Chess: Hans Niemann closes on world top 20 as US star impresses in London
The ambitious American led narrowly after six games in his five-day match against the England No 1, Nikita Vitiugov, which includes classical, rapid and blitz sections
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Chess: Carlsen loses in 23 moves but beats Ding and wins Titled Tuesday
Boy, 15, becomes youngest British chess grandmaster
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Chess: Yagiz Erdogmus, 13, on the verge of 2600 and closing on world age record
July 2024
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Chess: Vachier-Lagrave wins $300,000 event while Firouzja loses in nine moves
The 33-year-old won the online CrunchLabs Masters, defeating Firouzja in the final, after previously eliminating the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen
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Chess: Caruana equals Carlsen’s record as Kasparov criticises world title match
Fabiano Caruana, the world No 3 and US champion, won the Zagreb Rapid/Blitz with a record-equalling total of 27/36, and was sure of first prize with five rounds to spare
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Chess: Nunn leads England over-65s to gold at world senior championships
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England reveal strong Olympiad squads as seniors campaign for gold in Krakow
Nine-year-old chess prodigy to make history after being picked for England
June 2024
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Chess: Jones and Mirzoeva win English championships as teenagers impress
Goma games: how chess offers DRC’s displaced children respite from conflict – in pictures
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Chess: national solving championship 2024 open to entries from Britain
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Chess: Carlsen and Nakamura dominate in Stavanger, while Ding falters again
‘Defeat clarifies so much’: Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley on the power of losing
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Faustino Oro, aged 10 and known as ‘the Messi of chess’, advances again
May 2024
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Chess: Magnus Carlsen loses on home turf in Norway to 18-year-old Indian
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Chess: Carlsen wins in Casablanca as new variant tests historic skills
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Chess: England seniors score triple European gold and eye world titles
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Chess: Britain’s 4NCL national league has closest ever three-way finish
