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Hikaru Nakamura Forces A Win In Round 2 Of The
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, Hikaru and Ding were looking to bounce back from their losses, and Rapport, Alireza, Duda, and Radjabov were aiming to get a full point after…
Big Wins For Ian Nepomniachtchi And Fabiano Caruana In The
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 lovers worldwide have waited eagerly for the next championship cycle to determine the next challenger to the world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. Chessforsharks will bring…
Refugee To National Chess Master: Tanitoluwani Adewumi
Tanitoluwani Adewumi 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 violence in Nigeria. They now live in the United States as asylum seekers, while Tani pursues his chess career. Tanitoluwani Adewumi and his family fled Nigeria in 2017 after the extremist group Boko Haram demanded that his…
The Chess World Reacts To The War Between Russia And
Introduction 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 against and, rather surprisingly, in support of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The World Champion Calls For Peace Magnus Carlsen might be the…
An Interview With AGM Chinedu Enemchukwu: The First National Chess
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 as the winner of the Tyrone Jack Memorial Open National Chess Championships becoming the first national chess champion in the country. This championship was a…
10 Best Games Of Alexander Alekhine You Must Know –
Ever heard of "The White Russian"? This was a nickname attributed to none other than the 4th world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine. Born in 1892, the Russian-French player is known as one of the greatest chess players in history. Alekhine defeated former world champion José Raúl Capablanca in 1927 and held the title for two reigns…
Chess Is The New Hobby For F1 players: The Queen’s
A surprising aftermath of the Queen's Gambit Series 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. The series became a hit from the get-go after its release in October 2020, creating a surge…
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave And Bibisara Assaubayeva Wins World Blitz Chess Championship
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 were champions, new champions. Let's take a look at a recap of the event World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 Event While some players struggled to…
Levon Aronian Dominates Day 1 of World Blitz Chess Championship
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 intent to avoid the reoccurrence of the Rapid event upset. Players will have to adapt quickly to the rapidly ticking clock unlike in other tournaments…
