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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

BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame provokes sharply divided reactions

The new eight-episode Monday evening series, sandwiched between Mastermind and University Challenge, has polarised the opinions of TV critics and established players

The Guardian - UK

Champion Ding and challenger Gukesh prepare for world title battle

China’s world champion Ding Liren, 32, will face his Indian rival Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: India win double gold as new generation dominates at Olympiad

India won the Open and Women’s Olympiads in Budapest, while for the first time in history no European team reached the podium in either event

The Guardian - UK

India wins historic double team gold at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024

India’s two team and four individual gold medals are hailed as the beginning of its reign as the ‘best chess nation’.

Al Jazeera

Chess: Caruana equals Carlsen’s record as Kasparov criticises world title match

Fabiano Caruana, the world No 3 and US champion, won the Zagreb Rapid/Blitz with a record-equalling total of 27/36, and was sure of first prize with five rounds to spare

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen wins in Casablanca as new variant tests historic skills

The world No 1 identified most of the six positions from previous world championships and exploited Vishy Anand’s unfamiliarity with a classic from Havana 1889

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Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title

The Chennai teenager won the Candidates by just half a point and will take on China’s Ding Liren for the world crown in a 14-game series later this year

The Guardian - UK

Gukesh's win tectonic shift in world chess order: Kasparov

Garry Kasparov praises Indian teen Grandmaster D. Gukesh for becoming youngest world title challenger, marking chess world's shift.

The Hindu

Chess: Doubt cast over Ding Liren’s planned return to action at Asian Games

The 30-year-old, who has only competed once since he won the world crown in April, had been scheduled to lead the Chinese team

The Guardian - UK

Teenager Alice Lee sets new landmark for US women’s chess after online feats

The 13-year-old from Minneapolis has earned a place among the three youngest female international masters in chess history

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hikaru Nakamura snatches final round victory from Fabiano Caruana

The streamer with more than a million followers caught the US champion, who had led all the way

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Ding and Nepomniachtchi go to the wire as speed shootout looms

The pair are tied at 6.5-6.5 before Saturday’s 14th and final classical game, and if this is drawn then rapid and blitz on Sunday will decide who becomes world champion

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen edges Mamedyarov after Anand makes one-move blunder

The world champion kept his narrow lead over Shak Mamedyarov in the final round at Stavanger, while Vishy Anand’s challenge faded when he blundered into a one-move tactic

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Chess: Carlsen recovers in Stavanger while seven-year-old eyes Expert record

World champion is struggling to score a fourth successive victory in his home tournament, while a London schoolboy has a chance to qualify as the youngest 2000-rated Expert

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Chess: Carlsen goes head to head with Ding Liren as world top two meet

China’s Ding is the new favourite for next month’s Candidates after Alireza Firouzja, 18, failed in Bucharest, and the 29-year-old will play the world No 1 at least once during the Chessable Masters

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain

Norway’s world champion says he felt more comfortable before 2013 when he knew he was the best player and that later too much of his identity became linked to the championship title

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