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New Chess Showdown Pits Top U.S., Indian Players in Rapid-Style Format

Some of the world’s highest-ranked and most famous chess players have agreed to compete in a new, fast-paced format event, Checkmate: USA vs. India, near Dallas this October. Current world champion ...
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Epic 46-day chess match that pitted Magnus Carlsen against 143,000 people ends in draw

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faced off against over 143,000 players from around the globe, resulting in a dramatic draw. The groundbreaking online chess match, dubbed "Magnus Carlsen vs. The ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost Cold War’s ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88

Boris Spassky, former world chess champion, died in Moscow at 88. He was best known for his 1972 "Match of the Century" loss to Bobby Fischer. The International Chess Federation called Spassky "one of ...
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Chess grandmaster known for livestreaming matches dies unexpectedly at 29

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A chess phenom from North Carolina died unexpectedly at 29 years old, his club announced on Monday. Daniel Naroditsky, a grandmaster from the Charlotte Chess Center, ...
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Saint Louis Chess Club to Unveil New World-Class Facility With a Month of Historic Events, Legendary Matches and U.S. & U.S. Women’s Championships

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to announce the grand reopening of its newly expanded campus this fall, marking a bold new chapter for the game of chess. With a ...