Magnus Carlsen: ‘Play chess against Mo Salah? I would love that’
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Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and the chess elite now playing in London
September 2024
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Chess: India win double gold as new generation dominates at Olympiad
India won the Open and Women’s Olympiads in Budapest, while for the first time in history no European team reached the podium in either event
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Chess: India win every match at Olympiad as US and England trail
With three rounds to go, India have won all eight of their matches in Budapest without loss of a game, while the top seeded US team is fifth and England 17th
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Chess: England seeded eighth as Carlsen targets gold at Budapest Olympiad
Chess players, from orbiting cosmonauts to the Wu-Tang Clan – in pictures
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Chess: Ethan Pang, nine, beats three grandmasters but misses 2300 rating
August 2024
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Chess: Alireza Firouzja wins Sinquefield Cup unbeaten and jumps to world No 5
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Chess: Carlsen and Niemann impress as Paris grudge rematch approaches
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Chess: Hans Niemann closes on world top 20 as US star impresses in London
Sports quiz of the week
Sports quiz of the week: heroes, history, medals and meltdowns at the Olympics
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Chess: Carlsen loses in 23 moves but beats Ding and wins Titled Tuesday
Boy, 15, becomes youngest British chess grandmaster
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Chess: Yagiz Erdogmus, 13, on the verge of 2600 and closing on world age record
July 2024
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Chess: Vachier-Lagrave wins $300,000 event while Firouzja loses in nine moves
The 33-year-old won the online CrunchLabs Masters, defeating Firouzja in the final, after previously eliminating the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen
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Chess: Caruana equals Carlsen’s record as Kasparov criticises world title match
Fabiano Caruana, the world No 3 and US champion, won the Zagreb Rapid/Blitz with a record-equalling total of 27/36, and was sure of first prize with five rounds to spare
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Chess: Nunn leads England over-65s to gold at world senior championships
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England reveal strong Olympiad squads as seniors campaign for gold in Krakow
Nine-year-old chess prodigy to make history after being picked for England
June 2024
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Chess: Jones and Mirzoeva win English championships as teenagers impress
Gawain Jones won the English Open after a playoff with Michael Adams while the former Russian Elmira Mirzoeva is the women’s champion
