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Watch this opening crush a strong chess player in minutes

This blitz game turned brutal almost from the opening. One player got exactly the line she wanted, built space fast, and then kept piling on pressure until Black’s position started to crack. Even when ...
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I tested the chess game—here’s what I found

Discover strategies to improve your chess game and elevate your chess elo. The video covers insights from a best-selling ...
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Netflix’s Chess Mates: What we learned from the documentary on the scandal that rocked chess

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...
ZME Science

People Played Chess Over the Telegraph in 1844 and It Accidentally Created the First E-sport

On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed ...