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2025 U.S. Masters Chess Championship: Why Olexandr Bortnyk WithdrEw Midway Through the Event
GM Olexandr Bortnyk arrived at the 2025 US Masters in Charlotte as one of the most dangerous rapid starters in...
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How Does Faustino Oro Beat Andy Woodward in Only 18 Moves?
Faustino Oro just win his ICC blitz match against American grandmaster Andy Woodward in style. In the twelfth and final...
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2025 U.S. Masters Chess Championship Begins with Elite GMs
The 2025 U.S. Masters Chess Championship (USM) returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, from November 26–30, 2025, bringing together one of...
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Daniel Naroditsky fundraising: Who has donated the most?
The Naroditsky Memorial & Fellowship Endowment has already drawn substantial support from the chess world and beyond — and the...
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Why Carlsen’s Coach is Calling Out Esipenko for “Kremlin Ties” and War Propaganda
A recent discussion on the popular Reddit community r/chess has ignited a fierce debate regarding the neutrality of the International...
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World Cup 2025: How Sindarov Became the Youngest Champion Ever at 19
19-year-old Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov completed one of the most remarkable runs in modern chess history. On November 26, 2025,...
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Candidates 2026: Eight Players Locked In After World Cup
The field for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 is practically set. After the Chess World Cup in Goa, three players...
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Chess Rankings November 2025: Top 10 Players, Federations & Juniors
The November 2025 rating lists offer one of the clearest snapshots yet of how global chess is evolving. From the...
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Has Netflix Canceled the Hans Niemann / Carlsen “cheating” episode?
Short answer: No public evidence Netflix has officially canceled the episode, but there is also no confirmed release date and,...
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60th American Open Chess Championship: Full Guide
The 60th American Open Chess Championship will take place from Monday, November 24, 2025, to Sunday, November 30, 2025, at...