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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Women's chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs

The women's world chess title match features Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi, closely matched competitors from China, with a prize pool of $500,000.
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 months ago

Boris Spassky, the chess player who was a victim of Bobby Fischer but also much more

"Spassky learned to play chess in unusual circumstances, at the age of five, on a train full of children evacuated from Leningrad before the Nazis besieged the city."
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fromwww.nytimes.com
7 months ago

Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, has made history. Can the prodigy become the youngest chess world champion?

Gukesh is on the verge of becoming the youngest world chess champion at 18 after an unexpected rise in the competitive chess scene.
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