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Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, breaks Judit Polgar’s longstanding world age record

England’s talent from Harrow become the youngest female international master in chess history on Friday

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23

A Resurgent Champion: As world title defence approaches, Gukesh seems to have rediscovered his winning touch

After a turbulent period, D Gukesh's performance at the Chess Olympiad allowed him to regain confidence. He competed on Board 4, scoring 8.5 points in 11 rounds and achieving a tournament performance rating of 2797. Gukesh previously experienced a significant rating decline, dropping to 2703 after his rise to World…

The Economic Times · Oct 10

Chess: Gukesh joint last in Prague as world champion, 19, struggles for form

The youngest ever global title holder has had a hard time this year, but hopes for better in May, when he meets Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess at Oslo, and in the autumn, when he defends his crown

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Faustino Oro, aged 10 and known as ‘the Messi of chess’, advances again

Argentinian prodigy already has two international master norms and looks set to break more records while England’s pre-teen talents are also making eye-catching progress

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

How does Luke Littler rank among other teen sporting sensations?

From Pelé to Ronnie O’Sullivan to Emma Raducanu, the 16-year-old darts whizz is in exalted company

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024

Chess: Fabiano Caruana keeps his US crown and heads for 2024 Candidates

The 31-year-old won his third US title and is returning to his 2018 form when he drew all 12 classical world championship games against Magnus Carlsen before losing the speed chess tiebreak

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Chess: Magnus Carlsen blames opponent’s watch for shock defeat

The Norwegian said he lost his concentration when he saw his opponent was wearing a timepiece at the Qatar Masters

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Teenager Alice Lee sets new landmark for US women’s chess after online feats

The 13-year-old from Minneapolis has earned a place among the three youngest female international masters in chess history

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Chess.com swallows Play Magnus while Kushal Jakhria sets new world mark

The merger between the two largest online chess groups will give the US-backed chess.com a dominant position, while the seven-year-old has set a record for the youngest ever 2000 national rating

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Chess: Harry Grieve, 21, wins British championship as seven-year-old shines

The Cambridge student and Matthew Wadsworth battled for 75 moves in epic encounter, while Kushal Jakhria targets two world age records

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022