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There was no stopping Alireza Firouzja at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, as the 19-year-old won the event with four rounds to spare! In his first-ever participation at a tournament in Saint Louis, Firouzja finished with an astonishing 26/36 score, five points ahead of second-placed Hikaru Nakamura. The youngster gained over a hundred rating points in blitz (he now sits at a stratospheric 2902.6), which prompted him to climb to second place in the live ratings list, only six points behind Nakamura. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Crystal Fuller ....
3 Podcast Categories That Entertain & Educate One of the latest entertainment sectors to benefit from the smartphone boom is podcasting. Ten years ago, few people would bother listening to a curated show on their phones. Instead, most listeners tuned into their favorite radio talk shows or, in some cases, audiobooks. However, podcasts have become incredibly popular in the last five years. Back in 2018, Variety report that Apple Podcasts had over 500,000 active titles alone. Today, that number is somewhere around two million. There’s never been more audio entertainment for those on the go. According to Triton Digital, 10 million people have started listening to podcasts in the last year ....
With a peak rating of 2764, Ruslan Ponomariov can pride himself on a long list of professional achievements, including individual triumphs in Dortmund, Pamplona and San Sebastián, as well as gold medals with the Ukrainian team at two Chess Olympiads. However, he is perhaps best known for his excellent results in knockout events, including his victory at the 2002 FIDE World Chess Championship, when, as an 18-year-old, he defeated compatriot Vasyl Ivanchuk in the final of a gruelling event. | Photo: Manu de Alba ....