Back in January, we proclaimed a new chess boom that was so big it was troubling our servers. Thankfully, those problems have been fixed now. But if you thought that sudden wave of interest in the game would pass, or it was perhaps just a fad fuelled by New Year’s resolutions, then think again: this …
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Chess fans had one more reason to celebrate on February 2. The game we all love became the most popular free game on the iOS app store, reaching the number-one spot in 28 countries. It also featured among the top 10 in 18 other countries. It finally happened. pic.twitter.com/RAVN01YZKT — Daniel Rensch (@DanielRensch) …
GM Anna Muzychuk defeated GM Humpy Koneru on demand in Saturday’s fourth game of their Women’s Candidates quarterfinal, thus forcing a tiebreak to be played on Sunday. The winner will face GM Lei Tingjie, who reached the draw she needed against GM Mariya Muzychuk. The quarterfinals tiebreak starts on Sunday, October 30 at 7 a.m. PT …
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World Champion Magnus Carlsen on Monday picked up another one of those victories he has become famous for, squeezing blood from stones vs. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Carlsen now leads the 2022 Norway Chess in Stavanger alone after six rounds and got his live rating up to 2870, 19 points from his highest ever. GMs Viswanathan …
