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3 check journey below

1st of February 2026: 2000 elo in 3 check blitz!!!!!!!!!!!

6th of February 2026: Top 20 in the world!!!!!!!!!!!

11th of February 2026: Top 10 in the world!!!!!!!!!!!

5th of March 2026: Top 5 in the world!!!!!!!!!!!

06th of February 2026: On the leaderboard in blitz!

12th of February 2026: On the leaderboard in bullet!

13th of February 2026: On the leaderboard in hyper!

18th of February 2026: On the leaderboard in Rapid!

8th of March 2026: Top 10 on all time controls!

Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, with each type of piece having a different pattern of movement. An enemy piece may be captured (removed from the board) by moving one's own piece onto the square it occupies. The object of the game is to "checkmate" (threaten with inescapable capture) the enemy king. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw.

The recorded history of chess dates back to the emergence of chaturanga in 7th century India. Chaturanga is also thought to be an ancestor of similar games like Janggi, xiangqi and shogi. After its introduction to Persia, it spread to the Arab world and then to Europe. The modern rules of chess emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, becoming standardized and gaining universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, with millions of players worldwide.

Organized chess arose in the 19th century. International chess competitions today are governed by FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), the International Chess Federation. The first universally recognized World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886; Gukesh Dommaraju is the current World Champion, having won the title in 2024.

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