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4 Semifinalists Confirmed At The 2025 Speed Chess Championship
The 2025 Speed Chess Championship has its final four. And it’s a blockbuster lineup. With all quarterfinal matches complete, the...
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FIDE Loosens the Dress Code: Jeans Finally Legal, Magnus Carlsen Probably Smiling
In a plot twist no one expected but everyone quietly prayed for, FIDE has officially legalized jeans at the 2025...
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Daniel Naroditsky Death Cause: Why Peter Giannatos Believes It Was Not Suicide
Peter Giannatos, founder and director of the Charlotte Chess Center, has been one of the most vocal and visible friends...
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Praggnanandhaa Takes a Risk: Why Playing the London Chess Classic Open Could Endanger His Candidates 2026 Spot
Indian grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa is on the verge of qualifying for the 2026 Candidates Tournament through the 2025 FIDE Circuit....
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The Controversy Around Dina Belenkaya’s Appeal for Donations to the Daniel Naroditsky Fund
A tweet from Woman Grandmaster and content creator Dina Belenkaya on November 21, 2025 has sparked debate across the chess...
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Why Hikaru Nakamura Is Skipping the 2025 World Rapid & Blitz Championship
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship in Doha is set to feature one of the strongest fields in...
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2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship: A Star-Packed Lineup in Doha
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and widely...
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How Many GM Norms Has Faustino Oro Gotten?
Faustino Oro, the young Argentine chess prodigy born on October 14, 2013, has already made astonishing progress in his chess...
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Faustino Oro Defeats Andy Woodward 7½–4½ in ICC Blitz Match
Argentinian prodigy Faustino Oro scored a memorable victory over American grandmaster Andy Woodward on Wednesday, winning their 12-game blitz match...
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4 Semifinalists Confirmed at the 2025 FIDE World Cup
One dramatic day of rapid and blitz chess has decided everything. After four classical draws on Tuesday kept three semifinal...