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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

Chess: national solving championship 2023 open for entries from Britain

Entry is free, the prize fund is expected to be £2,500 and the winner qualifies for the 2024 world solving championship

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hikaru Nakamura snatches final round victory from Fabiano Caruana

The streamer with more than a million followers caught the US champion, who had led all the way

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Chess: Caruana leads at Stavanger after beating Carlsen in opening round

The US champion beat the Norwegian for the first time in eight years, then scored in his next two games to lead the 10-player event

The Guardian - UK

Only matter of time before India becomes leading chess nation in world, says Carlsen

Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen feels it is only a matter of time before India becomes a leading chess nation, saying the country is “doing a lot of right things”.

The Hindu

Magnus Carlsen believes India is on track to become a leading chess nation

NEW DELHI: Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world rapid chess champion and a five-time world champion, expressed his confidence in India's potential to emerge as a leading chess nation, commending the country for its strategic approach and accomplishments in the sport. Carlsen, widely regarded as the best player of his generation,…

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen loses to a Pole in Poland with Polish Defence before winning run

The world No 1 chose 1 d4 b5 as Black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek and was in trouble by move nine before resigning at move 38, but later won seven games in a row to take first prize in Warsaw

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Anand, Carlsen, Ding Liren and Hou Yifan to feature in Global Chess League

The upcoming inaugural edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) will feature the sport’s icons such as Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Hou Yifan and Ding Liren.

The Hindu

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic baffles fans after five-word message

Christian Pulisic latest news as the USMNT ace links up with the Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen as part of the Puma brand deal wih the German manufacturer

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Chess: Caruana edges Bucharest while Ding narrowly avoids finishing bottom

The US champion finished on 5.5/9, half a point ahead of a quartet of pursuers, while the new world champion, fatigued from his title match exertions, escaped last place only in the final round

The Guardian - UK

Boston’s Jayson Tatum is reportedly an investor in Major League Pickleball

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Chess: Caruana leads in Bucharest while Ding and Nepomniachtchi falter

The Russian and Chinese stars competed again just a week after their world title match, but at halfway in Romania they both trailed the in-form US champion

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Ding Liren | Chinese checkmate

The Hindu profiles: Ding Liren | Chinese checkmate

The Hindu

The stars align for resilient King Ding

30-year-old Ding’s path to becoming China’s first male World chess champion was filled with both obstacles and miracles. Pushed to breaking point, he simply refused to yield. And when he saw his moment, he seized it by playing bravely to script history

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Chess: Ding sets world title landmark and is ‘ready to take on Carlsen’

China’s new world champion became the first since 1886 to lead the title match only in the final game, while the Norwegian implied he will play fewer classical tournaments

The Hindu

Data | The dragon checks in: With Ding Liren’s win, China is on top of the chess world, but India is not far behind

China is the world champion in both Open and women’s chess, but India is in a superior position in terms of talent

The Guardian - UK

Sleeping pills, thrills and a new king: the inside story of the World Chess Championship

China’s first world champion, Ding Liren, and Ian Nepomniachtchi speak about their epic match and what they were really thinking behind the scenes

The Times of India

This was not real World Chess Championship, says Ubilava

Veteran GM feels FIDE Should've Done More To Persuade Carlsen To Play

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Ding Liren: The new chess world champion is destiny's player

Ding Liren showed the ambition in his heart with a matching display on the board to become the 17th World chess champion. The 30-year-old is the first king of 64 squares from China. He defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid tiebreak in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday.

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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.

The Guardian - US

Ding Liren succeeds Carlsen as world chess champion with gutsy playoff win

Ding Liren completed an improbable journey on Sunday when he defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi to become the first Chinese man to win the world chess title

The Hindu

Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker

Chess has a new World champion. Ding Liren of China ascended to the throne after defeating his Russian rival Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker game here on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Ding and Nepomniachtchi go to the wire as speed shootout looms

The pair are tied at 6.5-6.5 before Saturday’s 14th and final classical game, and if this is drawn then rapid and blitz on Sunday will decide who becomes world champion

The Times of India

Can Ding Liren utilise the momentum?

Momentum is a key component of sporting contests. A team equalises after being a goal down and the entire equation changes.

The Guardian - UK

Ding Liren strikes back hard after poor start against Ian Nepomniachtchi

Following a crushing 29-move victory in game two of the world title match in Astana Ding Liren’s decisive rook-for-knight sacrifice won game four in 47 move to level at 2-2 in the 14-game contest

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