Chess is now an unlikely e-sport, an ancient game played and broadcast to eager young audiences by eager young grandmasters. There are chess influencers and Niemann wants to be one — “a young ...

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Alireza Firouzja, the Iranian-turned-French Grandmaster, and Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov led the standings with 6.5 points from nine rounds. The rapid format allowed players ten minutes each ...

TOP-RANKED chess grandmaster Ziaur Rahman died on Friday at the age of 50 after suffering a stroke and collapsing on his board in the middle of a national championship match, an official said.

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World Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament.

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new format. World ...

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D Gukesh finished the round robin stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour event in Weissenhauss, Germany, without a win, but made it to the knockouts as the eighth-placed player in the field of 10.

Reigning world champion Dommaraju Gukesh didn't have the best of days to open the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour in Weissenhauss, Germany, as he went through the opening day without a single win.