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The final game of Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann

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KHQ

US Chess K-12 National Chess Championship takes over Spokane Convention Center this weekend

While we may be used to the spectator sports of Bloomsday, Hoopfest or Gonzaga basketball, the halls of the Spokane Convention Center are giving way this weekend to something a little less... loud.
Sky

Cheating in lightning chess - how unproven allegations ended in tragedy

The death of a young grandmaster accused of cheating by one of his childhood heroes has once again raised the spectre of fraud in the so-called Game of Kings. Daniel Naroditsky, 29, was a pioneer in ...
Indiatimes

At just 3 years old, Sarvagya Kushwaha becomes world’s youngest FIDE-rated chess player

Three-year-old Sarvagya Singh Kushwaha from Madhya Pradesh has become the youngest player to earn an official FIDE rating at 1572. He achieved this by defeating three internationally rated opponents, ...
The Sun

Reeves’ junior chess champ claim called into question by ex whizz who says she actually finished ‘26th out of 34′

RACHEL Reeves’ junior chess champion claims have been called into question by a former winner who says she actually finished 26th. Reeves has frequently sought to boost her credentials by hailing her ...
The New York Times

Indian boy, aged 3, becomes youngest rated chess player in history

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Born in 2022, Sarwagya — from Sagar in the ...
People

3-Year-Old Boy Becomes World's Youngest Chess Player to Get Official Rating by International Chess Federation

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, who is from India, has made history with his debut on the federation's December 2025 rating list Misha Friedman/Getty Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, a 3-year-old boy from India, has ...
Indiatimes

Magnus Carlsen wins 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour championship, secures bonus prize for early title

Magnus Carlsen has secured the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour title, earning a $100,000 bonus after reaching the semifinals in Cape Town. Despite an early setback, Carlsen fought back to clinch ...
CBC.ca

'A really big deal': Sask. chess player is two steps away from becoming a grandmaster

A young Saskatoon chess player is just two steps away from becoming a grandmaster. Omid Khaledi, 19, recently reached the rank of FIDE master with the International Chess Federation, or FIDE. The only ...
Sky

Reeves between a rook and a hard place after claims she 'made up' chess championship

As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour's knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves. "We now know the black hole was fake, the chancellor's book was fake, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Gotham Film Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Feature; Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Sweeps

'Sinners' actress Wunmi Mosaku and 'My Father's Shadow' actor Sopé Dìrísù won for best supporting and lead performance, respectively, as 'My Father's Shadow' also swept its categories. By Hilary Lewis ...