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How Fast Are The Best Bullet Players?
The Bullet Chess Championship 2024 kicked off this week with a stacked lineup of FIDE top 10 players and bullet specialists! I gathered some data to highlight just how fast the fastest players on earth can play! Bullet...
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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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Wins For Former World Champions Tan, Kosteniuk, Mariya Muzychuk
Former women's world chess champions GMs Tan Zhongyi, Mariya Muzychuk, and Alexandra Kosteniuk opened with victories in the first round of the Cairns Cup 2024 which began at the Saint Louis Chess Club on Thursday....
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Nogerbek Becomes World Junior Champion In Close Race, Deshmukh Dominates Girls
20-year-old IM Kazybek Nogerbek was only the ninth seed but edged out 13 grandmasters to win the 2024 FIDE World Junior Chess Championship. The Girl's section was dominated by 18-year-old top-seed IM Divya Deshmukh...
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Firouzja Beats Nakamura Twice To Win Bullet Chess Championship
GM Alireza Firouzja has pulled off a stunning triumph to claim his second Bullet Chess Championship after winning four matches on the final day. He won grueling encounters with GMs Sam Sevian and Daniel Naroditsky...