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World Championships
Orrin Hudson in Dubai for World Championship
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich & Orrin Hudson @ FIDE World Chess Championships in Dubai UAE. Photo courtesy of Orrin Hudson Orrin Hudson of Besomeone, Inc. has been known for his energetic methods in presenting chess as a means of learning critical life skills. Hudson is also a world traveler and…
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World Championships
2021 World Chess Championship: Game #5
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 5 Match Score: 2½-2½ Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 5 Wednesday, 1 December 2021 A fifth draw… the jokes and memes start to roll in When Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri went on a run of draws in elite…
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World Championships
2021 World Chess Championship: Game #4
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 4 Match Score: 2-2 Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 4 Tuesday, 30 November 2021 Another draw, but tense moments in tough struggleDraw streak continues! Happy, happy, birthday, @MagnusCarlsen!?Team Norway Chess wishes you a wonderful day! ?? #magnuscarlsen #chess…
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The Chess Drum
2021 World Chess Championship: Game #3
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 3 Match Score: 1½-1½ Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 3 Sunday, 28 November 2021 “Perfect Game”… but for both players.Draw streak continues! Magnus CarlsenPhoto Eric Rosen/FIDE The press conference of the World Chess Championships addressed a comment about…
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The Chess Drum
2021 World Chess Championship: Game #2
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 2 Match Score: 1-1 Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 2 Saturday, 27 November 2021 Game almost a Knightmare… but another draw! The 2021 World Chess Championship match has gotten off to an exciting start with neither player “feeling…
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World Championships
2021 World Chess Championship: Game #1
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 1 Match Score: ½-½ Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 1 Friday, 26 November 2021 Intense beginnings, but Carlsen holds The first game of the 2021 World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi began with much…
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World Championships
2021 World Chess Championship (Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi)
2021 World Chess Championship Dubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 pts. Carlsen ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 – – – 7½ Nepomniachtchi ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0…
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Matches
World Championship 2021 kicks off in a few days!
For three years, the chess world has anticipated the next competitor for World Champion Magnus Carlsen. The time has come and on November 26th the champion will take on challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia for all the glory. The closing of the 14-game match will be December 16th (including tiebreaks).…
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Africa
Chess brought before Kenyan Parliament
Kenya has long been an active member of the international chess community over the years, but in the past decade, they have increased the profile of chess within the country. Chess Kenya has been promoting chess in underserved areas. TEAM KENYA with Ministry of Sports Most recently Fred Sagwe trekked…
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Obituary
Chicago chess legend FM Albert Chow dies
FIDE Master Albert Chow died shortly after 5pm on Saturday, October 30, 2021. According to his friend Bill Brock, he had been diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (neck cancer). Chow was born on January 26, 1964, and was 57 years old on the day of his passing. FM Albert…
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