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Sunil Weeramantry retires

Chessbase 05 Apr 2025
Sunil who? He is one of the most successful chess coaches in the USA, ...
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He had it coming

Chessbase 05 Apr 2025
From the diagram White ...
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Women’s chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs

The Guardian 04 Apr 2025
Women’s chess takes centre stage this week ... The pair are closely matched on ratings (2561 to 2555) and level on head-to-head. The prize money pool is $500,000 ... ....
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CHESS CORNER: Assassins lurk in squares

Muskogee Phoenix 04 Apr 2025
In the late 1880s and early 1890s Queen Min of Korea pushed back against Japanese influence and made overtures to Russia. In 1895 in retaliation, Japanese assassins snuck into the Korean Palace in Seoul and killed the Royal Guards in ... .
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Varanasi, Agra claim chess titles

The Times of India 04 Apr 2025
Kanpur. Samridhi of Varanasi and Sanchay Dubey of Agra emerged as champions in women's and men's categories respectively at the state level open chess championship concluded at Sitapur on Saturday.
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Game 2 Highlights: Tan Zhongyi leads Women's World Chess Championship after Ju Wenjun's endgame collapse

The Times of India 04 Apr 2025
... the first six games were decisive after an opening draw — a sign that more fighting chess may be ahead.Game 3, with Ju holding the white pieces, will be played on Sunday following Saturday's rest day.
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Oxfordshire chess prodigy, 11, finds game after football injury

BBC News 04 Apr 2025
An 11-year-old who broke his arm playing football two years ago used his injury to find a new "obsession" - chess ... "My dad came up with the idea of me playing chess and I liked it," he said.
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Chess and AI converge at the SJC Cup 2025: celebrating 150 years of excellence

Hong Kong Standard 04 Apr 2025
Joseph’s College (SJC) is set to host the 2nd SJC Cup International Chess Championship from April 11 to 13, 2025. This prestigious event will feature eight world-class chess champions from ...
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California State Open Chess Tournament Moves to Glendale

Asbarez 04 Apr 2025
We are proud to partner with our very own American Chess Academy and the California Chess Federation to showcase all that Glendale has to offer.” ... “We look forward to the California State Open Chess Tournament being in Glendale for the first time.
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KCF: How to beat the Sicilian

Chessbase 04 Apr 2025
On Sunday, April 6 at 6 PM CET, the Kasparov Chess ...
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Game of the Week #665: M. Blübaum - D. Yuffa, European Championship 2025

Chessbase 04 Apr 2025
Merijn analyses one of the decisive games of the tournament ... ... .
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