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Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest ever chess champion

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju Makes History as Youngest-Ever Chess World Champion 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju achieved a historic milestone in the world…

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Lifestyle

Chess World Championship ‘like climbing Mount Everest’

Ding Liren’s victory in the Chess World Championship last year was a moment of intense emotion and relief. As he…

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Sports

Chess grandmaster Kirill Shevchenko expelled for allegedly using a phone during matches

A Romanian chess grandmaster was expelled from a national-level competition after being accused of using a mobile device during play,…

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Entertainment

Nigerian man breaks Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon

NEW YORK – A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York…

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Lifestyle

8-year-old prodigy makes history after beating chess grandmaster

Look out, there’s another chess prodigy on the scene. At eight years, six months and 11 days, Ashwath Kaushik made…

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Canada

Skip the drive-thru, head inside for a checkmate: why chess rules at this McDonald’s

Melissa Hayes, the manager of McDonald’s on Kenmount Road, says the franchise was the first in Canada to include chess…

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Nova Scotia

The Queen’s Gambit effect: Chess getting more popular with N.S. young people

Seeing her opponent’s knight out of position, Alice Yancey sent her Queen to dominate the centre of the chessboard. This…

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Business

Hans Niemann vows to be chess player in world after alleged cheating scandal

American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has been reinstated by Chess.com following the conclusion of a legal dispute between Niemann, Magnus…

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Sports

Chess official calls for more research as move to ban trans women from women’s events draws fire

A top global chess official Friday called for more research into whether factors such as hormone levels and physical endurance…

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Sports

Decision to block trans women from chess events draws fire

GENEVA – A top global chess official Friday called for more research into whether factors such as hormone levels and…

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