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  • Ian Nepomnachtchi Wins The Candidates Tournament 2022 While Ding Comes Second

    Round 14 of the Candidates Tournament 2022 saw Ian Nepominiachtchi draw against Jan Krzysztof Duda after already booking his slot in the World Chess Championship. Ding Liren beat Hikaru Nakamura…

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    ROUND 14 OF THE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT 2022
  • Ian Nepo Almost Has His World Championship Rematch After Round 12 Of The FIDE Candidates

    Round 12 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 was an eventful round. Ian Nepominiachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura blitzed their game and agreed to a draw in 7 minutes, Ding lost…

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    round 12 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Nepo Maintains Top Spot, Fabi Loses To Duda In Round 10 Of The FIDE Candidates

    With only five rounds left in the Candidates Tournament of 2022, there was still room for an upset in the standings. Ian Nepominiachtchi led the pack on 6.5 points, with…

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    round 10 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Alireza, Radjabov, and Ding Grab First Wins In Round 9 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament

    Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, and Teimour Radjabov ended their winless droughts in round 9 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. It’s almost like the trio conspired in a plot to…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 9 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Richard Rapport Seals His First Win In Round 8 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    Only one player remains unbeaten after Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022: Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Russian has a score of +4-0=4 so far in the tournament, and he’s…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 8 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Ian Nepomniachtchi Seals A Fourth Win In Round 7 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    Coming into Round 7 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, Ian Nepominiachtchi was the sole leader with 4.5 points out of a possible 6. The closest was former world championship…

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    round 7 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Another Bitter Loss For Alireza In Round 6 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    It seems Magnus Carlsen might not be getting his wish as his preferred challenger languishes at the sole bottom of the standings. Round 6 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022…

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    round 6 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Magnus Carlsen Urges Ian Nepomniachtchi To “Be A Shark” After Round 5 Of The FIDE

    Ian Nepomniachtchi came into Round 5 as the sole leader, thanks to his convincing win against Alireza Firouzja in the previous round. He aimed to carry on his winning form…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 5 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • It’s A Fiesta Of EPIC Truces In Round 3 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 

    Going into Round 3, Ian Nepominiachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the sole leaders with 1.5 points each. In the previous round, all of the games except one were drawn. The…

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    round 3 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Hikaru Nakamura Forces A Win In Round 2 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    Coming into Round 2, there were mixed feelings around the Palace of Santoña. While Nepo and Fabi were definitely in full gear mode with their impressive wins in round 1,…

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    round 2 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Big Wins For Ian Nepomniachtchi And Fabiano Caruana In The Round 1 of The FIDE

    The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! After the last championship match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen where Magnus retained the title, chess…

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    Round 1 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022
  • Tanitoluwani Adewumi: Refugee To National Chess Master

    Tanitoluwa Adewumi is one of the world's fastest rising chess stars. Tani discovered the game of chess in a homeless shelter in New York, after his family fled from the…

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    Tanitoluwani Adewumi
  • The Chess World Reacts To The War Between Russia And Ukraine

    The war in Eastern Europe has received massive attention from around the world, and the chess community has not abstained from the matter. So far, we've seen several entities stand…

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    Chess pawns signifying Ukraine vs Russia struggle
  • An Interview With AGM Chinedu Enemchukwu: The First National Chess Champion Of St. Vincent And

    The 17th of December, 2021 came along with an exciting atmosphere in the small and quiet country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Arena Grandmaster(AGM) Chinedu Benjamin Enemchukwu just emerged…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    AGM Chinedu Enemchukwu, The First National Chess Champion Of St. Vincent And The Grenadines holding his trophy
  • Chess Is The New Hobby For F1 players: The Queen’s Gambit Series Had A Role

    Queen's gambit depicted a 1983 fictional novel about a female chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, who rose from the city of Kentucky to become the greatest chess player in the world.…

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    Chess Is The New Hobby For F1 players
  • Maxime Vachier-Lagrave And Bibisara Assaubayeva Wins World Blitz Chess Championship 2021

    The World Rapid Chess Championship and the World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 finally drew to a close on 30 December 2021. There was drama. There was excitement. Most importantly, there…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Alexandra Kosteniuk, Wins World Blitz Chess Championship 2021
  • Levon Aronian Dominates Day 1 of World Blitz Chess Championship 2021, Carlsen Having A Bad

    The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2021 event continued with the Blitz event on the 29th of December 2021. The top seeds came into the Blitz event with the…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Magnus carlsen loses games in round one of World blitz chess championship 2021
  • All You Need To Know About The Candidates Tournament 2022: Location, Sponsor and Lineup

    The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organised by FIDE for the sole aim of determining the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The winner of the Candidates automatically earns…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    2020 Candidates Lineup
  • Nodirbek Abdusattorov Wins World Rapid Chess Championship 2021

    Pleasant surprises make everything sweeter. Seeing underdogs triumph in a field of favorites makes the crowd go wild. Chess has seen some major upsets in the past, but the game…

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    Nodirbek Abdusattorov Wins World Rapid Chess Championship 2021
  • Ian Nepomniachtchi Slugs It Out With Russian Billionaire Businessman

    December 24th brought about an exciting atmosphere of Chess in Russia. The Central Chess Club located in Moscow organised a friendly match between Head of Interros company, Vladimir Potanin Olegovich…

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    Ian Nepomniachtchi Slugs It Out With Russian Billionaire Businessman
  • Carlsen Emerges New Sole Leader, Defeats Firouzja in Day 2 of FIDE World Rapid Chess

    The Defending Champion was the undeniable star of Day 2 of the World Rapid Chess Championship as he won 2 games and drew 2 in four rounds to become the…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Carlsen Defeats Firouzja in FIDE Rapid Chess Championship
  • FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship Day 1 Highlights: Carlsen, Duda, Jobava Leads

    Three elites lead the pack after day 1 of the much-anticipated FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, playing at home, saw his perfect run after four rounds tainted…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Magnus Carlsen Playing against an opponent in FIDE Rapid Championship 2021
  • Chess: Bitcoin Hunt And Dead Lichess Servers

    As the chess world gets ready for the World Rapid and Blitz event to be held in Warsaw, top players are warming up in their various ways against the event.…

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    Chess: Bitcoin Hunt And Dead Lichess Servers
  • “It Was More Logical For Him [Dubov] To Remain Neutral” – Ian Nepomniachtchi speaks in

    Ian Nepomniachtchi, former world championship contender has come out to clear the air regarding the recent Dubov vs Russians controversy. In a (translated) interview with Vladimir Barsky of the Russian…

    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Ian Nepomniachtchi taking his medal at the ceremony of the 2021 world chess championship
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