Carlsen is the current world chess champion. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Chess isn't done evolving, though. For a century, many top chess players have complained that standard chess has become too reliant or memorizing thousands of fixed openings and countermoves. To mix things up, ...
Carlsen is the current world chess champion. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Chess isn't done evolving, though. For a century, many top chess players have complained that standard chess has become too reliant or memorizing thousands of fixed openings and countermoves. To mix things up, ...
Chess king from China who defies the oddsPhoto: Stev Bonhage World Champion Ding Liren is a symbol of perseverance in chess. Rising from humble beginnings in the chess-loving city of Wenzhou, his journey to the world title is marked by numerous accomplishments and firsts, as well as signific...
Ding Liren got the chance to join in the World Chess Championship when Carlsson,the current chess king (现任棋王) gave up the game.Ding said to himself"Although it seems impossible to win.This may be the only chance in my life,I will take it." In the end,he turned the chance into a...
The FIDE world championship tournament, which takes place from September 27th through October 16th in San Luis (Argentina), should prove to be a fascinating event. It is the first time in more than half a century that the FIDE (men's) world champion will be determined by a round robin to...
Every teenager has a hero who has a great influence on his or her life. Have a guess who my hero is? Ding Liren. Read the article and find out who he is! On April 30th, 2023, 31-year-old Ding Liren won the men’s 2023 World Chess Championship (国际棋联世界冠军赛). The victory...
Sticking with the Eldred Norman theme, front and centre is Greg Snape, longtime custodian of Eldred’s Zephyr Special, in many ways just as revolutionary, if not as visually challenging as its older sibling. That’s Frank Chessel’s lovely Stag Formula Vee at left and Daniel Jeffries’ Elfin...
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“As for the 2017 Women's World Chess Championship in Iran, I decided not to take part in it, since Iran is obviously not a suitable country for such a prestigious competition. It is so wrong that those chess players, who refuse to go to Iran and to wear the hijab, simply lose the...
German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years (from 1894 to 1921). In his prime Lasker was one of the most dominant champions, and he is still generally regarded as one of the strongest players ever. EMILIO PUCCI - (1914-1992). Marquess of...