Chess: Magnus Carlsen back in World Rapid and Blitz as Fide signals jeansgate peace ⊕⊕
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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…
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The Uzbek won $120,000 and qualified for the 2026 Candidates in Cyprus, which will decide the official challenger for Gukesh Dommaraju’s world crown
Javokhir Sindarov, 19, became the youngest ever win…
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The German has jumped into the world top 10, while Praggnandhaa advanced to No 4 as he crushed world champion Gukesh in the $325,000 Sinquefield Cup
Germany’s Vincent Keymer, 20, has laid down a marke…
The 53-year-old is just one short of Jonathan Penrose’s record, while Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever female IM
Michael Adams edged nearer the all-time record for British Championship titl…
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A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last week
It would have been inconceivable in the glory days of the Soviet chess …
8 months ago
The world No 1 abandoned his attempts to reach the round number at classical chess in 2023, but achieved it this week on the first Freestyle rating list
For years the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, tried…
9 months ago
The Indian 18-year-old is joint seventh out of 10 with just one round to go, while his compatriot Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu leads on 5/8
India’s world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, hoped for a comeback …