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The 2023 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz kicked off on Monday with the first three rounds of rapid action, as the Grand Chess Tour makes its fourth stop of the year. After the first day of play, wildcard GM Le Quang Liem leads the field with 5.0/6, with GMs Alireza Firouzja and Ray Robson tied for second with 4.0/6. | Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes
Grandmsters Vidit Gujarathi, Arjun Erigaisi and R Gukesh, along with veteran Pentala Harikrishna as the other member are part of the Hangzhou-bound men's squad
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen defeats India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to win the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 in an interesting and nail-biting match. The FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
They are so much better than us. They solve the most complicated positions in seconds.And they are so available. Anyone can buy them and use them at home. And frankly, we all use them. Chess engines. These artificial beasts are very useful when used wisely. But frankly, most club players tend to rely on them too much and use them mindlessly. In the following article I would like to show you three typical mistakes you should avoid when using a chess engine. And to show that even the best sometimes fail to tame the engines, I have chosen the examples from games played by Magnus Carlsen and his s...
After Sara Khadem, one of Iran's top women players, played without headscarf at the World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships 2022, she left Iran with her family for fear of reprisals and now lives in Spain. The Spanish magazine Elle now published a portrait of Sara Khadem and made some chic fashion photos with her. | Photo: Elle