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There's No Such Thing As A Boring Chess Opening
"I captured on d5. I was terribly ashamed, and from the time I swore: to play for a draw, at any rate with White, is to some degree a crime against chess." - GM Mikhail Tal on the Exchange Variation of the French...
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From Turtleneck Trauma To Chess Success: An Adult Learner Story
Hale Grande is an actor, streamer, and confessed lover of all things nerdy. He also shares a common addiction with many people reading this: chess. In roughly two years, Hale has gone from a beginner to an 1800-rated...
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Banter Blitz, Bullet Battles, And Brilliant Bots
We've escaped the May-trix but June keeps us in the middle of a bullet-time showdown between some of the world's best players, as the 2024 Bullet Chess Championship continues. Also: a mysterious new bot, free lessons...
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Chess.com Announcing Chess960 Community Championship With $7,500 In Prizes
Scramble the back rank of your sets because the 2024 Chess.com Community Championships is launching the Chess960 Championships in just a few weeks! The enticing prize fund of $7,500 includes $2,000 for first place,...
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Arjun Erigaisi Needs No Invitation, Rises To World Number-4
"We don't need no... invitation," to loosely borrow the lyrics from Pink Floyd, could be the hook to GM Arjun Erigaisi's theme song in the year 2024. Despite playing in almost no closed super-tournaments, which...
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Sevian Stuns Firouzja; Nakamura, Nihal, Naroditsky Advance
GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Sam Sevian, Nihal Sarin, and Daniel Naroditsky advanced to the Winners Semifinals of the Bullet Chess Championship 2024 (BCC) on Monday. In his debut to the BCC, Sevian defeated the 2021...
