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Hikaru Nakamura responds to critics: “I’m not farming for rating at state championships”
When Hikaru Nakamura sat down in Iowa City for the first round of the 70th Iowa Open, the story wasn’t...
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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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Hikaru Nakamura Farming Minnows Again, This Time at Iowa Chess Championship
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura once again shocked the American chess scene by entering a modest state-level tournament. This time it was...
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14-Year-Old Erdogmus Missed Winning Chance Against World Champion Gukesh
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – Fourteen-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus held world champion D. Gukesh to a draw in the second round of...
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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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Suleymanli’s Stunning Queen Sacrifice Shocks Grand Swiss Round 1
In the opening round of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydin Suleymanli produced the kind...
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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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September 2025 FIDE Ratings: A New Top 10 player Appeared
The latest FIDE Classical rating list (September 2025) has brought major shifts at the top. Meanwhile, Anish Giri narrowly slipped...
