Paris Rapid & Blitz 3: Wesley So wins the Rapid
Wesley So leads Ian Nepomniachtchi by a point going into the 18 rounds of blitz on Monday and Tuesday after becoming the only player to win two games on any day of the rapid section of the Paris Rapid & Blitz. The US Champion brilliantly defeated Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces before taking advantage of a blunder by MVL in the next round. Nepo showed glimpsed of his brilliant best to take 2nd, while Etienne Bacrot beat Caruana to finish 3rd before he’s replaced by his blitz stunt double Vladimir Kramnik.
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Chigorin's Checkmates
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Carlsen opens up about retirement before 17th Wijk aan Zee appearance
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Checkmates at the Top
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Smyslov’s Breakthrough Year
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Brooklyn Castle facing new challenges 8 years on from hit documentary
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Stanley Kubrick and chess
Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) is considered to be one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century, but he was also a great chess fan. Marc Lopez, of the radio program Cooltura Escacs, sent us this article.
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"Oh Capablanca"
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The Match of the Century: Fischer-Spassky, 1972
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