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I'm a passionate board game enthusiast and a skilled player in chess, xiangqi and Go. Words for Attacking Chess since 2023. Ping me at Lichess for a game or chat.
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Gukesh Loses Third Straight as 16-Year-Old Ediz Gurel Makes History at Grand Swiss
World chess champion Dommaraju Gukesh’s poor run continued at the FIDE Grand Swiss, where the 19-year-old Indian suffered his third...
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Controversy at FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss: Time Dispute Raises Questions Over Fair Play
The second round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 was overshadowed by controversy after an unusual clock incident in...
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Witty Alien Retires, Leaving Behind the Legacy of the Alien Gambit
On September 5, Bulgarian Candidate Master Volen Dyulgerov – better known online as Witty Alien – announced he would step...
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14-Year-Old CM Artem Lebedev Shocks Hikaru Nakamura in Titled Tuesday
Candidate Master Artem S. Lebedev, a 14-year-old from Russia, stunned the chess world by defeating Super Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in...
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Hikaru Nakamura Sweeps Louisiana State Championship, Sparks Debate Over Candidates Path
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was untouchable in New Orleans. The world number three entered the 2025 Louisiana State Championship at the...
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Hikaru Nakamura Accused of “Farming” Ratings at Small Louisiana Tournament
The Labor Day weekend tournament in New Orleans was supposed to be a quiet, regional affair. Ninety players, most rated...
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Hikaru Nakamura Headlines 2025 Louisiana State Chess Championship
Labor Day weekend in New Orleans has taken on an unexpected spotlight in the chess world. The 2025 Louisiana State...
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Fourth Grandmaster in History to Fall: FIDE Punishes Shevchenko for Cheating
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has delivered one of the harshest sanctions in modern chess history, stripping Romanian-Ukrainian player Kirill...
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GothamChess Causes Drama After Esports World Cup Omission
In late August 2025, popular chess streamer and educator Levy Rozman – better known as GothamChess – released a video...
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Kasparov: ‘Carlsen has ended the era of world champions’
When Garry Kasparov speaks, the chess world listens. But his recent remarks on India’s teenage sensation Gukesh Dommaraju have sent...