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The Chess Streamer Awards

The Chess Streamer Awards

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13 days ago

Television fans enjoyed the Emmys on Sunday night, and the shows Game of Thrones and Fleabag dominated the awards for primetime TV. Today, another audiovisual medium takes the stage. The world of chess streaming has been growing q...

Which Football Quarterback Would Win At Chess?

Which Football Quarterback Would Win At Chess?

pete
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18 days ago

Football is sometimes called "chess on the gridiron." And by sometimes, I mean I just called it that. But the game is actually often compared to war, which is the most common metaphor for chess. And if football is war, the quarterback is the fie...

The Underrated World Number-1

The Underrated World Number-1

GM Gserper
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28 days ago

Ask any chess player to name a grandmaster who deserved to be the world champion but never became one, and you will get a list of the usual suspects. Bronstein, Korchnoi and Keres will be on the top of the list, and then it becomes ver...

How Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Is Focusing On Qualifying For The Next Candidates Tournament

How Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Is Focusing On Qualifying For The Next Candidates Tournament

GM Fablibi
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Jul 13, 2019

This month we are pleased to meet Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, known as MVL, the French number 1 and member of world top 5. Chess.com France will follow closely his quest for the world title that will require being qualified for the next Candidate...

Bond, Chess Bond

Bond, Chess Bond

GM Gserper
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May 6, 2019

Filmmakers love to use chess in their movies to emphasize the protagonist's intellectual abilities. Naturally you can see chess in many spy movies, since even a regular scoresheet looks like secret code for non-chess-players. Reportedly, postal ...

Who Is The James Holzhauer Of Chess?

Who Is The James Holzhauer Of Chess?

pete
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May 23, 2019

James Holzhauer is rewriting the Jeopardy record books on a nightly basis.  The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas is playing the trivia game show at the highest level in history, racking up huge winning scores and showcasing bold n...

Don't Do This In Your Chess Games

Don't Do This In Your Chess Games

GM Gserper
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Jun 18, 2019

It is not a secret that many inexperienced chess players love to give checks regardless if they're good or bad moves. What's worse, they always announce the check to their opponents. I guess it makes them feel empowered and cool. In reality, it ...

Titled Tuesday Speed Chess Championship Qualifier Takes Place Today

Titled Tuesday Speed Chess Championship Qualifier Takes Place Today

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Aug 6, 2019

All titled players are invited to battle with some of the world's best on Tuesday, August 6 at 1 p.m. PDT for a spot in the 2019 Speed Chess Championship. In addition to the prize money normally on offer for Chess.com's Titled Tuesday, t...

The 4 Longest Chess Games In History

The 4 Longest Chess Games In History

CHESScom
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Feb 28, 2019

Think you have played some long chess games? Check out the games in this article and see if your marathon games match up! Warning! All but one of these games is over 200 moves! Here are the top-four longest-rated chess games ever played: Iva...

Time Controls And The Grand Chess Tour

Time Controls And The Grand Chess Tour

NM SmarterChess
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Feb 15, 2019

In a continuation from the last article, Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws, we will be comparing different time controls in the Grand Chess Tour (GCT).  Mike Klein just wrote a recent piece highlighting the new 2019 format and the players on...

Bobby Fischer's Best Chess Quotes

Bobby Fischer's Best Chess Quotes

CHESScom
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Jun 18, 2019

Bobby Fischer is easily the most famous chess player of all time. When Bobby spoke about chess naturally people listened! Here are ten of his famous quotes. 1. "1.e4 - Best by test." You can find a few games where Fischer started the game...

The 10 Best Chess Games Of 2018

The 10 Best Chess Games Of 2018

FM MikeKlein
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Dec 28, 2018

With another year of chess history nearly in the books, what will fans remember most from 2018? The world championship draw-fest in London? Ding Liren's unbeaten streak? The FIDE regime change? Music as a weapon in esports? Time will tell, ...

Can You Solve Our 2018 Holiday Chess Puzzler?

