in the 31st NATO Chess Championships. (Stars and stripes)…

We talked in detail about who is the best chess player and why it is so difficult to estimate (there really isn't a clear conclusion when comparing players from!-->…

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ANI | Update: 07 Oct 2021 14:10 STI Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Oct. 7 (ANI): After receiving a cash bonus for winning medals…

A spectator at a chess match allegedly claimed that one of the players was looking at his partner and after an argument stabbed him to death as well as the other player who tried to interveneThe chess board after a match led to a double…

Joey Villar - Philstar.comSeptember 8, 2021 | 2:18 p.m. MANILA, Philippines - Filipino chess players caught cheating will be banned from playing in all online events sanctioned by the Philippine National Chess Federation (NCFP) for up…

MADISON - Chess often has a subdued and stoic atmosphere, but the player rooms were filled with energy during the Summer Knights 2021 chess tournament. “We were so excited to host our first speedboat tournament of the school…

August 24, 2021 11:15 am (UTC + 04:00 am) 3 435 By Laman Ismayilova Azerbaijan has nominated chess players to participate in the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. The national…

MADISON — The school year-opening tournament and an all-girls gathering will soon kick off this season's chess excitement in Madison. The 2021 Summer Knights School Chess Tournament will be the first all-around of the 2021-2022…

The line between an "amateur" chess player and a professional chess player can be thin. Soviet chess masters had other careers, for example, but they wouldn't have gotten very far at all without their chess skills.…

Every year 20e July marks the celebration of International Chess Day in honor of the founding of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The motto for International Chess Day 2021 is 'teach someone to play chess'. It is an…

Chess as a game of strategy and intelligence has long been considered a game of thinking. It's a wonderful game to play anytime, anywhere and with almost anyone. July 20 has arrived and for those who don't know, it's International Chess…

Chess as a game of strategy and intelligence has long been considered a game of thinking. It's a wonderful game to play anytime, anywhere and with almost anyone. July 20 has arrived and for those who don't know, it's…

Grand Street in Hoboken was hot with competition when over 40 chess players of all ages faced off in a tournament on Sunday at the Play! Hoboken facility.The competition marked the club's first chess tournament as well as the first chess…

When Chris Donovan saw the chessboard inserts in the new tables Medford purchased for the renovated Riverside Park, it sparked happy memories of taking his son to Harvard Square where chess players congregated.Although purchasing the table…

With the coronavirus outbreak last year, many sporting activities around the world were postponed or stopped. Amid the tough times, many athletes have taken up different activities that have kept their momentum going during the lockdown.…

CHENNAI: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand said on Monday that the career span of players has become shorter than before due to the high level of hard work resulting from intense competition. He said the level of "physical…

Chess Kerala is holding online tournaments to raise funds for the state's COVID-19 vaccination campaign In a winning move, Chess Kerala, a collective of players from Kerala, is now organizing Chess Kerala Grand Prix Tournaments COVID…

When the best chess players in the world face off this week, they won't just be controlling their opponents. They will also check the bitcoin price. Sixteen grandmasters, including the world's top 10, compete and…

WUHSD_CHESS1: Whittier High School Correspondence Chess Players left to right: Isabel Luna, Soledad DeAguayo, Mary Lusinyan, Sadie Cruz, Sophia Reyna, Amanda Guevara and Samantha Silva. Not pictured: Ena Pejovski. WHITTIER - When…

It was one of the biggest hits on Netflix in the past year - and now a group of Lanarkshire chess players are hoping "The Queen's Wager" can help inspire a new generation of gamers. Based at the Nurture Center on Glasgow Road, the!-->…

Chess is well known as the intelligence game. However, it was invented by Indians but not limited to India. People all over the world have become chess experts and some countries…

The event was held on Chess.com with India's top players and proceeds would go to the Indian Red Cross and the All India Chess Federation…

The International Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE, was established in 1924. At the time, José Raul Capablanca was the world chess champion and he continued his reign until 1927.…

(February 26, 2021 / JNS) Iranian chess players participated for the first time in a virtual tournament Monday, it was part of an Israeli solidarity initiative. From beginners to grandmasters, a total of 438 chess players from over 40…

