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China's Ding Liren becomes chess world champion, unseating Magnus Carlsen

Ding Liren unseats Magnus Carlsen as world champion without playing the Norwegian five-time winner who chose not to defend the crown he claimed in 2021.

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Ian Nepomniachtchi draws with Ding Liren in Game 1 of World Chess Championship – as it happened

As it happened: Ian Nepomniachtchi drew with Ding Liren in Game 1 of the World Chess Championship in Astana. Bryan Armen Graham was watching

The Guardian - US

Chess: World title match gets under way in Astana without Magnus Carlsen

The Norwegian has abdicated so Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will compete for the crown in 14-game series

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Carlsen set for challenge from US quartet online and over-the-board

The world No 1 faces encounters with Caruana, So, Nakamura and Aronian in the online Champions Tour starting 3 April, then over-the-board at Stavanger in late May

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen draws final classical game as world champion against Howell

The 32-year-old, who is abdicating his world crown, chose the Norwegian League for his last three classical games and will not play the format again until late May

The Guardian - UK

Vizag child chess prodigy Alana Meenakshi to receive Bal Puraskar award

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vizag city girl and Child chess prodigy Alana Meenakshi Kolagatla has been nominated for the Bal Puraskar award under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar-2023 by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development for exceptional achievement in sports category.

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen loses two classical games in a row for the first time since 2015

Norway’s world champion was beaten on Tuesday by Anish Giri of the Netherlands then lost a 60-move queen endgame on Thursday to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov

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International Chess Federation prepares to announce chess world championship host city

The world's most prestigious chess match has been under a cloud of uncertainty for months since reigning champion Magnus Carlsen announced he would not defend his title.

ABC News

Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab

An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began. Iran has been swept by demonstrations against the country's clerical leadership since mid-September, when 22-year-old Iranian…

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World Rapid Chess: Savitha Shri storms into joint lead in women's event

ALMATY: Teenaged Indian player B Savitha Shri came up with a fine performance to jump into the joint lead with Zhongyi Tan (China) and Aleksandra Goryachkina with 6.5 points after the eighth round in the women's event of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen ‘adopts’ US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in online blitz rout

Norway’s world No 1 did not lose a single game in his 22-4 victory, and achieved the rare feat of 10 successive wins, which in online speed chess jargon qualifies as adopting your opponent

The Guardian - UK

Priyanka Nutakki qualifies for FIDE World Cup

PUNE: The tide has turned positively for Andhra Pradesh’s women chess player Priyanka Nutakki. The 20-year-old Woman Grandmaster (WGM) has qualified for the FIDE knockout World Cup in her first attempt in New Delhi on Thursday.

The Times of India

Indian chess WGM Priyanka Nutakki expelled from World Junior tournament

CHENNAI: India's woman Grandmaster Priyanka Nutakki was expelled from the World Junior Chess Championship being held in Italy currently for having a pair of ear buds in her jacket pocket, according to the world chess federation (FIDE).

The Times of India

Chess: Hans Niemann struggles in US championship amid beefed up security

The controversial 19-year-old began well in St Louis, but now he is among the tailenders

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Chess cheating expert finds no signs of foul play by Hans Niemann against Magnus Carlsen

Hans Niemann is accused of cheating by chess world champion Magnus Carlsen after the pair met in round three of the prestigious Sinquefield Cup in early September, but a leading authority on chess cheating thinks otherwise.

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Chess commentator sacked after admitting to saying 'chess maybe not for women'

The International Chess Federation sacks a commentator for making sexist comments during the coverage of a top women's event.

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SI:AM | The Scandal Rocking the Chess World

Magnus Carlsen came out and said what everyone in chess had been speculating about for weeks.

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World chess champion Magnus Carlsen directly accuses Hans Niemann of cheating

In an explosive statement posted to social media, the Norwegian says his unexpected loss to the 19-year-old earlier this month had strengthened existing suspicions.

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The Hindu

FIDE shares Carlsen's concerns about the damage of cheating in chess

FIDE said it was its duty to protect the integrity of chess given recent events involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann

The Times of India

Battle for fair play has few takers in chess

PUNE: Neutral followers of any sport may feel premature acceptance of defeat or pre-arranged draw is not sport.

The Hindu

Fair and square: On the Chennai Chess Olympiad

Uzbekistan and Ukraine won the team events, but India showcased its talent to the fullest

The Times of India

Historic double bronze at Chess Olympiad

MAMALLAPURAM: It was a historic day for Indian chess as both the men's and women's teams won bronze medals in the 44th Chess Olympiad on Tuesday. But there was also a sense of missing out.

The Hindu

Chess Olympiad: Dhoni to attend closing ceremony

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The Hindu

Meet a WGM, FIDE official, politician and banking expert — all rolled into one

Latvian Dana Reizniece-Ozola has represented her country in eight Olympiads

The Times of India

Time to do more for chess in India, says new FIDE deputy president Viswanathan Anand

MAMALLAPURAM: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, who has been elected deputy president of FIDE, on Monday said it is time to do more for the sport in the country.

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