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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Chess: Magnus Carlsen triumphs in London speed event but Nakamura fails

Magnus Carlsen won the chess.com speed championship for the fourth consecutive year, defeating Alireza Firouzja 15-12 in Central London.
fromFortune
4 months ago

'I feel like if I start doing well, people assume the worst of intentions': Chess grandmaster rocked by cheating allegations shortly before untimely death at 29 | Fortune

The American grandmaster won several championships and amassed hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube, Twitch and other platforms, where he would livestream matches and explain strategy in real time. But he also struggled with the cyberspace he helped build. High-speed games became wildly popular online during the pandemic, creating a chess community that was soon rife with cheating allegations as players gained access to sophisticated computer programs that could give them an unfair advantage.
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