The queen may be the strongest piece in chess, but sometimes it feels like few women outside of the fictional Beth Harmon seem to play the game. In the United States, for example, only about A seventh of the members…

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa. (WPVI) — Karthik Murugan is a ninth-grader at Downington East High School who recently became the published author of the book "Legal Attack: Chess an Intellectual Board War."The US Open National Chess Champion was…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chess is experiencing a national revival following the release and popularity of Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit." One of the best players in this sport lives in Kansas City. She is a rising star in the sport and becomes…

Knoxville, Tenn. - Just like Beth Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit," Jennifer Shahade knows what it's like to be the only girl in a room of chess players. "My dad taught me when…

It seems an unlikely candidate for huge TV success but, according to streaming giant Netflix, The Queen's Gambit has become its most-watched limited series of all time.Key points:The Queen's Gambit is the most-watched series on NetflixThe…

Breadcrumb Links Opinion Columnists The story of Beth Harmon, the protagonist of popular Netflix show The Queen's Gambit, can help break down the genre barrier that still remains. Publication date : November 23,…

A study was published last month by PNAS title "Life Cycle Models of Long-Term Cognitive Performance" which considered chess as a way to measure cognitive performance. The study looked at the move-by-move performance…

Fitness might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of chess. But imagine this: when elite chess players compete, with everything to lose, the mind works overtime, the blood pressure…

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI - "The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix has viewers glued to the screen. Set during the Cold War era, orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon battles addiction in a quest to become the world's greatest chess player.…

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Two Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base won Air Force honors at the 61st United States Armed Forces Chess Championship, held Oct. 10-12 in Virginia Beach,…

As competitive chess players playing for Hong Kong, we have seen many different games and many different opponents. But rarely have we seen such an exciting portrayal of the game as in The Queen's Bet, the new mini-series from Netflix.…

President of the American Chess Federation, Mike Hoffpauir, a retired colonel, led the tournament.“We were very lucky to have him with us and as tournament director,” Randall said. "It was a big deal."Randall thanked Hoffpauir and Tom…

By now you've heard all about The Queen's Bet, a recently released Netflix series that follows the fictional life of an orphaned chess prodigy named Beth Harmon. While critics call the series "irresistible" and "thrilling,“Is that…

Every week Netflix releases something new. In fact, so much new content is coming to the streaming service that it's hard to keep up, and even some of Netflix's best shows are flying under the radar. One of them might have been The…

A new study, conducted using data collected over a period of 125 years, reveals that the ability to play chess peaks around the age of 30. Although our muscle mass begins to deteriorate after the age of 30 at a rate of 3-8%, it seems that…

The best chess players play at their best between the ages of 35 and 45, according to a scientific paper published Monday that discusses game-based performance data of world chess champions and their opponents. Playing strength…

Members of the Penrose family have made great contributions to different fields of science. Mathematician, physicist and scientific philosopher Roger Penrose has just received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his…

There are many world champions, challengers, candidates, world-class players, national champions and well-known grandmasters in chess circles. The best players our game has ever seen are constantly celebrated and for…

The unexpected paradox of openness In a knockout chess tournament, grandmasters Fritz and Chester must play in the final. Ten decisive matches will determine the outcome of the championship. Although GM Chester…

Jupinderjit Singh When Saanvi Aggarwal from Chandigarh won second place in the National Chess Under 5 category in 2018, she highlighted the potential of North Indian chess players. Although…

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Who are the strongest chess players of all time? There are almost as many opinions on the relative strength of great chess players as there are chess players. Opinions have been based on dominance, career longevity,…

The abyss of cheating “If a player is determined to cheat, it will happen,” said chess organizer Walter High. Apparently players cheat on a regular basis. ChessBase articles on cheating are cataloged here. the…

Gata Kamsky is an American grandmaster. He is the former Soviet junior champion and five-time US champion. His highest world ranking was number four and he challenged GM Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Championship in 1996.…

