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FIDE World Cup Miracle Save: Le Quang Liem Holds Donchenko In Epic Battle
Vietnamese GM Liem Quang Liem survived one of the wildest games of the 2025 FIDE World Cup so far, pulling...
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Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship
As the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship approaches its November 17 start in Linares, a months-old FIDE council decision...
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How Neural Networks Changed Chess Engines Forever
For many years, chess engines worked in a very straightforward way: they calculated millions of moves per second and used...
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Former Second Loek van Wely Breaks With Vladimir Kramnik Over Cheating Allegations
Former World No. 10 Loek van Wely, who once worked as Vladimir Kramnik’s second, has publicly distanced himself from the...
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Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Exit Locks Him In — and Locks Others Out of the 2026 Candidates
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s fourth-round loss to Daniil Dubov at the 2025 FIDE World Cup didn’t just end his own run —...
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What Is the Best LC0 Network and How to Use It
Leela Chess Zero (LC0) is one of the most fascinating chess engines ever built. Unlike Stockfish, which relies on hand-crafted...
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FIDE Files Ethics Complaint Against Vladimir Kramnik: What It Means for the Former World Champion
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has formally filed a complaint with its Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC), naming former world...
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What Is Stockfish and How Does It Work in Chess?
Stockfish is one of the strongest chess engines ever created. It’s open-source, completely free, and used by millions of players,...
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How People Cheat in Chess Using Stockfish
Chess is one of the purest tests of human logic and creativity. But in the age of powerful computers, even...
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LCZero vs Stockfish: Which Is Better for Analysis?
The question of which engine — LCZero (Leela Chess Zero) or Stockfish — is better for analysis is no longer...