The Frenchman is ranked world No 12, but that is a disappointment after he became the youngest ever 2800-rated player at 18 years and five months
Alireza Firouzja is shaping up to be one of the nearly…
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World rapid and blitz championships in Hong Kong highlights chess boom in Asia ⊕⊕
The €500,000 tournament has attracted several strong national teams, plus the favourites, WR Chess, led by the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen
Dragon Chilling is an unfamiliar chess name, but the squad fro…
72 days ago
Chess: Niemann puts controversy aside and wins $50,000 first prize in Warsaw ⊕⊕
US grandmaster scored biggest success of his career at the Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz and is close to world top 10
Hans Niemann, the controversial US grandmaster whose game with Magnus Carlsen at …
73 days ago
A moving portrait of wartime Britain through children’s eyes ○
Some of the last survivors of the Blitz, children who weren't evacuated, tell their story.
4 months ago
Blitz spirit of Brits trapped on the Dubai cruiseliner: Passengers 'danced around the pool' while suicide drone bombardment took place overhead - as families face being stuck in port for more than a week ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Passengers and crews have been confined to their ships after escalating hostilities raised fears over safety in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital shipping lanes.
Rugby ball did more damage to stained glass of Hull Minster than six years of the Blitz, devastated church manager claims ○
It survived the bombings of the Blitz and was an important part of Yorkshire's historical and cultural heritage for more than 100 years.
6 months ago
Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins two more world speed crowns despite mishaps ⊕⊕
The Norwegian, 35, overcame elite fields despite time forfeits after knocking over pieces in critical games
The world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, recovered from a series of mishaps to win both the World Rap…
7 months ago
Chess: Magnus Carlsen back in World Rapid and Blitz as Fide signals jeansgate peace ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The Norwegian world No 1 will compete at Doha next week, a year after he was penalised for wearing jeans in New York
One year ago, the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, and the global chess body, Fide, were…
8 months ago
'Four hours of bombing and gunfire - what a night': Terror of the Blitz revealed by London housewife in unearthed WWII diary ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Marion Marden told of Nazi bombs landing near her home, sleepless nights in air raid shelters and the struggle to put sufficient food on the table amid wartime rationing.
9 months ago
The 'floating' 700-year-old church that has become a symbol of bonkers British brilliance - and a renewed pride in our heritage: JANE FRYER ⊕⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Built from stone in 1320, it has outlived dozens of kings and queens of England and weathered the Great Fire of London and the Blitz .