FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship 2025
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FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship 2025

The FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 has officially started in the beautiful city of Rhodes, Greece. The event is organized by FIDE and the Hellenic Chess Federation and is being held at the Palace Hotel. More than 430 young chess players from…

Luca Protopopescu Becomes Youngest Ever to Break 2200 Rating
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Luca Protopopescu Becomes Youngest Ever to Break 2200 Rating

Just days after his ninth birthday, Luca Protopopescu from France has made chess history. He became the Youngest Ever to Break 2200 FIDE classical rating. This young star from Marseille achieved this incredible milestone by beating his former coach! A Record-Breaking Feat Only nine months ago, England’s FM…

Gukesh Beats Giri In Thriller As Tata Steel Chess Starts With A Bang
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Gukesh Beats Giri In Thriller As Tata Steel Chess Starts With A Bang

Gukesh Beats Giri Gukesh Beats Giri—GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won his first game as world champion despite staring defeat in the face against GM Anish Giri in round one of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters. Giri blundered last, while Gukesh’s world championship helpers GMs Vincent Keymer and…

Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title
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Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title

Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 4-1 to win the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals and his fifth consecutive Champions Chess Tour title. Again earning the $200,000 first prize, Carlsen has won every edition of the Champions Chess Tour since…

Champions Chess Tour $500,000 Finals Kicks Off On December 17 In Oslo, Norway
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Champions Chess Tour $500,000 Finals Kicks Off On December 17 In Oslo, Norway

Champions Chess Tour Finals 2024 The 2024 Champions Chess Tour concludes with the CCT Finals, held from December 17 to December 21, 2024, at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway. The event brings together eight of the world’s best chess players to compete for a $500,000 prize fund and…