Alireza Firouzja is a grandmaster of Iranian origin living in France. He is a double Iranian champion and reigning Fischer Random European champion. In late 2019 and early 2020, Firouzja electrified the chess world with his…

Daniil Dubov is a Russian grandmaster and world class player. He tied for first place at the 2015 Aeroflot Open and burst onto the international chess scene by winning third place at the 2016 World Blitz Championship. Dubov was…

@Jed1w1zard writing : I am a club level chess player. I was wondering if you could enlighten me on a problem that I have encountered several times in my games. When playing as white I generally like to play the…

Generational meme wars escalate as "OK, boom" (often with the necessary comma omitted) is now a catch-all answer to eclipse any disagreement between young and old. This unstoppable meme has made its way onto the…

Shakira Luster fixes the chessboard, takes her pawn and moves it exactly two squares forward. The Queen's Gambit, her signature opening. She taps on the clock and waits for her opponent to return.Nothing shakes his concentration as the…

EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZGetty Images In the five months it took to complete the 1984 World Chess Championship in Moscow (between chess legend Garry Kasparov and then-champion Anatoly Karpov), Karpov is…

This year Chess.com has been working on new resources to help you connect with the chess community. Our latest project, Best Chess Players, is now in alpha mode, and you can start learning more about your favorite…

WHO ARE THEY? Everybody wants to win a shine price, but few experience it. In this article, I found several "unknown players” who were actually able to seize this dream. Can you solve these positions? If you do, you…

The newly re-established Chess Club provides a venue for competitive and casual chess players to learn the rules of the game and engage in friendly competition. Mathew FinleyUIowa freshman Arshaq Saleem poses for a portrait on January 17,…

Vladimir Fedoseev is a Russian chess grandmaster and one of the top 100 players in the world. He is a Chess.com streamer at twitch.tv/bigfish1995. Your browser does not support the audio element. Youth and career…

Viswanathan Anand, the 15th undisputed chess champion and arguably the greatest Indian chess player of all time, was born on December 11, 1969 in Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, the most southeastern state of India. India. Anand,…

Alexander Grischuk is a Russian super grandmaster who is regularly among the best players in the world. Although he is an elite professional chess player, Grischuk is well known to be one of the best blitz players. He is a…

Vladimir Kramnik is the only world chess champion born in the 1970s, holding the classic title from 2000-06 and the undisputed title from 2006-07. He spent more than two decades as one of the top chess players before retiring in…

GM Veselin Topalov is a Bulgarian super-grandmaster and was FIDE world champion in 2005. He was world number one from April 2006 to January 2007 and again from October 2008 to January 2010. According to 2700chess.com, it reached…

Sergey Karjakin is an elite chess player who broke the record for youngest GM at 12 years and seven months in 2003. Karjakin held his record until 2021 when GM Abhimanyu Mishra broke his record. Most notably, he pushed GM Magnus…

Michael "Mickey" Adams is a British chess grandmaster, one of the greatest players in the UK and England. According to his website, he finished first or tied for first in at least 60 events during his chess career. Your…

Wesley So is a Filipino-American super grandmaster who is among the best chess players in the world. He started out as a chess prodigy who competed in tournaments at age nine. At 14, he became the ninth youngest general manager…

Several chess players have already turned to political careers (short nigel and Julio Granda only last week!), and at least two more are running for senior positions this fall to try to join them. As previously stated on this…

Tips for getting started If you're new to chess, you're likely to repeat the same rookie mistakes, but with a little practice and a good education, you'll learn to avoid them. Make mistakes and learning new…

There's a lot of talk about who the best chess players are, but today we're looking at the the most dangerous assassins in the chess battlefield. Magnus Carlsen may be the greatest of all time, but his games are…

In 2014, a collapsed chess competitor in his last game of the Chess Olympiad in Norway. In a few hours, another was found died in his hotel room. Earlier, a chess grandmaster died of a heart attack playing a tournament match in…

Ernest Hemingway smiles in a black and white photograph hanging on the wall. Below him, patrons of the "Hemingway Room" at SoCo Coffee in Santa Rosa are quietly concentrating on a quick game of chess, tapping timer buttons in a…