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The future is here: Chess community lauds Gukesh's historic win
"Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The @WacaChess family is s…
PTI
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World No. 1 chess Grandmaster entered a high-stakes poker game and lost a $17,095 pot with the worst starting hand
Chess' World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen made a move with 7-2 off-suit — the worst starting poker hand — a…
Alan Dawson
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Chess enthusiasts are flocking to TikTok, gaining millions of views with comedy skits and tutorials about the centuries-old game
Key figures within TikTok's growing chess community explain the boom in online popularity surroundi…
Quincy de Vries
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A cheating feud involving world champion Magnus Carlsen and a 19-year-old prodigy is rocking the chess world
Magnus Carlsen's treatment of Hans Niemann has sparked cheating allegations, but so far, there's no…
Scott Davis
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'The Queen's Gambit' and the pandemic injected new life into the multimillion-dollar chess industry, with esports teams and sponsors rushing to snap up the game's Twitch stars
Celebrities like Logic, Rainn Wilson, and MrBeast played in a chess tournament that was streamed li…
Bill Bostock
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A female chess influencer says the sport is even more sexist than its portrayal in Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit'
In Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit," Beth Harmon experienced mild sexism compared to the real-life fe…
Joey Hadden
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Interest in chess has exploded since Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' aired and the sport's leaders are very, very excited
"The Queen's Gambit" has fuelled a huge rise in interest in chess — especially with women. The game…
Mia Jankowicz
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Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' is the best sports show on TV right now
The series is also the most serious treatment of chess ever put on screen and has garnered the resp…
Matthew DeBord
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Chess players raise fund for fight against COVID-19
"Chess Gurukul Charitable trust is collecting funds from interested public & Chess community t…
PTI
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Chess players raise fund for fight against Covid-19
"Chess Gurukul Charitable trust is collecting funds from interested public & Chess community t…
PTI
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Online chess has surged during quarantine on platforms like Twitch and Youtube
Online chess content, playing, and streaming has surged during quarantine, according to YouTube and…
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Facebook won't release the code for its AI poker bot that can beat human pros because of 'the potential impact on the poker community'
Pluribus played extensively against a suite of human pros, over the space of 12 days and 10,000 han…
Rob Price
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Gen Zers aren't lonely. They're fueling a vibrant social renaissance.
From run clubs to chess clubs, the 'loneliest generation' has figured out how to make friends.
Eve Upton-Clark
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I'm a millennial making $120,000 a year. I rent because buying a home in Florida is so costly and would be too much work.
A millennial who makes six figures said buying a home in Miami plus paying for maintenance, insuran…
Alcynna Lloyd
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It's no wonder Taco Bell is winning the fast-food wars. Just look at how they treat their biggest fans.
Taco Bell invited hundreds of superfans to The Cantinas, its "early retirement" getaway." The weeke…
Anneta Konstantinides
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The awful real-estate trend that's sweeping America
Neighborhood rebrands like SoBro and LoSo used to be quirky — now they're a real problem. I'm…
James Rodriguez
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Eight Times Eight, a Kerala-based edtech startup raises $5 million in pre-seed funding
Eight Times Eight, founded in 2020 by six college students who are international-level chess player…
ANI
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I'm an American mom living in Spain. My kids learn in 4 languages and have 2-hour-long lunch breaks.
She moved to Spain with her kids. There, children eat freshly cooked meals during two-hour lunch br…
Michelle Arellano Martin
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Inside the plot by Russian exiles to overthrow Putin
A growing army of Russian expats want to take back Russia. Can they succeed?
Paul Starobin
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Ohad Munder-Zichri, a child taken hostage by Hamas, turns 9 years old in captivity
His mother and grandparents are also hostages. Now, his father shudders every time he hears of Isra…