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9 Iconic Chess Photos
What makes a photo "iconic" and not simply interesting or even outstanding? If you find that a difficult question to answer, you are not alone. The two leading dictionaries in the world can't exactly agree either. Merriam-Webster:...
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The 7 Best Chess Movie Scenes
I still remember my childhood evenings, watching Searching for Bobby Fischer over and over, the script becoming nearly a manual for my chess pursuits. Even in the mornings before venturing to my earliest scholastic...
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Who The Stats Say Will Be The Next World Championship Challenger
As eight of the world's very best grandmasters—GMs Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Gukesh Dommaraju, Vidit Gujrathi, and Nijat Abasov—descend...
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BBC To Broadcast New Chess Show Decades After 'The Master Game'
Decades after the popular TV show The Master Game, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) plans to broadcast a new chess show. In Chess Masters, to be aired in 2025, players of different ages and backgrounds...
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Gukesh Leads Candidates Before Last Round, Tan Needs Only A Draw In Women's
17-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the sole lead of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament with one round to go after exacting revenge against GM Alireza Firouzja in round 13. GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru...
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Lisa Lane, 1933-2024
It's late at night at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City, early 1960s. Smoke wafts between shadowed men playing chess under lamplights. But what stands out most in this historic photograph is the sole young...
