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Random piece positions, 960 possible starts: What is freestyle chess, which led to Magnus Carlsen clashing with FIDE?
The world of chess had a rather tumultuous end to 2024, with top players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura taking on FIDE, the global governing body of chess. Carlsen and Nakamura accused FIDE ...
The Indian Express24d
Magnus Carlsen lost to 9-year-old from Bangladesh? FIDE Master makes stunning claim, but there’s a catch
A FIDE Master from Bangladesh has claimed that a nine-year-old boy he is coaching has defeated five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in an online chess tournament. The incident happened in a Bullet ...
The Straits Times24d
Magnus Carlsen v Fide row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
PARIS – The ongoing dispute between the International Chess Federation (Fide) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC), which is co ...
The Daily Telegraph25d
Mirvac executive Leighton Aurelius charged with aggravated sexual and indecent assault charges, attempted stalking
A senior executive at a construction giant is facing more than a dozen charges relating to the historical sexual assault of a teenager in the 1990s, along with the accusation he attempted to ...
Firstpost25d
FIDE chief slams Magnus Carlsen for attacking Viswanathan Anand: 'If you want to attack someone, attack me'
President Arkady Dvorkovich responded to world No 1 Magnus Carlsen after the 34-year-old had described fellow five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand as someone who was “not ready” to be a senior ...
Firstpost26d
Magnus Carlsen lost to a nine-year-old in online chess event, claims FIDE Master from Bangladesh
Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen lost the game against Chess.com user Nayemhaque22 after inexplicable sacrificing his queen in his 20th move. Reuters Magnus Carlsen doesn’t lose too often. The ...
tbsnews27d
9-yr-old Bangladeshi chess prodigy Mugdha defeats 5-time world champion Magnus Carlsen
Ryan Rashid Mugdha, a nine-year-old chess prodigy from Bangladesh, has achieved the unimaginable by defeating five-time world champion and Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in an online chess match ...
Hindustan Times29d
FIDE chief defends Viswanathan Anand in brutal criticism of Magnus Carlsen: ‘If you want to attack someone…’
Breaking his silence for the first time, FIDE chief Arkady Dvorkovich decided to attack Magnus Carlsen for his words on FIDE officials like Viswanathan Anand. 2024’s year-ending FIDE World Rapid ...
BBC1mon
Wycombe sign Danish midfielder Westergaard
Wycombe Wanderers have signed midfielder Magnus Westergaard from Danish Superliga side Viborg. The 26-year-old has penned an undisclosed-length deal with the managerless League One promotion ...
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Explained: Why Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared World Blitz chess title
In a historic decision, Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi chose to share the 2024 World Blitz Championship title after a series of intense and closely-fought games in New York. Following a tie ...
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Magnus Carlsen hits out at FIDE's deputy president Viswanathan Anand: 'Unfit for the job'
Magnus Carlsen confirmed his return to the World Blitz Chess Championship after FIDE permitted players to compete in jeans. Carlsen criticized FIDE's decision-making process and deputy president ...
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The Best Action Movies to Stream Now
Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Nearly 25 years after Ridley Scott's swords-and-sandals epic comes Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus Aurelius, son of the late ...