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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Growing up dirt poor in Arizona’s Church of Immortal Consciousness, I showed an early talent for the game. Soon the cult’s leader began grooming me to become a grandmaster – even if it meant separati…
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last week
It would have been inconceivable in the glory days of the Soviet chess …
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The world No 1 abandoned his attempts to reach the round number at classical chess in 2023, but achieved it this week on the first Freestyle rating list
For years the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, tried…
6 months ago
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Home hope leads after four rounds at Stavanger following his comprehensive victory in the Speed Championship
Magnus Carlsen arrived in vintage form at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. The enc…
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The world No 1 swept the board with a result comparable to the great performances of Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Alexander Alekhine, but it won’t count for Fide ratings
Magnus Carlsen, the world…
9 months ago
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
World champion will be remembered for the ‘match of the century’ against American Bobby Fischer in 1972
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the cold war,…
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