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5 days ago · A new destination. The tournament’s success proved that London had entered a new golden era of chess and that the Isle of Dogs was becoming an international destination. But in the summer of 1984, the Soviets were the victors – at least in the chess world. Not much was recorded in terms of how players felt about the venue, though Keene ...
11 hours ago · The Masters tournament of the Chess.com Isle of Man Open was won by Magnus Carlsen. The current World Champion scored 7.5 points out of 9. Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura shared 2-3 places with 7 points. Thanks to his superior tie-break, Anand is second. Vladimir Kramnik scored 6.5 points to be placed the fourth, due to his superior tie-break ahead of Fabiano Caruana, Michael Adams ...
1 day ago · Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship. The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play.
1 day ago · An important milestone was the London 1851 chess tournament, which was the first international chess tournament, organized by Staunton. It was played as a series of matches, and was won convincingly by the German Adolf Anderssen , including a 4–1 semi-final win over Staunton.
11 hours ago · A nine-year-old chess prodigy will become the youngest player to ever represent England on the international stage in any sport. Bodhana Sivanandan is the newest member of England’s women’s ...
1 day ago · England won seven of the 12 gold medals on offer at the Senior Schools International in the Isle of Man, plus a host of other medals. That included clean sweeps in both the under-16 boys’ and girls’ singles, plus three gold-silver finishes in the team events. As well as the players, the England contingent included Head of Delegation Chris ...
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11 hours ago · A nine-year-old girl from Harrow has become the youngest person selected to represent England in an international competition after being named in the women’s team for September’s Chess Olympiad. Bodhana Sivanandan, who was born in March 2015, only took up chess during lockdown. A year later, she won silver medals in rapid and blitz ...
