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Ranking the Top US Chess Players December 2025
The December 2025 FIDE rating lists offer a clear snapshot of where American chess stands on the global stage. Every...
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How The World Lost To GothamChess: Inside the Largest Chess Match Ever Played
When the dust finally settled on November 30, 2025, the scoreboard read the only thing that mattered: GothamChess 1 —...
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Why the Daniel Naroditsky Memorial Fund is aiming for $4 million. And how that money would be used?
Peter Giannatos, speaking on behalf of the Charlotte Chess Center, laid out the reasoning behind an ambitious fundraising goal for...
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Dina Belenkaya Declines Postgame Discussion After Round 4 Loss at U.S. Masters
Woman Grandmaster Dina Belenkaya quietly declined to engage with her opponent after losing in Round 4 of the 2025 U.S....
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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,...