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Whose game is it anyway? The Carlsen vs Fide battle

Bengaluru: When the World Rapid and Blitz Championship began in New York on December 26, the chess world was agog with speculation — will a challenger emerge to the chess juggernaut Magnus Carlsen, ...

'Unnecessary move' or 'good initiative'? What Indian chess GMs are saying on FIDE's latest 'experiment'

FIDE's proposed "First Rating Experiment" could allow players to earn official rapid and blitz ratings through online games, ...
Reuters

Chess-FIDE reinstates Russian and Belarusian teams in official contests

PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has voted to allow teams from Russia and Belarus to return to official competitions and fully restored the rights of youth players ...
The Washington Post

Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told a ...