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A pair of YouTubers have decided to bust the myth of chess' greatest, weirdest, and most recent cheating scandal.

The last leg of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour kicked off Tuesday, November 14, in Saint Louis with the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The Sinquefield Cup takes over next Tuesday, November 21, with six of the same ten participants playing in the classical Round Robin.   

A computer and some anal beads can beat a grandmaster after all

The St. Louis Rapid & Blitz starts today at the Saint Louis Chess Centre. Three rounds of rapid chess will be played over three days. The local starting times of the rounds: 13:00 (19:00 CET), 14:30 (20:30 CET), 16:00 (22:00 CET). Broadcast with a 15-minute delay. With the videos and commentaries from the Saint Louis Chess Centre. | Graphics and photos: Grand Chess Tour

A pair of YouTubers have decided to bust the myth of chess' greatest, weirdest, and most recent cheating scandal.

Two YouTubers have bitten the proverbial bullet to test the one of the wildest theories in chess, that a remote-controlled vibrating suppository could be used to beat a top player at his own game.

The first round of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will take place on 14 November. This will be followed by three days of rapid chess and two days of blitz. After a short break, the Sinquefield Cup, a ten-player round-robin with classical time control, begins on 21 November. Last year's match between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann caused quite a stir. Neither will be taking part this time. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

A clutch win — his seventh in ten games — gave Vidit Gujrathi tournament victory in the open section of the FIDE Grand Swiss. The Indian grandmaster thus qualified to the 2024 Candidates Tournament. Joining him in Toronto will be Hikaru Nakamura, who finished in clear second place a half point behind. Meanwhile, another Indian player prevailed in the women’s section, as Vaishali Rameshbabu grabbed clear first place after drawing Batkhuyag Munguntuul on Sunday. Anna Muzychuk, who was alread...

The Grand Chess Tour will hold its last two tournaments in Saint Louis in mid/late November, a Rapid & Blitz event and the Sinquefield Cup. Ding Liren was supposed to take part in both tournaments, but the tour has recently announced his withdrawal. The world champion has been completely out of the limelight lately. What’s next for Ding Liren? | Photo: FIDE

The FIDE Candidates is scheduled to be held in April 2024 in Toronto, Canada. There are eight spots in the open section and one of them will be decided by the FIDE circuit 2023 – on the 1st of January 2024. What is the FIDE circuit? Who are the players who have the best chance? And what are the events remaining in the year? Shahid Ahmed answers all your questions.