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The Uzbek won $120,000 and qualified for the 2026 Candidates in Cyprus, which will decide the official challenger for Gukesh Dommaraju’s world crown
Javokhir Sindarov, 19, became the youngest ever win…
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Norway’s world No 1 beat the world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, 5.5-0.5, and also edged the world Nos 2 and 3
The four-player Champions Showdown in St Louis was a historic event, a quadrangular tournam…
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The ‘Turkish Immortal’ allowed two white queens on the board, then sacrificed the black queen for a pawn, followed by checkmate by a previously unmoved black pawn
There were two new frontrunners on Th…
3 months ago
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The contest in Uzbekistan will qualify two of the eight 2026 world title Candidates, but Nakamura, the world No 2, has controversially preferred a low-rated qualification route
The 11-round $625,000 F…
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The German has jumped into the world top 10, while Praggnandhaa advanced to No 4 as he crushed world champion Gukesh in the $325,000 Sinquefield Cup
Germany’s Vincent Keymer, 20, has laid down a marke…
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The Norwegian, 35, lost his second game in a row to the 19-year-old Indian but won a third in “old man’s chess” style, while 20,000 fans are expected in London on Sunday
It looked as if the Carlsen er…
5 months ago
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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…
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The world No 1 colourfully described his Norway experience and his desk fist-bang against Gukesh Dommaraju
“Winning by half a point after a lot of results go my way doesn’t feel like a statement,” was…
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The world No 1 can still win the event in Norway but he says: ‘It’s a long time since I enjoyed a classical tournament’
Magnus Carlsen’s shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju was the world No 1’s first class…