Can You Solve Our 2018 Holiday Chess Puzzler?

pete
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Jan 9, 2019

Your favorite annual chess quiz tradition is back for the 2018 holidays. Enjoy this year's quiz, and see if you can win one of our prizes for a top score. UPDATE: Jan. 9, 2019 with winners and answers: The winners: 1. @Grevozin -- Three ye...

Your Complete Holiday Chess Buying Guide (And A Free Giveaway)

Your Complete Holiday Chess Buying Guide (And A Free Giveaway)

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Nov 26, 2018

It's the time of year when we celebrate holidays and the end of a great 2018 in chess—so it's the perfect time to get that special chess gift for a friend, loved one, or even just treat yourself. Chess.com has you covered with a 2018 ho...

Fischer vs. Spassky | World Chess Championship 1972

Fischer vs. Spassky | World Chess Championship 1972

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 9, 2018

The most exciting world championships of all-time countdown ends with a nearly consensus pick: Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Spassky in 1972 in Iceland. The match tallied an amazing 72 points (with eight judges, a maximum score would have been 80), wh...

Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1987

Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1987

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 8, 2018

Coming in at number two on Chess.com's list of Most Exciting World Championships in History is the fourth installment of the epic clash between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. By "fourth," that means both the fourth chronological time th...

Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1984

Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1984

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 7, 2018

Coming in as the number three most exciting world championship of all time is the first Karpov vs. Kasparov match, this one beginning in the fall of 1984 and stretching out over more than five months and into 1985. The match was famously aborted...

Tal vs. Botvinnik | World Chess Championship 1960

Tal vs. Botvinnik | World Chess Championship 1960

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 6, 2018

Coming in as the fourth-most exciting world chess championship of all time was the battle of Michaels: Mikhail Botvinnik against Mikhail Tal in 1960. Perhaps surprisingly, this is the second time Botvinnik made the top-10 list. And not surprisin...

Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1985

Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1985

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 5, 2018

The chess world only had to wait seven months after their aborted 1984 match for Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov to resume their titanic clash. Was it a rematch if the first match never ended? That's for historians to decide, but the ascend...

Karpov vs. Korchnoi | World Chess Championship 1978

Karpov vs. Korchnoi | World Chess Championship 1978

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 2, 2018

The yogurt. The dissident. The psychoanalyst Vladimir Zukhar staring from the front row. The 1978 world championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi had it all, and thus came in number six on Chess.com's list of most exciting worl...

Carlsen vs. Anand | World Chess Championship 2013

Carlsen vs. Anand | World Chess Championship 2013

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 2, 2018

Magnus Carlsen had to venture to enemy territory to reach his childhood dream of becoming world champion. On seventh place on our list of the 10 most exciting world championships of all time comes the ascendency of the highest-rated player of all ...

Botvinnik vs. Bronstein | World Chess Championship 1951

Botvinnik vs. Bronstein | World Chess Championship 1951

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 1, 2018

With an amazing 10 decisive games out of 24, and several late lead changes, it is no surprise that Mikhail Botvinnik vs. David Bronstein made the top 10 list of most exciting world championships of all time. The public was hungry to see Botvinni...

Carlsen vs. Karjakin | World Chess Championship 2016

Carlsen vs. Karjakin | World Chess Championship 2016

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 1, 2018

The Chess.com countdown of the "Most Exciting World Championships In History" continues today with ninth place, and you don't have to remember too far back for this one. Sergey Karjakin vs. Magnus Carlsen from 2016 in New York made it into top 1...

The 10 Most Exciting World Chess Championships Ever

The 10 Most Exciting World Chess Championships Ever

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 8, 2018

With the upcoming 2018 world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana just days away starting Nov. 9, Chess.com wanted to know: What is the most exciting title match in history? Below is a countdown of the top 10 a...

World Chess Championships: Kasparov-Karpov, Capablanca-Lasker, Alekhine-Capablanca

World Chess Championships: Kasparov-Karpov, Capablanca-Lasker, Alekhine-Capablanca

FM MikeKlein
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Nov 1, 2018

Counting down the list of the most exciting world championships, Chess.com staff landed on a three-way tie for 10th place with 12 points. Capablanca-Lasker (1921) Alekhine-Capablanca (1927) Kasparov-Karpov (1990) Capablanca - Lasker (19...

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