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This Park Chess Game Changed the Second He Heard Grandmaster

It started like a dream park chess moment — a friendly game, a big smile, and the excitement of facing someone special. Then ...
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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom

Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game ...
Anna Cramling Chess on MSN

Watch this chess game end in 26 moves

What looked like a normal chess game did not stay balanced for long. She took control early, kept the pressure building, and ...
GameDaily on MSN

Gambonanza is reinventing chess as a roguelike strategy game

Gambonanza is one of the more unusual strategy games currently in development, taking the rigid rules of chess and turning them into something far more unpredictable. Developed by Blukulélé and ...
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Seniors are meeting in virtual parks online to play chess, and it’s keeping their brains sharp

VR chess is paving the way for more interactive hobbies for older adults.
Anna Cramling Chess on MSNOpinion

This chess game needed 6 hours of defense - then it finally turned

This was not a quick save or a lucky escape. For 6 hours, the position had to be defended move by move, with almost no room ...
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The women bringing chess into the 21st century - with 'bullet' matches and viral videos

During Covid, Nemo Zhou was "losing [her] mind" locked down at home and thought it would be nice to make some money. So she started streaming chess - and now it's turned into a career. A woman ...
Anna Cramling Chess on MSNOpinion

Nobody wanted to talk at first - then the chess games started

Finland has a reputation for keeping to itself, with strangers rarely starting conversations. But once a chessboard appeared, ...