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Today, 3 June 2023, Nils Grandelius celebrates his 30th birthday. Grandelius is known as his country's long-time leading player, an important member of the Swedish team, and has won several major international tournaments in his career to date. Grandelius worked as Magnus Carlsen's second for the World Chess Championship matches in 2016 and 2018, and is also a well-known author and teacher. | Nils Grandelius at the TePe Sigeman & Co. tournament in 2023 | Photo: David Llada

Ukraine's former world number 2 Vasyl Ivanchuk has joined calls for Russian players to be banned from all chess events. The 52-year-old put his nam...

€29.90 MVL only goes through in Armageddon After three rounds, no fewer than 6 out of the 10 top seeds have been knocked out in the open section of the FIDE World Cup in Sochi. Although it should be noted that Levon Aronian left the competition due to health issues and was not eliminated by a lower-rated opponent, it is still surprising to see so many of the top stars out of contention this early in the tournament. Moreover, had Maxime Vachier-Lagrave not won his Armageddon game against David Paravyan on Tuesday, we would only have 3 players from the top 10 still going. MVL...

The dark side of chess: Payoffs, points, and 12-year-old grandmasters “I believe it is possible that if I went to the effort, I think I could get my dog a grandmaster’s title.” Street chess players in central Kyiv, Ukraine, May 10, 2021. Far from prying eyes, secret agreements and cash exchanges to arrange results at chess tournaments not uncommon, according to interviews with chess players and FIDE officials. (Misha Friedman/The New York Times) By Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times Service July 13, 2021 | 7:25 PM KYIV, Ukraine — Sergei Karjakin had only...