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Chess: Carlsen secures narrow victory at Stavanger in possible last classical hurrah

The world No 1 won by half a point in Norway but said: ‘It’s a long time since I enjoyed a classical tournament’

The Guardian - UK

Chess returns to the screen on Monday with Chess Masters: The Endgame

The new programme on BBC Two will be very different from 42 years ago when the eighth and final series of The Master Game was never shown due to industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Vincent Keymer knocks out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

The 20-year-old scored a career-best result by defeating the World No 1 in the Norwegian’s favourite format, then won 1.5-0.5 against the US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in the final

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Hans Niemann closes on world top 20 as US star impresses in London

The ambitious American led narrowly after six games in his five-day match against the England No 1, Nikita Vitiugov, which includes classical, rapid and blitz sections

The Guardian - UK

England reveal strong Olympiad squads as seniors campaign for gold in Krakow

Top five English grandmasters will feature in Budapest – as will nine-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Jones and Mirzoeva win English championships as teenagers impress

Gawain Jones won the English Open after a playoff with Michael Adams while the former Russian Elmira Mirzoeva is the women’s champion

The Guardian - UK

Hans Niemann competes in London Classic after stunning success in Zagreb

The controversial US 20-year-old won first prize in Croatia with 8/9 and a career-best performance rating of 2946, then flew to London for the traditional Classic

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Lan Yao wins bronze as England men narrowly miss medals at Euros

The British woman champion, 22, won the board two bronze medal with an unbeaten 5.5/8 at the European teams, but the open squad, joint leaders with two rounds left, were edged out to sixth place

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England crush Netherlands at Euro teams and move into joint lead

England produced a stunning performance with three wins and a draw and now face joint leaders Germany on Saturday in round seven (of nine) at the European team championship

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Niemann back in action after $100m lawsuit against Carlsen is settled

The controversial 20-year-old had a subdued return at Titled Tuesday, but will be the No1 seed at the World Junior Championship in Mexico City

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