Chess: Niemann puts controversy aside and wins $50,000 first prize in Warsaw

The controversial US grandmaster scored the biggest success of his career at the Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz and is close to the world top 10 ...
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Eight-year-old chess ‘phenomenon’ wins women’s first prize at European Rapid and Blitz Championship

An eight-year-old British schoolgirl “phenomenon” won the women’s first prize in the Blitz category at this year’s European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Zagreb, Croatia. The “super talented” ...
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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship Makes Historic Debut in New York City

Most of the World’s Top Chess Players Compete in Electrifying Rapid Format for the Most Thrilling Chess Event of the Year This year’s event introduces a thrilling twist: a knockout stage in the later ...
WLKY

Magnus Carlsen returns to World Blitz Chess Championship after jeans dispute

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

Sindarov hands Gukesh another blow at GCT; Niemann’s chess finally ‘speaks for Itself’

The youngest world champion showed improvement in rapid chess, though recurring blitz troubles denied him a stronger finish ...
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Success for China’s female chess players set to have long-lasting impact

Ju Wenjun, the newly crowned Women's World Blitz Chess Champion, believes the growing success of Chinese players on the ...