Anish Giri: 'People are taking the World Champion title too seriously'
Dutch no. 1 Anish Giri was in fine form when he played Banter Blitz yesterday, both with his blitz chess – he won all 16 games against chess24 users – and with his banter, where topics ranged from humour in chess to the likely future World Chess Champion and whether the title still matters. It’s “a golden era of Banter Blitz”, as Anish said, and today, to mark chess24’s 7th Birthday, we’ve got Hand and Brain shows with Radjabov & Giri and Nepomniachtchi & Dubov, as well as a special show with chess24’s own Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet.
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Carlsen, Giri & Nepo play FIDE World Corporate Championship
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FIDE Candidates to resume after 389 days
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Opera Euro Rapid Final 1: So hits back against Carlsen
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Aker BioMarine partners with Meltwater Champions Chess Tour
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Will The Queen's Gambit Be Accepted?
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Opera Euro Rapid SF 2: Carlsen-So final as Magnus wins thriller
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Opera Euro Rapid SF 1: Carlsen & So take the lead
Magnus Carlsen could afford to miss mate-in-2 and still beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in three games after what he called “a day of very good chess”. It was a big improvement for the World Champion, who felt he began the semi-final...
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The Last of the Old Romantics
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Opera Euro Rapid QF2: Carlsen survives Dubov ordeal
Magnus Carlsen is through to the Opera Euro Rapid semi-finals despite losing twice in a row in 25 moves to his nemesis Daniil Dubov. The World Champion called it “a thoroughly disgusting performance” but it was thrilling to watch...
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Opera Euro Rapid QF 1: Carlsen, MVL & So lead
Magnus Carlsen admitted it was “not an ideal pairing” for him to face Daniil Dubov, who dumped him out of the Airthings Masters, but so far the World Champion has avoided a repeat after winning Day 1 of their Opera Euro Rapid qua...
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