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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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147th New York State Championship: A Complete Guide
The 147th Annual New York State Championship, America’s oldest continuously running chess tournament, will take place this Labor Day weekend...
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The 91st Southwest Open Chess Tournament: Everthing You Need to Know
This Labor Day weekend, chess once again descends on South Texas. From August 28 to September 1, 2025, the 91st...
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2025 NY Marshall Labor Day Invitational: A Complete Guide
The Marshall Chess Club, the century-old townhouse on West 10th Street, is buzzing again. From August 28 to September 1,...
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Why TCEC Games Don’t Start From Move One?
The Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) is the world’s most prestigious competition for computer chess programs. It features long time...
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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...
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Cornerstone Labor Day Invitational 2025: Everthing You Need to Know
The 2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational opened on August 27 in San Jose, featuring three parallel round-robin norm events...
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Alexandra Botez: How Content Creators Are Changing the Chess World
Women’s Grandmaster Dina Belenkaya and streamer Emily, known online as “Emily Plays Chess,” hosted a long-form interview with Alexandra Botez,...
