Exploring the Grob Opening, the world’s strangest chess opening

This unconventional path, rejected by purists and loved by eccentrics, has origins dating back to the nineteenth century but ...

10-Year-Old ‘Girl Wonder’ Chess Prodigy Plays ‘Near Perfect Game’ to Defeat Former Grandmaster

A 10-year-old British chess prodigy defeated world champion Mariya Muzychuk — putting her one step closer to becoming the ...
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How Tech Turned Chess into the Internet’s Coolest Game

Chess has long had tradition hanging on its shoulders, but over the past couple of years, it’s become something different altogether—a meme generator, a TikTok sensation, and even home to a legendary ...
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Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is remembered as a leader in the game's online surge

Meanwhile, grandmasters have slammed Kramnik on social media for how he treated Naroditsky. American grandmaster Hikaru ...
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Magnus Carlsen vs The World: chess grandmaster’s 46-day game against 143,000 players ends in draw

The world’s top-ranked chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has drawn an unprecedented game where he played against more than 143,000 players from around the world. The event set a new record for someone ...
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Alex Botez’s Chess battle royale game ‘Chess Arena’ drops trailer as closed playtest goes live

Alex Botez’s new game Chess Arena has dropped its first trailer, with closed playtests now live for players who sign up.

10-year-old chess prodigy defeats grandmaster in 'near-perfect game'

Chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, defeated former world champion Mariya Muzychuk in the first round of the European Chess ...
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Magnus Carlsen held to draw by 143,000 opponents in largest ever online chess game after 46 days of competing

Magnus Carlsen is vastly successful against just one opponent. And even when he came up against many more, the Norwegian showed he can hold his own. The five-time world chess champion was competing in ...