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Why Chess Twitter Is Exploding Over FIDE’s Rating Changes

September 30, 2025

The chess world has been buzzing after Ukrainian Grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk accused FIDE – the global chess federation – of...

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Carlsen Calls Hikaru Nakamura’s Rating Strategy “Absolutely Shameless, But Pragmatic”

September 10, 2025

Magnus Carlsen has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Hikaru Nakamura’s participation in small state-level tournaments to secure eligibility for...

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The Controversies Around Candidates Qualification in Recent Years (2018–2026)

September 8, 2025

The Candidates Tournament decides who plays for the world chess title, so every seat is precious—and sometimes disputed. Over the...

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Hikaru Nakamura responds to critics: “I’m not farming for rating at state championships”

September 7, 2025

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

September 7, 2025

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 Accused of “Farming” Ratings at Small Louisiana Tournament

September 1, 2025

The Labor Day weekend tournament in New Orleans was supposed to be a quiet, regional affair. Ninety players, most rated...

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Fourth Grandmaster in History to Fall: FIDE Punishes Shevchenko for Cheating

August 29, 2025

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has delivered one of the harshest sanctions in modern chess history, stripping Romanian-Ukrainian player Kirill...