Chess has become more than just a game. The recent upholding of the bans on Russian and Belorussian players from international competition by the International Chess Federation (Fide) is an ...
Kxh8 2 g6! followed by Rc8 mate. Chess 2509 1 Qh4! Rg8 2 Rxf6! Qxf6 3 d6+! and Black loses his queen. In the game, White chose 1 Qg7? Chess 2508 It’s mate in three by 1 . . . h5+!
Gukesh became the youngest candidate to play for the title of World Chess Champion after winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, an Indian chess grandmaster and prodigy ...
In an X-formerly-Twitter post yesterday, the SpaceX CEO railed against the centuries-old strategy game, arguing that chess is overly simplistic — and far too fair — compared to real life and ...
D Gukesh triumphed over Wei Yi in an intense six-hour game at the Chess Olympiad, giving India a crucial victory and maintaining their lead. This win also provides Gukesh with a psychological ...
And these are just at the very top of the Indian game - below them there are a whole lot more GMs and IMs, all at various stages of clambering up the chess world. No country is currently producing ...
This sparked a rumor that Yan used electronic anal beads to transmit codes to himself from a chess computer during games in the competition he ended up winning. The CXA claimed these rumors were ...