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People gave a pooh but for most chess people looked like they crawed out from under a rock. >> greg: did you know that netflix show was fix. >> scott: right. >> greg: i thought it was real when i was watching it that there was this amazing female chess player that could envision these things and somebody told me it was made up and i was like of course it's made up. >> scott: so you had to throw the glove away when you were watching it. people call it a sport. but it's not. if you don't shave your legs, it's not competitive. >> greg: did you ever play chess? >> scott: no. i had a social life as...

Howard Staunton (April 1819 – June 22, 1874) stands as a controversial figure in chess. Not only did he establish himself as the strongest player in the 1840s, but also elevated the comprehension of the game as the most prominent analyst and author of his generation. His influence as a player and organizer contributed to the standardization of the chess pieces and to the development of international competition. Yet, he was also a complex character who made foes out of his competitors and friends alike. | Picture source: <a href="https://worldchesshof.org/">World Chess Hall o...

Iranian chess player, Sara Khadem, who contested without a headscarf, has been granted Spanish ctizenship.

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem, who competed without a hijab and faced threats, has been granted citizenship by Spain. She had moved to Spain in 2023 after an arrest warrant was issued against her in Iran.

Ukrainians would greet russian soldiers with flowers. once it didn't happen, he doesn't have plan b. he has to wait. he is not a chess player. he is a surfer. he is reacting to anything, what's happening, and he always waits for the situation, for the circumstances to change. he always thinks that he's got the time to wait. he has always been very lucky with that because the western leaders are changing, coming and going, and he remains in kremlin. probably, this is the first time when he might be wrong, because actually, internally, domestically, the time is not on his side. it's obvious that...