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Easter Photo Quiz — Guess Who

In this pictorial Quiz for Easter, you need to guess who is in the photograph. Ten chess players in rare and unusual photographs. Some are easy, others are less easy, some include a hint. Check it out! At the bottom you will find the solutions and photo credits. Happy Easter to everyone!

Chile , Argentina , Russia , Armenia , Germany , Belgrade , Serbia-general , Barcelona , Comunidad-autonoma-de-cataluna , Spain , Velden

Chess star Padmini marries Mumbai techie

Eminent chess player from Odisha, Padmini Rout, tied the nuptial knot with Jaikishin Mankani of Mumbai here on Sunday.

The wedding was solemnised as per the Vedic tradition at a hotel. Mankani works in the IT sector, sources said.

Many well-known chess stars from several parts of the country

Mumbai , Maharashtra , India , Odisha , Orissa , Jaikishin-mankani , Padmini-rout , National-women , Indian-national-team-at-women-chess-olympiad , Women-world-team-chess-championship , Women-asian-team-chess-championship , International-master

Young Kazakh Chess Players Share Their Journey and Triumphs

Young Kazakh Chess Players Share Their Journey and Triumphs
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India , United-states , Kazakhstan , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China , Georgia , Italy , France , Kyzylorda , Qyzylorda , Poland

'It was strange': Iranian chess players meet across board in exile | Iran

Mitra Hejazipour tells of sadness and joy in playing fellow female grandmaster at world championship

France , Gibraltar , Mashhad , R30 , Iran , Tehran , Spain , Germany , Moscow , Moskva , Russia , French

FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2023 starts in Bydgoszcz, Poland

The first two rounds of the Women's Team World Championship get underway this afternoon in Bydgoszcz. The tournament starts with two groups of six teams each. The top four teams will progress to the knockout stage. The event was officially opened yesterday. | Photos: Michal Walusza (FIDE)

Poland , Germany , Bulgaria , United-states , Kazakhstan , India , Bydgoszcz , Kujawsko-pomorskie , Georgia , China , Ukraine , France

Lviv chess star Ivanchuk gets permission to play in prestigious tournament for another chance at world title – The Ukrainian Weekly

CHICAGO – Legendary Ukrainian chess player Vasyl Ivanchuk was granted permission to compete in an upcoming tournament that ultimately decides who qualifies

Chicago , Illinois , United-states , Ukraine , Jerusalem , Israel-general , Israel , Ukrainian , Vasyl-ivan , Vasyl-ivanchuk , World-team-chess-championship , Legendary-ukrainian

Happy birthday to Grandmaster Nils Grandelius!

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

India , Switzerland , Olomouc , Olomoucký , Czech-republic , Abu-dhabi , Abuz-aby , United-arab-emirates , Iran , Poland , Iceland , Gibraltar

Ukraine vs Georgia solidarity match in Batumi

FIDE and the Georgian Chess Federation are organizing a match between top Ukrainian players Mariya and Anna Muzychuk and local stars Nino Batsiashvili and Meri Arabidze. The games will take place at the Hotel Legend in Batumi, Georgia, on June 5-11. Each of the matches will consist of six classical games. | Photos: International Chess Federation

Lviv , L-vivs-ka-oblast , Ukraine , Sochi , Krasnodarskiy-kray , Russia , Chennai , Tamil-nadu , India , Khanty-mansiysk , Khanty-mansiyskiy-avtonomnyy-okrug , Samtredia

The Glorious 55 — Top five players since the introduction of the Elo list

The following survey lists all chess players who have reached a top five or top ten status at least once in their career, ranked by their highest position, then in chronological order. Of course, the start of the FIDE Elo list and the current date are arbitrary, but the chess world has now had an established rating and ranking publication for more than fifty consecutive years. How many different TOP FIVE players would you expect? Well, there are only 55 luminaries in the last 55 years or so! Check it out. | Photo: Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

Keres , Komi , Russia , Scheveningen , Zuid-holland , Netherlands , Switzerland , Monaco , London , City-of , United-kingdom , Madurodam

Ding Liren Becomes World Chess Champion with Courageous Moves in Tiebreaks Finale

Ding Liren Becomes World Chess Champion with Courageous Moves in Tiebreaks Finale
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Almaty , Almaty-qalasy , Kazakhstan , Argentina , Russia , China , Norway , Astana , Gorod-astana , Mexico , Norwegian , Chinese