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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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How a top US chess player became the victim of a bizarre rumor that he used a sex toy to beat a world champion
The chess players, grandmaster Hans Niemann and world champion Magnus Carlsen are due to meet again…
Alia Shoaib
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Russian chess grandmaster and Putin critic Garry Kasparov has outlined the 'right conditions' for Putin to be overthrown in a 'palace coup'
"It's a matter of political survival and ... of physical survival. That's why [Putin] has to preten…
Cheryl Teh
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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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Patek Philippe Has Created The Most Complicated Wristwatch In History For $2.5 Million
For its 175th anniversary, the luxury Swiss watchmaker invented a collection of limited-edition com…
Asta Thrastardottir
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A teen chess grandmaster admitted he cheated to get more people to 'follow and subscribe' to his livestreams, major chess site reveals
US prodigy Hans Niemann likely cheated in over 100 games, according to a chess.com investigation, i…
Scott Davis
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The chess grandmaster who was beaten by a computer predicts that AI will 'destroy' most jobs
World chess champion Garry Kasparov studies the board shortly before game two of the match against …
Aaron Holmes
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A grandmaster took on a clueless chess hustler and the results were amazing
Here's a fun little video of a chess match in Washington Square park, only except for an amateur ch…
Emmett Knowlton
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Forget the $17,000 gold Apple Watch - this $2.5 million Patek Philippe is the most complicated wristwatch in history
For its 175th anniversary, the luxury Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe invented a collection of limi…
Asta Thrastardottir
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A Russian chess player was suspended by an international governing body after publicly supporting Putin's war against Ukraine
"I am on the side of Russia and my President," chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin tweeted earlier in…
Jake Epstein,Cork Gaines
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This $2.3 million Patek Philippe watch makes a serious statement
All of that is packed into a thick (16.1mm!) double-sided 18k white gold watch case. One side is ma…
Dennis Green
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Chess grandmaster rates 7 chess scenes in movies and TV for accuracy
Chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar reacts to seven memorable movie and TV scenes featuring chess games …
Ju Shardlow,Siddharth Gandhi
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Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov hails Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa for reaching FIDE WC final
Former World Chess Champion and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated Indian grand…
ANI
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8-year-old British schoolgirl amazes chess world with historic European championship victory
Bodhana Sivanandan, who took up chess during the COVID-19 pandemic, won the women's prize at the Eu…
Nathan Rennolds
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A chess Grandmaster says the game has entered its 'steroid era,' pointing to cheating allegations coming from its most prominent player
With Magnus Carlsen accusing Hans Niemann of cheating, without proof, it opens up the question as t…
Scott Davis
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Chess prodigy Hans Niemann suing Magnus Carlsen for $100 million over cheating accusations
Hans Niemann's lawsuit claims that Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and others engaged in a coordinated c…
Scott Davis
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The World Chess Championship is coming to New York
The other six Grandmasters in this year's Candidates Tournament are Peter Svidler and Sergey Karjia…
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Cryptocurrencies are the future and could replace the dollar in 10 years, says chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov
Digital assets such as bitcoin offer protection against government-driven inflation, the chess lege…
Harry Robertson
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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…