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1 move turned a winning chess game into checkmate

During a blitz round of the European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship, a player quickly gained a huge advantage against a ...
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Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen ...
TASS

Russian chess champion prefers fast chess, blitz

"It seems to me the future is with the rapid chess and blitz," Vladislav Artemyev noted VLADIVOSTOK, September 3. /TASS/. Russian two-time chess champion Vladislav Artemyev prefers playing fast chess ...
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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship Announces Full List of Players Competing for World Title

Approximately 300 elite chess players from around the world have registered for the upcoming world tournament in New York City. This six-day event will showcase elite chess players from every ...
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Eight-year-old chess ‘phenomenon’ wins women’s first prize at European Rapid and Blitz Championship

An eight-year-old British schoolgirl “phenomenon” won the women’s first prize in the Blitz category at this year’s European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Zagreb, Croatia. The “super talented” ...