Minnesota state chess tournament draws largest field in years

Community members gathered Saturday and Sunday to watch 383 students compete in the Minnesota State Chess Association’s 61st ...
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Can latest chess prodigies emulate Magnus Carlsen's dominance? FIDE CEO gives his take: 'These guys are exceptional'

Magnus Carlsen has been the top-ranked chess player in the world since 2011. X/MagnusCarlsen Magnus Carlsen has been at the top of the chess rankings for more than a decade and a half now and the ...
BBC

Chess was once for nerds - now everybody wants in

Shreyas became Britain's youngest Chess Grandmaster at the age of 15 In a silent school hall on the Isle of Wight the air is thick with tension. Faces twitch nervously, feet shake vigorously under ...
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Candidates 2026 Draw Released: Pragg, Anish Giri Set To Face Off In Opener, Humpy v Divya Rematch Set

The road to the world title just got real. The pairings for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 and the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 have been confirmed following the official Drawing of ...
Yahoo News Singapore

Sacrifices, slumps and success: The rise of Singapore’s youngest chess grandmaster

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (From left) National Chess players, Siddharth Jagadeesh 18, and Tin jingyao 25, at Bishan Community Centre on Nov 22, 2025. (The ...
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Magnus Carlsen stuns fans by admitting Hikaru Nakamura is better than him at his format: ‘There's a mountain of evidence’

Hikaru Nakamura claimed that he was better than Magnus Carlsen at this one format and the world No 1 agreed. Images: FIDE/World Chess Can world No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen, the five-time world ...