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Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88 (Gift Article) When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

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Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from chess’s global governing body.

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Young minds across NE Kansas battle it out in Chess Tournament The most recent snowstorm kept many kids cooped up nearly all week. Saturday’s chess tournament at Topeka Collegiate provided children from all over Northeast Kansas the opportunity to partake in friendly competition.

Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder Gukesh Dommaraju is the 18th world chess champion after defeating Ding Liren in the 14th and final game of their world championship match

The 2024 Open Club Championship

Saturday December 14th, 2024

When: December 14th, 2024

The 2024 Open Kansas City Chess Club Championship

Rounds: Four Games (9:30 am Check in, 10:00 Round One)

Time Control: Game 30 D5.

Entry Fee: $35/player by December 15th. NO ONSITE REGISTRATION

Location: The Kansas City Chess Club 5545 North Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64118 Suite 10A. Google Maps Link

Who: All USCF Players- United State Chess Federation Rated: USCF Membership Required

Awards: Trophies & Winners will be engraved on the Club Champion Plaque.

To Participate Register at: https://www.reg4chess.com/register.asp?tid=8637

Questions? Contact Ken Fee (816)446-3550 or email [email protected]

To participate, register at Reg4chess.com by Friday, December 13th

Register For December 14th 2024 Club Open Championship If you have any technical issues filling out this form or you need to have changes made after registration, please contact the Event Director.

In the realm of being boring, nothing is more thrilling than top-tier chess | James Colley There is something even more wonderfully ponderous than Test cricket – the world chess championship – and this year’s showdown is exceptional

The World Chess Champion Could Lose His Title, and It Might Not Be Close (Gift Article) Chess’s biggest event starts next week. The reigning champion, Ding Liren, is seen as an underdog compared to an 18-year-old competitor.

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Magnus Carlsen: ‘Play chess against Mo Salah? I would love that’ The football-mad world No 1 is in London playing for a $1m prize fund and despite dominating the chess world says he has never played the perfect game

Russian chess player allegedly tried to poison opponent by smearing pieces with mercury Amina Abakarova faces a possible lifetime ban and potential criminal proceedings, Russian authorities said, after the incident during a tournament last week.