Bodhana has clinched a WIM norm at the 24th European Women's Chess Championship! 🙌💚

She's possibly the youngest to EVER score a WIM norm!

Someone gifted my parents a new house today. It’s the single greatest thing anyone will ever do for me in this lifetime. Thank you
My mother worked as a cleaner in the same school I attended so I could get an education while my dad worked as a Danfo driver/bus conductor so we

Pretty good at this Black and White thing

Chennai prequel?

Teenagers these days

Pace yourself Gukesh D. You have 6 months of this ahead of you.

You don’t have to be stressed any longer Gukesh D and family. You’re going to the world championship.

Tense moments in the press room. Gukesh D has to stop before press conference and check out the Fabiano Caruana game. He also has one eye on the game during the press conference.
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About 30 minutes ago, two players were spotted on camera looking around the room at a commotion. I asked FIDE and they claim that a spectator in the balcony fainted and paramedics came but the woman is OK. It’s not yet clear if this happened in time pressure for any of the

Several times Hikaru Nakamura has mentioned that if he doesn't win, he wants Fabiano Caruana to win. Right now, Naka looks to hold Fabi's destiny in his own hands.
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...meanwhile in Toronto, Lei Tingjie is also 'must-win' and has played the move of the tournament: Qxa5!
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The view from Hikaru Nakamura's board to Ian Nepomniachtchi
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'd4 is hard to make work these days. There are so many good lines for Black in the Queen's Gambit.' --Magnus Carlsen on Hikaru Nakamura opening choice
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In the final round Fabiano Caruana is wearing his country's hopes literally on his sleeve

Within the first moments 3 of the 4 players in contention have taken a look at the other board. The one who didn't? Gukesh D, who also happens to have his back to the screens in the playing hall.
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For the first time in 6 years we have a new sole leader at the Candidates.

If we end up with a teenage world champion, that makes you feel how about your own chess?
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more mid-game interviews with GM's, yay or nay? 🤔 The Buffalo Bills new WR Mack Hollins thinks so!